The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-05-24
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aNow. every body knows that President Tyler
has been reproached for hduing no teddefS ~ con-
gress. His skirts are clear of all participation IN
snu disorcanizing movements. He commands no
q congressional caucus" and hence ne cannot be
blaaed, either for the disunion produced by lead
ers in Congress, or the disgrace and disgust re-
sulting from the insane conduct of the Globe and
Mr.. Benton"
1--WE must go back to the platform of '28 and
80 Mr.. Tyler has led the way. The old hero
of the Hermitage welcomes him with open arms
halls his determination with undisgused satis-
faction, and plants himself at his side-while the
Globe and Mr.. Benton ranged on the side OF
Clay, Adams, Webster, Brney, and the British y
Such is the general tone the presses through
out the country in the interest of the Tyler and
Van Buren, factions; and such the feelings which
pervade the ranks of the dscordant factions.
The Locofoco Convention which assemblies at
Baltimore on Monday, will be called upon to Sc
lect candidate for the Presidency; and the late
split in the party renders it exceedingly doubtful
whether the dscordant materials of which the
Convention will be composed, can be brought to
dates, Van Buren, and Tyler, or Van Buren, and
Calhoun, or Van Buren, and anybody else, de-
nounce each other with bitterness which has
not been exceeded in the history of party warfare
in this country. How the friends of Tyler and
Calhoun can be induced to support Van Buren,,
after all the vituperation and abuse that has been
heaped upon them by Benton and the Globe
| backed by all the orthodox Of the so-called De-
| mocracy, is a mystery to us. Such course
would argue the most ptiable want of indepen-
dence, and the most disgracefu hankering after
the spols. The Globe, at present under the edi-
toral control of Col. Benton, unhesitatingly calls
| Tyler a traitor, an apostate-in word, every
thing that is base and contemplate Mr.. Calhoun
fares no better in the hands of the Robespierre
of American Democracy. The most unworthy
motives are attributed to hm-the most humiliat-
ing part in the Tyler farce assigned him and the
Globe is now turning back to its files of "a and
'35 for the purpose of revivng, under the sane
ton of Col Benton, the fiery denunciation which
it was won't to heap upon the Catalina" of South
Carolina. Upon what can such factions unite !
In what sense can they be said to constitute a
party! Differing as widely as the poles about
men, they agree upon scarcely one single mea-
sure of policy, or principle of action The South
ern wing of the party are the uncompromising
advocates of free trade, in its broadcast sense
many of them going the length Of declaring that
the revenues of the Government should be coll
lected entirely by direct tax upon the people ;
while the Northern Democracy have recently gil
ven the most unequvocal evidence of attachment
to the protective policy, in voting against pro-
position to modify the existing Tariff. Upon the
Texas question:, the Locofoco party are even more
hopelessly divided than upon the Tariff: The
Southern wing of the party, with Tyler and Cal
houn at its head, are ready to stake the Union
upon the issue of Annexation while the Van
Buren, faction, led on by Benton and the Globe,
denounce the project Of Annexation as a most
despicable attempt to throw themselves in the
lead of the party, with the hope of ousting Mr..
Van Buren,. We repeat, then, in what sense of
the word can the friends of Tyler and Texas"
on the ons hand, and of Van Buren,, on the other,
be said to constitute party