The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-03-25

As the friends OF good order deeply regret the riot
GUS Interruptions which occurred at the late meeting
The friends of General Taylor in the city Of Baltimore
we do 80, because we consider that the undoubet
privilege OF citizens in this country least hole
meetings for the purpose of peacefully discussing sucf
measures as they may consider best for their interests
Hgives US great pleasure to hear, from unquestona
Die sources that the disorders which agtated that
ing We're altogether owing to the interruptions caused
oy certain persons of the wing party and not by the in
reference OF their democratic fellow citizens. The
proach oil disturbing wing friends their celebrations
has often been urged against us, and is some consoa
hon to know that stand confessedly acquitted OF that
charge in the of the dsgraceful and rotous in
terruphon ever offered to the meetings OF any political
party in the city OF Baltimore.
No paper, nor indeed any publication, has appeared
so lar as we are aware tending Justify the course
which number OF the populace took upon that occa-
sion Indeed even if there ample grounds for
hndlng fault with some of those gentlemen who were
chley instrumental IN organizing the Taylor party,
man, nevertheless, could pretend to justify the means by
which tins disapprObation manifested
ANA yet IN general where such violence occurs there
may always be found good reason for the existence
OF Indignation, even if there be excuse the pecu-
ar form which It may happen to take. AS this dispute
between the members of the present wing party and
those who formerly took conspicuous share in its
movements has become public, we take the occasion to
comment upon some of those questions which are in
volved in its history
We confess that we were surprised when we read the
OF those gentlemen who to present to public
attention the claims of General Zachary TAYLOR AND
our amazement was increased when we observed the
reasons which they gave for their secession from their
own party
The chief of all these was that the old issues upon
which the previous contests of the two parties had besn
made up, were no longer in existence So far as this
was concerned there should at least have been some
pause made to consider the in which thew termi
nated and to deliberate how far their past and apparently
unchanged notions OF policy conceded with their avowed
purpose for the future.
1t is true that of the wings sometimes affect to
say that the tariff has been settled upon revenue basis
ana that the question OF national bank, and of the dis
outon OF the proceeds of the public lands no dam
ger OF being again speedily disturbed But whatever pre-
texts they may adopt, appearances they may assume
these gentlemen should remember that they were once all
hrmy persuaded that the prosperity OF their country de-
pended ultimately upon the of that policy which
was claimed TO be the peculiar glory of the whg party
and'ha they were, if possible, deeply convinced that
the tendency OF these measures which are now apparent
" settled would be, one day another to the destruc
ton OF our national greatness and public character
Have they abandoned this mode of thinking and ion
ed opinions with ourseves If this be So let them have
the honesty and candor to confess it. But this hardly
the case because the most prominent among them
ALL would, at this day. if the questions were called
into being, probably vote again he did in 1872 And
perhaps his coaduors would not be slow to follow his
example IT, then, the opinions yet remain firmly
fixed in their minds, and the only reason why they
pronounced such issues dead because Of their fear that
time will not give another opportunity to revive them
they, consistently with their known intelligence and
foresight. ieaue their party upon this ground Do they
not remember how unstable is human legislation. And
taking confidence from this instability should they not
rather, if their principles remain unatered adhere to
the party with which they have so long tremendously
acted
Their second reason that they desire break up the
principle of prescription. almost temps smile. Surely
these gentlemen knew that if in 1874 their favorite
ddae had been elected to the presidency this principle
in all its vigor would have been enforced Yet when
they had the power of exactng, in the State of Maryland
of the conditions of their support of Mr. Clay,
sake do not remember that they embraced the occa-
sion.
There was, perhaps, much also in the appearance of
distinguished gentleman advocate of the discover
ance of the wing party, which well calculated TO
awaken feeling II seemed strange to some that cti
zen chosen to high Office by the means of party
ganizaton, should aferwa ards dsapprove of the contn
ued operation of that system which had conferred upon
him political rank and dgnity-neher, indeed greater
than his talents deserved; but yet of that which, if
he had locked for without party assistance, would
have rewarded his merit
Such are some OF the considerations which appeared to
as accounting for the recent disturbances in Balti-
disturbances which impress us as the more sim
guar because of the wonderful unanmty which former
ly distinguished the whig party in that city-a unanimy
remarkable that the popular voice appeared to be the
expression of single will