The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-21

the tenth part OF unequted labor and service made the
twentieth part the pecuniay sacrifice in It's that
have II will be time enough for him to berae me on use
| ulness."
But why multiply evidences Mr. Clay seems not 10
have the slightest disposition to withdraw "under his
own signature" if may Judge from the course OF his
most devoted and confidential friends. He is still in
Washington, and is expected to visit Philadelphia in
few days The Pennsylvania says "Mr Clay. a pri-
vate citizen is expected visit this city in day or two,
and our consistent councls-Solons as they are-have
rendered HIM the of independence Hall as a reception
room This is all well enough as a mark of hospitality
and goodbreedng, but is Notwithstanding an act of no
great consistency; for the councils did not grant the
of this the present President of the United
States until shamed into it, and if our recollection serves
refused it altogether General jackson, until public
opinion forced Its tender; and we the glorious
old hero was greater and higher officer than ever
Mr. Clay has been will be, he lives "a thousand
years But MIR c. is the favorte federal candidate for
the presidency, and the federal councils must bolster
him up"
1t is also said that Mr. Clay intends to visit New York
before he returns to the west and he has informed
committee from Pttsburg that he should probably pass
through that city in the month of March
Pttsbug is becoming famous for her presidential meet
lngs Exclusive of the democratic gatherings meetings
held by the friends of Mr. Clay and Gen. Scott; and
now see in the Psburg Gazette of Wednesday last
call for meeting of the whgs" friendly to the nomina
ton of Gen Scott for the presidency 1t is for the 22d
inst, (to-morrow0 at the old court house:
Whether this Scott meeting Says the Pitsburg PosD will
prove to be grand and importing as the TAYLOR
meeting of Tuesday night, we have OF determin
n bel
will Gen. Scott has greater number of sympahies
and traits of character common federal politicians and
he therefore may be expected command greater
of their confidence and respect lie is backed, in this
country by the whole tribe OF old anmasons who (al-
though they VOTE when occasion requires for
adherng mason) constitute large portion of the federal
party here.
.That Scott should be an object OF pretended adua
ton among parti sans like those instrumental getting up
this call, is at all wonderful. Any other man. who
could be supposed to give their sink ing atom
OF strength would be sincerely respected he There
neither patriotism political honesty connected with
them and Scott to-day, Webster Corwn Tomorrow or
Clay anybody else the day following at once be
converted into pure 'whig' patriot the idol of the
wing party, and the strongest pillar in the 'whig' tenn
pe if he had manifested opposition democratic adj
mnistraton OF the general They recognise
morality in politics. but practise upon the maxim thar
the end sanctifes the and therefore, to expec,
anything bordering upon honesty from them, would be
about as wise to expect to the at midnight
politicians We convict them upon any charge we
bring against them the mind of any unbiased seeker
after truth. There is little division among then
throughout the country respecting their candidate for the
presidency the Of capital to be manu-
featured by the nomination of Clay, Scott or TAYLOR
Henry Clay has been with them all the great questions
dividing the country for than twenty years The
pulse that has throbbed in their since the COM
mencement OF the has with correspond
ing vibration in his breast Their leaders in Congress-
voted that war crisis by the act of Merco and he at
New Orleans said that he felt if he would like to I'll
little nook the army that he might Mrican
Thinking afterwards that 'whig capital might be manu-
actured by open and determined opposition to the
than they had dared make the outset their great
leader charged all his followers in Congress with having
uofed tie and they in their opportunity
offered, wheeled about and asserted presence of the
country and the world, that they had done
Bu there other facts equally palpabe in
our position When the war was commenced, they
taken by surprise They knew scarcely how act for
themselves and therefore pretended opposed to the
manner in which we had become involved in the war
charging the whole Of upon Mr. Polk which charge
they knew to be SEVILLE they pretended be disposed
to go for their country In this PARTICULAR their subsequent
acts and tho direct aid and comfort which their leading
orators and editors have Afforded Mexico prove concu
siveIy that all their pretended love of country false as
they themselves have owned their in Congress to
have BEEN No true patriots be induced, from any
consde ration place their country in the wrong during
the continuance Oft sangunary foreign
"They find that by persisng in their unhoy oppo-
sition 10 their they must sunk lower
political degradation than any which they &C.
cupied and the efoe the pretended zeal displayed to
honor Gen. Scott And who is the for whom they
profess such profound What acts ha,
he performed to endear him to the federal party, and
make him especial object of 'whig honor He
is who has been the principal in con
Quoting this 'unhoy war'-iis war of aggresson-this
'unrgheous act-his war ust, unconstitutional
waged by the President without any authority He is
who when the first ntmaon OF conflict reached the
seat ogovenment, fire to go the of
action who almost quareled with his superior officer be-
cause he not permitted go at the first which
he thought proper and whose 'hasty plate of soup"
him then the object Of rdicule in almost every federal news
paper in the country He is who, whatever may be
his iobes, has served his country faithfully in the Ged who
has been and is honored by his country but who no
way indebted the federal party for any of his greatness
commander, for any opportunity OF displaying his
devotion the OF his couny for while the federal
traitor Hull surrenderng his country her enemies
and Scott performing deeds Of heroic vaor Chippe
wa that party giving aid and comfort Great
Britain they have recently been doing to Mexico while
has been conducting his patriotic countrymen
tories unexamplod in the history OF the civilized world"
Commodore Stockton.
The following resolutions, introduced by DIR. Goble,
have passed both branches of the Legislature of New
a.