Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-01-20
Picture OF - the Party Fruits of its
POLICY.

Tho open mutiny in the ranks Of the Administration
party at Washington, threatening to paralyze the arm OF
the Executive, tho midst OF the war has Justly alarmed
the Washington Union, and is well calculated TO excite
the apprchcnSions OF every friend Of his country. That
draws deplorab!e picture indeed Of the great
party, which, less than years since, assumed the
direction Of public aiars-and which, within that brief
PERIOD has wrought thorough revolution, and dsa.-
uous a. thorough IN our system OF domestic policy, while
II has entangcd foreign relations extent before
unknown, barely escaping, despite OF itself from war
with Great Britain for doubtful title worthless slip
OF territory, aud PunGng into conflict sister
Republic upon false preexts, which the smallest modcuu
OF prudence and sagaey might have enabled avoid
without dcirimcn; tho rights honor o tho na-
uon See what the Union turning tor once it, batesils
from the TEoEEstsrs whom il has heretofore 50 fierce
y and pepo,usly assacd, saws the conduct OF i,s
friends;
Look again. OF says the spectacle which the party
NOW holding political power in the county presents
this matter TO wa,ehul and mpicabe adyersaries
al home We have waited Tor them 10 rouse the Gle
ments Of dscord. The contention which paralyzes our
movements IN this OF our ordeal, comes from
among ourselves. lis not the opposition which has opo
" rated division in ranks II is one wing OF the
g'sa, democratic party charged with the responsibility
the political power OF the country now rushe Up TO
q" battle with the other"
This Is the admission Of the Union-not charge made
IN
not rational ask, what bee the destiny Of the coun
try while the hands OF psry thus yided into oppo.
ing factions, which making fierce battle upon each
other, reference the division OF the "ss1s TO bo
won in the war with Mexico, which in tho meanwhile IAN
cuisines the OF their harmonious cooperation in
deemed necessary for energetic prosecution
What the country hope from the rule party which
such a time, exhibits such Notifying spectacle
But humiiang tins OF things the great enes-
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decision of which, evident, be eyaded or post
poned, itself OF the necessary ought TO have
been Of the foresecn fruits u Mr. Poks policy Of ter
ritoul aggtandzement BGi he and his uihsrn friends
seem have heen blind the danger until while vet the
contest RACES, salJtuy upon ther IN IN unseen
y struggle, the one part tor monopoly, and on tie
other for equa. division Of the hide, while the Union
pithy says, yet apon the lions back We'll does IN
Charleston Mercury, which has heretofore supported tho
Administration policy relation to the Mexican war. e1-
press tic lear Atst5 be the psren, Of evils surpass
ing any good which result from We concur with
that paper entirely IN the following remarks:
"Tae nso'cnt and iatoicTant preiensans Of tho Free
States IN Congress, Wings and Democrats common O.;
sAng the whole OF the Territory which may be won by
conquest be conceded by treaty, CONDENSATION H.,
claims from Mexico, calculated to m the mind,
the Southern People with nothing but lad gnaon and
disgust, towards the whole North AMI West Itis clear
there can be no party tnLes on the part Ui the South
with such wautln and uupuncIped sEEcssOrs They are
worse than the Me1caGs the mean spiit OF appf5prl
ton and under they cNp5se Il we have Joined Them 20
the oue they W. nul equally prepared 90 resIs
the other. MOI the cCug and oefyug tone the North
members o. Congressional the South dare not resist
that only threaten snake the weak IN neryes-ts
protection by c Union, through the free States s too
necessary the South, leave any apprehension thai Tor
this any other cause, she will rex or break tho Union
all calculated suppress emotions IN bosom of the
South THIS precisely the Of the British states.
men the Colonies Resolution. !, inspired tler
neither respect nor fear IN our ftcis, viii t now NEE
w!,h any higher consideration. Not only the hostility
but the deep contempt and sao,h such mpu
tatons imply, will hardly produce the tame 1cq1iesconc,
I they anuc palS"