The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-12-18
HARMONY AND UNION.


1t is by no means surprising that the black-repub-
ican press should exult over the possible estrange-
ment from democratic party Of some of those in the
northern States who have, up to this moment, aided
in its success and rejoiced in its victories. They
distinctly perceive that their own prospects Of ut
mate victory dscouraging indeed, except through
the division and separation Of the dominant party.
Their congratulations over the discomfort of a few
should admonish the latter of the possible effects
that may follow their illadvised course and that, if
persisted in they must find refuge where all other
discontents have found it, in the ranks Of the oppo
sition We do not however, entertain any serious
apprehensions that the hopes of the black-republi
cans will be realized On single point there s a
diversity of opinion among members of the dem
ocratic party to the proper policy to pur-
sue. The issue is a temporary one, that must quickly
find its solution in the action of the people of Kan
sas themselves in the authoritative action of Con-
gress. Wisdom and sound policy urge that no hasty
decision shall be pronounced upona transitory is
sue which might array section OF the party against
democratic administration and a. great majority OF
its own members The tone Of the dissenting press
ustifies the assertion that such considerations are
having their proper weight all agree in utterly re-
pudiating the idea that they coalesce with the
black republicans The cause Of enlargement will
be removed the moment Kansas shall have been adj
mitted into the Union State-an event that can
not now be long postponed. iThenceforth the Kan
sas question will cease to be an issue affecting ma
tional politics. and the people of Kansas will have
no occasion to obrude the management of their To-
cal affairs upon congressional notice
b We have INDUCED in the foregoing remarks in or
der to introduce to the attention and appreciation of
our readers the suboined article, in the spirit,
from the New Jersey True American" well known
as the leading organ of the New Jersey democracy.
It's exhortation is we'll timed and the importance to
the perpetuity of the Union of maintaining the in
tegrity and harmony Of the democratic party is by
no means r-estimated: eaae ,s radsa 1rr aa.a b
STAND TO YOUR ARMs-The peace and hopes Of tho
country centred in the harmony and union of the
democratic party 1t Is as it ever has been the
only true national party 1t alone puts forth principles
of clearly recognised by the constitution and
the fathers of the republic and presents basis OF gov
ernnenta policy recognised and approved by amaoty of
the people of the country Ever since the organization
of the government its multarious and delicate concerns
have been successfully conducted principally by the app
cation of the democratic policy, until the Union has
larged its borders beyond the Rocky mountains the
west and the Gulf of Mexico the south From few
sparsey settled villages have sweed the number OF
our inhabitants to twenty five millions increased
commerce to the astonishment of the Old Wordpene-
trated forests and laid bare to the smiling millions Of
cultivated fields rich with the rewards of honest and u
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.'All this has been accomplished principally by the in
fusion into all the departments of government the prin
cpes and administrative ability Of statesmen of the dem
school But above and beyond all these consid-
erations democratic and measures have interpreted
time and again. to stay the farcidal hand Of disunon
raised to disnember the family Of States and TO array in
hostility the brethren of common country Faction
has reared its head but fall before the Hercules of de
moccy and when all the interests of this great concd
eracy we're shaken their centre by the alarming strides
of treason and abolition the democracy invoking the
patriotism Of the past and the hopes Of the future, rallied
one TO the desperate struggle, and saved the
Union. tiatt1f T 9aa32a a h8lsgpf q a tJsapaggss
II " WISE in view of the great mission Of the demo-
cratic view of It's glorious anteeedents to give
TO the foes Of the country the opportunity for reoganis
ton and the prospects of by abandonment of
our happy Union and division of our forces Is this
time for the statesmen of the democratic party to aban
don an inttenchment and permit willy foe to spike
guns Have we forgotten the fearful struggles of the
past Arc we ready TO abandon the great mission,