New-York daily tribune., 1842-11-11
The Resuir and IL. import.

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againin 1871 We did hope for she peace and prosperity
M the country these exciting and pervertrg organs OF the
Shg party world have nave gen up ne eos 1 ~ ee the
faGes dscord, and have the ability TO continue e w"
though The ruin Of taose wbcn they affect TO sefve
s deeply be regretted that falling INTO nc o
and yellow leaf where else should hnd 70 nsy
on oo 10 nS ,a, al everv conct w puTe and Dobsr
principles, Its death Is found rapidly Secane
WE are sronay imnTessed M the tba, our eilz1nS
win BOT 90 back to National Banks Tariffs lse'na @ .n
propeents by the General and sta we cali on all eoo
other like and unnecessary schemes nn UIe,e fnd
citizens 10 discountenance doctrines whlch no the
favor favor " win the psoes ean and
We cEn rbe above from the Morning PoSt OF
Yesterday and we should certainly be tempted TO
admire its cool audacity did we not believe 1T tnc-
,p,ed wirh something worse. Let US consider
In rbe wear 1840, when the public attention
xvas more thoroughly turned to Political topics
than il had before been in many years--wben the
best speakers as well as writers on both sides had
been earnestly engaged for months IN discussing
th. grounds of difference between the two parties,
and the People in hearing and weighing what was
advanced on either handa Presidential Election
closed the canvass, and, on the largest vote eceI
poed throughout the Union, there majority
of 10000 electors in favor Of the Wing candid
dteS anu Hlt6suIeo. %bost JhIoouiSo WIZ IA'"''
distinctly proclaimed and understood to be essen
TALLY as follows A President for single term.
and not to be candidate while holding and WELD
ing the power of that station; restriction of Ex
ecutive influence in Legislation especially in tha
use of the Veto; Sound and Uniform Currency,
aside from that composed of metal, for the whole
Union, to be created by the action of the Federal
+ al, dc ,l
the Public Lands among the States. The Taria
question did not enter so directly into the canvass,
but it was well understood that the Wings gene
rally proposed to raise the Revenue necessary for
the support of the Government by duties on I'm
ports exclusively, (the Public Land Proceeds being
otherwise bespoken,) and in laying such Duties to
discriminate effectively SO as TO protect the Home
Industry On these issues (thc last, we admit
least prominently the People gave an overwbelm-
ing majority in our favor, and against the Execu-
tive supremacy, double-term, Hard Money, Sab
Treasury, do.nohng -for-the- anti-Distribu
tion, anti-Protection doctrines held and urged by
our adversaries. There was not perfect cor
gruity of sentiment or disnctncss Of expression op
all topcis on either side, but tho essential point
AT 1Ssue WtTe hlOWu Ol I'LL HilCliSCuL
Well: the Wings succeeded in the great con
test; the People confded to them the power; and
now, according to any legitimate and just acccp
tation Of the term Democracy one would have
supposed that the defeated party would have been
ready to say and would have said: &c Well, Sirs,
the People have taken from US the sway and giv
EN- it to you they have indicated their desir,
that your recipes FOR the public disorders shall be
tried, your plans carried out. Go forward, now,
ard put your measures in operation We have
no faith in them; cannot aid them; but
will interpose no obstacles to their fair and full
trial. On your heads rests the responsibility
Such was the course taken by the Federalists on
the accession of Jefferson; by the Adams men on
the accession of Jackson. There was system
attic effort made by either to rally and eotrencl
their forces, keep up their organization, and t"
obstruct the course or defeat the measures of ei
Their succeeding Administration. But how was j
with the Loco-Focos of 1870! Did they stand
back and allow US to test the soundness of our the
cries by reducing them to practice Did they say
Well, Sirs, call your Extra Session pass you
measures, and see what their effect will be - Nc,
they They commenced instantly to rally, to re
sist, to decry, and to obstruct. They clamored for
better times before we had obtained particle
of power and vet abused and DETAINED us for every
effort TO produces better times They not only
required us to make brick without straw bu;
without even clay. Such was the conduct of our
opponents on the accession CT the Wings topower
All would have availed them little, if our Presi
dent, lust after his accession, had not bsen struck
by the hand of death. In him we lost our rally
ins-point, our special hold the popular symps
thies, our prestige of success. Our Congress as
sembled but before that our Accidental bad begun
10 mediate a violation of the first principle Oh
which we had united and succeedcd-One Presi-
Dental Term-and to use the power with which 9
casualty had invested him to secure reelection
eve speak what we know.) Finding that the
Wings would not even pretend to favor his claims
to reelection, and that the ether party tconld, he
abandoned US, bag and baggage, opposed and We
toed our measures, condemned our views, made
fidelity to our principles sufficient ground OF eJec
tion from office, and turned the whole power and
patronage Of the Executive against those who had
put it within his reach. In point OF fact, the
Wings have never ye. been fully in power--hav
ing never yet been enabled enact those measures
which they have ever believed essential to rcs'o.
ration of the Nations Prosperity. And yea those
who have seduced aad corrupted our Accidental
who have aattered and cheated him into per6dy
by encouraging hopes which they firmly re-
solved to disappoint-who know that by his tycach-
cry and their factiousness we have been deprived
OF all opportunity to do wha. we belisye essential