Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-10-14
POLITICAL INCONSISTENCIES.


One of the Baltimore Convention resolutions de-
clares that the fruits Of the great political triumph
in 1874 have fulfilled the hopes of the Democracy
of the Union"
Among the fruits of that triumph" have
been war with Mexico, involving the loss Of twen-
ty thousand lives, a national debt of over hun
dred millions, and fearful agitation of the question
of slavery. II the Baltimore Convention resolu-
tion is true, then the /" Democracy" in 1914 hoped
that the election of Polk would bring upon the
country the fruits = we have enumerated.
Now, It is well known to all persons ccnversant
with the Presidential contest of 1874, that the Lo-
cofocos IN all sections of the confederacy de-
clared that war with Mexico would not and could
not follow the annexation of Texas. They ridi-'
culed the Wings for predicting precisely what has
come TO pass. II then they cherished the :. hope"
that war with Mexico would be one of the
f" fruits which would grow out of the election Of
Mr.. Polk they kept it to themselves, while they
persisted in declaring that no such fruit" would
be seen. The resolution of the Baltimore Conven-
ton declares monsrous falsehood, and exhibits to
the people the utter reckessness of the members Of
that body; for no Locofoco will have the hardihood
to assert that in 1874 he hoped the election of Mr..
Polk would bring upon the country the war with
Mexico, with its immense sacrifice of life and trea
sure, and its long train of evils. Every Locofoco
who did not cherish such hope must feel that the
Baltimore resolution is vile SANDER on his pa
trotism and humanity.
Another Of the "fruits Of Mr.. Pok's election
is his vetoes Of the bills making appropriations for
river and harbor Improvements. Did the Locofocos
Of the West, who always have been and are very
generally jealous in advocating such appropriations,
hope that Mr.. Polk would veto them Thousands
Of them were greatly disappointed when the news
of the vetoes reached them, and broke ont in the
most furious denunciatons of their President. The
majority of the Locoioco papers, which published
the resolutions of the Baltimore Convention, and
expressed their appreciation of them, openly and
zealously advocate river and harbor Improvements
by the General Government, and are now vebe-
mently asserting that, if Gen. Cass is elected, he
will sign precisely such bills as Mr.. Polk vetoed.
Were the hopes of these editors fulfilled by Mr..
Polk's vetoes? Moreover, nearly one-half of the
Locofoco members of the House Of Representatives
at the late session united with the Wings in declar-
ing that the Improvement of rivers and harbors by
the Government was clearly constitutional and pro-
per. Did they in 1914 hope that Mr.. Polk would
use the veto power to forbid such improvements
And yet, in the face of these facts to the contrary
the Baltimore Convention adopted the false resolu
ton that the Locofocos in 1874 hoped for such We
toes and all other bitter fruits of the Polk Admin
stration.
The Administration of Mr. Polk has not fulfilled
the hopes of those who in 1914 promoted his cleo
ton. Had the party foreseen the course he has pur-
sued he would not have received the electoral vote
of any State. The members of the Locofoco Ma
tonal Convention of 1914 resolved that they would
have all Of Oregon or none of it. Did they mean
by that resolution to express hope that Mr. Polk
would, as soon he was elected, offer TO compro-
mise the Oregon question, then turn round and be-
come furious and warlike, and, after indulging that
humor for WHILE throw the responsibility of set
Ting the difficulty the Senate, signifying his will
lingness to sign treaty relnquishing half of the
territory if that body saw proper to advise him 10
do so!
The truth is, the fruits of Mr.. Folks Admins
traton were not such fruits as were hoped for by
the men who voted for him in the last Presidential
election. No one admitted that such fruits would
result from his election, and therefore it is both
monstrousiy absurd and false to declare the Loco
focos hoped for what has come to pass. What
ought to be said Of the members of the late Bat-
more convention who adopted the falsehood, or Of
the Locoioco candidate, Gen. Cass, who has decar-
ed thai he had read it carfuly and approved Of it
ordiaIy!-LouisuiHe Journal.
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