Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-05-02
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DIR FLAG


We unfurl, to day, our banner TO the breeze, in.
seribed with the name os HEsHr Car. In this
sign We hope to eonquer-but f the people, for
their own further sfleIion, shalt otherwise decree
IN II we are eontent to be defeated. We have de
layed taking this step. heretofore in Difference to the
doubts OF others as to its policy. We have no,
shared in those doubts aud recent circumstances 80
Justify our long cherished convictions that he above
all II not he alone, is capable, a, the head OF the
Government, Of retrieving alike our honor and our
prosperty-ol averting impending evils, o. OF mit
eating them II they must eome-that VIC no lon.
ger hesitate to declare publicly preference and
the grounds on which it rests.
We go. then, for Mr. CLAr as President OF the
United States, as man ever found IN the front
rank Of the friends OF ircodom.-witness how he
cheered On and encouraged, IN their darkest hour
the Greeks and the South Americans, IN Their
struggles for liberty.
We go for hun, rs the friend OF the Union proved
in many gloomy crisis, and capable, in order to
preserve H. ut laying down even his most cherished
opinions. Witness the fortunate adjustment OF the
Missouri question. and the ennobliug oblaton made
by him to concord in that great Act of Compromise
which, composing differences when on the point OF
being settled by an appeal tn arms averted Mt once
tho threatened disruption Of the Union, and the
horrors and shame Of civil war.
We 90 foe him ~ the friend OF Peace--but not
shrinking from war when his country's honor de
mands i,-nor shrinking from the bold advocacy,
when once embarked IN the contest, OF all measures
calculated to crown efforts with vctory-Wt.
ness his course IN Congress hefufc and during the
war ct 1912 pending QUE late difficulties with
France, and thnse nov unhsPpily subsisung be.
tween US and Great Britain.
We 20 tor him pruden; end skilful Diplo.
ma,isi, who knows how 10 terminate Institutes
when oace begun, without compromising the honor
or the interests OF his country.-WtncsS his nego-
tiaions at Ghsnt.
We 90 ioE h'n rs an homes, agent, who. entrust-
ed with anntiet's furds Tor n specific object, feels
bound, when that purpose is satisfied. to return it
To those 10 whom tt T:htluly h-longs -Wtsess
his course on the Distribution Bill.
We 90 for HIM because he goes for raising re
venues adequate TO meet the public wants aud pro-
tcct the public inth trom the constitutional source
OF the cus;oms-despsins the make. shift policy ei
Treasury notes.-the paltry ard deceptious resort OF
feeble and selfish statesmen.
We go for HIM, because in raising this revenue,
he goes Tor such determinations as will aid the home
manufactures that, IN time of war. essential to
our defence, and such give sack blow for blow
TO the foreigner who seeks 10 strike down Amer.
can Industry.
We 90 for him rs member of the thirteen mil
lions'a year Administration OF lS2i-2S, when the
country was At the zenith of It's prosserity-an Ad.
minstraton which one Of us then Joined in putting
down for ITS cStTavlgancc, but which the disastrous
experience Of the last - years has satisfied us was
10th honest and economical.
As one Of us opposed him then, believing him
contaminated Ivy "hargain, intrigue and corruption
50 we 90 tor HIM now, when the sole witness relied
on TO support the charge, TO make clean breast be-
tore gong into the presence of his God has come
forward TO oxonerate HIN from the charge al.
together.
We 90 for him, IN fine, in gratitude for numerous
and brilliant past seryces-out of admiration Of his
splendid talents, ever fed and exalted 10y the fires
OF pure and ferviJ patriO:ism-Of his manly IN
dependencc-of high and generous nnture-ofhis
unselhsh and uncalcula:ng sprii-nnd from the in
innate conviction we feel, that, by elevating him.
we take the most efficient means, under Providence,
Of rcvivins the public ccedt-ofrestoTng the gene
rel prosperity, and promoting the happiness Of the
peop!c-ol avctiing from our beloved country the
threatened calamues OF war, SHOULD these IN the
meantime not have hurst upon us) # possibly to be
done consistently with the national honor or in the
event Of war, affotdng all practicable protection to
our people and our properiy-of giving the highest
energy to our efforts and final and assured success
10 our arms