The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-11-13
TILE REPUBLICAN CREED.

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y THE REPUBLICAN, CREED.
,-r,ous OF rmE BALriMoRE CONVENTION.
~. o,;oons of the democratic party, il we have
~ ..n.ble of comprehending its creed upon fun
..,.l questions, are in harmony with the course
a.. IN. n,per as clearly indicated atthe commence
'" oa, career in Washington. We heartily
.,h,, thew have been fully and faithfully devel-
'T 80, aimee the commencement Of the "Union"
w., great principles are, of course, not new 70
..',,,v or to ourselves. They constituted the
''' !. n,ncoles of the republican Party--not Of
90 alone, but of, the United States. We
70 40, the slightest disposition to abandon them
"' ~. lime of day, or at ihis period of our life.
= NJ he srea, measures before the country, there
:. 200 topics which have increased in the general
..,;mson Of their importance, and no'o occupy
.~.,con attention yet more profoundly. These
" i. oaes,ions Of the tariff and Of Oregon.
uooo the fundamental principles Of the republican
,.ry We may very safely declare that we have no
-. oo;oons to form. They were formed long ago,
:. another theatre. They were formed from the
r..,, which were supplied by the eminent republic
-. a. The State in which we were born, and from
=. w;sdom of the republicans of other States.
:. =. vc;,situdes through which, meanwhile, we
have seen this great republic pass-after all the
and ardent discussions in which We, too,
80. had participation debates putting to the Sc
-, ,.s, the truth and soidity Of our political
I've have found, at this distant day, no reason
,.;ooo;sh il, nor any motiye-as there never viii
!, can be-suffcient to shake our sworn allegiance
70 that creed.
IN the rather active part, it may be, but we think
oA,rwise, J which it has been our lot to play in
49,. violent and ofien-rcnewed contests between
n, political parties of this country, we have been
~, animated in the struggle by the hazard and the
o.., threatening our cherished principles and the
constitution as il is written.
We believe solemnly that the great party in
vho.e noble cause we are engaged have been &C
mated by the same impulscs-the same exalted
motives M
Blu, the inquiry may be made, why are these
uro,.sations upon such subject reiterated' We
acknowledge that there is no great personal prov
ocaiion TO warrant the preceding declarations; but
there 10 some, ard amply satisfactory 70 us.
The opposition prints, we discover, in conse-
ou.uce of the drift and tenor Of certain articles in
he aUnion," upon the subject Of our title to Ore
ron and the erteni Of our claim there, have inn
xined tina, the high ground we assumed was in
ducsd by very unworthy considerations--tha our
assertion of right to the "whoIe Of Oregon" had
no warranty in any past transaction, hut was
made appropriate favorin quarter where the friends
Of our title asserted il in its broadcast form. But
,hsaccusaton, however serious, il there was word
Of truth in it, is less important in public point Of
view, than another with which il stands connected
|. gravely alleged, in sundry opposition journals,
and repeated again on yesterday by the New York
correspondent of the wing paper Of this city, tina,
The anticipated course of the President with respect
wOregon will be dictated by his desire to secure
denomination The inquiry is made by this writer
for the "Na,ional Intslligencer," What is the mean
ing Of the "whole Of Oregon or none'" and the re-
sponse from the same source is, "Mr. Polk must be
chosen second time President Of the United States. =
And again, that the Oregon agitation is "sprat to
estch whale" We give these as recent specimens OF
that spirit which we see from day to day in the
EDITORIAL columns of whig newspapers.
In presenting, as we do to day, the resolutions OF
he Baltimore convention--the convention which re-
suited in the nomination of Mr.. Polk--we confess
that it is but secondary object we have in our
temptation, to offer them as an unanswerable refu-
aton Of both branches Of the accusation to which
we have had reference. We desire primarily, and
chiefly that the whole countryside democrat
icpary especially see, at this particular time,
what were the principles asserted--what were
the measures demanded--and what those which
were approved by the august body which met
to select q candidate for the democratic par
y. At this juncture, we do most earnestly in
woke attention to the resolutions The editor of the
union" had already, in the city of Richmond,
participated in the transactions Of political meet
ING in that city; and that which was then resolved
and decided upon, as proper preliminary express
sion ofoPinon, has been substantially incorporated
in the Baltimore resolutions.
How, then, after all that has transpred, both in
the city Of Richmond and, above all, at Baltimore
can 1t be urged upon us, that, 10 advocating re.
venue tariff, and in urging superior title to the
whole Of Oregon" we are swayed by other than
@s elsarest views of consistency, and Of loyalty to
NE just behests of that party which brought Mr.
rolk INTO power' There is not one resolution Of
ne Baltimore convention which we have violated
mat convention asserted our claim TO the "whole
oregon" We have but echoed the words, and
endeaVored to demonstrate that, broad as that ex-
preston is, 1t is not too broad, considering the
's@ which our government has asserted. The
.ame Justification, derived from the same high and
,ne0n'esabe source, we offer for every word we
nave written or published upon the tariff.
ana now let us earnestly inquire il there be a
.'nala man in the United States who will have the
aaOhood to condemn the President, il, after all the
'00el''a'Ory spirit he may have shown, he shall
now asscr', in the way Of right, whatever was done
y declared in the Baltimore convention Of May
che a0lh, lS44i
ie mas been severely censured for employing
Jus inaugural address the expressions ''cear and
questionable" in his description Of our title to
's0n' But Is il not recollecied that these were
VIC very words which were adopted in the resolu.