The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-17
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nation 10 the permanence and stability OF her nstu
tons her elfrespect at home and reputation abroad
should every citizen, however humble his posi-
ton or feeble his personal influence to active exerton
and unhaggng IN the contest which is now
so near al hand
This must be nv apology sir for submitting TO your
Judgment and your disposal the following remarks
Long since abundanuy convinced from unmlsakable
that their principles at variance with the
can people, and the consequent mpossblity OF obtaining
by any legitimate the control oil the national pol
icy, the ruling spirits of the federal party recently
solved 10 disregard all the rules and quremens of fair
and honorable political conflict and thus to make one
desperate struggle for the attainment of power.
The circumstance OF Gen Taylors nomination for the
presidential Office by few maicontents-he refuse, per-
haps of both paresthe old Generals acceptance there
of condition that IN the event OF his election, he
should be regarded simply as the organ agent OF the
people, without any responsibility, not for the opinions
he entertained but for having never formed
tertaning any whatever the great topics OF national
policy favored the execution OF their desperate purpose
Secretly and cautiously they then commenced their
nefarous operations TO remove the scruples benumb
the conscences OF the honest and upright portion OF
their party To the penurous and avarlcous, they prof
ered only the prospective spoils oil conquest but
present pecunay brbes 10 the ambitious, they held out
the hope OF official power and personal elevations TO the
firm and consistent they presented that stale argument Of
justify the means; to those who still
adhered with unyeldng pertnacy TO the articles OF the
federal creed they offered the assurance that as Taylor
had no principles and no opinions, he might easily be
moulded TO their purposes by those whom they would
place about him. By such means as is well known,
nominal majority of the representatives OF the wings
eventually persuaded to assent to the reputation OF
the great embodiment Of wing principles, and the sub
stituton OF that political nonenty, the "hero OF Buena
Vista"
MANY very many of the old centralis party were yet
found too honest and too firm to be thus wheeded, but
the leaders still persisted in the prosecution OF their
schemes, relying for the probability that the
detection from their ranks of the honest abursts
of their aposacy and perfdy would be abundantly com
pensaed by the amount OF requirements that would be
derived from the numbers of those who would be at
tracted their standard by the military renown of their
rcdoubtable hero and by such loose fragments mis-
representation or corruption could detach from the sup
port of the peoples candidate, the distinguished Cass
Still fearful and trembling for the ultimate result, it
must ever be with those who engage in secret and I'M
worthy Vaccinations for unworthy purposes, they next
attempted to entrap the aboliuonsts and natviss, and
evidently too, with no inconslderabe success
These facts known to all who have access TO the
ordinary channels of information, and have been men
toned thus in detail only TO afford plausible preext for
endeavorng TO add force, however slight the eyhoa
lions constantly emanating from higher and more inuen
ta Let these be repeated and urged and extend
ed until they reach the remoes corner OF the republic
and take effect the heart of every democrat in the
land Let the ndomable democracy rise in their strength,
like the lion from his lair, shake off their drowsness
and administer such rebuke shall put to eternal shame
those who could thus debase themselves and who would
at the expense of honor and principle honesty and TRUTH
perver the nestmabe privilege OF the elective franchise
to the elevation to the presidential office of whom
they vainly imagine may be used for their own unha-
lowed and selfish purposes though confessedy unqual
hed for ITS duties, and whose opinions are Of so little
consequence, that he declares, If he were President
of the United States they would be neher important
necessary"
Even If any imagine in the face of his repeated assev
eatons to the contrary that Cen Taylor possesses the
essential qualifications TO discharge, with honor and ad
vantage to the nation, the mutfarous duties that de-
yove upon its Chief Magistrate they should yet emem
Der that he most clearly not the choice OF the people
and would be highly deogatory 10 the character of the
nation at home and abroad 10 permit party, composed
of the shreds and fragments of federal abolition and ma
We N Sf hem tlN
by such vile means as that party has stopped to use
Do others believe. that because Gen. Taylor has
serted his determination not to the Ueo power
and because ne honest, he will at least do no harm if
elected These should reflect that circumstances not
y alter cases. but sometimes, also, alter men and that
Gen Taylor is not exempt from this liability 10 change
but too apparent from the vareyated and evervarying
phases which his political aspect has already presented
One word of well meant admonition to well meaning
wings, and have done Pause fellowcitzens before you
deposite in the ballotbo your vote for one who If
elected, for aught you know may, by his official
scatter to the four winds OF heaven beyond the possibility
OF reunion the heterogeneous materials that compose your
party You know nothing of Gen. Taylor except
soldier, forsooth, honest man. 1t is true, he
calls himself "a wing, though not an ultra wing" Do
you believe him Doubtless you do; for he is honest
and would not wilfully deceive. He believes himself
whig but what ground beyond that which mpels the
schooboy or the tenant of the nursery to call himself
whig' The name of whg IN man is presumed to imply
the possession of some definite political princpieSsome
fixed notions on great points of national policy Taylor
avowedy has none; and that he has no special attach
party plain from the fact of his oft-expressed willing
TO accept the nomination of the democratic party
OF any portion of his fellow citizens irrespective OF par
y. Would you not, members of company assoca-
ton, formed for manufacturing other like purposes
repudiae without hesitation the nomination to the presl
dency of such company OF a man who candidy and
openly avowed his utter ignorance OF the character OF It's
business, and consequent ncapacty TO direct its opera
tons And will you aid in the attempt to place al the
helm of the ship of State commander who knows
nothing of the tides and currents of political economy,
OF the laws that govern them
Do you hatter yourselves with the hope that General
Taylor, if elected to the presidency, may be easily
trolled by whg cabinet? What assurance have you
that he will select his cabinet from the members of your
body? But if he should do So is there not
toned to command, may have in his position also
1cW Of ms oi, and disposition to exercise that will,
too IN dehace OF the views and wishes OF his constu
tional adv isers, from whatever source selected
Remember, beseech you the case OF the horse IN the
fable, which, when driven from the field by the stag,
solicited and obtained the aid of man, whose qualities
and disposition were 10 him alike unknown. BY the
sstanee OF his ally he succeeded indeed in repelng
his enemy but having submitted to be bticd and
backed, could regain his liberty Is there dan
to repel from the political your democratic oppo-
nents by the aid OF an unknown and untried leader
backed by abOOnsts and nativsts you may ultimately
find in that leader hard master where you expected only
a friend and ally!
Have you so soon forgotten your grevous disappont-
ment in the case OF your chosen John Tyler
Again exhort you to pause and reflect before you
the Rubcon, lestI will say lest you find your
selves in the embrace of wolf in sleeps clothing of
democrat in wing atrebu lest, while attempting to
shun the rock OF Charybds you suddenly find yourselves
engulphed in the whirlpool of Scylla, involving in the
ruin of your own party, and the prostitution OF your
independence the credit reputation honor and prosperity
of our common country 'CIVIS