The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-05
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THE ISSUE ALREADY BEFORE THE
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The proceedings Of the House on Wednesday
settled At least one of the issues tobe presented
to the people during the next Presidential can
vass. After the vote upon Doctor Duncan's bill
to divorce che Government from the banks, "a
mere clap-trap expression,) or, in plain English,
to re-establish the Sub Treasury, there remains
o doubt Of the fact that the Old Hunkers are
resolved to sink or ewim with that odious and
thrice condemned measure upon their backs, Van
Buren,, the Sub Treasury. standing army of
100000 men, no protection to American indus
try-these were some Of the issues upon which
the canvass Of 1910 was carried on. These were
some of the issues upon which the people rem
dered their verdict. Do the Old Hunkers desire
second trial Of them. by the same. jury II 50,
agreed. They alleged that the jury--the people
were bribed--that they were intoxicated with
hard cider, and made mad with patriotic songs;
well, if they think the people more honest now
than they charged them with being then, more
sober, and less inclined to sing patriotic songs,
We are content; we have confidence in them, and
do not believe any of the libels uttered against
other papers Of similar stamp. w 9 cannot see,
in the first place, how the w higs could have pro-
cured money enough to bribes some hundred and
fifty thousand unpurchasable Democrats, unless
they were to be bought very. low--for a. few cop
pers piece land we have too good an opinion Of
the Democracy to believe they hold themselves
30 cheap. ,.
No: the Globe and its co-laborers do the peo-
pie gross injustice-nay, heap foul calumny upon
them. The verdict which they rendered against
Mr.. Van Buren,, his Sub Treasury, his scheme
Of grand standing army, his other standing army
of Office holders, defaulters, leg-treasurers, and
SHAREHOLDERS, v as an honest, sober minded de-
Tberate, well-weighed verdict Of condemnation
such an one as they will again render upon a
second trial of the same issues. Nor will they
be less likely to renew their verdict of 1910 by
being told by such disinterested advocates as
Blair, Richie, and Croswel, that they were set
of dolts, dunderheads, fools, madmen, inebriates,
brbed miscfeants, and false hearted knaves, who
got drunk on cider, and became crazy with sing
ing. We fear these staid, sober, truth-loying
editors will never be able to persuade the people
that they were guilty Of the heinous offences laid
to their charge nay, verify, we strongly appre-
bend that if the people were mad in 1S4O, they
will be as mad as march hares" in 1874 that
ifthey went crazy with song singing then, they
will become frantic by the same means during
the coming season for already there are sundry
song books published, (and there was not one SO
early as this four years ago. containing many an
entcing and right merrie song, which, when sung
by good, full Wing choir, liftcth up the spirit,
and maketh the heart glad. We know these
songs have contrary effect upon some, whom,
instead of cheering, they sadden extremely
This only proves the old tadage to be true, name
~, that what is one mans meat is anothers
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