Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-10-21
The Next Presitiency.

Though It msy be too early, present. select any
person the candidate Tor the Presidency,
refrain from saying few Worlds Wing friends upon
the subject Of future prospects. Gloom has hung
the party so long, that their energies may be in
ne' relaxed and their spirits damped by the depressing
cumsauces in which they have been involved. We beg
leave ihcm that there longer any occasion
for dependency The cloud has already begun dis
Perse before Mr. Polk has accomplished the half OF his al
lotted the has spread its wings, aud is soaring
up from the face OF the earth the sun, the brgh,
hope has already broken upon II the Wings but
true themselves their principles will yet smile
upon the success of their cause.
The Waigs have TO Themselves which
possible for the mind conceive. Theirs the
OF commandments the preservation OF the sacred depo-
sites let by ancestors from the rude aud saccgou
hands OF the Vanda, who have long held possession
the Capitol To them it belongs restore the Constu-
uon;o rcnst,te Congress in ITS original authority-o
overthrow the ruc-io check unbfided power
and to arrest the tide Of ruin let in upon by who
know law but that of interest and obey rule the
suggestions Of party. They commissioned expose
eorruPon-o remedy abrsesand to expel unworthiness
from high places IL high and holy Grand for in
1t is involved the question of the stability of nsiitu
tons, and the still important one, whether is
capable of governing himsslf' The dearest rights OF hui
msny vitality interested In the of the Wings
tho approaching Presidential election.
The prospect before is such should arouse eve.
~ Wing from his temporary lehargy, and infuss
life into his veins. We have a President, whose own
party far from being unanimous his supports Pre-
siden who is not distinguished in the annals OF his
by any thing great glorious, entlle him to the ad-
mirauon of his countrymcn-a Presden, who, in eighteen
months, has plunged US into an unjust war-overwhemed
with national debt and destroyed the only by
which it possibly be eStinguished; President whs,
originally elected by fasehood has taken palms, early
possible, Prove that his promises only meant TO
l.r pr.asl ~.
another war; for what he pleased our clear and
undisputable rights, in the hour Of trial. shameuly
abandoned those rights Surely the great Wing Party.
comprising 1t does majority of the awfulvoiers do
fear the OF any struggle against such President
lie has already half defeated himself, before the
has commenced.
For in The first place, this Mexican entered into
without the shadow OF justice, entail upon the
try debt Of enormous magnitude.
Secondly. The tariff OF 40 which, Decides encouraging
the industry OF country, bringing upon average
S27 900 into the Treasury hes been up BY the
Yet this debt be paid the rcpu.
diaie. How Is II to be plid We
In the third place by There no other
earthly means by which large be brought in.
to the Treasury. The National Committee at Washing.
ton whose movements directed BY Amos Kendall are
already feeling the pulse Of the nation upon this del cate
subject There is little doubt they, even now anticipate
such result, aud that the game prepare the people
for it.
Fourth the people already know the Of the Sub
Treasury They already the officers Of Government,
paid in gold while the people compelled put up with
shin piasters They already the light in
which this Institution held by the treatment which the
Secretary has received at the hands Of the Banks
Fifth. But the blow aimed domestic industry j. that
which destined fall on Mr. Polk We already
the first recoil 10 Pennsylvania
President with all these burdens his back must sink
rremediably to the bottom. Lsthe Wings only be united
and must inevitably suceed-succeed by tornado of
public opinion Who be the man to effect this revolu
ton yet BE- bat may be effected if the
party be bet 10 itself.