The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-09

southern man surprised us all ii the time bat II
easily understood when few weeks afterwards, We saw
your HUMPHREY MARsHAL your RKADYs, and your ZoLLl
coERERs sitting down in convention at Philadelphia, and
consulting the best mode Of defeating the democracy
with such rank abolonists Governor Ford Of Ohio
and men of like hdney-men that northern democrat
would not touch with forty-foot pole. You denounee
and msepresent northern democrats who come here co
cred with the dust and smoke OF battle and covered all
with the Of wounds received IN this great con-
with abolitonism while you extend the right hand OF
fellowship the rankest aboionst in the iand and yet
you proclaim yourselves the peculiar guardians OF the
rights OF the South do not doubt your devotion 10
your own interests and the interests and rights OF your
section but your judgments have been so warped by
partisan prejudice and hatred Of the democratic party that
you must be numbered among those who having eyes
not and having win not hear The things that pertain
60 your salvation
And all factions arrayed for the destruction Of
the democratic party and that too at time when IT pre-
the only barrier the success OF and anat
csm This is surely time to disband or abandon that
glorious old party party that recognises the equality OF
the States and the political equality OF every citizen OF the
republic party that like the dews Of Heaven, dspenses
its blessings 10 all alike This party is of mushroom
growth and engendered neither In the hobed OF m
natcism of religious bgotry 1t was born with the
constitution and planting itself by the side of that
cred instrument it has grown with it's growth and
strengthened with its strength II came into power in the
infancy OF the republic and under its auspices country
has grown and strengthened and expanded until we have
become the greatest the most independent and with the
exception of evils resulting from naticism and folly the
happest people earth Under its auspices every add
ona acquisition territory has been achieved and every
extension Of the republic has been made Under It's
auspices and protection empire took up It's wonderful
march westward and lovely towns and smiling villages
have sprung up and decorate the banks Of the beautiful
Ohio Under its auspices people developing the
resources of the valley of the great Father of Waters
Under its auspices Texas acquired and our flag now
proudly floats the banks of the Rio Grande Under
its auspices people have passed the barriers OF the
Rocky mountains taken possession OF the golden sands
Of California and daily launching their vessels on the
Pac6c's dark blue waves Under its auspices flag
whitens every and visits every isle that gems the
bosom of the And this party purified by the fires
persecution and invgoraed with the best blood OF the
old wing party occupies prouder position than In
any previous portion of its history.
And will you ask to abandon this party while 1t
Is lighting the great battle of the constitution and The
Union Will you ask TO unite with these new FAC
tons, born of folly and madness which have introduced
strife and mobs and violence and bgotry intolerance
and natcs and which have already almost destroyed
the best God gave to man. Heaven for
bid that should do Mo- will stand by our old
defend While the cohorts of fanatcism mar
shalng under the black banner of treason, and their
blows heard at the outward portals OF temple
take down flag without being guilty of treason
against Heaven and liberty:
" Ours is no sapng chance-sown by the fountain,
Blooming at Betane, in winter to fade;
When the whwind has stripped every leaf from the
The more shall Clan Alpine exut in his shade;
Moored in the rifted rock,
Proof to the tempest shock,
Firmer he him the ruder ii blows
Mr. Chairman the great battle Of the constitution and
the Union is being fought Those who would strike
one blow for the constitution made by fathers must
rally under the flag of the democratic party There is
other hope for the country II that party de-
stroyed the constitution and the Union must go down with
it. May Heaven avert this awful calamity