Holly Springs gazette., 1844-04-13

was not The whIg patty. BY these marks
we know the whig party ofl776. Of 1924
I and Of 1910 There 1t stands, distinct and
! peculiar, ir lis primitive strength aad pun
~ and uncempromiSing maintenance Of Tbs
natural and equal rights ofman,
f Had the wings of loss lived II our d3y,
. and IN cur country. they would not have
sustained the vetces Of Andrew jackson and
of John Tyler Had the whigs Of I64o IL
we'd in 1776, they would have resisted the
stamp act. and in lGSS they would have
/, been regicides. There stand III c vhig party;
ALWAYS abhorring tYrannY and despSine
a6uIaton, they defy Executive power, and
they break a pieces oil Institutions designed
10 defeat the will Of the People IS well The
caucus system, established to defeat the will
ofthe People as the ye:o, used % bring that
viii into Subieeiion.
/ In this county The whigs are always
/ identified not oulv b. these principles, hut
also by their policy. which changes not.
/ The FIST ConQrees Of the United States MAS
a whig Congress. Il established a national
currency and a national tariff, aud devoted
the national domain 70 fofl.iv the credit ot
the Nation and ofthe States The dTSl Cen
greSs promulgated no such tbeoucs as that
Government had nothing 10 do with the cur
rency. or that the People expected TOO much
from the rulers. Those who signed the De-
claration Of Independence would have been
shocked by the ilreverence which uaus.er-
red the name Of that sacred instrument 10
the tile page Of Sub-TTeasury statute.
Nor were the Wings oi l7e7 less wise
in their generation than the Statesmen of
this day, n regard 10 free trade They
knew that il was theory 10 De iuculcated
among men for their ultimate and universal
adoption; taat free trade, like the millennium.
waS 10 be preached for and prayed for That
il might be established tAroug hontthe whole
worid. But they knew that until the rich
and powerful States of Europe would rci!n-
quish their restrictions on our Infant trade,
It would be folly and madness for this new
commonwealth to leavelh industry and Ia
bor ofils citizens unprotected The Ame-
rican system has been ascribed TO Htnry
Ciay.-Neverlheless great as his merits -
advocating itare, the sye'eai ddtes rom 'He
d97s of Washington, and comes down to Us
ai;n the sanction of MS immortal name.
The wings Of i7S7 reanvigora,ed and
restored the credit olthe States and Of the
Nation, by devoting the revenues ofthe'pub,
~ domain to the extinguishment of the pub
lie debt, aud thus they ultimately secured
the great achievmcnt of The age. The payment
Of the principle as well as interest Of ma
tionaI deb. incurred IN the establishment CT
national apendence-an achievment
which boasting England never conceived
Of and never has attempted to emulate
Had either OF the two recent wing laws Tor
S.rlbulag the revenues Of the public do
man among the States been allowed effect,
there would not now be an insolvent State.
and the American people would have
avoided the only repronch that has justly
4lien upon their name
Adhere to the federal union, and assidu-
ously strengthen II by all the means IN your
power, by opening roads and improving
rivers which shall facilitate intercourse be
tween the citizens OF the several States, and
nciie them to cultivate relations OF mutual
interest and affection, was the parting IN
junction ofthe father OF his country. True
to that Injunction, the wings of 1910 wait TO
resume the public works which their adver-
saries have abandoned. and to aid and res
tore the feeble States. who, for want Of their
Just shares ofthe revenues ofthe national do
main. have failed in indiscreet but not un-
worthy enterprises.
Their, as heretofore, public works will be
completed which will be not only channels
of trade bat means of revenue and bonds oil
iadisso!nble union.
Which, then, is the Whig party ? which
the Republican which the true Democrat
tic party the patty Of liberty. ofequaiity.of
humanity the party of hope, of progress.
and of civilization Letthe history Of the
pas,-Iet the Developments of the future,
determine. The Wing party has committed
errors. Human nature cannot bat en-
individuals ofien err aad masses still more
Frequently But the errors ofthe Whig
party are always on the side of law. Of ORDER
aud Of popular liberty. Let Us take care to
correct all our errors, AMI let Us take care
that no errors Of conduct. no partial or tenn
porarv Interests. no prejudices unworthy
Of freemen. or of men. relard the progress
oflhis grea. party of our hopes and our af
fections-Let il continue 10 occupy all lis
broad foundations-to offer security, prolec-
tion Improvement aud elevation To all condi-
tions of men, as all conditions of men alike
enjoy the impartial favor OF God, and are
enti,led 10 impartial representation IN Gov
ernmert So shall our now assured tri-
umph in 1914 prove the harbinger of The
future and enduring ascendancy Fof Whig
principles ard ofthe Whig cause, through
out the country and throughout the world"
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