The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-11
THE HOPES OF THE wHIGS-THE DUTY
OF THE REPUBLICANS


The wing press is counting upon our divi-
sions. Il is INDUCING the Aattering hope, that
inpatient ambition will SOW the seeds Of dis
sension in our ranks-that precocious aspirants
will arise among us who will form cliquos and
enter into cabals and when our party has be-
rent in twain then the whigs as they persuade
themselves, will be able TO march in through the
BREACH and raise their favorte candidate the ex-
ecutve chair. But they are presuming too much upon
the folly Of aspirants, and upon the blindness Of
the peopts. They pretending to designate
particular candidates for the prize, and then to as
cribe to them particular schemes and appropriate
Of policy, in order To promote the purposes
Of their wild and unmeasured ambition. Il is very de-
sirablc to have mystery reserve upon this sub
jec For one, at least, we mean TO be distinctly
derstood This press is bound to no clique-commit-
ted 10 no candidate, it originally avowed and it
means to adhere firmly to the purposes which il,
has publicly and plainly avowed. 1t does not mean
\ TO play the tail to any mans kite. We arc no
mans man. We know ulore than the unborn
infant whom VIC shall support in ls4s for the sue
cession. We do not mean tocommit ourselves up
/ on the question. We do not mean to discuss it,.
We do not intend to dream fit if we can avoid it,
We are too proud, and SO is every independent
American, TO think any one Of consequence enough
sacrifice the union of the party the success of the
administration, the advancement of principles,
for any man breathing.
We are free to say, too that will operate against,
rather than in favor of, any man, whose friends
should prematurey and unnecessarily precip-
| itatc him upon the country their favorite
candidate. 1t cannot be too earnestly, too dis
tinciy impressed upon every man, that it is of no
advantage to any to be brought forward at this
tme--to scheme for his election-to shape measures
for his success. 1t is rather serious disadvantage
| to any aspirant. 1t will disgust the people. 1t
win raise rival interests up against him. As in the
sports Of the turf let any one run ahead at first all
the other horses will run against him and try to
run him down. Let man, then, pretend to suspect,
us Of adhesion of preference to any one--of even
dreaming of any mans election. We would grave
ly spurn such supposition, il il were not almost
too ridiculous for serious rcbuke, or moments
consideration.
1 We shall be very slow in believing that at so
early period in the history of the ne,o adminstra-
ton, before it has been able to carry out the grea,
principles for which it came into power, any Of the
eminent who contributed to bring it into ex,s-
tcnce, and who are expected to sustain il in the
deavor to do all that the democratic party have an
ticipatcd il would accomplish--any of the distin.
glished men Of our party thus bound to their
party and pledged to their whole country, are
now occupying their minds with an affair so remote
as the nert presidency. Nothing is more to be
deprecated, or should meet with stronger condemna-
ton. notwithstanding the slight fears entertained
and the misgivings expressed by some Of the most
sensitive of our political the
Idle hopes and visionary specuations of Of the
wings, in view of the possibility Of division, from
the action Of that cause to which we have adj
vsred with the despsst reluctance shall not par
tisoie in the suspicious Of some Of our friends, nor
sympethize with their fears. In memory of the
great and to them triumphant contest, in which the
democratic party has been recently engaged--so
rsoentiy that the heart of the nation yet palpitates
with the excitement which the struggle of last year
engendcred is impossible for to conclude, that
the country will fail to reap the fruits of victory by
The folies and indscreons Of any Of the great men
whose prowess was illustrated in its achievement.
Profoundly attached, upon principle and upon con-
yiction, to the noble cause in defence of which
we have devoted the days and nights Of more
than forty years, we confidently award to all
who have cooperated with us the same sim
oerity Of purpose, and the same abiding determina-
ton. II has NOT come to pass that the tremendous
political conflicts which it is the destiny Of our
country periodically to witness, are nothing more
than thu terrible means employed for the attainment
of the personal ends Of ambition. We, and all Of
us, have been most prepos,erously and mscLiev.
ously employed, il great public purposes regardless
of men, shall not have animated the endeavors and
given inspiration to the zeal Of the republican
party. This is the patriotism, the redeeming
trait OF party spirit in its commendeble form
generously, on account Of the concern which
one feels for the public welfare, to sacrifice,
ri,houregre all merely personal poralities and all
bitter "Reminiscences. If il were allowed that this
Fprit should direct the course Of such, who, by
virtue Of their talents and influence, help to control