Year: 1860

): The following pointed aud truly sensible and pa
triotic letter was sent by the Hon jas. ". VaA
Huntington New Jersey in reply tot he invitation
the Union Party meeting at Philadelphia, which by
the way, we learn, turned out to be a congtamorous
tzzzle:


! Burlington, February 2, 1860


To -Hessrs. Lathrop, Grayson, Ct al. Conn.,


Gentlemen-Yours of the "a inst. have this mo-
ment received. / thank you most cordially Tor the
honor conferred by your invitation to address the
assemblage that convenes at National Hall to NOR
evening, for the purpose of inauguratlng the
organization of Party founded the basis OF the


Union the Constitution and the enforcement OF the
law"


esteem it most certainly the high privilege to be


thought worthy of standing side by side with the
distinguished and eloquent gentlemen who, from
all parts of the Union have been invited to address
you.


I also recognise in your movement the we'll meant
and patriotic efforts of the national CONSERVATIVE
men of Philadelphia to extricate themselves from
the trammels of sectional faction with whose
teachings they can have no sympathy; but am
constrained to say that see good reason for


identifying myself with any intermediate political
organization, whose patriotic object I conceive
would be more efectually attained by union and
hearty cooperation with the National Democracy
A long, devoted and active connection with that
party and perfect familiarity with its proud his
tory, compel me to hail it at this TINA, pre- emil
nently "the Party founded upon the basis Of the
Union, the Constitution ald the enforcement of the
Laws"


That party is ofno mushroom growth It was
born with the constitution, and will perish only
when that constitution shall become the sport of
factions, and be longer regarded the express
sion of the national will for the perfection of the
equal rights of all 1t came into power almost at
the birth of the present century, and with rare in
tervals has continued in power since. BY the
wisdom of its keen fore sighted policy it has enlarged
our borders, given prosperity to the country, and
abored to mbue with its own spirit of nationality
our councils and our legislation The cathocity of
ham cv,JrItn of
from its midst. Its efforts surely have always been
to maintain involate the original compacts of the
const ution-preserving intact the equal rights of
the States and of the people, recognizing geo
graphical distinctions and introducing no distur-
bng forces to interfere with that constitutional
equilabrium whose preservation IS SO vital to the
contiued harmony and regularity Of the movements
in our political system How then, permit me to
ask can you party fabric whose foundations
shall rest more firmly upon the rock of the Union
and the Constitution?
In the enforcement of the laws, the National De-
mocratlc party deles Its most captlous enemy to
lay his finger upon single instance where it has
failed to meet every requirement Of the consti-


tuition. It knows no higher laws than that consti
tuition, ana has always been found sustaining its


legal expounders and officers both in the interpret
ing of its meaning, and the enforcement Of those
mandates necessary TO carry out those solemn COM
L4HlctS, which alone gave to union, and the
Constant faith observance of which alone


Now, this great National Conservative and law
sIitlig party founded upo the basis Of the Uniaa.
the constitution, and the enforcement OF the law.
has always, since the passage, and IN the language
Of its resolution adopted at Cincinnati, "clalme d
fellowship, with, and invited the cooperation of all
who regard the preservation Of the Union under the
constitution as the paramount issues and who re
pudate all sectional parties and platforms tending
to incessan and constant agtat upon the subject
of negro slavery


The right hand of fellowship is still extended.
and in the spirit of the above comprehensive reso
| luton. l beseech you not to throw away your
strength upon distant organization, but IN spirit
Of patriotism to lock your shields with ours and
press with us to an overwhelming overthrow OF
scctionallsm in the coming national struggle
| A distinct organization, it is true, will help to
weaken and perhaps defeat sectional Republican


ISM as it did in the last Presidential contest; but
the work was only half done, the snake only
scotched, not killed.


What the country wants now is harmonious
and energetic coalition everywhere of national men
| with the Democratic party. Then, In the coming
contest beneath 1.-The gorgeous ensign ofthe Repub-
lie full high advanced. not stripe erased or star
| obscured" and Excepting step to the music OF the
| Union" the great National Democracy shall move
down in solid phalauX and with untaultering front,
rpon its opponents and the defeat of sect1onallsn
| in 1860 shall be like those of Pnarsaa and W ater-
loo overwhelming and final.


Trusting you will receive the above candid views
with the same spirit Of kindness and good will IN
which they were written.


Believe yours truly,


| JAMES W. WALL.