The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-24
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
a,xnAY MORNING., SEPT. "a, is4s'
rhs present Canvass.

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mo0 ceived the idea of starting man supposed
ms' ,oooJ popularity in order that, by making no
avoval of their principles each section oil Inc
zach member of the party IA fact, might rep
90 hest suited to the partalities or preJudices
r,-. chose suffages they sought. II was IN ihis
Z" A., ceneral Harrison, aided by the mummefy OF
way L;os hard cider, coon SKINS and humbuggery IN
I've ,y,s foisled on the people OF the United States
t.u Of 1870 as their President for four years
:" "a month he died and as if to punish the gross
!" l;no spomities of the party which elected him.
,hn TYLER his successor in the office arrested them
'V'n nod career. and made them drink deep OF
u, or, Of bitterness which they had prepared Tor
Mai; nolitica adversaries. After four years oil deep
md raiufuI suferng-of maedctions loud and long
~ his devoted head-of unavaling regrets uttered IN
hs oa5ues, and fury of their hearts for having put
-; IN their ticket at HaTisburg-they organized
=. ,oober campaign full of malignity and revenge
ror, appointment he had made it was declared would
- aroscrbed-every act he had done to be undone-
ba had prevented them from doing was to be consum
81 Nv Mr. CLAW, whose election confidently
rallied on that nothing was left but to go .hfough INC
't,,n,, Of making him President 1t was forgotten by
them that they had gained the election lSio py frauds
la.on,;oo. and humbuggery Mad with the power they
.tall cd IN OUCU
.,nl with the hard cider" still, that four years had
M, rurred from their systems and believing lhat the
oono were as drunk as themselves, they rushed on
like tues to their work. and nominated Mt clay as
Ms :, embod;ment" of all their wicked designs and
aagious purposes against the democracy anu consul
..,,n Of the country. We met them with one James
K Polk, and "Harry of the West was dead fercy
on The field Of battle In moment, all was darkness,
Al nf ASH md w
.hroken. hearted and would de-" they feared. The
vbgs were humbled in dust and ashes, and taught the
,,lly Of all earthly things All-aH is lost. Bank, tariff,
and internal mprov ements-all gone War; deot' ana
.nh.,reasurv-al upon us! The constitution broken
into fragments Alas alas what are we 10 40
These faehoods and prophecies passed by as the de
Wind Nobody paid any attention to theT long Jefe
MAIDS and crocodile tears Mr. Polk was inaugurated
and from that day the country has gone on prosperns
and to prosper until all Europe and the world are hed
with our greatness and our glory. we have Just seen
letter from one of the most intelligent Americans IN Eng
land declaring that did the lame OF our couh'r.
stand higher in the Old World that never had she oee
50 deeply impressed with the beauty OF our insh'unohs
the energies of people, the prosperity Oh our couh
home and the glory OF our arms abroad; mat lhe con
summation of the treaty with Mexico, which had eA
tended our Union to the Pacific and gwen us ne" EN-
pre of ITSELF had formed the capsheaf OF our glory an
that the administration which had contributed 10 "of
ont all these prodgies had stamped It's wisdom On III
are itself, and would go down to postenty among III
brightest and most bene6cent which mad ever pressure
/ over the destnies of free people mat comiei'a'
up,n the does our prosperous couh'r
exhibit What rebukc to the moral HaHors' WI
have dared place stumbling blocks against the gam
strides of our young republic The lesson has not Dee
lost upon the eul-doers They dare not to bring out
man ON the platform of their ancient principles II Won
be in vain and hence they cast away the "emooc
| ment' and take up who cannot embody me" par
TALL This is General Tayor-a man who has "do
the country some service" in military way put VINO
wholly destitute of every civil qualification for Preside
I Of these United States. What inconsistent men the
whc poiticans At one time (and for long hme) ID
were in favor of man (and no other would SUIT the
Of high qualifications and ciuilidn This was MI VI
in preference to Andrew Jackson Al another time ID
l were in favor of a man with some QUALIFICATIONS an
m;l;torv ehieftain This was General Harrison agal
Mr., Van Buren, Again they ran MI Clay ana !"
l bsa,en Now they are in favor again Of q mthtdry
with no omal;fcations Such party does not deserve
rspect or confidence of countrymen and the eiecu
IN November will show to the world, If we have not mi
mistaken the intelligence and patriotism OF the Amef
neone that such inconsistency, doubedealng, conct
mon, and false profession will meet with no favo
their hands.
When our opponents run candidate on Pr'nc,Pfe, q
never miss an opportunity to discuss the various qr
tons involved in the When principles
10 be avoided, they turn man-worshPpers, ana
cont Herod Herol' in fulsome praise and extravae
\ concentration of those selected for the suhrages
d their party Talk to them about principle, III
such circumstances, and they will tell you
PRINCIPLES are obsolete !" and they then launch out
some disgusting panegyric-as false, perhaps as
are dsgusting-upon their man Allude toprinclple ag
and YOUR candidate is the greatest scoundre that
| though but the day before, in their own estimation
had been man of the purest and most exalted cha
Ter This was the case when General Harrison w
candidate-prncpIes were kept out OF view, and
whole canvass was consumed in the miserable NUM-
Of log cabins and hard cider and coon SKINS and IN
king and defending personal accusations on the pa
the wings They are now attempting the same
l of laudation of their own man and abuse OF our G.
date and if they cannot get us to make charges ae
}. General Taylor, impugning his private characte
Justify their ruthless and dabolical charges as
General Cass they will fabrcate charges themseive
defend them in order to divert the public attention
more important subjects in which they are really
cerned. The plan of the present campaign was 10
duct on peysonal as the last had been conducts