The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-18
Wing prOplletsI

The wings glorious set. truly, and in some re-
spects worthy of all praise. Did you know them
to have the blues just before election' Of course,
do not mean to ask ii you ever &w any of them Nue.
although sometimes talk of the blue lights they
said formerly to have held out) for you know they pos
sess call the morality" OF the land whether north, south.
east, west But did you ever know them to be down
hearted just before an election especially presidential
election' Never never, will be bound. How merry
they We're in the early part Of June, in anticipation
was nominated what Publications they did have.
True. Horace" stood back with folded arms and
ads and and Wilson, so and na H ss. Gd b Eee and
against the nominations but then "GeneIal Taylor
never surrenders" and "a little mo. more grape" would
take the stump and accomplish wonders. So that after
all, their greatest fear seemed to be that "Old Zach"
would not have competition enough to create lively
campaign And things on, until the occurrence
of the North Carolina election, whenowing, Of course,
entirely to local causes which will have weight in
November,"-heI vast majority wastes away and leaves
with the loss OF United States senator. Do Mey feel
the loss, at all disappointed? Not they indeed
They don't hear the news for meek and then ts of no
account November will set all right" And SO it is
always; their spirits seem equally good under all circum-
stances Defeated at all points in the State elections,
they still profess to see enough in the result to cheer
in the November struggle And who will not say that
this is glorious trait of character
Mr.. Editor you have sometimes said hard things OF
these wings; iN fact you have called them Meri.
wings. True they did talk about stopping supplies
they also said something about boody hands and
hospitable graves" for brave volunteers But them
everybody knows their love for the gallant soldier
especially about election timeand that they
what they said; and am sure you would be the very
last man on earth 10 do them any injustice Still, you
have called them Mexican wings; and you would not
Of course mpeach their character for patriotism, you
must have had reference to the peculiar trait in their
disposition alluded to in the foregoing, assmilating
them in character TO our truh-elling and magnani-
nous neighbors of the southwest and here, il must
be confessed, there as. a similarity. Ampudla, the
brave, left Monterey before little band of patri
OTIS, but claimed the achievement of immortal fame
by the Mexican arms Santa Anna, the magician,
tired with broken ranks from the bloody field of strife
but reported that his army had won additional and still
brighter aurels. Such is their character So the wings
these Merican wings, you call them-the same sold
coons' who SO uncharaby accused OF holding out
false lig hts in times pastif not absolutely annhated at
the balot-box, think they achieve wonders See their
account of the North Carolina electon "North Carolina
eection-result doubtful-whg vote not polled-local
causes operated in favor of Reid-no criterion as to
wdfre" &c And their loss of 5000 or 1000 votes
is of no account Again, take the result in Indiana,
stated in the lnteligencer of this morning
INDIANA ELEcruoN-We see, in of the newspapers
reports received by telegraph which that the demo-
have usual blamed majority of the members of
the Indiana G Na M u, nov ia as our ac
Tor the stated in the annexed paragraph, written
the day after the elections
ed the next Legislature The floating representatives
apportioned this year fall strong locolo,o
fifteen members the advantage In the absence OF the cleo
ton of other than representatives and minor
officers the interest felt by the wings, and
their whole strength poied. Although the loco
cos may, under the operation OF these causes have
oy OF mem bers. the aggregate vote of the State will,
believe be found to be wing Whatever may be the
suit however, let supporter of General Taylor be dis
couraged. There will be different feeling abroad before
next November and thousands who remained indifferent
and did for repre- senave will then be found at
the polls ready do all in their power for the election OF
the old patriot
Here the admirable trait of character is still ex.
hibted We have lost the State say they, but let
supporter of General Taylor be discouraged" Comfort
able thought To them comfortable-to us, how full Of
apprehension What succeed in August, and still lose
all in November is too bad And yet such is the pre-
diction--the confident prediction-of good whig
friends and who should know than they of the flu.
turei
In conclusion allow to add, that this subject com
mends itself to the serious attention of every democrat in
the land and it is greatly TO be hoped in view of the
important interests at stake and in view of the character
of the enemy with whom have to DEAL that no one
will allow himself to sleep at his post Eternal vgi.
lance is the price of liberty"
TERRE HAUTE.
WASHINGTON Cry Aug Is 1s4s