The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-01

100 mighty Tor all the wrOng-dOers OF thc eafth III
cannot arrest tho work of the wrong while he Is
living will cover his tomb with the curses of all the
good when he is dead
Already the State elections which have taken place
have showed how we'll the nation Is satisfied with IT'S
chief ruler The egposinOn payalsred Even in their
strong holds they have peceptiby lost ground and all
doubtful ground they have utterly lost. Nothing has
been common in the history Of parties in America,
even in the history of the democratic party than to
President who triumphantly elected meet with
formidable opposition in his second Congress Two years
are enough to develop the policy Of President
pleely and the country hardly pronounce Judgment
ON his administration at SO early period Mr. Buchan-
constitutes exception to this general rule. His first
Congress has been more an opposition than band OF
allies. But his measures 30 far commencing them
selves to the country that he gained more from the men
elected to oppose him than he lost by the treachery of
democrats and thus in the State elections
ton from unexpected quarters has been enphaticaly
given to him. { E." E&laF t
These indications cannot be mistaken They all point
way, and they all mean the thing The cleo
ton of Mr.. Buchanan the triumph of nat tonaity
sectionalism Had not the opposition been fur
nished with bug bear in the Kansas business, IL may
seriously be doubted jf they could have carried three
States in the Union. The final disposal Of that matter
has knocked the last prop from their platform They
cannot drag back the nigger business again into the
arena That snake was scotch.a in November 1855 it
killed last spring ut Washington. This nigger busi
the only reliance of the republican party All
their capital was embarked in It, and down they went
Events have shown that the great body of the Ameri
people thoroughly sick Of this eternal ngger bus
mess They think the time has come when some atten-
ton should be paid to twenty-five million white people
This republic set up for white folks and its best
erges and most of its time have for quarter Of cen
tury been devoted to sour colored brethren No more
victories will hereafter be at the ballotbox by dem
agogues who prostitute the genius of liberty to inig
gers or the spirit of union to sectionalismor the
spirit of broad philanthropy to the atroolous spirit Of
fanaticism.
On what ground then, can the republican party hope
to win the next great battle that have fight every
not be the niger business for that is aid out cold
essentially cold 1t cannot be high tariff for this re-
public has through that struggle and in that casc
in every other when the democratic party establishes
principle 1t is settled for ALL 1t cannot be in any
more bank schemes for God knows have seen enough
of paper money. What idea! why not have paper
houses and paper streets and paper wives and children
Fourteen hundred State banks ought to satisfy the cry
for banks. 484At#
WE'LL then what is there left for the oppostion They
don't expect vote in fifteen States and how many of
the others can they win when the only plank left in their
platform is-opposition sse89&
They leave stone unturncd to win over recruits
from the american party But that party has ceased to
exist as all third parties must And even when it
in its fullest vgor it gave Fremont votes enough
to elect him The Americans set up their party, they
alleged to promote national principles and elevate
tiona men, 1t would be very funny to them try to
secure any OF these objects by going to the only
tiona and proscrptive body in the Union.
Where then, are their hopes? Any mau Of sense
see that no national American 60 with Thurlow
Weeds party Desperate efforts have been made we
know to win the Americans to tho nigger party
But national American will 60 there They will fall
into the ranks Of the national democracy and swell the
body of that party which has fought and will fight all
the battles of the Union and the constitution.
The only to all this Is that the democratic party
is divided either between hards and sofs between
Lecompton and anti -Lecompton democrats.
The only objection to this is that isn't true There
is division in the democratic party--there never
was and there be- 1t is per an essential
unit True, there may be and then q jar,
and crockery and old furniture may be slightly
damaged And what else could be expected In
so large family A boy or two may run off and get
into bad company, and of the children may upset the
gravy and another cry for cake and another may
want all the sweetmeats; but accidents Of this kind
happen in the best-regulated families. If any members
grow too refractory they have to be put out Of DOORS and
when they find their neighbors won't take them in be-
cause they don love runaway boys they finally come
back and glad to toast their shins by the
old hearthstone. Such boys however must not expect
to have the atted calf cooked for them That kind Of
eating is for the good boys who didn run away at all
In politics are obliged to reverse the order or grace
Our chickens must stay at home. pte
But in this respect the democratic party is lucky.
We lose very few of members except by death.
No matter how great may be the defection-no mat
ter how many run away---thc family goes on; and
pretty prosperous family it is When gather around
but happy faces The portraits Of illustrious fathers
speak out to from the walls and their guardian spirits
come and commune with We hear their giant foot
steps around us and their voices echo through tho old
halls They tell to grow weary in the good old
they point to their brave and lifelong strug
ges in the early days and while hearts touched
by the half sad souvenirs of childhood years. and the
silent tears down each cheek nerved
with Titan strength for the coming battle
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