The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-25
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ioa. aad a. our list OF nominees rs MOI YEA ooan;e
,i pqr tse campaign yea faisiy o.,eaeJ can perhaps
ntiou q Toar oEBay baslness snay justify than In
utipg few thought upon that subject the influence
~ which has ie1porsrsiy prostTatcl the democracy az
Nev Eaelnzd
Jtnot straage tAat should disagree upon olifi-
l sussecss especially IN country ske ours. where free
thought and free action guaranteed to all wlerc the
ballot 10 neasls every mans hand and where appeals
"a WITH tie night be made passion and inierrrt
q 10 the Judgment and patriotism men Put !. +
matter Of sarsc that party hostility sssty Influences
can fox series Of Years and asnSf the lights of expc
reBoe hold large briy ID citizens 70 resist the
rayss OF those principles calculated 10 pgo,oss
individna sna national Interests, and IeFsevere
their exerisons 10 establish those doctrines which, II
successful wouid produce 0iy contention misery and
poverty. TO the greatest good to the greatest
number has becn a cardinal poini In the demo
cratic creed. and La the expansion and progress II
our natien shey hare rigdlY adhered % thai sreat
Alnerican rtinciple, Cheers Yet Batter hostility
created by selfish and interested Influences has IA all
Controversies characterized tbs opposition and heated
ssrance democratic hrs only been abandoned
when their practical effect has proved them best calcu,a
ted to promote the public interest And thus from the
aEia of the governI7cnt 10 this hoar there has been
uantiaRo operation OF T-sistanee and surrender 10 the
doctrines, principles ana OF the democratic
party Cheers, and ''ges il is So Every man ia this
assembly Of nfEy years experience has from the days Of
his youth reaiizod this condition Of affairs and yet all
along De has been greeted with aleicons Of party
and Confident predictions Of the most fatal consequence
20 ou country in the SUCCESS Of the doctrines which we
sustained
Yet re have lived to country reach unpar-
aeed oonditisn Of prosperity guided and controlled by
those denounced democratic dcctrines and hear
deRers confess the and failure Of their over-con
dent predictions-
We have opponents mustered into service
der OF different names apparently confident Of
SUCCESS under eeh gise but have those
InrFous and highsoRndng names abandoned and dis
clred broken guns east aside y the routed iorces
nrNtra ffhra fHAaaFu 4
We have known them as sympathizers with our ma
tiOnal foes bitter opponents 10 the acquisition Of
territory the advocates Of high taxes; the reckless
slaancgeIs OF public money and the open advocates
Of resistance law and constitutional obligations And
the result Of their efforts and aciion thus has been
re4rd 10 disturb the peace and quiet Of the
ton njure tbs business ard business prospects Of
large proportion Of the community and to intro
duce political inhdelity and degree 81 partisan litter
ness heretofore inexperienced in our country.
How unlike is their record to that Of the democratic
pariyl With creed liberal and just TO all classes Of
citizens and all sections Of the ocuny-wiih abiding
faith ia mans capacity for self government-w
honest desire TO cultivate trade and kindly
social Intercourse with all other nationssey have rs
pary so administered the government as To extend and
materially enlarge territory advance this nation
from inferior power TO commanding position among
the nations Of the earth to Justly equaz the burdens OF
government cast around the citizen, at home and
abroad the shicd and security Of law his personal
and paIitirl rights and keep alive the hearts Of
contTong majority Of the people the principles and faith
OF the Founders OF the repailc Ttheersl The history
Of the nation i but reo0pd VI the triuphs Of the DEM
oCIatc party
fn every national controversy and contest the demo
cratic party have taken the se Of their country, while
oar oppoents in the main taken the side Of the
foe Eyers State which has been added to the Union
since the original formation of the government its
adFemt to democratic votes Every pubic Of
great practical gortce the OF the nation
recorded there by foIce OF democratic votes every
rod Of land whrh has been annexed country
acquired by democratic votes and resisted by cppo
nents and every princp edeveloped in the progress
cf our ration originated democratic councils. and
originally the stern resistance OF our opponents Clccls
When review this rccord Of past events and consider
the vital business interests Of New England aston
hed at the present position Of our opponents To hear
them threaten and eIolnne other sections of the Union
70 scout their friendship and ey their power stranger
would suppose that az stiact aud separate community
We could flourish and prrser upon our own indcpcnd
cut means Hostility to tie South l. tle leasin idea
Constantly impressed uon the minds II the masses in fTc
repuIlean party ard slave aggression il constantly
ringing IN their ears when n fact not one foot Of terri
ETA slave STATE
s1ill tbs word of co1nInand i 4OnEard onward until
fhe sun shall cs. to riac anon Shareholder or set
unen slave NOW ,et MS examine this matter as can
did thinking men DESTROYS to rroaea the Ist inter
ssts IL Ne,y Fnglanl Supnoa We hpld the rvrer and
stoua ,sa.n ,gn ra il,eA ,,,,la.i,r ~ t,a Sa4,th
trora tbe sn,iesion ana ,,,nt-, ~ h;fe uie, phnt
woulR ls tl, est ,,rsg, 4, EVERY man 81 candor and
intelligence a,,st esree that the cultivation 81 cotton
rice s1g.r anil t,lanco xonll Al one ,llstantally
esase Ie ia az v,Iuntar- a,ti.,,eI n5 ,strv l the
llarks of the sol,th i rnernf, alst,ra
Ga 4, ,he F5sh ,rl grcs,eb yEe4 L.f, r,,ssess5rns
and learn az them anon This subject Go I, ST I1rnin