The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-11-15
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
From the Baltimore Republican
The Presidential Eiectiou and the Causes Of the
Democratic Defeat.


Democratic Defeat.
As there seems now to be doubt OF Gen Taylor's
election, propose TO look the causes which have
brought about and to see whether the result ustes
those bitter partisan exhibitions OF the whigs which have
SO Disguised all of liberal minds and hearts They
proclaim it ga great and wonderful wing triumph" but
il happens to be triumph secured BIZ democratic uotes
and those votes were obtained by the wing preachings
against "partsanshp" which sounded so often in the
public gc .tu s.
One OF the first papers which advocated Gen Tayor's
election to the presidency was the New York Courier
and Enquirer and the reason gwen BY that print Tor de-
string his election its professed anxiety to
on it's part that General Tayors election would
this. The article we speak OF was an able one, ana ap
peared in that journal shortly after Gen Iaylors last
battle, and was copied into the Washington Oa3n. At
tices of similar import appeared in many OF the wing
journals OF the country during that year, and speaker
after speaker preached the doctrines when invoking
the people to orally around him without distinction OF
party" On the back of all this appeared dozen or
two OF letters from Gen. Taylor, in which he declared
that he "would know party and make distinction
between wing and democrat in the administration of the
government" and the mutual effect of all this was to
draw hundreds OF democrats to his support who were
afterwards estranged drawn away from him by the
Uhig nomination
And there was yet another move which secured thou
sands Of democratic votes for Gen Taylor. We alude
TO the omission the part OF Henry Clay endorse his
nominations the cold and reluctant support given him by
Daniel Webster; and the violent publications made
against him by such "utra and rabid wings" John
Minor Bolts and two or three others Bolts declared
ultra Whg and ex-governor Jones, of Tennessee, said
Gen. Taylor "was not wing like himself, who would
remove democrats from Office" These things, though
intended to inure Gen Taylor, secured him
Der Of votes, which he otherwise would never have re.
ceived. Many democrats supposed that if he was not
whg enough to suit the taste OF Clay, Webster and
Bolts there could be great improperly their voting
for him, inasmuch in connection with the opposition
OF such wing "uras" he would not pledge himself to
carry out wing measures, or to give them the places held
by democrats However mistaken these democrats may
find themselves hereafter, how much sOever their
omission TO support their party nominees is to be repre-
hended the fact not to be disguised, that they haze
We are next to notice the heavy vote he received from
the barnbuners of several OF the northern States and
ask whether they are to be considered as wings We
that all Wmofs and half of Yam Burens barnburn
voted for Taylor-not because they 1ch,gs but
partly because OF their personal opposition to Gen Cass
and partly because they think that democratic
will be safe under Gen. Taylors administration. Will
mots constituents and most of Van Burens adheents
the most ultra freerade and ant-bank in the
try and the slightest deviation the part OF the adj
mnisatiOn from the free trade and anti bank PATH will
convert them into its most active and determined oppo
nents &c. also, with the thousands of democrats through
out the country, who drawn to his support through
the joint influences of his military deeds and the position
of independence of all parties which he first assumed
Let him abandon this position and surround himself with
cabinet OF ultra partisan Wings eager 10 reward pOt
ical favortes and to re establish monopoly tariffs and
he will the slender support he will receive from
the American people.
Defeated as the democratic candidates have been by
the apparent democratic sympathies often manifested
by Gen. Taylor, it becomes the democracy 10 quietly
watch the coming events, and hold the wings to a re-
demption of the promises they made the people. LET
UP the anproscrption articles OF such papers
the New York Courier & Enquirer and the anti bank
ant-hgh tariff. and ani-and distribution speeches Of
such wings as VIM. Cost Johnson, and launt them in
their faces until they confess there bona ds wing
triumph obtained at the late election. Let constantly
press to the notice sf the throng Of oceseekers who
will beset and harass Gen. Taylor to reward them for
victory obtained by democratic Uotes, the many letters
the General in which he declares that he will know no
party in the distribution of government patronage He
will come into power pledged in hundred ways to act
independently of all parties, and to discounenance the
practice of rewardng political friends and furnishing po-
tical opponents; and will wait patiently see whefh
er wing of sis is any true to his pledges than wing
of 1910.
OLD FEDERAL MEASURES ARE COMING.-Whgs in
this city already talking about United States bank
and that obsolete idea" toasted early as Thurs
day night, with yelling by party of no
party whgs"-before the election. The Philadelphia
North American promises that the present tariff is to be
repealed by the new Taylor administration Then will
follow the bankrupt law-the alien and sedition law
the twenyone year resident law for adopted citizens
the distribution scheme, high taxes and low wages and
all the black array of acts regarded with affection by
federalism and adherence by the people Well, let them
come if come they must We have done part against
them, and shall continue to do it, and il they should
come TO- curse our country, who will envy the feel
ngs of those processing democrats who brought the
upon us!