Daily national Democrat., 1861-02-24
A Party tor the Union.

EDIron DENocRAr:-The present aspect OF
national affairs is such that party names and
even party principles should dwindle into III
significance in the presence OF patriotic duly.
Men Who last year supported Douglas, Brcck-
inrdge and Lincoln in good faith, as lovers
of the Union, believing that the success OF
their respective man would be the best for
the interests Of the country, should now com
bine for the purpose Of crushing to atoms The
vile set Of traitors who dare set up state
fealty before Federal fealty, who deny TO the
government the right and duty to enforce lhe
laws, and who -quint as far as possible to-
wards the establishment Of Pacific Republic.
IT seems TO me that all the Union-loying ele-
ments heretofore attached as partisans to the
three leaders above named, can unite cordi-
aliy without the least sacrifice Of practical
party creed Although the Douglas theory
with respect to Territorial governments is
the fhirest and best that has ever been offer
ed to the country, how is it to be established?
Although Brcckinridge men may believe that
Congress should protect slavery in the Ter
rtories, how can they hope to cope with the
overwhelming force both North and south
against them And, lastly, though the Lin
coin men demand freedom in the Territories
at the hands of Congress, where is the nu-
mercal Congressional majority to give it ?
Thomas Ewing, of Ohio, told the Repub-
licans five or six months ago that the eighth
article of the Chicago platform, inasmuch as
it set forth that the "normnl condition Of the
Territories was that Of freedom" was untrue,
untcuable and that in few months it must
be abandoned Such was the opinion Of u
staunch Lincoln man before the election
That which the philosophc Ewing saw must
take place as party necessity, is by present
events thrust upon the country, III advance
of its hour as Union necessity,
VIII any considerable number of Rcpubli-
cans seek to establish a mere party theory at
the expense Of the existing Government?
trust not ana therefore believe that fair
understanding for uniting true rSTn OF all
parties might be considered, as follows:
lst Brcckinridgc, Douglas, and Lincoln
men to assemble in precincts, at the call OF
such members of the Bell and Everett party
as that party may, in the various counties
select for that purpose, and vote for delegates
to a State Convention whose duty it shall be
to present a sound, brief, Union platform,
and to nominate candidates for State Offices
upon it.
ID Members Of the Republican party not
to be interlercd with in their applications fol
primary Federal appointments.
Sd. The only question to be asked Of any
candidate Are you in favor of the Constitu-
ton, the Union and the enforcement Of the
laws?
| know enough of the feeling of the warm
hearted, noble Democracy who have sustain
ed the great Douglas, to be able TO say thai
upon such a basis as above indicated, they
would cordially cooperate with good men o
every party, and that they would, in tn,
ranks of the Union party, bear themselves as
whena corrupt President sought to crusl
them. CoNsrnUTIoNALlsT.
REMAEKABLE.--Y esterday afternoon, say,
the Marysylle Express Of Thursday, col
umn of smoke was observed to rise from the
top of the western peak of the Buttcs. i
continued until dark; what was the cause 0
it?
II was probably the dust and powder
smoke arising from "the country just back o
the Buttes," where the Knights OF the Goldel
Circle were being drilled, preparatory to {
descent upon the State Arsenal, and the pro
camaton Of Pacific Republic --B~ttc Dem
Very likely. We don't know of anything
more likely to end in smoke than that.
a GEoRGIAN ON Gen. Gen. Scott. and al