The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-01
TWO CENTS.

with every garland OF her past progress and glory The
Mississippi so long IL pOurs its flood Of waters to the
Gulf shall mngle with the hum Of its immense com
meree the name OF Jefferson the father If democracy
Every breath of wind that btiB the magnolia groves OF
Florida brings from the land Of flowers fresh fragrance TO
the memory of Monroe another OF the patriot sages OF
democracy The immense cotton and sugar fields Of
Texas and the golden sands OF California all attest the
past trumphs OF the democratic policy and point with
unerng finger Cuba destined TO be added with
her tropical fruits and tobacco and sugars TO swell the
practical trumphs of democratic rule Talk about the
destruction such party because there quaes in
our ranks Sir the democracy always have quarreled,
aud they always will quarrel, among themselves But
these quarrels but thunderclouds destined
10 pass away and leave the atmosphere purcr than
before but bubbles upon the surface OF the stream ne
oessary TO let OFF tile oxiogs gas beneath The great
current rolls on and must roll forever at least while
the constitution, strictly construed needs defenders,
and the rights of the States friends and champions Those
who argue from present distractions the destruction
of the democratic party have led to read read with
little profit, their countrys history They miscalcuiae
the inherent strength OF its principles and fail to appe
ciate the confidence its past career inspires Look at
in 1910, discounted and overwhelmed North and South
See IL In 1874, triumphant again Behold 1t IN 1891,
weakened and isracsl yet in 1856 1t again VIC
torous Though the elections of 1858 have been disas
trous to its prospects, they scarcely than those
of 1854 and who shall say that 1860 will not usher in
another victory as brilliant as that of 1856?
Let us then sir, close up broken ranks and face
the foe together True it is sometimes necessary to cut
off piece of dry rot which the frosts of the North
produce prune some uxuriaut branch which the rich
soil and hot of the South have shot too high but
the first only nvgoraes the trunk OF the democratic tree
by keeping its sap pure and the last whilst il gives
solidty to the Topped limb which might have fallen
by the of its unchecked growth causes the whole
top TO widen aud inerwno thus increasing the breadth
and locking the branches and strengthening the unity
of the whole Let all who love the Union gather under
its mighty shade and all who would protect the rights OF
the States IN The Union find there the surcst shelter from
every storm. AT all events, Mr. Chairman, let all pa
triots unite in ncucatng obedience to law, and sustain
ing tue Executive in its execution. Of all people on
earth, should be the most law abiding for we are
the only people who have an equal voice in making the
law And let none OF the representatives OF the peo
pie be deferred from sustaining the Executive where he
Is right by The silly cry OF sycophancy and subserroncy
to the powers that be. We i'll danger OF doing
wrong in this free country from domagoguism than
phancy Sycophancy involves the sacrifice OF principle
at the shrine of place. where place to be secured through
executive power demagoguism too, the surrender OF
principle for the sake of office, where Office sought at
the hands of the people The only difference Is the hp
pointing power The who would he sycophant
in monarchy, where all power cnlanatcs from the
throne is apt TO be emagogue where all power
springs from the people.
Holding places here from the people, we are IN
danger of doing wrong from the fear of appoint
ing powerthe peopleat home, than from any snbser-
vicncy to the Executive from whom we hold no Office,
and from his limited tenure expect none Our fathers
designed that should be independent of the Executive
and the constitution makes perfectly 1t is right
that should be 1t is right too that we should
reflect the opinions of those represent when consist
with Of right or, if inconsistent with that
sense give place to others But the popular camor of
the few sometimes sounds like the voice of the majority,
and the representative often swells that camor in
stead of endcavoring to stem its torrent claim to be
no better than other / speak out of my own
heart argue from Influences against which have
bcun constrained to guard myself Compucd With thv
appreciation of those who sent me here the appreciation
of all others weighs nothing with me- and submit
that in opening my heart, have rev,acd the in
ward emotions of all others here, Nor Mr. Chairman
have these remarks in behalf of law and order put to the
test any of mine displayed the slightest moral
courage in for feel have but echoed the fon-
timents of my people at home. My acquaintance with
the larger portion of them is the acquaintance of years
During much of that time it my duty to administer
the law among them and it affords me pleasure to say
that nowhere earth is there people more devoted to
order or more obedient to law. Nowhere do juries
listen more attcntivey to charges of the court or
endcavor more faithfully to apply them to the hcts
Lynch law and mob law unknown among them
Their law of conscience the unoscnatous discharge of
duty. They seek higher law" than the constitution
and laws of their country and if all the people OF our
Union were in this respect like the people of the sixth
district of Georgia, that Union would indeed stand Tor
ever for it would rest where fathers placed itupon
constitution of equal rights to all sections and oil ct
zens and upon the hearts of people loving that cons
tuition their hghe larc, and determined to maintain
and obey it.