The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-07

| Tho Blood-hounds.v
! The Nashville Union states that COL Haskell a
wing candidate for Congress Tennessee made stump
speech at Dresden, the 18th nst in which he used
this declaratlon And this statement is substantially
confirmed by the Hickman (Ky) Standards well as by
letter which we have ourselves received this evening
from Dresden)
f Tam elected, mig policy and Congress tciH be
boo off The bioodhonas acknowledge the Of
take reirograde march, under The tune of Boaparts's
treat from MOSQUE until reach the east bank Of the Rio
Grande."
The reader will please to remark that these 'bood-
hounds are other than the troops of the United States
with whom he himself had fought at Cero Gordo
| The effect of this abomnabe declaration seen in
its manly and immediate reputation by William Hub
bard esq., the wing candidate for the Senate. Another
correspondent of the Nashville Union" in letter from
Dresden of the Goth ult reports the following as the
substance of Mr. Hubbards speech We must add, that
it reflects honor upon him:
"Mr. Hubbard declared that he not prepared to
shoulder and puck through this the doctrines
and maintained by Col Haskell IN his speech at this place
The nh inst That there many nconsiste ncies
and garng absurdes for him to endorse such anti Ae
can sentiments in order to remain a wing of 1917
am off, have been used to party harness. and have been
gored and scoed enough be hardened them by this
time. But, gentlemen these rather the toughest have
ever tried to put them Saturday, and wore
them three days and nights tried to henil wanted
to ALTO be in uniform But srs conscience and
would stand and noc the doc
trnes ADVOCATED bya large portion Of the whg party Of
Tennessee.
"Mr. Hubbard into examination of Col
Haskes speech and exhibited its glazing Inconsistencies
and said, How any reconcile the sentiment, that
the present with Mexico offensive, unconsttu
tona and unhoy and then say that is right for
Mexico pay the expense of t He referred the whig
members Of Congress who supported this war, by voting
hal
many lideous features that certainly they
gacous Col Haskell, and they had declared, their
oa,hs that the erisied by the act of Merico' And Allen
A. Hail. good wing authority, had said, in 1885, that Mex
leo had given Just cause for
"Mr. Hubbard differed with Col. Haskell and General
Brown the subject of candidate for President They,
said he, 20 for Old Zack, right wrongs whig or demo-
the goblind principle Of 1870, nothing for the
public eye,' &c. He could to take
his candidate, because he thought to be available
He well recolleced the scenes and results of 1910. He
Went for principles not men; and whilst he was up, he
would take occasion 10 nail I'd the counter this glazing and
barelaced insult to integrity Of principle.
"And now, said Mr.. Hubbard comes along the hero of
Cerro Gordo, who declares the whole wrong and
holy from beginning end and that his policy is to bow
off the uoodhounds aud nart back, under n,1ed drums
until got into Texas proper and that would be his
course if he was in Congress As candidate, in
his district Tor the State Senate my opponent Gen. Harris
well my wing voters, will try force endorse
this sentiment This cannot do consistently with hon.
convictions of what is rght and consequently this
day Withdraw from the II my wing friends
get sandard-bearer who will nail to his flag such scnt
lnents as these, say amen.
''Nlr Hubbard, in tile close of his remarks, stated that
he did abandon the wg principles of 1915 but under
no circumstances could he think Of voting for any
avowing the sentiments that Col Haskell did"
We care nothing for the abuse of the North American.
We to complain Of it. This mode of warfare is
part of its tactics But if neither the dignity OF the press
III
prevent such excuses, sure that no rebukes
offer operate with feathers weight upon them.
But upon one point wish the country to understand
the North American 1t is profuse in its charges of
Hypocrisy Now, we wish those editors to clear their
skirts, and unmask their designs. We had hoped,
from some signs which they exhibited last week,
that they would not support General Taylor unless he
boldly came out threw off his no-party costume, and
boldly avowed himself to be decided whig but we sus
pect from recent signs that they about to change
this policy, and that they will dispense with all public
avowals. We had expressed the hope that the North
American would play the open and manly part and insist
upon the Generals showing his hand but we have some
impressions, however, from its more recent gyings-ou
and from its carefully avoiding notice OF our interoga
tories, that it is about to adopt the insdious policy
of some OF its confreres We asked
Do understand the North American saying that
intends support the principles of the wings in prefer
enc men and that it will 90 for presidential cand
date who will boldly the principles OF its party
1t Says What Git had) written, CD meant, and nothing
more" Are we to understand that il means what have
stated when it wrote this!
I'VE have changed our position policy upon
these other questions OF political duty The wing party
WILL the proper time, be found acting one man. and
the strict adherence its principles, to its organization
and its usages. Its national convention VIII embody and
represent opinions and purposes of the pary will
q
may-and the people of the country will elect him. These
general avowas OF the principles which have directed and
which continue direct the wing party have no connex
with, reference any distinguished individual men,
toned for the presidency
If the North American" then, goes for its principles
first and then for who is nominated by the
wing convention, and who does boldly the prn-
cpes of the wings say frankly, once, that we ad
mire its manly course, and would recommend the
position to our own party We differ essentially, is true,
with editors of that paper about principles and about
men, The 'Norh American" supports latitudinous
sucton of the constitution. We go for strict consru
ton. goes for national bank-for national system OF
internal mprovementslor protective tari-ior dstri-
button of the proceeds of the public landsfor the bank
rupt law of 1912. We go against all these measures
against national bank all its phases; for the fee-trae
doctrine and against the other distinctive articles of
whg creed We have vindcated the propriey of the
against Mexico and for its vigorous prosecution until
we have obtained honorable peace. The North Ameri
can may different position This is not the place for
vndicate principles to attack the
and principles Of our opponents But the North
American will frankly and boldly insist upon the election
of man who is openly committed to wing principles, we
shall admire its willis, we are prepared to make
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