The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-04-19

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H.. same system which they tried eight years ago Ihey
-, =. then, that the bank obsolee-the protective
If ssed-all the old issues were gone. And this Is
..;..ly The game which many OF them playing upon
r.,v We must elect General Taylor, because he is
o.rv man. or because the party issues are defunct.
was in lslI so will il prove in ls4o. Scarcely
$50, General Harrison elected in 1910, before his busy
.oJs insisted upon his calling an extra session; and
bsp commenced the spirit OF party and the madness OF
The Fures The old General was opposed to the call, as
~ apuears bv the interesting revelations OF our friend
Mr. lanes LYONS OF Richmond, who, in letter publish
:. last week IN that city, the result of his expe-
,sn. in s41 (and he behind the curtain, too, and
hovs how General Harrson's wishes thwarted BY
,be mpouunity of the leaders of the party:
.I was very much ayerse (says Mr.. Lyons)
,or ,f Congress; and ia a conversation with General
Harrison upon subject expressed my regret that there
vs 10 be an extra session, and asked him what 1t
1o He answered, that he had been himself 10
bn gentlemen Justly high in The confidence of tue party,
and of great experience in matters OF state, whom he
,a,ned said that the government could get
without it; and he had concluded to call it. He
said s business would be 10 provide the ways and
means TO carry the government, which could only
he done by loan, duties could into
the treasury time to relieve it reouch the tariff,
m make the adequate and permanent pass the
land BILL they choose, and 60 home This qualification
Of the third enumeration stuck with much force, as it
indicated something like indifference, least upon "a sub
;sct upon which | expected TO find him ardent then
asked him. And what about the bank and he replied
Tine extra session OF Congress will have nothing do
the bank called for such purpose The sub treasury
has never honestly tried it shall be until the regular
session OF Congress If it works wewhch do not ex-
pect-the people will bank and so we shall get
rid off question. Ifit works i'll, the people will dema nd
and if they do and their repre- sentatves pass the
bill and send me with that experience before me,
shall not it, How much wisdom and patriotism there
was these sentiments; and how unfortunate for the
Try that they acted upon, experience has fully
shown"
And the same party if they again succeed, will, with
some variation, pursue the policy again. The
bank-he protective tarithe broad sweep of the sys-
TEN OF internal mprovements-the atitudinous consuc
lion OF the constituon-are obsolete now than
they were then And again we shall have the gid
DIV round of assumed dctation Gen. Taylor that
witnessed over Gen. Harrison, and the attempted
revival OF federal measures The Richmond Enquirer
Of Saturday last gives the history Of the transactions OF
lsli The proceedings of 1910 will faithfully follow
the same general policy, should the divisions of the re-
publican party in the Empire State contribute to bring
federal President into power What the 60 Enquirer :"
says in the following extract may eappear in the annals
Of ls49:
The evidence of Mr. Lyons is iniportan, show
ing that the extra session called for purpose of
chartering bank This fact but heightens the outrage
committed by the wings that session, in forcing
the issue upon Mr. Tyler, and afterwards, in viola
ton OF their strong language, denouncng him a a
"raitor" for not signing away his principles and his
sworn duties In this connexion refrain from
saying, that had the Virginia wings, this and other
questions such the Texas ISSUE pursued the advice of
Mr. Lyons, they might have escaped of their many
troubles, past, present, and future.
But finally Mr. Lyons wishes us to pubIih so much of
the address represents Gen Harrison antitarh
Mr.. l., in tho address. admits that Gen H. was as
much an antarif man Mr.. Van Buren,. Now, it will
not be denied that Mr.. Van Buren, and the democratic
party in favor of the compromise which then
In force and which certainly excluded all idea of 'prot &c
ton" Moreover, refer Mr. L. the following pas 70
in page llh of his address in lS4o 1t objected Gen
Harrison, by venerable demagosue well by their
younger and innocent dupes that lie is orlho
dox politician in his Interpretation of the federal consu-
on and the evee sung the party who support the
President (Van Baren to the Old chorus of antibank anti
arW, amtnterna improvement Most Of those who raise
this cry knoo that the questions suggested by these cabrsc
terms are not "o~ before the Ameriean people" Now if pro
ctve tariff was not before the American people, and ic
consequently the Virginia whgs did raise the ISSUE
follows Of course, that the wings willing to stand by
the compromise act which then in force, and hch ne
cessary General Harrison, their candidate was presumed
10 advocate And commended that the compro
mise act was protective tariff This lie confirmed
by the py similar language of the address of the why
members Of the Virginia legislature in 1899. Abiding to
the bank Internal Improvements and tariff the address of
1857 says These the stsreotyped phrases by which
cunning actlcians hope deceive and mislead YOU All
candid men, OF all parties admit that they have to
pe paenfM questions h idea Of chartering national
onhs mas been rtnq~isied By its former adro
cues as unnecessary and nexpedent in the present and
probable future monetary condition of the country;
anu me arh settled by the Of the compromise
u 1885 unless shall be reoned for political purposes those
"becf TO dread protective duties
inese duties, intieed longer necessary stability of
u" manufacturing establishments enabling them 10 maintain
ae0"pefH'on 10 III foreign fabrics itout resort this e
"aaeo~ support, &C., SC. Moreover, in 1871 address
puoished by Messrs. Griswold Broacdus of Caroline
o'oS'on and other leading wings avowed that Gen Har
on was antibnnk and tariff and such views were
universally recognised the ''paty doctrines" of the
Virginia wings.
Ns needless for us to adduce evidence to show
'ha' the Virginia whgs, party, protested stand
upon the true republican platform. They afterwards de-
~ eir posltlons and the consequence was, the deser-
uo rom their ranks ofmany of their best and able men,
wuo returned to the republican phaanx IL necessary,
we might quots p1sstm Whloughby Newton and other
oainS wings; but we have consumed space enough, it
Se us to do justice to Mr. Lyons and ourselves. The
'o Is so plain to every who has observed the course
events that we surprised that this late day. there
'no"u nave been any controversy on the point.
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