The national whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1847, 1847-08-04
THE POSITION OF THE sUNION.n

he IOoli IOlN Vt he "UNNN-T
1--WE cannot support him, (Gen. Taylor or
any other man, until we understand his politi.
cal principles to be of the school Of Jefferson
and of the republican party Union, 2.aug.
The position here assumed BY the "Unioa"
is right one. II is one consistent with Dem
ocratic usages, with Democratic professions.
No man in his senses ever expected lha, any
Democrat, holding TO the Democratic creed as
established by the Baltimore General Council
of 1874, would ever vote for General Taylor,
unless the old General should give in his adhe-
sion 10 thai creed but while the believer in
that creed would adhere TO his faith and not be
upbraided for his conslancy, there is no reason,
in the nature Of things, why Democrats may
not change their views Of public policy and
support man tor the Presidency who may
agree with them in their new faith. In other
words, there has been, and there is now, no
obstacle in the way Of Democrats turning to be
Wings, and voting for Wing for President.
Nor is there anything 10 The future 10 prevent
il. Democrats are ireemen, capable Of judging
for themselves. Their conscences are not in
the keeping of any leaders. no matter how
prominen, they may be in political affairs. II
the "Union" thinks that Democrats will vote
for General Taylor, and still remain believers
in the Democratic creed, he thinks an impossi-
bility. We have more respect for the intelli-
gsnce Of any American voter, Than 10 suppose
il possible for him TO believe one way and acl
another. Oh no--when we see Wing voting
for Democrat, or Democrat voting for a
Wing, we want no other evidence of his change
Eof political sentiment. That hundreds Of thou
sands Of Democrats will vote for Gen. Taylor,
no sane man doubts for moment, but they
will do it because they will have changed their
political opinions either in part or entirely. AT
all events there will be change enough TO in
duce the act Without such change every
Democrat in the country would follow the lead
Of the Editor of the "Union." ltwould be fol-
ly to expect that gentleman TO vote for General
Taylor. And why Read The extract at the
head Of this article. The phrase "of the school
Of Jefferson and Of the republican party" is a
mere circumlocution for "of the modern Dem.
ocratic party"-for the Editor Of the "Union"
knows as well as we do, that there is no lon
ger any agreement between the Jeffersonian
and the Polk parties upon grounds Of public
policy.
Well, General Taylor is Wing, not De
ocral. The "Union" argues constantly as
though il considered this 10 be fact. II is
upon the basis Of this fact, that the editor ur-
ges upon all Democrats to adhere to their faith,
and not TO go of after the old general. But
the "Union" cannot support Wing for Pres
| ident II would be among the wonders Of The
world if it would, without changing its politi-
cal position, Of which there is no hope, no
prospect. We are not, therefore, surprised a,
the opposition Of the "Union" to General Tay-
lor. Il is The result of antagonistic political
position. The editor Of the "Union" is De-
mocrat; General Taylor is a Wing. The edi
tor Of the "Union" does not think any man of
consequence enough" TO induce him to give
up his Democratic principles. General Tay-
lor would sooner be ",orn asunder by wild
horses the language Of the New Orleans
Bulletin--,han to give up his Wing principles
and subscribe to Democratic principles. But
as we have already said, there is nothing to
prevent Democrats from abandoning their po-
itica faith, and adopting the Wing faith and
voting for Wing President. Indeed there is
world Of reasons why every Democrat in the
country should do so, in our opinion, and we
have no doubt that as the presidential election
approaches, so many Democrats will have
come over to our side of The house, as to leave
the "Union" and its party without single
electoral vote in the country for their candidate.
II is The tendency TO this state Of things which
the editor Of the "Unlon" is daily trying 10 ar.
rest, but in vain. Democrats are everywhere
proving to the world that they are not puppets
to be played upon al pleasure by the masters
behind the scenes. that they will and can
think Tor themselves, and that they dare change
their political opinions, and vote for Wing
for President in The person Of the ustrious
ZACHARY TAYLOR.
Ridiculing Homeopathy. A DR.. Schermerhorn
of Stockport, Nsw York, wishing to ridicue Home
opalhy, procured man to feign illness and apply
to homeopathic for advice After the man had
obtained the medicine prescribed, schermerhorn told
him to take the whole Of it at dose 80 it could
not IT him. He did 50, and died the next morning
Schermerhorn had added the crime Of murder TO tina,
Of ignorance.