American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-05-14
From the Philadelphia Press.
a DARK AND FATAL FRIDAY

a DARK AND FATAL FRIDAY.
If we had ever bnen animated by a par,i-
san feeling we should now be rejoice a, the
action OF the Congress OF the United States
IN the passage Of the great fraud, consum.
mated al ME City which bears The honored
name ct WAsnlNCToN, on the 3Olh day of
April 1858: on Friday the most omir Gus
day OF al the week, (accordimg TO Il super
shtion, stu ubclcd even in The most intel.
iigent cirrles.) This wicked deeI of profit.
gaze r"'ltIClons will stir the mOI3l sense of
the country To IFS proioundeSt depths. 1t
Will awaken wide spread Indignation. 1t
Will call on, emotions which have been
siIled because such deed was believed to
be impossible and il will hurl into utter
u6SCnnty and shame those servants OF the
penpse who have sought This opportunity
10 assist III betrayal, as wanton as il was
CauSeeSs and nnneCrssay. To see these
men gitbried ami ransfxed before the yes
OF the wor Id may te a melancholy satislaC-
lord and 10 his extent the black business
OF the hlackrsr Friday that ever this century
has seen, may be full oi compensation.
We saw IN this Kansas business, when
1t assumed lis new shape. last autumn, the
seeds OF II fatal dcmorulizatior Previous
10 ilIa' pcrod il bore The inspect Of eminent
fairness. Mr.. BrcuANAy dppea!cI To Us.
III all lis early moments in regard to it, to
he inspired by Wushiug'ouian patriuIsn.
ii la been dilicmlt problem 10 o hers, 10
him Ii was uS clear asa sunbeam. lie felt
so himself up Ia the moment " hen he sup
posed he could chahg' his course, AMI he sus-
tanned by 'he country. That was the weight
which pulled him down. The whole ma
ton stood appalled, a! HE ,rinstiguration.-
His very othce.hOlders hrsi,ated. and there
was not II Northern Senator cr REPRESENTATIVE,
wlhm oar circle OF acquain lance who did
not, at first doubt or denomuce the uuexpect.
ed and extraordinary example. The only
Interest lha, Npplauded his course was that
extreme pro'slnvrry Cubal (known TO desire
dissolution of the Union. hich Induced
him To leave those true and galtan, spirlts
who had So long upheld his standard, an TO
surrender the holy principle without which
he would b. reposing in honorabls quiet at
Whea tlaud.
From that moment 10 the present, what
have we wItnrssed2 Nothing bn, a snccrs.
sion Of personal and political degradari,ns.
Tho principle of the 'wrll OF the majority"
has become overwhelming. The principle
OF fidelity to sworn pledge, aud in a con.
sectaed creed, bad sunk into all hearts,
The Pirsd' NJ, the Cabnet-aN men had
met upon this pathetic platform. 1t was
built upon honor, and iivetcd apH clincbpd
by thousand solemn assurances TO de
sir"y ii, required heiculean PXsrlions, aud a
srri's OF operations before which, all the ef.
forts Of past Administrations have placed
their Intellectual fires. 1t stood ont full
armed before the nation, instinct with energy.
aud resislIess from the assnciat tons tina, SIR
round it. Bnt the word had gone forth. and
ho"ah ii could not be dnmIhHdied, ii was at
fcGN betrayed. Aud 10 accomplish this be-
irdl. lh" character Of the Democratic purtv
aud OF the counny,has been shamrlessIy DIS.
hOnorrd.
lndrpcnd"n, men, who wOuld not bow
10 he auemp, I" sacrifice a principle, were
tuned out out UtliCe,a base AMI character.
less knaves put INTO their places.
Solemn assurances 10 high Gunc,arirs,
wrirtrr, spoken, ard printed, were iu,hle,s.
j. broken.
personalities were compelled 10 change
their votes andtO violate heir plighled faith.
and where conscience failed 10 approve pat.
ronage came III to support them.
CalTmnies, the most a,rocious and cruel
were hurled against all wh, dared to be true
10 the truth. Is this all Wonld tha, il
were! The formal declaration Of proud.
national parry was sought 10 be null(ipd by
the acti"n Of Congress, AMI i'm substitution
Tor /" principle, impossiueIy declared and
suiemuIy sealed before The eyes Of the whole
country, we had offered 10 us a miserable
cheat. The dark deed of gang of reckless
spectators IN Kansas was made the test of
Democratic faith. Fraud and Falsc!,ood
were erected into cardinal virtues. and the
protests OF fifteen thousand fieempp against
ibis deed were laughed Ut IA the protests
OF our fathers in the Revolution are LAUGHED
nj, as the rawlings Of rebels, and the lhreats
OF mob.
so Tar for the foot prints Of This nnha low
ed Drpp,Ism. They oIc marked on the histo.
re page us The evidences Of receeduo mo-
RAINY and o dcGcneming Democracy. They
'nfii PACK The ilands on the dial pla.e Of time,
ana remind us that we are living IN the feu.
daI ag"S-Nay, worse than that; for then, if
power was great, public men were brave.
and The knare that sold his character died
the death Of tie Infamous.
Bot the great crime dill not siop here
one wrong after another was tried, ill at
lost, as u 10 mock aI even the spmbIance
OF tight, the sO.calIed EHGLisn BILL was
pf"poscd The incarnation Of ,fpaclery and
dup'citl--a BILL b. il understood. which
differed from ts presidents in this: thot
they were swindles and this was a btibe
winch protesting 10 submit, Lccompion TO
the people, did not submit it, according 10
its Southern exPonDdets end which, stBrt.
ing out IN the preamble with scandalon4
missale;neut. crowned the whole proceed.
ing with doclara ton ina, il the ppople of
Kansas did moi take IT, they shout tester In
dis8ensions Ill i, suited their masters 10 al.
NIT them
Aud ibis is the scheme lha I was forced
through ycs,otda!--r BLACK FRIDAY Of
our century
Wen may the Senator from New York
c7y shame upon lilo damning deed.
All history will cry shame upon II, TOO.
The bnrdcn Which MS outrage attaches ic
10 Democnnc party cGHnot bs cdrrjed wiik
ut tr"sh'ogh Candi Io'cs for office VII