The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-21
COMMUNICATIONS.


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| To the Editor of the Unioni
Now that the smoke has cleared away from the polit
cal battle field II IS easy matter 10 count our osse
and estimate the probable effects oil the contest upon Thu
| future operations of the common enemy With such
purpose let look around not as those simple minded
ones who search for everything but the TRUTH but a
dton--men alarms, with our harness upon our shou
ersabe TO bear the consequences OF Tue past, and will
ling to encounter the responsibilities OF the future
In the first place. great battle has been fought the
old North State the land of the Mangums, the Baigers
and the Sanleys of the present. and OF the Macons of the
past. And what was the result OF the mighty conflict
herea conflict which the soothsayers and the false
prophets of federalism foreold would make that State
the banner State of Taylor and the bloody Waterloo OF
democracy! Why, after severe and in many places an
unexpected struggle on the part OF our friends, the
wing governor is elected by a few hundreds, and
the Legislature tieda legislature fought for with sleep
less vigilance by the wing leaders, that the self
compliment Badger might again recline upon the
crimson cushions of the Senate Chamber. and have
his anti Catholic speeches printed at the public expense
with the stately eloquence OF Webster and the abol-
ton fustan of Hale This was the first battle fought
the campaign, and this too the banner State of lay
orlsm. Was this wing victory to be rumpeted to the
world 1t not, under all the circumstances,
expected and signal defeat! The next battle was
fought in the regions termed the bloody ground
in Kentucky where to insure success the Senate of the
United States robbed OF one of Its efficient wing
members to render certain the election of wing gov,
ernor WE'LL with Napoleon returned from exile in the
native State of General Taylor, with the aid of the in
suited and much wronged Clay the great embodiment
whose whims have been the canons and whose folles
the principles of the great wing party Tor many years,
Mr. Crenden, General Taylors particular oicerone and
memorials Pythan Damon-was elected governor by an
ordinary vote for the hot bed OF whgery; and that
shouted by the anxious expectans OF the smallest
favors the second great wing victory in the campaign
of Buena Vista. The next great victory was to be
achieved in Illinois, herewas to be heard the thunder OF
$780, and the slogan OF the wing invncbles, who would,
in the deep maginings of the poet OF Hohenlinden,
"Like reapers, descend to the harvest of death"
But in spite of pronuncamentos equal to Santa Annals
in truthfuness and bombas-n spite OF Geographic
rors made to be corrected eat convenient
son"-he great whg party dwinded down TO a faction,
and their victory to dsgraceful leaving of the field,
which is only paraleled by the retreat from Lexington
Then the brave Missourlans were to achieve the hon
ors for the great wing party The returned volunteers,
who had not been welcomed by Mr. Corwins Mexican
friends with bloody hands to hosPtable graves
up the dropping standard and the flag of the grizzly
bear to teach the sleeping democrats that the bison
wings were trough and ready" but alas there a
screw loose in the machinery there and, after six days
hard ibbng, the truth finally leaked itself and the
plains of the Missouri found to be free from Tay
Tor faint as the plains of the Wabash.
Wisconsin and Iowa were also looked upon young
soldiers suddenly converted from honest men to traitors
to God and their country; but the trumpet sounded,
the charge met with unfnching courage, and 10
after weeks OF false reporting it was found in the
OF some country newspaper that those States had equaed
the veterans in their opposition to whgery, sweetened
il was with abotonism, scented with birthstone, and
dressed in a cooked hat and epauets.
Arkansas next heard beating the rdppel, and there
the freeso party, and the liberty party, and the taxed
teaparty, said 10 be cocks of the walkpeacocks
in hennery. But, alas for the expectations of the
righteous the first clear note from the silver trumpet of
truth showed whgery upon her back in cane brake,
with certain military gentleman, who shall be
less, seated upon her breast like the night mare, Or
Some huge black cat with eyes"
to prevent impairment curiosity from ascerainng the
injuries sustained by fallen foe.
Then Malne-the eastern STAR she who fell in 1910,
as Peter fell to rise higher immediately afterwards, and
never to fall second time Maine the nursery of dem
n hqrtV nd puu al
rights the freedom OF the seas, and the chastsement of
nsoent and aggressive foes; and her pine forests
of George Evans TO be heard proceeding from
made hOarse by imprudent exposure the night air. cry
ing, Write them g Ichabod," for their democratic
glory has departed.
And yet il was all in vain-a mere false alarm the
old State came out pure and stable her white
hills and her glory is of the kind that is denomnated
everlasting.
Maryland also was to redeem the past by rolling up her
thousands to hail the Cesar he strobe in hot haste
from the battle field TO the Senate chamber but, alas
the angel of discord at work in the fields of the
Mary ana a, the counting Of the host the battle
was considered drawn one; and now Marya is con-
signed to POLITICAL oblivion by the sensitive IntelIigencer
cling representative lThomas Butler King) had tram.
pied upon the laurels of his country, and breathed
upon her shield, to please mob of barnburners
than. But, in spite of all the shouting hard swearing,
and eccentric telegaphng, the old State of the Ogle
thorps the Crawfords, and the Forsyths hurst away
young Sampson sent the wing foxes home again with a
frebrand at their tails In Ohio then, where by happy
union of every opposing eement-black, white, and
gray, nfdel and Christian, barnburner and Mormon,
Jew and Paganthe vote OF the wing party was to be
greatly increased the democracy, much to their astonsh
men find themselves stronger than everybody else and
await the coming battle, like the gallant Sparacus of
old
"Le them on armed ~
Pennsylvania, the old Keystone, reposng in her
strength unaided and unguarded-generou. and ready
TO hear all sdes-in evil hour let her personal preju
dces against local candidates sway her for moment
into an approximation towards wing misrue; but now
seeing her danger, like giant rising from her slumbers
she will overurn the cardcastles of her wing adven-
turer and let her gentle Johnston ride their own gates
ruin And what has Pennsylvania done to encourage
the sweet singers of the Rough and Ready Club She
has elected her democratic canal commissioner the only
test that be taken, by thousands is believed and
has given majority of the popular vote for democratic
congressman.
The Buckeye State Will they look to her for CO.
operation She has just startled them by the immense,
and glorious, and successful efforts which her democracy
has made; she too, will 60 for Cass and Butler on the
7th OF November. Them where is the cause for wing
reoicngs and democratic repnings Where is the cry of
victory, and where the wall of defeat Let u.s. them
cast of doubts and fears Let us bring out the
old drum of the people, and, like Alexander acquire i'm
mortality AT another MARATHON.