The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-06-26

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PARALLEL SPECIMENS OF DRAGGING.
The Richmond Enquirer Of recent date has
the following brag:
Extract Of a letter. dated
WASHINGTON, June A.
The intelligence from all quarters is most fa-
vorable to the friends of Polk and Dallas For the
.trst time IN many years. all the rival branches of
the Democratic party in Pennsylvania are united
70 man, and will only vie with each other in
showing the greatest zeal for the present nomi-
nees. majority of at least $4,000 is confident
ly claimed"
This is very good-good enough to be used by
the Globe, &C.
But now let us see what the same paper said
OF the same State four years ago:
From the Richmond Enquirer of March "a, 40.
"THE KEYSTONE STATE" ERECT!
Extract of letter from Harrisburg, March 81.
"ln Pennsylvania, the good old well-tred "Key-
stone of the Arch" the political horizon is clear
and unclouded the Democratic Convention, hav-
ing happily, by wise and judicious system of
measures, effectualIy extinguished the spark Of
dtscord which Federal Whggery had 50 earnestly
stroVe to fan into FLAME. Our Democracy now
enters the contest full of animation and conf
dence. THE ISSUE HERE NO SANE MAN
CAN DOUBT! The Wings usual will
swagger and boast and play such fantastic tricks
before high heaven as would make an angel weep
while the Democracy pursuing the even tenor of
ing their duty, WILL CARRY THE STATE
BY FROM Is TO 10000 MAJORITY -"
As the Richmond Wing remarks on this-the
bragger of 1910 came within TWENTY-FIVE
THOUSAND of the truth, and his fellow Of
1874 will fare no better-rather worse.
The Disunionists of South Carolina, who made
James K Polk great man, are going ahead
bravely in the york Of marring the Union. The
Calhoun organ here justities these proceedings,
from which it is fair to infer that Mr.. Calhoun
himself connives at them. strange state Of
things that, when the first Minister Of the Govern
ment is engaged in plot to dissolve it.
MORE TREAsnN.-At late meeting in Lancas-
ter District, South Carolina, after numerous fiery
resolves to dissolve the Union, if Texas was not
annexed to this country, il was resolved, in event
OF war, that the star, spangIed banner won d soon
wave in triumph over the palace OF The M5ntezu-
mas, Getty of Mexco) So that the acquisition of
Texas and the dSnemaernent OF this glorious
Union, are not the only objects ofthese iuinacu-
late patriots and dleinlerested statesmen. A,War
of plumber and spoliaton is to be waged against
our Southern eghbor, and all her territories are
10 be wrested from her by the arm of force
R'chmond Wing.
The Polkites and Disunionists Of South CARROLL
ma propose to call Convention of the slave-hod-
ing States, at Nashville, in August, 10 take in o
consideration the question Of annexng Texas to
The Union. if the Union will accept it or, if the
Union will not accept it, then of annexlng Texas
to the Southern Sta,es'
And that the Convention request the President
TO 'call Congress together Immediately; when
the final issue shall be made up, and the aterna-
tives distinctly presented to the Free States, Ell
Their to admit Texas into the Union, or proceed
peaceably and calmly to arrange the terms Of
dissolution of the Unon.''
These propositions appear in the Columbia
I" South Caroinian," Mr.. Calhoun's organ for the
centre)
MIR. Benton knew what the Democrats Cor this
wing of them) we're about, when he charged them
with meditating dissolution of the Union !-,6
MR.. DALLAS'S BiOGRApHER.