The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1860-01-04
THE WAY 10 DO IT.

1850 '-------
There IL q very large amount Of twad-
die spoken and written nowadays about | {
saving he onion. Some fancy they have
hit apon an infallible plan Of salvation II
tile nomination of Gen. Scott for the
Presidency and in forming party com
posed of all the elements. Of opposition to /
the administration" The Black (and1
Brown Republicans imagine that the way
TO save the Union is to elect Tree SOL
sectional Presidents to abolitionlze the
Supreme and Federal Courts, and then
corsrce the refractory by the power OF the
purse, the army and the navy. The per-
sonalfriends Of Douglas have adopted. as
their plan Of salvation union OF all upon
the celebrated Little Giant, assuming that
he can secure the support Of the North !
west, and that such support with the
Southern vote will elect him Others have
no plan at all for saving that Union
which we all agree is a good thing if it's
terms and guaratees are kept in good faith:
but they are very prone to futile efforts
10 cast as they say "oil upon the
troubled waters" The latter are quite
numerous and constitute what may prop
erly be called the Oil Party. North and
South they are pouring forth their oleag-
linous remedies in greasy floods Of rhetoric
|by which they hope to persuade the South
to be "easy' and the North. to be tolerant.
We have, for our own part, but little,
to say on this point. The Union was not
made by sentimentalists The constitu-
ton was not the result of spasmodlc teel-
@ings. AS long as the latter is honestly
followed by the federal government, the
former will be maintained. There IS q
4 party whose platform is based on that
4 constitution aud whose creed is, IN every
particular, in accordance with i. The
: plain,and simple way TO save the Union
: therefore, seems to- be to uphold that
party in opposition toseyery other party
While the Democratic party keep their
ascendency there will be no secession
The people Of the United States every
4 where, with but few and insignificant ex
!, ceptions, would shrink from separation
i except when justified by the aggression
: of hostile, tyrant, sectional majority
; Such aggressions can never grow out Q
! Democracy. The Democratic tree bears
: mo such fruit nor can anything OF tina
character be engratfted upon it. Unde
"a Democratic regime the strict observanc
of the constitutional compact is guar
,,lteed and the preservation Of the unio
rendered certainty. Let all, therefore
Ewho love the union of these America
!, nationalities abondon their childish an
! empirical schemes and stand up to tn
J support Of the Democratic party.
{ II especially behooves the people Of tn
South whose constitutional rights ar
in most threatened By the free-sol vandal
p.Iof the North, to act as a unit in the al
II preaching conflict. The year on Whic
is We have just entered is to be among th
Il. most memorable Of all the yearssof our n;
K tionalhistory. We are lreadyin the gra
le. dawnof the great battle-day, the day
le a tremendous, an awful struggle betwee
federalism in its most hideons shape, an
Democracy which has stood and whie
u will forever stand by the constitution, i
8 compromises and its guarantees. If D
niocracy prevails, as we most devout
Id pray, our great confederacy will contln,
g united, prosperous and progressive
IN our enemies win the victory adark chas
ID opens upon our path whose murky deptl
ct no eye can fathom, whose dismal, blooc
horrors no tongue can prophesy.
,ED In the present excited state