New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-10-06
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There is class-we hope not large one--ot IN
telligent and capable citizens, who are prone TO
believe that the Country is ON the road 10 ruin. and
who are utterly amazed that it submit; to be So
badly governed. They never seem to consider that
Misgovernment is the rule in human affairs and
wise and lust Government the exception, and
whenever National concerns take wrong
shear they are tempted to despair Of the Republic
and predict il not almost welcome dcspotism. IL
astonishes them 10 TINT other classes tamcly
acquiesce in. md sustain outrages on the
public veal which threaten the whole land with
disaster When the fit is on them--whichis often.
est when the projects of the Destructive party have
resulted in some pecuniarv colapse--Whigs 81
this class viii lash themselves into fury ofopposi
tion-will ride, run. work, harangue, demonstrate,
spend money, aud do every thing they know how
TO- in behalf of the Wing candidates and cause. a
few months pass; the cloud hits little the Banks
discount more or the necessities for loans are less
aud though the principles on which parties are at
issue are unchanged-though the doctrines Of the
Loco Focos are exactly the same and their teu9en.
cies the same ms before-yet these tcmpestuous
Wings have subsidized into perfect Dead Sea Of
apathy. They are out of all concsit with Politics
have los. oil faith in any Party or Party measures
they don't belong to any party or carefor any-thcy
stick TO their business and let Politics alone
hereafter II they coaNed to vote at all il is
nd themselves OF the importantly of two or three
Of the other sort of Wings, who do not guage their
Politics by apocke. barometer, bus, having adopted
the principles OF WASHINGTON MADISON CLAY
and WEBSTER as those which will best promote
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right on for them, rain or shine whether the Exc
cutive is aboring to eosrupsthe Trading Class with
Pet Banks or 10 crush them with Sub Treasures
Very often Whig who is not worth hundred dol
lars and cannot earn eight dollars week has to
make two three journeys to the Office the store
Of another Wing worth his thousands who was all
a.blsze with patriotism last year and at last can
barely induce him to vote.
All this is very deplorablc, In Country where
Intelligence is necessary and ought to he nfu
entail as in Democracy like ours, Our Wings
by Jerks do nor allow themselves to exert that in.
Auence in Political affairs to which their personal
characters and general capacity Justly enttle them
The many, who see them engaged IN Politics only
once in three four Years, conclude that they dip
into them they might into Stocks, 10 make a
spec, or avoid sacrifice Hence their very earn
estness makes no Impression ard their intermittent
exertions answer very little purpose
Why shall there no; be u Reform in this WHY
should not this class for their own sakes and the
Country's, act and vote as Wings in those years
when there is issue IN which and no leading can.
didste for whom they feel direct and special ia
terest, as well as in the opposite case True, a
man is not expected to feel intense an interest.
TO make as ariuous exer,ions in election for
State Officers only as in tina, OF a President But
every citizen it 10 his Country at least TO vote
in every regular Annual Election, and especially
when Congress is TO be chosen, which Will neces.
sarily have Peace or War, the Tariff Finances.
Public Lands. and all the great interests Of the
Country in its hands Depend ON IL he who votes
loly when he feels some special Indictment TO do
20 divests himself ot his proper influence and
weight in those contests when he woud gladly be
tel, and respected To vote when It costs less than
81 hour to do So is very little 10 do twice year
soward the maintenance OF Public Order and Ma,
sanal Prosperity. Why will any Wing nesiecsitl
MaISE.-The Bath Telegraph states that two
certainly and probably all four of the Lincoln Sc
nsscss are elected This gives the Wings, certain
h elected six, and probably eight The Locos
have elected seven 50 that at the worst the Locos
win have ba, one msiority-and probably win aot
have shat-in the Senate. upon the assembling of
the Legislature
II We cannot be induced TO engage in farther
controversy with any pyosessedly Wing psper until
after our Election is over, Nogrossness OF misrep
suffice to overcome this resolution.