Democratic banner., 1846-12-14
SIGNS OF H TINES.

cite anxiety and alarm in the bosom of eve-
~ patriot. If success may crown their eff
forts and their party ride into power, they
look not to consequences; but recklessly
combine with all factions, however danger
Gus or base, and assail all measures, how
ever wise and patriotic.
The wings of the North now court an un-
holy alliance with that most dangerous of
all factions, the Abolitionists. Proofs upon
this point crowd upon us; and our blessed
Union, the cherished object Of every patri-
OTIS love and hope, is thus threatened with
dissolution. In Massachusetts, wings and
abolitionists meet in. the same convention,
and. c~oalesce in all substantial points; and
the National 1ntelligencer, instead of rais-
ing its warning voice against this blow aim.
eG at the Constitution and vitals OF the Un-
ion, palliates it, and seeks dishonesty to de-
fend their conduct by CARRIED extracts from
the writings of Jefferson. Other whig
prints follow this base lead.
In Ohio, Bebb, the wing Governor, open
ly advocated the rankest abolitionism. In
New Hampshire, the notorious John p.
Hale succeeded in dividing the democracy,
and secured his election to the U. States
Senate, by an unblushing appeal to the Lib
er:y party, and to their bitter prejudices a.
gainst Southern rights aud Institutions
And O Temporal! % mores!! Southern
wings, blinded by party bias, rejoice over
these triumphs, forgetting that they are too
dearly earned, while the peace and safety
Of this happy Union lie bleeding beneath
them.
In New York, Young, the wing govern
or, not only coalesced with abo%litionists,
but with that other lawlcss faction, called
anti-renters-men who destroyed the lives
of the officers Of the law while in the dis
charge of their duty. In the anti-rentI
counties, Young obtained his whole MAORI
ty over Wright; these counties giving him a
larger majority than that by which he was
elected. And why is it that the v~irtuous
and talented Wright WAS defeated while
the democratic lieutenant Governor was
elected by a large majority? Because he
vigorously enforced the law against these
disturbers of the public peace, and would
not pardon them when convicted. And yet
the l~aw-and-order party, the moral, %intel.i-
gent and v~irtuous wings rejoice in the de-
feat of such aman, by such foul and alarm
lug means.
But look at the course of the wing %journ-
ais, and at the sentiments of leading wings
ia relation to the Mexican war. The In
telligencer does not hesitate to call it claw
%less,' a "war Of rapine." The Republican
of Richmond likens it to the war of France
with Algeria, and styles it "fagrantly IN
just and unreasonable" The smaller prints
initiate these ebulitions OF unpatriotic and
dishououring feelings. Even the wing pa
per of our village is not exempt from this
charge.
And how senseless as well as trai:crous
is this clamor about what they style the
"President's war" There can be no fuchj
thing as a Presidents war. 1t is the coun'
try's war-Congress alone could and has
declared it. But the President unnecessa-
rally provoked this war when he ordered
Gen. Taylor from Corpus Christi to the
Rio Grande. Grant this error to the wings
for the sake Of argument, and does that
justify the unratriotic illusions Of party
malignity which we have quoted? Does
that make it a '.war Of ~rapine' and "ha-
gravity unjust?" Do they believe that
President Polk desired this war? Is he so
cruel Of heart that he loves to hear that hs
countrymen are perishing on the battle
field? What but a sense of duty could
have impelled him to his course?
But the President did not err. Texas
had been annexed, and over her the broad
@gis of the protection Of the Union must
be thrown. What Texas was annexed?
Texas to the Rio Grande-even all that
Whether rightfuliy or w~rongfully SO much