The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-06-06
&c Whig Organs view OF tho Democratic Plat.
form.


That part of the Integencer's long article upon the
hmore resolutions. which relates to the War Policy of
administration, being merely diluted repetition OF its
evous charges upon that subject, which we have be-
renohced, does not seem TO require further comment
m US at present The whole burden of the ntellgen-
Fsaccusaton IN this matter may be summed up in the
nss charge, that the President the Chief Executive
The country, and Commander Chief of its forces
exercised, under the laws of war; and in pursuance
the constitution of the United States such military au-
oriy was requisite to insure the vigorous and sue
su conduct of the war, and the preservation and due
sualon OF the conquests which it achieved. Such
lage the administration may not only admit the truth
but may fairly claim part of its well-deserving
The hands Of the country. The Inelligencer, with
taa grace affects to sheer at the high and we'll
D'ed encomium bestowed by the democracy as
noed at Baltimore upon the measures and policy of
ne administration, and upon the President, by whom it
las been directed. The wing organ sneeringly calls
s resou!ion-expressv of the sense entertain ed by
democracy of these great services to the countrya
'ltca obituary OF the President If the lntel-
senceTs sympahies are moved when the distinguished
n party thus retire into private life amid its accla-
aons and praises, cannot but sympathise with the
yep compassion which that journal must feel just for
sowh great political " embodiment" There is great
wig statesman, whom, if present indications be not de-
uu his fond followers would fan kill off before his
lne-whose obituary" will be made to precede, and
not TO follow his inaugural and who in the Intelli-
n'ers own language, may be 'whistled down the wind,
prey at iortune," before his fortune has yet reached its
0ns-sought-ior goal Before the wing journal sneers
gam at the praises bestowed by the democracy upon
ns retiring President, whom they have elected, and
no having served his allotted term, retres in pur-
1dAce Of his previously announced determination,
We would exhort that journal to try its hand at the
imposition of fit requiem for the distinguished
'ns statesman who has proved himself heretofore
great, and true, and faithful wing, that the
wig party now find it necessary to desert and betray
un even in the mid career Off his aspirations, and
nose H'c aee however fulsomey worded, is destined
shine, not at Washington, but in the shades of Ash
and
ms, however, in passing The only really note
O'hy point of the lntegencers long article is TO be
uhd IN the fact that boldly brings forward and clear
displays by implication at least. the adherence of the
wing party TO all that system of measures which have
ecome identified with wing policy, but which, as fully
ondemned by public opinion. the wings, upon the OF
canvass, have heretofore found ii prudent much as
possible to keep out OF sight Thus we perceive, BY
NE lnteigencer's comments upon the Internal Improve
nent Resolution passed at Baltimore, that the wings still
'hcnsh, as much as ever, their purpose of devohng
should they come into power, vast sums of the public
money IN this direction, alike in defiance of the consttu
uon and Of the jurisdiction Of the States The wing organ
even avors with the precise which thinks nigh
advanageously allotted, for this purpose, to each Con
OCCASIONAL District throughout the country. Its allow
ance for each district is hall! million Of dollars and
elctaes itself upon the excellent purposes which, unde
whlg administration, such so distributed nigh
uoserve. In sense we cannot gainsay the Inteli
sencefs idea Such an amount disbursed in each dis