The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-05-22
POLITICAL.
From the Georgia Telegraph.
1rhn Admalmaa ration.

The truth, thank God, has an inherent strength which
will cause il forever " to run and be glorned ai,d ma
ave beauty which will command the pladits oil all hearts
bn those hopelessly dead perverted II Will either
nun with our help in spite OF us and when 1t is not
assisted By u.s. had best look well to that "e keep
I'VE are made mindful of this whenever we recur TO the
constant trials of political faith and Its unaing tn
umph When Mr. Polk went to Washington to assume
the robes of Office what the condition OF affairs that
had lust preceded him, and what were the impedments
moral and POLITICAL which he found at the very TIRES
hold? When we speak OF moral lmpedimenfs, we refer
TO those impressions adverse to high and confident spirit
which it is SO necessary for those invested with public
trusts in times of trial and emergency, TO possess IN an
eminent degree Mr. Tylers administration was almost
The savage onslaught of his seeding cabinet leaving
him. and through him. the nation dcmoraized, and our
political standing in the eyes OF every enlightened natlon
extremely equivOCa.
In the face of all this young man, disrustfu OF his
un,ried strength is suddenly called from his unobtrusve
sphere and brought that position OF all others on earth
requiring the greatest assemblage OF rare qualifications
Add to this relentless opposition from the strongest men
inthe nation, OF fedora, sympahes and principles, In
league for life and death against him backed too by re
mendous money trembling for It's unrghte0us gains,
and we have faint picture OF Mr. Folks embarrass-
ments How has he acquitted himself What has been
the impress made by his hands, lar official conduct
and influence go upon our national lnteresss whig
who should have turned recluse from disgust nj Mr.
Folks election and Withdrawn TO his far from the
din of earthly distractions and the turmoil OF State, If he
should beasked these questions, reverng to the les
he had been taught by the venerable chroncers OF
party would doubt answer dolesny enough, he coun
try doubt not is sad state Possibly since LETT the
stage Great Britain has the Union, as she would
be justified in doing, seemed to have been nevita
Bile, from the bungng of Mr. Polk in the Oregon BUSH
The sub-treasury was you know, to have been
resuscitnted and If that away went credit Tor
knew not bank in the Union could withstand this shock
of creating currency for the government and anoth
for the peoples and, OF course under Its runous IN
huence the depreciation OF government securities has
left the disgrace of Mr. Tylers six million loan complete
ly in the back ground suppose, BY thus time the
whole industrial policy of the manufacturing States has
been completely revolutionized for II the tariff OF 1912
was repealed, it was that or beggary
This may all look very bad on paper, but the time
when nothing was more common or more popular
than these Jeremiads II IS not necessary to
ptulate 1.-THE of the falsifed predictions OF the
emes OF democracy II would be uncharitabe to do 50
when they, who made them with so much assurance,
are so heartily sick of the honors OF the tripod
But il magnanmous wing friends to attribute
the present prosperous condition of the country TO for
tunate conuncture-to good luck rather than TO good
management? Have they forgotten when with mpous
daring. they promised, in the of General Harrison,
aupicous seasons and full gamers OF course, now,
only be matter OF curious speculation. but we would
like to know what would have been the amount OF self
audaon, if it had been under wing rule, that foreign
relations disentangled and settled upon permanent
basis of international good will our credit had been
raised from the sad days of humiliation, when they
and Mr. Tyler went chaffering stocks Europe
without obtaining dollar 10 the proud position that II
to-day occupies, reversing the power Of the lender and
off the rusty shackes from the limbs OF commerce, and
in two years time-and estimate at that--de
monstated the suciency OF the lowest point of
taxation for the wants OF the government All this,
and much more, has been effected through MIR Folks
admnistration-of which we mean TO keep tho wings
mindful.
We will run on the subject again at an early day. de-
string nothing ardently than candid examination
of the practical effects of democratic theories of govern
men and to have tested by all honest men in the
friends and admirers oil the President could wish
HIM prouder position than that already won.