The Washington union., 1858-02-14

Robert Burns as collector Of the customs for the dis
tct Of Pasamaquoddy in the State Of Maine vice Hon
Bradbury, whose commission expired.
A FEARLESS ADMINISTRATIONS AND THOROUGH
LY-ORGANIzED NATIONAL DEMOCRACY.
1t is source of great encouragement to the dem
ocrac party, and of new hope to the country to see
the evidences which the last two weeks have afford
ed Of intention on the part Of democratic men,
bers in Congress to consolidate and compact their
efforts and energies in harmonious organization
In our republican system Of government where
measures can be carried only by majority votes, it
follows necessarily that individuals must organize
and combine with others Of their own way of think
ing in order TO carry measures which they approve
and to dci.st those which they disapprove. Under
our popular institutions, all political efforts of indi
viduals, however honest and well directed, must fail
unless they are seconded by majority of voters
1t is idle for individuals who expect to effect
any positive end as citizens as Legislators to set
up their individual opinions above those of their col
leagues, and hold themselves superior TO party con-
tact or party trammels in country where the
will of the majority gives the law on all subjects
citizen must consent to yield all control in the ac-
tual direction of affairs who holds aoof from po-
htica association and votes on public questions
upon his mere individual caprice.
The necessity of political organization in country
where majorities control il almost as great
that Of military drill the battlefield. The i'm
practicables who conceive that they can fight better
and more honorably on their Gown hook are as apt
to be shot down by friend foe and exert as little
influence upon the result the birds which may
happen to be flying in the air overhead. II is not
conended that individuals should sacrifice their fixed
convictions to party duty for the of party
can never excuse OF Justify individual ong-dong
but as political organization is necessary, under pop
ular government, to enact good measures and to de-
feat bad ones it is indispensable that the individual
should in all cases in which is morally possible TO
do So harmonic his arbitrary opinions with the
aggregate sentiment of his political confederaes
pecally as this last in the very nature of things is apt
to be more just and conservative than his own single
Judgment.
True, party organization may be perverted to sim
ster ends aud there is great force and deep sgnih-
cancc in the warning of General Washington against
the formation Of geographical parties. II was not
against party organization itself that first Pres
dent reconstructed but only against geographical
marshalling of parties Party organization being
necessary from the very nature of our institutions
the great thing to be avoided in obeyng this neces-
sity in his estimation the formation Of parties
with reference TO sectional, climatic or if You
choose isothcrmal questions and the Farewell Adj
dress Of the Father of his Country is standing NAL
ediction upon the blackrepublican party Of our
northern States.
This single feature of the black-repubhcan organ
zltion rrespectivey of the obnoxious measures and
principles for which it contends, sufficiently iustifes
all friends Of the constitution in ralying under the
banners of the national democracy Conservative men
of the North can hope to make no successful re-
sistance to this mischievous organization except
by cooperation with the great national organization
of the democracy. Gentlemen Of the South only
expect to succeed in upholding the constitution, and
enforcing its guarantees against the fierce onsaughs
of the northern sectional party, by acting in CO.
operation with majority efvoters, which can only be
done through the democratic national organization.
So long as they remain in the Union, it will be
sary for them in order to carry defeat any meas
jority vote in the national councils and to Obtain
this their choice is only between the national democ
racy and the sectional blackrepublicans between a
party organized expressly to protect the constitution
and the rights II guarantees TO the minority section,
aud party expressly organized to abrogac the con
sttution and trampe down and spit upon the rights
il guarantees
There is thus no alternative for either the
vative national men of the North or The represent
atves of the South but ia cordial cooperation
with each other under the catholic auspices and
through the powerful fundamentally of the demo-
cratic national organization; and it has been with
infinite pleasure, encouragement, and hope that we
have witnessed, within the last week or more SO
strong tendency among these gentlemen in Con
gress to combined and concerted action. For; with
faithful and fearless administration and compact
united, and harmonious party, organized upon the
broad national principles of the Cincinnati resolves,
il s impossible that the peace Of the country can be
longer ieoparded by the iaciious sectonalsts which
have been long in conspiracy against it.
There is no doubt that overwhelming majority
of the people of this Union in favor of peace and
Justice between sections on the basis of the consti-
tuition and of the democratic schedule of principles.
There is doubt that the popular strength of the
democratic party if fairly represented in Congress,