The daily union., 1846-05-01

selves we are rather too proud 70 associate ourselves
with the fortunes of any aspirant When the propei
time comes, we shall review the whole field, and
express our own opinion. And when a convention
of the republican party shall have designated tn,
candidate, we shall be prepared to support him.
i We advocate the nomination Of president by the
people, assembled through their delegates il
convention. Give up convention, and we are
thrown upon Congress for the selection of a
President We have had enough Of such congress
sional selection. The country is almost unani-
nous in its condemnation. The democratic
party holds it in adherence, and looks with one ac-
cord as party to the unbought sufisges ofa con-
vention as the sole safe remaining mode OF selec-
tion so long as the federal constitution remains as II
is.
But we must bring these heightened remarks to
close. Returning our grateful Acknowledgements
TO our friends in Congress and out Of Congress,
who have stood by us from the commencement OF
our arduous enterprise through Its year of greatest
difficulties, because its first year, we pledge our
selves to deserve to the whole extent four ability
their support for the future. Dsliking large prom
| ises, we yet feel authorized 10 promise some i'm
provement in arrangements, and in the value oi
our labors, as we proceed in our undertaking. We
have received every facility from the various branches
of the administration in obtaining proper informs-
ton from them, and in informing the people as far
as possible Of the acts Of their servants. This
promise In our prospectus has been amply redeem
ed and we acknowledge, with great pleasure, the
courtesies of the men IN power in Washington, to
whom we are so much indebted. Our foreign cor
respondence is still deficient, and we have not been
so fortunate in this respect in obtaining the assis
lance of our agents abroad. But we are about try
ing new plan, and we hope it may answer the Pur-
pose. In addition to this, an able friend now in
Europe is attempting to establish special cores
pondence which we trust will prove ofgreat adyan'
tage TO our columns. We have seen enough OF
this administration to believe that we can, in fur
therance of our own most settled political prnci-
pies, give to ii hearty and unhestating support
1t has never yet trenched upon our independence.
and it never will. Our relations too well under
stood to permit even the attempt.
We are sensible Of the great dificulty-or we
should rather say the utter impossblity-of pleas.
ing every man, and every branch Of our par
y. Different men, of the same party, have
different views in some respects. Various sec
tons of the country have likewise some vari-
ant interests. We know of but one course
which we have to pursue. We must please our
own conscience by obeying the injunctions of our
duty. We must take principle for our guide, not
men. We are not so vain to believe that we
have pleased all men, We had even to meet some
difficulties at our outset, for which we were
not altogether prepared. Since we came TO
| Washington, we have had some important ques.
tons to discuss and it idle for to expect to
give universal satisfaction. Yet notwithstanding all
this (and after all, trust, it is comparatively of
not much account,) we are prepared and anxious to
do all we properly can to keep the great demo-
cratic party united, and to carry out the fol-
lowing pledge of our prospectus ave go to
Washington to carry out the pledge under which
Mr.. Polk has been elected, and to keep our
party united. We go, of course, with the firm
determination to avoid all premature contests for the
succession. Pledged to no candidate, committed to
no clique, prejudiced against portion of par
ty, anxious to extend the right hand Of fellowship
to every section, and to every honest republican,
go to our post Of duty, not to disturb, but to unite
not to Offend but to concliae; yet in every case, to
discharge our duty, taking for best guides the
principles of the constitution and the interests of our
country" From the great body of our party we
have experienced confidence and kindness
which we can but poorly repay by devoting all our
energies to the service Of country. In this re-
spect, too, we see no occasion to change a single
syllable of the pledges we have already given.
For the general views which will govern US in
our course we beg leave to refer our readers to the
principles which we embodied year since in our
prospectus, when, not without some misgiving and
embarrassment, we came to our new duty in a
more elevated position and more conspicuous scene,
than had been presented in the theatre of our pre-
vious editorial efforts.