The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-25
I.om the N. o. Courier.
EMocRAcY KNOWS NO SECTIONS.

DEMOCRACY KNOWS NO SECTIONS.
The democrats of Phila lelpha held their usual annual
celebration in independence Square the fourth of July
Invitations addressed to many distinguished men,
and among them to Governor Wise, who replied fol-
lows
RICHMOND, Va, June 20, 1857.
GExrLE4rx The various exercises of or own people
the 4th of July next will prevent from accepting
your invitation to meet the democrats Of Philadelphia
that day at Independence Square But please salute them
n my name, and assure them that in Virginia
with them now, fathers were in l776, Sin adj
vancing the OF Constitutional liberty, aud in promo
ting good fellowship among all the people Of the States
for the Union OF the States, Democracy knocs sections
Yours, truly, HENRY A. WISE
/ To James NJ Teddy, Joshua NJ lsaybold, j Marshall,
esqs.
We can imagine the effect produced upon the large
of democrats who stood the spot hallowed
by the most sacred associations of the revolution when
this aconcrly eloquent letter read to them Dem
oorats everywhere feel just pride in belonging to party
which s.knows no sections : Wherever they meet
whether in Maine Georgia, Oregon Iexasthey feel
that they meeting fcllowsiti2ens joint heirs of
heritage, coworkers in cause, equal friends
of common constitution all loving alike the great prin
cpes to which they have subscribed all alike respecting
the rights Of others 1t appropriate, while celebrating
the day of the declaration Of the rights Of lrcemen and
the triumph of revoluti, which eliminated in the for
nation Of constitution under which all the States were
bound in union, that democrat Of Virginia
should send to his fellow democrats OF Pcnnsyyan this
brief and earnest greeting, closing with words which
should be written banners in letters Of gold
When Independence declared the lovers Of liberty
knew sections. When the battles fought by
which that manifesto made good those who fell and
those who survived 10 enjoy nations gratitude "knew
sections (" When the wise and patriotic assem-
bed from all the States to fence around the liberties they
had with the guarantees and compacts of the con-
stitution they knew sections and now, when that
liberty is highly priced than evor and that consti
better loved because better understood the
beers of the great national party, who take the constl
ton for their platform, may proudly proclaim that hey
know sections. "
1t is fortunate that there is party in the United States
sound and catholic in its tenets conservative OF the
rights of each State, firmly pledged to the strict
sructon of constitutional powers devoted to the main
tcnance of the national honor and the promotion OF
national progress that all honest Americans can give TO
il their full adhesion without violating single duty and
without the sacrifice of any privilege But for the demo
cratic party, the labor sacrifices and blood evolution
AIRY heroes would have but brief triumph over for
cgn foes But for it the country would long since have
been discovered into oontending Fragments each easy
prey to despotism red with the blood Of anarchy
Were the actionists who shower their ISLANDERS upon
democracy to succeed in destroying party il needs no
prophet to foresee that national ruin would he the
reward for the deep damnation of its taking of.
How important is it, therefore, for democrats Of all
parts of tho contedeay to cherish feelings OF confidence
for another and to treat all questions which threaten
to disturb that harmony with wise and magnanimous
tolerance While all agreed that whatever is done
shall only he done legally fairly and with strict regard
to the wishes OF those most concerned what matters u u
the democrats of the North desire result while those
of the South hope for different onei The difference III
their desires ought not 10 create and has not yet crcated
a sectional division in their ranks.