The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-06-27
HAS ANY STATE BEEN BENEFITED BY THE
AscENDENCY OF MODERN REPUBLlcANIsAf

AsCENDENCY OF MODERN REPUBLICANISMf
Modern repubcansm has secured through va,
rious instrumentalities, the ascendency in eleven
States II has nowhere triumphed without the aid
of know-nothingism, to which il has usually added
some other of the modern isms, originally intended
may be- for some useful OF wellintended purpose In
Maine, after combining with knownothingism, il used
the "Alane law until it destroyed its intended usc.
fuIness and occasioned its ultimate repeal In six
other States where similar laws have been passed
they have failed of useful results because moulded
and converted to political uses. Republcanism has not
improved the morals respect for the laws or rei
gon in any one State but the tendency resulting from
its sway has been the reverse. In New Hampshire
il has engendered bitter strife and hatred, and de-
stroycd much of the happiness her citizens formerly
enjoyed Massachusetts, has become disorganized
her treasury exhausted, and debt accumulated
and the people distracted. Rhode Island is a small
field of unhappy strife and deepscated animosities,
growing out of the republican creed Even in Con-
necticut repubcansm has laid the nest-egg Of debt,
to add TO the other infections Of its mysterious ac
cess to power. Vermont, too has suffered from the
malign influence exerted by the agitators, who al
low no one to remain quiet peaceable, and happy IN
her once quiet limits those who refuse to Join in
the dsunion schemes Of abolition are pursued with
a fury and vengeance that would do credit to Gu.
rnanches Iowa, Wisconsin, and Michigan have sut
fered from republican disregard of constitutions and
laws and from those prosecutions which character,
ize croeds which are founded upon false instead
of true principles The state Of the Ohio treasury
and the open resistance to the execution Of the laws
and their sad train Of consequences, show what re,
publicansm has done for the Buckeye State. New
York is pink of republican State. Her constitu.
ton has been violated by the Legislature filling her
session laws with tyrannical enactments Her courts
are continually called upon to declare their statutes
void for want of constitutional power to enact
them The nine -nllior-loan bill passed TO give iat
contracts to hungry republicans and her tyrannica
Maine law are illustrations. Her highest court is
now considering the New York city police law,
claimed to be equally invalid Her public debts
continually increased, and her taxes are becoming
intolerable. Her State authorities are arrayea
against those of her commercial city, and the peo-
pie within its limits in state little better than
actual war. Such is her condition, that many peace
able citizens refuse to visit her great city for fear Of
dangerous consequences Wherever republicanisin
has secured foothold the good order and happiness
of the people seem 10 have become blighted. Envy
hatred and malice. and all uncharableness arc sta
pie commodities in practical use. None SO high
low to escape the assaults of the slavery agtaton
if their dogmas and demands are not complied with.
Not one of the eleven States named has, in any Que
thing, been improved by the ascendency of repubi-
canism. On the contrary each has suffered in some,
and others of them in many ways BY its misrue. 1t
has created prosperity, nor added to the protec
ton increased the privileges Of the people 1t has
neither added TO their knowledge improved their
temper manners, contributed to their quiet or
contentment. Not one man can truly say that his
happiness has been promoted by it, unless he has
been rewarded by Office, through which he enjoys
either honor profit, which, in TRUTH is the sole OBJ
ject Of the organization of the republican party.