The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-11

Thus is the cause of the country its honor its glory
It's success al home, and lis standing abroad, involved in
the election OF Cass and Butler.
But lei us take glance at that condemnation of fac
tons who style themselves the rchig party" and their
candidate.
And, first, of their candidate Who is he For the
future fame OF the standard bearer of The whg party
regret 10 say, II is General Taylor He is brave old
matthias served his country well, and deserves its APP
pause lie led patriotic Americans battle against his
countrys Mexican enemies, and he triumphant
lie was then engaged in noble, patriotic cause and
his star OF glory never paled In that noble cause he
won ms mpersiaole renown as warrior 80 lar, his
name stands well on the page of history.
But now, where is General Taylor He has permitted
the enemies of his country. the Merean sympathissrs
by writing, and by their votes Congress, that the
IN which he won his renown a "DAMNABLE
WAR" a "WORK OF BUTCHERY," deserving the
COURSE OF HEAVEN,"-he very men who have
prayed for his defeat who would have reoced if he and
his whole army had been conquered and massacred at
Buena Vista-the very men who have done everything
her late contest with Mexico. and who have sought
to embarrass Its councils and parayze its efforts
who have voted against men and supplies, express
Merco'-who have called our brave soldiers DUTCH.
Frs" and even applied the scandalous ephet to Gen.
Taylor himself ;hese men, thus reekng with pestlent
to use his usrous for the unholy purpose OF de-
feang and breaking down. politically, the party that has
noby and periodically sustained that country in the
council and IN the field In the very war in which the
General won all his glory and renown. He heads the
MEXICAN lrigs at home in contest the object of which
IS 10 defeat and destroy the american patriots whom he
led to victory IN Mexico What spectacle can be more
disgusting What exhibition more scandaous9 But the
brave old General reckons this time without his host
The American patriots will defeat and dispense his Mex
can wing cohorts as easily as he defeated and dispersed
the real Mexicans at Palo Alto, Resaca Monterey, and
Buena Vista. AS well might he attempt to rensate
Benedict Arnold and the tories of the revolution in the
affections and confidence of the American people, the
whg allies Of Mexico who cnging to his skirts
and attempting to smuggle themselves into power under
the cover of his popular name The democrats will honor
and respect him personay but they will vote for
HIM as long as he keeps in such bad company
But General Taylor says he is statesman-that he
knows nothing OF poltcs--that he does not know
whether he is in favor of bank, tariff any other
measure OF the wing partyhat he will pledge him.
sell to any measure OF the wing partyn Short that he
has not even voted for forty years, having been
soldier all the days of his life. Why, then, does the
wing party-the party which advocates national bank
high protective tariff the distribution of the proceeds of
the sales OF the public lands exravagan system of
internal improvements assumption of the State debts
the bankrupt law, and the whole brood of federal
ures--support General Taylor The only answer is,
they support him the ground of his supposed auai
G o Ihey thus abandon M all principle and gh only
dcspse much when out of powerand that is pretty
much always.
But, what has rendered Gen Taylor SO available?
Nothing but the successful battles which he fought in
war which they have condemned and opposed What
shocking morality is this What base betrayal of truth
and honesty! What violation of decency and consist
ency!
But this is not all The wings OF the northern States
have pretended to be opposed to the further extension of
purpose of securing the Offices OF the general government
they willing to support for President acho
IN favor Of taxing By force States of the MeIiean
republic, running the Tine as iow doWn as the Sierra Ma
Dire mountains
The wings have condemned President Polk for order
ing Gen Taylor to march the troops of the United States
to the Rio Grande, and thus ENTHUSIASTICALLY"
mencng the war Yet, heyare ready TO uote for the
tcho ABUSED the President to make his very order!
The wings pretend to be horror stricken at slavery;
they have advocated 1.-The Wilmot proviso, and have de-
clared they would never vote for STAKEHOLDER. Yet
they are supporting for President aoho too
hundred ssaues and arho has been at least purchasing
SLAVES nearly all has life
The wings affected to be at Mr. Van Bu-
rem, because was contemplated to employ Cuba blood
hounds to hunt the Indians in the Seminole war yet they
supporting for President the uery arho command
ed IN Florida that occasion, and aoho recommended that
very measure.
When General Jackson was candidate for the presi
dency, who had not been the army for twenty
years. and then but occasionally the wings affected great
horror at the election OF military cheftan. Now, they
support Tor Presldentd man tco as StW general m the
ARM, and ioho has no other ground DhiC to ADVOCATE
has aecOn except that he has been successful military
chiettain.
Can such brazen Inconsistency, such bare faced hypoc
risy, fail to disgust honest and truthful men And
there no honest men in the wing ranks to be disguised
by such arrant knavery in politics. We shall see. Let
the religious men OF the wing party be guilty of such
conduct and reconcile to their conscences if they
No of principle and integrity believes in the afro
cious maxim, that all is fair in politics. And if there
any such in the wing ranks they will scout this
foul and disgusting dissertation of principle, of which the
leaders Of their party have been guilty in the nomina
which they have presented him for the suages of the
American people.
One word to the policy of the two parties Let us
recur to 1912. The wing party was then in power. 1t
repealed the treasury established by Mr. Van Buren,.
II enacted high protective tariff, IN place OF the compro-
mise act, which they promised should be perpetual 1t
distributed the proceeds of the sales of the public lands
1t established bankrupt system, by means OF which the
horde of broken-down spectators in its ran escaped
from the payment OF their just debts 1t carried into Ell
a bank. What was the result The revenues of the
government partially failed and it forced to contract
loans in time OF profound peace. The policy OF
the wing party also partially destroyed the credit OF the
government, for il forced contract it. loans at
discount notwithstanding it promised to- pay interest
the expulsion OF the wing party from power IN 1914 thus
proving under the Harrison and Tyler administrations,
well those of the two Adamses that the federal or
wing party incapable Of administering the general gop
Now, how has it been under the present democratic
Texas has been annexed, thus adding
900 square miles to the territory OF the Union. just
and equal tariff has been established, yielding
more than could possibly be raised under the
prohibory system of the wing party The independent
treasury has been e-establshed thus preserving the
rency in sound condition, and eevatlng the credit OF
the government at home and abroad. war; com
menced against by Mexico without just cause has
been carried on, and brought to triumphant and honor
able close, after OF military achievements
unparalleled in the annals OF the world for brancy and
glory The national character has been elevated IN the
of foreign nations to degree never before
known the history of this republic. An additional
territory, equal to 100000 square miles, has been added
to our national domain And the credit of the nation
hoe Opata In a IN