The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-06-27

out, like Santa Anna when he got into Houston,s tent
laughter There they lay-not dead, bu, sleeping
ppss,immng [Laughier.l There they law until they
hoa'u md the state of things which occurred in
when the people failed to elect President, and The
I I went to the House of Representatives Then
ney saw another chance for an insdous usurpaton OF
power ana then was that federalism showed its front
manifested the most uneouivocal Tokens of aonroh a
non IN iayor OF General Jackson, Yet because the
nation had NOT succeeded in producing that unan.
sion Of the national voice, and the election went
to the House of Representatives where Delaware voted
down New York-where Rhole Island countervailed
Pennsy vania--wbere one man from Delaware had as
much power IN the election as thrty-sx from New
York-where there chance for fraud bargaining,
Ss nt sfs %ade an effort to
the choice of Mr. Adams They succeeded that time.
They had violated the constitution its letter. but only
They had established principle, which, true this gov
eminent is false They had declared that the minority
had decided right and the majority had decided wrong
people against the will Of the greater number of the peo-
pie They inverted system; they elected man for
PRESIDENT who had the smaller number of votes compared
win GENERAL jackson. When that was DONE il
cessary to sustain it. A bad act was done, and
bad act was to be omitted which was necessary to
menced which threatened, BY It's nsdious influence,
exerted quietly but potentially over the country to
subver the liberties of the people, and convert the
government INTO a mere arbitrary organzaton-ap
organization which could sustain itself against the will OF
the nation. But the prime sin that party committed,
the fact that they had dsregarded the voice of the people
democracy then that federalism, which had pretend
ed to dispense and to dsband under MIR Monroes admin
lsratlon had not in fact dispersed or dsbanded itself
The nation saw that they must arouse;
more draw the party nes separate the friends
OF the country from the countrys enemies They did 80
IN the second election which brought Gen Jackson into
the presidency not by the vote of the House OF Repre-
sentatives but by the voice OF the people. ! scarcely
need go that wonderful mans wonderful adminisira-
M i Is enough a to say that heks MI
incurred the unmgaed of the federal party NO
epithet harsh but that it melted OUT to him.
danger could be imagined that did threaten the
try in his person. The democratic party were de-
nounced as fools and dios-as drunken vagabonds--as
much less to the decencies of social society, be-
cause they came forward and put jackson IN OF,
flee. We gave them statesman--a man who had
been senator before he was forty; who had been
Judge OF law court before he was thirty; who had been
the governor of OF the most important territories OF
and who had not been soldier for fifteen years; and
who, then, enjoying the peaceful life OF ndepen
dent farmer Yet because the democracy took up such
cried out military cheftan war pestilence, and famine
preference TO military chietain They declared that
Jackson who had learned in the camp the des
poc principles which prevail in the camps that he would
rule the nation with iron hand that he would Cypress
the poor the rich, and everybody ese that he would re-
tain none but rogues in ofice-h other words that he
tive imagination could picture to the review OF the peo-
pie. All these things were unavaing The democratic
party, by increased and constantly increasing maorties,
not only sustained the administration Of Jackson but
sustained it from year to another against all the giant
powers Of the Bank of the United States, and the merce
nary millions that stood upon their knees around its
vaults The bank spent its whole capital OF thirtyfve
millions in trying TO convince the people OF the United
States that General Jackson a tyrant; and yet not
unbroken unanimty, sustained him from beginning to
end.
Well, Continued Mr. Allen,) the old man died: He
went down to his grave and scarcely he out OF their
were the friends of Jackson and called the old Jack
he friend Of General Jackson, though they knew
he such thing. They succeeded, however IN the
election of Harrison by such means as you know and
you all appreciate. But they put their ticket
ma1 By the Of John s m y 4
HARRISON succeeded to the presidential office Congress
had been called together previous his DEATH by Gen
Generals death When Congress did convene, Henry
Clay then in the United States Senate came forward
the great embodiment Of whig principles and laid down.
the general doctrines OF the wing party and the meas
ures for which they commended. He was bold man,
Henry Clay; and had the frankness and honesty 10 tell
what he wanted. He was a man OF principle tie had
wedefned, clearly stated, unequivocal political prn-
ciples, upon which he recommended clearly Defined
G Se sftsd Say w o
man never got behind the bush. Here some Clay
for three cheers for Clay and
some TAYLOR wings and barnburners called for coun-
ter cheer for General Tayor.) Old Kentucky would not
have sustained Mr. Clay, for 80 years. il he had been
who dared not tell what he wantedawhat were his
political principles and measures Henry Clay came forth
the occasion named he laid the table OF the Senate
his five resolutions, declaring what business Congress
had been called together specially perform He openly
and like man said Our first duty is to repeal the sub
treasury if these democrats will let you Laughter
Our second duty is to provide bark OF the United
States" and he went with his FIVE measures embody
ing the and substance of the principles OF the wing
party He not only proposed them. but he had the cour
the of his partsans As whg measures he submit
ted them to the nation John Tyler had been taken by the
wing party on trust ILaugher] He was, IN fac part
of the called credit system (renewed laughter ana
on the death of Gen Harrison John Tyler not being quite
so bold man as Henry Caynot having any particular
principles thought proper to revolt IN an ev hour for
his party against his party, and vetoed the measure
again Mr. Clay put forward by that part of the whg
partv that claimed to have of the eaven of democ
racy in them; for here, you will observe there two
divisions of this party They put forward Mr. Clay and
Mr. Clay running with principles, with measures in
manly manner declared and made known TO the country,
was by his counrymen defeated in that election Where
is the old man now' Has he ceased to live' Has he
become dotard? Are his faculties parayzeds Has he
committed any sin against his country Has he perpe
merit the appreciation OF the wing party [Cres Of no,
no." from the outsders] Where then is he A voice:
son the shelf] have felt regret, because. as an nd
vidualthough have opposed Mr.. Clay politically, and
always SHALL the ground that his principles and meas
ures are such as do not like and can approve
still, as man, compelled to respect him. The
high qualities Of his heart and head command the re-