The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-11-05
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
SUNDAY MORNING, NOV. s, Is4s.


| The Last AppeaII
Our next sheet Will be published on the morning of III.
election Even this paper can reach only small portion
OF our subscribers, before the great battle for democratic
principles shall have been fought and won
Yet we cannot forbea seZng this last moment 10 urge
again upon our friends the necessity of prompt and siren
uous action up to the very when the polls of the
country shall be closed the evening of Tuesday next
1t has been abundantly demonstrated in the course oil
the present canvass, that the nomination OF General Tay
loT by the wings was trick and subterfuge to
place in power those principles and that policy which
they did not dare either to openly pesondfe
in a candidate before the people!
1t is also notorious, that having thus nominated can
ddate whose opinions upon each of the great issues
between the parties of the country they themselves
do not profess to know they have We, avoided any deca
ration of principles for their party in the hope that the
people may thus be cheated bewildered into voting for
the politicians and the policy which bitter experience has
forced them repeatedly to condemn.
1t is also well known that the wing candidate has SO
far fallen in with this nsdious ckery of his party as
openly to announce that knowledge by the people of his
opinions is neither neees1ry important" even if
he he elected President And what is this but to affirm
that the people ought to fall down into such base
worship as to v9 not for the prevalence of given prn
ciples, or givea opinions, or a given policy, but
simply to place ruler in power' What is it but
to affirm that General Taylor has resolved, if elect
ed, to make himself the plant instrument of men
who fear to disclose the principles upon which they
shall urge him to administer the government And
what possible attitude Of any party be imagined
derogatoy than this to the very nature of govern
men offensive to the Just self respect and dignity
of free people'
Iii also too notorious to be denied that the wing party,
to temporary ascendency, have not hesitaed to
make direct upon one of the important clauses
of the constitution, which specifies and describes the
powers and duties of the President; that they have
pledged their candidate, if elected, not to perform,
but wholly to abandon, most important branch
of his constitutional duties in relation to three
large classes of laws which he has specified
laws, currency laws, and internal Improvement laws
cannot be Denied that if the ilustrious Jackson had
come into office upon such pledge he must have signed
the bank bill passed by Congress- and that the country
must at this moment have been cursed by the mammoth
incubus which that bill created 1t cannot be denied,
that if Mr.. Tyler had been so pledged the country
would have been saddled by tariff involving not only
all the atrocities of the black tariff of 1872 but also and
TO the end that these might be fastened permanently upon
the necks of the people, distribution of all the proceeds
of the public lands 1t be denied that the present
wing assault upon the veto attack for party ends
upon the peoples Legislative authority, as organized in
the constitution Democrats Shall your utmost efforts
be wanting to sme down party resorng to such fla
gtious means to get power, which, when gotten they
will not and dare not tell you hou they mean to use
It also notorious, the direct and positive test
mony (Which have already laid before our readers)
may be trusted, that General Taylor has been impor-
tuned into giving secret and directly contradictory pledges
in relation to the great question of the Wimot Provso
is CERTAIN at all events, that he is supported by his
friends in different sections of the country expressly up
the assumption that such contradictory pledges have
been made and it is therefore certain that by his cleo
ton, either the North the South must find itself
cheated and duped! Democrats! is there one man
among you willing to sanction such practices in presi-
iental canvass' Wings! are there not many of you
who in such proceedings Infamous betrayal of all
the duties which belong both parties and to candidates
in free country'
Finally democrats, remember you go up to the polls,
that you are, beyond all question, the majority of this
people! But for the free-soi schism in the democratic
ranks in New York, the Empire State would by confess
sion OF our opponents be democratic in Its popular vote
Remember that the sole hope of the wings is, that by this
schsm, they-a minority-Inay obtain the power to
which, as a minority, they have no right In voting,
them democrats, to elect your candidates. and carry
your principles, you vote at the time to vindcae
the fundamental truth of all popular to
the majority, and not to the minority, rghtfuy belongs
the administration of the public authority
The canvass is closed. The great issue between the
party of privilege and the party Of popular power has
been made up and argued. 1t only remains for the peo
pie pronounce their verdict We await it with perfect
confidence The democracy aroused 1t is organized
1t Is ready put forth its strength 1t is resolved to do
its duty; and in this resolve it must and will prevail
One moro word.
Friends of freedom the constitution, and the laws,
solemn responsibility is upon you You now loudly
called upon for its redemption We have but little time