The Washington union., 1858-02-12
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IT MUST BE PRE-
SERVED.

THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IT MUST BE PRE-
SERVED.
The federal union--it must be preserved
was the sentiment of the patriot statesman whose
memory is immortal, and whose example is worthy
of the wisest and best men Of the present day.
This preservation cannot be effected if the demo
cratic party should be destroyed and it is left there
fore, for the iIustrious follower Of Jackson, who
now administers the affairs ofgovernment to declare
The democratic party--it must be preserved.
On the support and success of this declaration the
safety of the federal Union in great measure do
pends. 1t is the only national organization in the
republic its future is pregnant with the hopes OF
the present and coming generations. When force
marshaled for the great battle that decided the
fate of the Kansas Nebraska b, valiant soldiers from
the North, as well as the South, rallied around the
standard Of the democratic party in support Of the
constitution and the Union. That terrible
conflict, lasting through many days and nights
But the troops that fought for the measure were re-
liable fixed immovable their cause was just and,
armed with right success perched upon their ban
ner,
AS in desperate struggles, some fall, so il was in
this but they knew 'truth, crushed to EARTH would
rise again. and they gloried in the fight. Grand,
indeed TO the close of the fight, was the action Of
the northern friends of the Friends to the
South and to the Unon their noble bearing and disin
terested conduct challenged the admiration of every
true supporter Of constitutional liberty.
What a glorious moral spectacle now behold
in the determined. rceolute Of civil chief
tain whose long life of experience in governmental
affairs well BELTS him to be the great leader of that
party which has often saved the country as well
as to be the Executive of, the whole nation! He
stands among the last of race Of men embracing
some of the brightest names in our history whose
craftsmanship rose above the consideration of
personal advancement political intrigue. Called
by the noblest constituency on earth to preside
over their destiny, to guard their rights, foster their
prosperity and protect their honor he shns no just
responsibility and frankly and fearlessly advances
his views upon every question which properly comes
before him Believing the adoption OF the Lecomp-
ton constitution by Congress to be paramount to all
other questions now before it-as it settles and re-
moves the cause Of the later agitation of slavery
from its halls, and thus promises peace to distract
ed country and the preservation Of the great demo-
cratic party without which the permanency Of the
republic may well be doubted-Ar. Buchanan does
not hesitate to proclaim his convictions of duty un-
der the constitution and laws and to trust the issue
with his country Having taken his position dehb-
eratey he is not likely to falter in it's support and
the friends of the Union strong enough to main
tain it against all opposition.
If there should be a single democrat to wa
YER suspicion Of infdelity to the party must neces
sary arise The battle will be fierce, but ii will not
be lost The democratic party must be preserved!
If patriotic services deserve reward at tho hands
of the people when displayed on the field of battle,
they no less deserve it when displayed in civil life
And equally true is it that the people always frown
mon treason and cowardice. Who is true friend
to the administration that can hesitate to give his
warm and cordial support to measure which,
like that referred to, promises so much good
to the country2 Who has more personal and po-
Gtica reputation at stake than he who leads
and heads the democratic army2 Let his pa
triotism and courage animate the true democracy
in Congress- and all will be well He, at least will
stand by the constitution and the Union ana II ny
reasonable hands they should be sacrlhced, he
will 90 down with them their last and unflnching
supporter Bnt have no fear OF any such result
With no aim but duty before him, he must DO vcto-
rious the principles which he represents must in
evitably triumph spd the victory will shed mstre
ON his name in history while those who desert him,
and abandon their party, can have no claim to that
honor and gratitude to which the true patriot il al
ways Justly entitled Sworn to support the consti-
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sions not clearly and unquestionaby legal and TO
follow him. therefore, at this crisis is only to follow
in the pathway of the law nd the constitution Let
the designs of politicians, then, be overshadowed by