The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-25

cured through tine midnight plottngs of secret po-
itical lodge-room.
Democracy is the same in every State Ii reeog
nises the right Of the people to govern the country
and appeals to thereason and Judgment of the voters
Their adversaries, whatever professions some of
them may make act upon the assumption that few
leading and managing men the chosen instruments
for governing the many, whose province is limited to
obedience in carrying out their directions. Among
the knownothings this is the sworn relation of the
dictators and those who required to obey. This
relation with the aid of arms and bludgeons; and
the acquiescence of pasied police, has conferred
upon Maryland distinction, which worth and virtue
will never coyet, and none but plug ugies admire.
In practice this rule of dictaton controls among the
republicans. When in power they crush out those
differing from them in opinion, and who refuse to
conform to their wishes political subjects. In
Connecticut they displayed their political principles
and propensites in special statutory prescription
of New Haven for its democratic manliness.
In New York republican vengeance has been lib
orally measured out in various places and in diver
sty oSforms The commercial emporium of the New
World has felt the lash and been made to bite the
dust II has been stripped of its ancient privileges
and masters from the far interior sent by the
executive to govern and dragoon it into obedience
Sefgovernment has been repudated and blotted out
in that devoted city, and minons of the central pow
or set over itand all because she is democratic. AS
conclusive proof thatrepublicans and know-nothngs
act harmony, and bya common instinct in crushing
out the democracy neither in out of the State have
we heard voice from either in favor ofthe char
tered rights of the doomed city, in defence of the
privileges Of those who reside within her limits
The republicans openly applaud the wreaSing of
vengeance upon the great commercial metropolis,
while the know nothings do the same, or silently and
heartily approve Not one of their presses, as far
as we have noticed, has condemned the tyrannous
act The whole party has, in fact, rejoiced at the
humiliation of a great city, because it was demo-
cratic They have not word of complaint to inter
at this practical humiliation of selfgovernment by
the common enemy of democracy. The conclu
sion is irresistible that they have community Of
feeling and purpose the common object being to
PROSTATE the democratic party, against which both
are doing battle unparalleled in political warfare
in our country The success of the one is the
cess of the other, and both rejoice alike Each de
veops and puts forth separate portions of their COM
mon creed, adapted to its locality, and no more.
When elected to Congress State legislatures, they
act in harmony whatever DISCUSSES they may as
sumo i'm the common effort to defeat the measures
and objects of the democratic party, AZ they did last
year in eloctng Mr., Banks Speaker @hs is further
proved by the two parties uniting now to make him
governor of Massachusetts Opposition to the de-
mooracy is all the same at the bottom, whether it
sumes the old form of whggery or know-nothingism
at the South, and that and repubcansm united mt
the North. Under neither name have they prn-
ciple in common with the democracy while they
harmonize most effectually in their opposition with
ont disagreeing among themselves.
Such evidence is conclusive that the twospares
constitute common opposition to the democracy,
and that in principle they are really one and the
thing, and that their professions of difference
are merely intended to secure strength where policy
dictates its necessity. But where such motive
demands show of difference they act tremendously
together and make common cause against the de-
mocracy. Hence it cannot be doubted that there
really but two parties in the countryside democratic
and their adversaries and these two parties are al
ways found arrayed upon the opposite sides of every
political question coming up for action
GEN. MIRABEAU b. LAMAR.