The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-10

democratic party tainted with the declaration tina
they had principles, except opposition to those OF tn,
wings Where are those glorious wing principles Con
demned by the people; doomed 10 gnomlnous grave
to sleep the sleep of DEATH by the verdict of the nation
What higher compliment can be paid the integrity o.
the democratic party than this admission formally made
by their opponents, that wing principles could not ough
not to be galvanized into life The democracy in si4 had
said to them, Down at feet! and the people had
placed them there Whgery in 1915 has abandoned
them and, by doing, has virtually confessed the JUS
ice OF the verdict pronounced upon them four years
by the people Is not this the faithful and honest PIC
ture' The facts familiar to all and think there
are gentlemen the other side Of the chamber who vii
agree with to the of the wing party both in
reference 10 their embodiment" and their principles
1913 than he was in ls44' Is he less true upon the
questions of bank, the tariff internal mproveme nts
the veto, distribution, and all the great and cardinal
principles around which the wing party OF tins Union
rallied with such enthusiasm four years ago? If not, why
is 1t that he has been laid aside that the wings might
erect upon his remains nopariy platform, and present
that Henry Clay was unworthy the confidence and sup
port OF the American people, that this government would
not be safely and honestly administered BY him on the
principles which his party held and avowed. The wing
party then denied III but the rejection of Henry Clay
Philadelphia admission of the correctness of the
charge Does any man believe that il Mr. Clay had been
the nominee of the wing party, we should ever have
heard OF no-partyism II only by the strong and
unequivoca condemnation of the American people upon
both the embodiment and their principles, that they had
been driven to desert his standard, and seek
ing by this new imposition, to carry into the executive
char and the administration OF the government these
condemned and repudated principles, under the false
guise of no-paryism, and to avail themselves of the
glory of military hero, whose aures in a
condemned by them as unnecessary and unconsti-
utional and he and his gallant band in effect held up
before the country as the murdeers OF innocent women
and children in Mexico. They sought to avail them
selves OF his popularity IN order to ols upon this gov
eminent their odous and abomnable principles.
Does my colleague suppose that the American people
are susceptible Of such an imposition that they will fail
TO tear off this msy gauze beneath which it is attempted
to conceal the beggary remains of repudated whgery
Has he so little regard for their intelligence and good
sense as TO be seriously impressed with the belief that
such an effort promise to its friends and supporters
the slightest prospect OF success?
The desire for concealment did not constitute the only
motive for the .'noplaform" action of the Philadelphia
Convention Notwithstanding the manifest anxiety with
which the wings have attempted to keep out of view their
old discarded issues, doubt they would have patch
ed up creed for the times, but for the utter imprac
tcaby of agreeing upon any declaration of principles,
however vague and Indefinite upon which all portions
could have united. Their policy to cast their nets
wide enough to catch birds of every feather and their
success in this movement would be greatly eopaded by
an avowa of any political sentiment whatever. Native
Americans had nominated Gen Taylor for the presiden
cy, and their support and cooperation must not be
dangered by any declaration at which their sensveness
would be shocked. Independent democrats had ncon-
sderatey indicated desire to unite in the elevation OF
Gen. Taylor to the executive chair OF the Unon and they
too, must be concated, and their fears OF wing suprem
and msue must be quoted and SO on to the end OF
the chapter including the disaected and dsconented OF
all classes and conditions OF men, But, sir rising lar
above and beyond all these considerations there was
presented another still more imposing obsace-the re-
mova of which baed the logic and ingenuity of all the
high priests of whigery then assembled from the four
quarters of the Union. There stood the northern
wings, speaking with heart and one voice their
undyng attachment to the principles OF the Wilmot
Provso whilst their southern allies, with equal firm
ness and devotion, planted themselves upon the plat
form OF their constitutional rights There was an imPas
sable gulf between them No concilatory spirit moved
in their midst The jarrng elements OF dscord which
were known to exist could only be suppressed by an
unbroken silence Necessity dictated the policy and an
clt Hacra for noru
acquescence. These differences legitmaely drawn
from the proceedings of the body, and the known carac
ter and opinions of the members who composed IT. but
fortunately am justified and sustained in my concu;,
sions by authority which will scarcely be gainsayed
by political opponents, however questionable 1t may
tract from leading editorial of the New York Evening
Express, Immediately after the adjournment OF the con-
vention. 1t says:
upon The convention adjourned at T. and sine de,
without laying out any platform any general chart OF
that generally satisfactory platform arosslELIrY"
commend the example of this leading, organ OF the
wing party to its followers generally They will find
Ter mpossbiiy OF his party agreeing upon any avowal
Of principles, is decidedly preferable to all their frutess
from the psdG the manifest fact
will bring to the consideration Of the committee anoth
illustration of the truth and correctness of my remarks
about this convention; and adduce it Tor another pur
pose. Ii will show, when taken in connexion with other
iacts to which shall call your attention, that was the
settled determination of the wing party in the pending
election preach different doctrines in the different
lions of the country set of principles for the noth
and another for the SOUTH the game which attempted
to be played and it is for the intelligent reemen of the
country say what success is to crown such unprncl-
pied designs. have before wing paper OF my own
State, he Southern Recorder which has doubt been
seen by my colleague, in which correspondent writing
from the Philadelphia convention, tells the people OF
Georgia. that in the action of that body they might see
safety the institutions of the SOUTH will read short
extract from the article and ask the attention OF
of all parties from all sections to it
subsequently this, resolution offered by dele
gate from Ohio affirming the principles OF the Wnot pro
Mr. Brown, of Pennsylvania denounced it as anati
cal and Indignantly moved to lay 1t on the table The
on all Sides and it laid there-not being in
| its favor!!
Snow Messrs Editors, this conduct OF the wing
convention with that of the democratic convention ON the
same Identical subject, In the latter venliou resou-
offered condemning the Wmot provlso and 1t
rejected only thirty six delegates voting for H. In the
whg convention, the Wmot proviso Itself was regretted by
almost a unanimous vote This is a fact which southern
men, whether wing democ rat, shut their eyes
convincing be mistaken But add to this, that
the have nominated Gen. Cass who
hitherto declared he would have voted for and no
advocates position indirectly the Who and
does the great difference between the great
p irties, and the soundness of our own +
The editor of the paper equally solicltous with his
candid and conscientious correspondent that the people OF
Georgia should be duly notified of the important fact thai
the northern wings to the rights of the south
than the democrats and also that the northern wings
had suddenly become almost unanimous in their oppos-
ton to the Wilmot Provso discourses to his readers in
the following strain:
| "a resolution in substance the same with the Wino
Ptovso, moved in the whig convention by a membe
um Ohio. A Pennsylvania delegate moved TO lay II or
the table The result was that the Who Provio resou
ap,rt M