The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-04

III.
NJ ,ooksd for with inpatient interest throughout me couh
r The democracy are anxious 10 know denlneiy wmch
Wy statesmen is to lead them to their next
80, triumph and no voice ID heard to say that the day
"a for designating him will come too SOON The heart
- oor great parry beats high with that confidence OF
,,sogb and success which inspires to victorious effort
o on the old platform OF principles, and for the good
IA use that the new standard bearer is to be chosen,
The new battle to be fought In this view, we publish
:. mart OF this article. the general resolutions which
r.s unanimously adopted by the Baltimore Convention
= ,saA as embodying the distinctive and permanent
,.8 NJ the democratic party Oh the resolutions then
1 we omi, only three being OF special and tenn
,,rv cbaracer-those namely, which refer respectively
Oregon and Texas question; to the Nominations 10Y
-, .,,vas. and to the grateful and admiring commem
.,,;o, NJ the llustrious public services OF Mr. Van
Buren,.
NJ the resolutions we publish, those designated BY
osrals from 10 inclusive, were, as their preamble
dcaes made the basis OF party organization IN he
of ls4o and then failed Of success only under Inc
..sre of circumstances before unprecedented IN The
so,ation OF the country and OF the public mind, and
h;b can never occur again. least until that distant
a., when the wings shall first have succeeded in their
faSlUnO
new tariff like those of 1928 and 1912, and new
.,0r b.nk-and thus have aroused the democracy to
,rou off and ,rampe under foot the inolerabie burden
e nsel be, at the cost Of political convulsion
,u,;,h sball shake for time the very foundations OF
wealth and of industry throughout the land and once
,,. .s in 1887, make widespread bankruptcy the con-
,,ol;nu element of The hour In order to renew their
,rumob Of $780, the wings must first have the power, as
,bev have the will establish system oppressive and
disastrous enough reproduce in Its inevitable over
ow the frghtfu disorders OF 1887 But this can never
he The country has been wdrnsd!
Tins while we are proud that the democratic
lion Of 1874, so signaly and concusvely testified by the
rs,aou,on of the issues OF ls40, at the mmuabe-
ues of our party principles, and the mistaken consancy
Of the democratic in supporting them we also
regard that course emnently wise and statesman
lie even upon the lower ground of expedIency; for the
tendency of free people must always be 10 trust party
,ch; thus dares to trust itself So Judging, we hope that
the coming convention will in like manner soemnly re-
affirm our old party position. by adopting, as Its platform
of action, the general resolutions OF ls44
B, as the campaign OF 1914 had its in the
question of Texas and Oregon, the coming campaign
have its new and noble incident in the patriotic and
tona Justice and honor and the question OF territorial
indemnity involved in it, no one doubts that our conven-
ton will without one whisper OF dissent, make procla-
nation of its conviction in full harmony with that mighty
impulse of patriotism which, during the past two years,
has stirred to its very depths the whole heart OF the
democracy and which, by the grandeur OF its achieve
ments, in covering the name OF our nation with new
glory, and opening to our civilization and our power
new and mighty extension, has formed perhaps
the most commanding distinction OF this ad
mnsration, fruitful as it has been OF great and
memorable results In view of this paramount is
sue, our opponents must stand confused, discounted
and almost defeated beforehand. No subterfuge, no
trick no letter. nor series OF letters got up for the
ven,ion at Philadelphia, can save them. The wings.
whether on the Lexington platform, some other
comm.al platform, will be and must be at known
and doomed the party that opposed their country in her
Just and glorious tcdr!
In turning from this topic to the resolutions OF
ls4o and 1874, as published below, we congrat-
uae the democracy that the most important OF them
seem at this moment to have dictated the existing
legislation of the country and the whole domestic
policy Of the present administration. The fourth and
sixth resolutions are now the statute book OF the
country in the tariff of 1916 and the constitutional treas
uy The momentous and delicate topic embraced in the
seventh resolution has been promptly and manfuly met in
spirit Of wise craftsmanship, either in the recorded
opinions or the recent declarations of those leading
Of our party towards whom the public eye has been prn
cpally turned in view OF the coming nominations The
veto messages OF the President the subject of internal
improvement have given the fullest and most conclusive
development to the great principle embodied in the
ond Never since this government established. has
any administrator been ruer than the present to the
principles and the pledges which il into power.
Whatever may be said of hereafter, either by friend
oe this, its great praise Of absolute fidelity to the
corded principles of the party that male 1t, can neither
be gainsaid nor denied For one, do not entertain
the slightest doubt that enlightened posterity will do
its great merits full justice No administration has had
more to DO None has done its duty better.
Under circumstances well known and appreciated at
the time, AMI in reference to the pledges and instructions
under which majority of the members of the
ton OF 1914 assembled. the one term principle, when
brought before that BODY did receive its formal
hon though the prevalent feeling and purpose the
subject were not misunderstood concealed. In that
feeling and purpose the President, in his reply to the
letter OF the committee OF the Baltimore Convention,
ly declared his most cordial and entire concurrence He
declared his resolution, if elected, to retire to private
lille at the end OF four years. Among the distin-
guished and well-tred men who, in view of this