Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-10-21

have shown you moreover that far trace tho
personal history of active political leaders up through the last
cali century, the Democrats Of old have moulded and ernbo
died the present Whig party and that the Federa the
other side have moulded and embodied the present Admins
traon party that whilst many former Democrats from
siderauons Of personal ambition, from higher motives Of
conscience have deserted their ancient political faith, and ad
hered to the dominant party and followed II through all its
changes, also many patriotic and conscientious Fedeasis
have sachced their peudces upon the altar OF their
try and have joined the ranks Of the friends of Madison and
Monroe IN the Jealous effort to pepetuate their policy They
have joined this party in the day Of its cancellations and
umphs and they have adhered through all lis defeats and
its adversely, thus giving pledge of the sincerity of their
attachment and the honesty Of their convictions for which
they are cminenty entitled to their counuy's thanks.
Not many survive Of these former days. Parties in the
country composed much the largest part of new
generation who know nothing personally the past If the
dead could be sgn terminated and brought upon political
theatre Madison and his compeers, his friends parsans,
champions and Comrades, would form an army of Wings
They could be nothing else without apostacy from all that
they proessed uphold and admire in the administration of
our form OF Government Such Of them have lived within
the period Of personal Knowledge wcre almost man,
the advocates Of all the essential Wing doctrines and Of the
comparatively few that alive, the large naority are
still But the young who have grown up snce and the
numbers who have become citizens OF our country from other
cimesthese two classes Of citizens constituting together,
perhaps fourGhs of our populaonare neither guided by
personal knowledge Of the past by the affections which
belong to the memory Of participation in the struggles Of the
past and arc, therefore, greatly liable to be msed by the
which this new party has assuned and TO be thus be-
guiled from that scrutiny Of It's history and objects which is
essential every should make in order to understand it.
persuaded that the people Of the United States would
calmly study this history and weigh the grave questions which
presents their minds there would in the ranks
of the Administration ithe OF that number which now
give countenance and rcpectaby its struggles for the
ascendency.
am persuaded that the great mass of countrymen,
whether native adopted citizens would rally with the Wings
around the principles and policy Of the administration Of Mad
son. and that this pnchbeck and counterfeit Of
Democracy would be doomed short and lingering life in
the hearts Of the American people. The people intend be
right They earneSty and deeply sensible Of the value Of
free and pure representative Government They admire
and love democratic representative system They have
unaerabe faith in their capacity to govern themselves Their
sentiments right, their purposes are good The most
dangerous mpedmen which they may have to encounter
the accomplish of all the high and glorious aims which
they have proposed themselves in this great enterprise Of
constructing the happe Government upon eafth will be the
listening with credulous TO the teachings of those
who may seek poison their minds with the belief that the
Executive Of the nation is better friend to freedom than the
Legislature Administration has too long already had the
control of legislation Let them be divorced and let the Pre-
sden Of the United States understand that is the prerogave
the people make the laws and duty them
they his hand 1t is the of time to suppose
that the Chief Magistrate is better judge Of the wants OF the
people than the Chief Legislature. Give the people, through
their legislature, full opportunity and power what
they desire aud the country will always be free and happy
This s is the golden precep Of General Taylor II is
WORTH at this time, all the political wisdom Of the day Is
Ills creed his h his platform Let the country elect him
and will he theirs .a