The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-19

whg party, attacking the veto and attempting to show
that by defence OF IL we advocate preogatve against
popular sovereignty, make very great mistake. We
advocate the constitution as, and any attacks made
on US for dong so are attacks moi on the democratic
party but the constitution, and we shall hold the
whg party responsible for attempt not to jme the
democratic party. but TO destroy the constitution OF the
country We repeat it, this party, after having failed by
constructions, to fix their measures the Matchmaker
having advocated strong government all their lives
after having denied that the people could govern them
selves-in desperation and fury turn round upon the
cons tituton which has shielded the people from their
designs and strive to pull il to pieces Unable to make
the people believe that their are for the
good of the country, rage and disappointment they
swear to destroy the very constitution under which they
live VIII the people agree to ths' Having defeated
measures they sought by implication TO enact, will the
people not and despise the party which can
dare TO strike out clause OF the constitution if strike
down the constitution ITSELF
To do this, we must defeat the election of Gen Taylor
He has allowed himself 10 be used by the wing party for
this purpose he, in substance, that he will not
oe
says ii is ''neither important nor necessary" that his
Opinions" should be known, seven if elected" This
an admission that he will veto nothing that he has no
opinions of his own, and is not fit to preside the des
TIMES OF this great republic.
We the country to beware of the "Grecian horse
of the federaiss alias Old Whitley 1t would seem that
the events of the Trojan war had not been lost upon
them After contest of TWENTY years with the democn
cy, in which they have been than put to flight
and their forces cut to pieces, they reappear did the
Greeks, in the shape of HORSE, and undertake per-
suade the people that it is "gift" to them OF in.
estimable value. The Troans believed, and de.
stroyed Let not the democracy commit the same
bunder and influenced by facous party surrender one
Of the ctadels which now protect them against every
foe Reject, we enreat, the profered boon of an enc
my who has ever sought your destruction; trust no,
in his false professions; confde not in his promises
1t is the enemy who has always hated the people,
noc pretending to be their friends Nothing be more
ridiculous than to the federal party assuming to be
friends of popular liberty, after having for fifty years
rdcued and revied the people. They the friends of the
people, after having hated them all their lives They The
friends of the constitution, after having sought TO change
and break down by construction and, unable thus
effect it, have made direct attack upon that sacred
instrument through the fundamentally of "Old Whitley
promising the people popular sovereignty if they will but
admit this Mexican horse into the walls of the Capitol
Spurn their gifts despise them throw their horse into
the sea- and let adhere to the good measures which
have SO long enjoyed.
Another Gross misrepresentation by Wing
Press.
The mpracticable nature Of the subtreasury" isnow
the subject OF comment in OF the wing papers, and
particularly in the American, of Baltimore of the 18th
instant The complaint is, that the Post Office Depart
ment pays the contractors by drawing drafts the post
masters, and the postmasters paying the drafts in bank
notes. The following paragraph. copied in that paper
from the Providence Journal the substance Of the
plant:
"The Worcester railroad had claim ae ainst the Post
Office Department account of the transportation OF the
mail. In the ordinary way Of business the matter
would be transacted in the absence of any restraining law
the would have received check upon bank in
Providence New York, and in five minutes thereafter
the would have been deposited his credit I'm.
der the subreasury he should h"ve been paid specie
paid in orders upon five different post Offices in cirrt
ofty siry miles, aud ii good days Work to col!
eet them, and he uniformly paid in bank bills 1t is
all the country"
1t ought be known to the editors of those papers,
that is part Of every mail contract that the contractor
shall receive such drafts, and collect them from the offices
on their routes, and bond and security is given by them
to account for the thus collected 1t is made their
duty to collect the moneys due the department their
routes well carry the mails The orders thus given
is violation of the Independent treasury law,
than orders given the treasury its branches And
is the duty of the Postmaster to pay in specie when
called on
If bank notes have been at any time paid, il is I'M
known at the department. and so, it much the fault
of the contractor who is the collector the postmaster
1t is probable however, that upon application to the
postmasters, satisfactory explanation would be made
and show violation of that law.
1t is alleged that the Worcester railroad was paid by
checks five different post Offices, in a circuit Of fifty
or sixty miles, and it good days work to collect
hem We find the truth to be, upon application at the
office, that check sent that company any office
off their road except one, which drawn the office
at Newport R. l., which is their road and as good
to them in Providence if it had been Immediately on
their road, and to which objection has been made by
| the contractors.
We understand, upon the appearance of those articles
against the Post Office Department application made
to the Offices to know whether bank notes had been used
or not, and an may be soon expected
| Massachusetts.
We met with rebuke the other day for speak
ing favoraby OF the apparent prospects Of Gen. Taylor
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