The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-10-15

Among the best letter-writers from Washington,
who address their occasional communications to the
distant papers, we continue to rank, with great
pleasure, the correspondents of the "Boston POST
and the "New York Journal of Commerce" A
letter has been recently published in this last jour
nal, which unies much useful information with
some just reflections We lay it at once before our
readers. It shows up the wing party in their true
colors. Bnt we do object, in any form, to the dis
solution of the good old republican party; and we
take the liberty of striking out one sentence res
pectng ''the old leaders of the democracy"
Correspondence Of the Journal Of Commerce.
wAsHNoros, Oct. 10.
The two great parties which have long held dominion
opinions passions Of the people Of
dissolution The time has come to shake of the yoke Of
old factions and to adopt new more conformable
Thousands young and rising have been sacrificed
politically, the Clay cause and ready to revolt
Mr. csy a. the late election did from devotion to their
party They preferred the wing men but approved Of the
10 an unrea.ohabiy protective tara These
contest they will at least choose leader in the next cleo
tonwhc will represent their principles Between them
any point involving principle and they would coalesce
with those Of that party who prefer principle to names and
party" but for such policy will give free and
full scope democratic institutions The wing party,
proper have almost abandoned the field and the democracy
too and too hungry to be fed from the public
crib.
We have of late no indication of vitality in the old
and powerful whig rty what has been afforded to
Neither in the South, in the West In the North.
has the party any ioothold for even Maryland has
control, What is there. in morals, in literature
social life, in finance in commerce. IN every impor.
sone S the Keys o Tsy alone
give social rank. They control public taste; they
eeScss to success they have almost the
elusive sway over religious associations they engrosn the
SURELY ali this ought Be- glory enough Tor the whs par
~ without any share in the political control othe nation
ass
found to be detective and unsued to the progress Of the
Considering the old whg ideas us obsolete will conne
comments entirely to the latest manifesto Of their
ably p. VI
They suggest but two points Of opposition TO the demo
se and M a How tan S.; sa1
oppose Noahs food than the annexation OF Texas How
long will itee before they can learn that the passion the
expand and occupy not to embesh They leave TO after
The work Of and s%bs.a%sn
| sets convention with . lesson on this subject.
Even Fisher Ames with al his despondency and croaking
was to extend from ocean to ocean John Quincy Adams
commended correctly, for the Rio Grande del Nore as
boundary. and also for the Oregon Mr. Webster made ad
for the acquisition Of California 1t is late in the
for any American statesman to calculate to cural
territorial limits To 60 far back may alude to the
desire of revolutionary fathers TO acquire and
the Canadas. Charles Carroll sent confidential
agent Congress- in l77s to Canada to his influence
bringing all the British provinces into the revolutionary
movement; which the reason why his name not
signed the declaration for time after the 4h Of July
II 10 idle 10 oppose the instincts Of this They will
acquire and the whole country between and the
Pacific.
Passing the Texas question then unavailable for
any political purpose especially after the sad warning Of
the late presidential campaign let look the great
point at issue--the tariff Of Is42.
In the first place. will remark that II Is in very had taste
to raise oucry in favor of that system in interested
quarter Any views the subject from those who per
sonay and deeply interested must he received with much
distrust But grant all they still the fact is that the
tariff question Is TO be settled by the coming Congress and
by the democratic party. How they may settle It, ID imma
eria to the wings party. They may reduce II, mod
y it, let alone hut still II will be settled and there will
longer be left to the Massachusetts, convention single
doubtful or open question upon which they make
issue