The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-12-30
THE UN ION.
From the Enc (Pa) Observer
The Past and the Future.

The Past and the Future.
During the campaign which has Just closed by the
election OF General Taylor to the presidency, we hear
great deal from his supporters, especially the l1hg por-
ton OF Them in regard 10 the of party, and IFS
baneful influence upon the country, together with the
great effect the election OF such man as General Taylor
would have IN suppressng those feelings OF party hatred
which long contest has engendered. We were
promised OF good feelings and told that in the cleo
lion of Gen Taylor there would not be party triumph,
but triumph OF the people over party With these pro-
LESSONS fresh the minds of the people would nat
uray suppose that their authors would be little chay
to say the least IN their denunciaton OF those who differ
with them regard 10 measures, and endeayor 10 treat
them with candor, II they could not approve Not
however That OF good feeling is put of 10 some more
convenient season and from the small wits OF whgery
up 10 grave newspaper reviewers, all whlgdom is Just
now engaged in maignng President Polk. HIS annual
message document, by the by, every way worthy a
Chief Magistrate OF great nation like thsis seized up
on the preiext, and made TO furnish the material Tor
all sorts of ebuons of party raHcor. That President
Polk has successfully administered the government du
ring period the most trying OF any almost since the
foundation OF the government, IS sufficient crime IN the
eyes OF men who, but few short weeks ago, were
the most loud in condemnng party rdneor, 10 bring
down upon his head language that would disgrace the
verest pohouse braweT The object of this course is
plainly SEEM however The stubborn facts, figures, AMI
arguments OF the message, must be met IN some way
and they cannot be in the they put forth
calmly oispassionatey and truthfuyhe only resource
eil resoried to- But the wings mistake their policy
they miscacuaie the intelligence of The peoples and
they will md that vulgar witticsms, low abuse and Hat
denla will destroy the effect OF the Presidents facts
satisfactorily his powerful and unanswerable
arguments The day for such policy has passed The
masses keep up with the times and intelligence borne
upon The wings of the lightning finding ITS way INTO every
hamlet and neghborhOod and while the people OF the
Old World are rising IN their might and throwing from their
shoulders the political chains and heresies which bound
them 10 the favored few for so many centuries, the Tree
and giant masses of the New World will be far from sub
hitting their necks TO the Jokes although II may
be gilded with the bait OF home protection" 1t will
not do either for the wing party to wrap itself in the
mantle of General Taylors success, and clam by his
election that those questions OF policy embraced under
the head of the american system" received en-
dorsenent from the people, and that the policy OF the
present administration was condemned by the same trbu
nal for is well known that elected though he be- he is
in minority larger than any President ever before elect
ed by the people Besides those questions did not enter
az all into the for in fact the wings took especial
care deny that Gen Taylors election would be claimed
condemnation OF any particular set OF measures
When therefore, the wings stoop to abuse the Presidents
arguments in favor of liberal system OF commercial inter-
course and proclaim that they intend to substitute that
bundle OF denominations, the tarlf OF AZ, Tor that OF 46,
they should recolect that the democracy have the Sen
and thus possess the power TO prevent any such
summation until the people again have chance OF speak
ing on the question through the ballot box We advise
the wings then, TO drop abuse, and prepare their argu
nens for the peoplehe facts, deductions, and figures Of
the Presidents message and Secretary Walkers report
will have be me, hereafter upon the stump and through
the press The tariff question is just fresh now as II
in 1928 1925 and If the wings attempt TO disturb
the bill of 1916 they will find that this, like all other
ouions will go backwards and instead Of duties be-
/ ing increased they will be cut down Webster and
Greeley, and Clay, then, like Napoleon the morning
of the battle OF Waterloo, have all their battles to fight
over again, and the enemy advanageousy posted
and better marshaled than in any former campaign.
The question OF national prosperity must be analysed,
and It's elements must be examined. Just national IN
dependence and personal liberty different things, so
national manufacturing prosperity does not necessarily
imply the wellbeing of both aborer and capitalist There
is no nation absolutely free earth than Great
Britain and there eminent for in trade
but her people proverbs of individual bondage and
paupersm In future, therefore, the wings will have 10
defend measures instead Of preaching doleul sermons on
the rancor of partywll have to 10 arguments and
facts instead OF Gen Tayors nc party popularity
they go before the people In future the democracy Will
90 before the country united band of brothers The
question which shvered them into fragments in the last
canvass will be settled and the first of the enemy
upon their financial and foreign policy will be the signal
for general rally of the whole party-barnburners,
hunkeIs, and al-from Maine to the Rio Grande, and
from New York bay to San francisco. When add to
this array the thousands of independent politicians, who
fought for Old lack" through mistaken idea that he
would not be party President, or 'yeld himself TO party
schemes the wings proper vii! have work enough for
the four years without burdenng themselves with
the inlamy Of unieserved abuse of administration
which IN spite of all they say, will occupy proud
niche in the history of the country.