The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-19
Deserted by their Friends.

vote an appointment
Deserted by their Friends.
Even the British journals begin give up the OF
the Federass and denounce the conduct of the Fede
raj leaders This is "the unkndest cut OF all.' To
make themselves odous at home by their British predelc
TONS and then to be outed and eered by the organs of
those very foreign influences and interests, Tor which
they have sacrificed their American position and forgot
fen their American dues--such is the hard and bitter
lot OF those statesmen who now perpetuate among the
old Federal stock of 1912.
II is both instructive and amusing TO observe the cool
and cutting scorn with which the London Times Gust
received by the last arrival OF the packet Rochester
al New York; dssects, in the following article, the
recent political manifesto OF Federal policy put
forth by Mr. Webster and accepted by the Eastern
section OF his party. The Times is quite too jealous
OF the growth and prosperity OF our country, quite
TOO willing to see the ''Nlode Republic" Inundated
and baed in the attempt redress itself against the law
less insults and outrages OF Mexconot to look with pc
cuar favor upon the Federal opposition to the war
portion OF the Opposition has mapped out scheme OF
party policy which tends to distract national coun
cis to cripple national energies, 10 eneeble and fr
ter away the national determination to stand by our just
rights, thus encouraging the enemy, and proacng to
the very utmost rhh, ci suspension OF hosft'e
or Without suspension Of hostles, arth treaty or
without treaty, nth indemnity line or u'thoM an
indemnity line, result an permanent, peaceful
relations before our shall hare taught TO the Meriedn
rulers and ruling castles entirely nec appreciation Of
the rights of other nations and Of The corresponding dt
ties of national good neghborhood Such policy har-
monizes too well with the wishes and the feelings OF the
enemies of republican institutions in England and else
where not to be applauded and chuckled over by the
Tines even though found in company with other party
principles which the advancing intelligence OF mankind
is now fast coming reject the Anticipated errors
"the obsolete IDEAS of the past
Hence, Mr. Webster and his friends patted on the
head for their opposition either avoYed concealed to
the war OF their country and in the same breath are severe
" snubbed for their high Tariff notions The Times is
unreasonable. 1t asks impossbllities. 1t demands
that these gentlemen should be true statesmen without
being patriots 1t demands that they should be enight-
ened enough to see and know the interests OF their
country and at the same time sufficiently misguided ana
darkenel not to pursue them. 1t demands that they
should know and adopt the true commercial policy OF the
country and the time refuse to hold to Its us
responsibility and chastisement nation which, Tor TWEEN
y years, has been perpetrang all manner OF pratca
aggressions upon that very commerce whenever and
wherever came within the reach of such depredatons
The requirement of the Times is plainly impossible 1t
must take its Federal friends finds them. II re-
joices their want of appreciation OF the national
character, as involved in the origin and issue OF for
eign war; it surely should not abuse them for similar
of appreciation OF the advantages of just and lib
eral commercial policy. The Federaists were blind
enough to play into the hands Of England in opposing
the annexation of Texas They are blind enough now
TO play into the hands OF our iwshers everywhere in
opposing and impeding and dscouraging directly or in
directly the prosecution of the war. How very unkind
Is it in the Times, then, even when rejoicing over
this blindness, to revile these very men because
they do not see straight and clearly the true
interest of country, and of all countries in
reference the great matter of Free Trade When the
Times laughs and jeers Mr. Webster for apng the old
Tory tail" of conservatism in England, by planting
himself stubborny in the path Of the advancing intei
gence of the age, and cngng to the exploded sophsty
of Protection, il does not seem to occur to the leading
journal that without this obquity OF mind Mr.. Web
ster would be different parsonage aogether-hat, in
such case, he and his friends would have pursued
very different course in ls2-tha he would have aban
doned the Bank sooner-that he would not have
been so ukewarm in the Of the French indemnity
that he would have been rmer and wiser in the matter
OF Oregonhat he would have taken patriotic and
American in reference to Texasand finally, that
he might, in such case, be found this very
putting forth all his faculties TO cheer on the country and
sustain the administration in bringing to an honorable
and advantageous close the foreign in which we are
involved For good and sufficient reasons, az an anti
American Journal the Times does homage before the
craven image of the old Federalism. 1t is unkind and
hypcrcri,ical in that journal, while admrng the head
which is of BRASS to complain that the feet OF clay
In just the same way the Times ls quite unreasonable
in venting ts spleen at the thought OF continuance of
the ascenlency of Democratic coanses and measures and
men in national government The British journal
cannot forgive the Democratic party for standing sterny
up for the rights and the interests of country against
all foreign violence or intrigue influence. 1t hates the
Democrats for being thoroughly American. Yet it re-
oces over the large and just regard for the interests oil
the masses of among us, which the Democracy has
shown By the removal OF restrictions from COM
merce, and by thus doing what our legislation right
fully do to open surplus agricultural products the
markets of the world Surely it is too much for the
Tines to ask that the party which clearly the
sound and patriotic policy OF such action, should be blind
10 the equally sound and patriotic policy OF cordially sus-