The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-11-26
The Harmonious Family.

The wings seem to be at points both upon measures
and about men, We have wings ultra whgs and Tay-
lor republican whgs-and the most sagacious prophet
cannot tell us how many tangled parties to
have before the opening millennium OF four years is to
expire The ultras like the Philadelphia North Ameri-
can, demand repeal of the tariff of 40 Others cry up
for prostitution of the Independent treasury, and the
substitution of bank agency Almost all OF them are
hanging up the tablets of prescription, and require gen.
a removal from Office and the dispensation of spoils
among the vcors But there class of Taylor wings,
more moderate than the of their clan who are con-
tent with less ultra measures. Among those advocates
the President elect, but who have never been enlisted
an ultra class, is the ''New York Journal of Com
nerce" which puts forth the following consderate sug
gtsions Fl.
"Why is that for twenty years they Uhe whg) have
struggling for political ascendency In the ma
ou single exception of lSiO, when they elected
President (aas how 10 die) who was indifferent
or opposed of their avorite measures! II was be-
their platform not large enough 10 accommodate
majority of the nation. They went for national bank,
high tariff and extravagant system OF internal improve
ments and these the nation opposed Ultra whig-
e in short such as embodied in the person OF Hem
Clay, acceptable to majority OF the nation, and
probably never will be- No possessing that distinctive
elected the presdency-uness John
snoug him in four years. HARRISON as we said, was
an available candidate. That is, not being IAN ultra
whg he selected by the wing convention as their can
ddate preference gentleman OF more decided poll
tics, because they thought him more likely to be elected;
or in other words, acceptable to majority OF the
people The result proved the wisdom of their choices he
. was elected by majority OF LAD, 600
with all this experience before them, il remains be
seen whether the wings will throw away the victory they
nave gained, and force themselves back into hopeless
minority, whether they will maintain the ascendency
which, by peculiar OF crcum stances, has
been prottered to their hands and accepted. We own we
expect the former. Already of the leading whig pa
ers calling for repeal of the pre- sent tariff, and
estoraton OF that ofIS2 One othem has the mpudence
70 recommend, that unless the democratic Senate shall
consent to the repeal, the wing House will stop the sup
Plies Nothing earth would suit the democrats well;
Tor they would perceive that the downfall of whigery was
Mhand If we called a consultation The present
case oil The wings, would say let the tariff aioneexcept,
perhaps to substitute specific for ad vaorem duties iron,
aud Two or three other articles, where specific duties
rate most severely Do nothing with the sub-trcasury,
cept to extract its specie clac Never mention
bank except to repudate it, Be very moderate in your
ahs Oh river and harsor improvements You will be very
much tempted here, and very much exposed. Remember
a' Tue eyes OF your opponents upon you, and
mat they viii discover and make the of every
oyeF-ac'ion or bad action Your safety lies compare
ave nacton Don't urge Old Jack give all the appoint
eh 10 your own men, but be content that others should
naie the spois with them Don't soil your hands with
mat matter little wisdom and forbearance will put
everything right The free soil party will then die
u death Peace to its ashes -
AS LOT appointments to office, we shall wait and watch
we lear the worst The country has once been disap-
pointed by the wing party making professions when out of
power and classifying them by practice when in power as
was the case with Gen Harrison who went in to prescribe
pocfPnon and yet no they seated in their
les' than hundreds OF heads were struck off as VIC
iS 10 The lust OF office The proscrptive spirit of the
present administration has been very much exaggerated
we nave serious fears whether the incoming cabinet
VIII initiate Its comparatively forbearing policy The
country VIII wait for the of the cabinet with some
anxiety Tor upon their influence will materially depend
"e course OF the administration.
we nave remarked that the wings do not agree among
themselves more as TO than to There
not only great variety of tastes in the selection OF the
@ohet' but in some direct opposition. We have
strange case OF this description before Some OF the
wing presses have presented Mr. Holmes, of Charleston,
OF seat in the cabinet Some of them have indicated
MI Gadsden, also Of South Carolina. The New York