The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-06-17
No Axowcd PrlncIples.


The wings are about to fight this campaign with no
principles inscribed upon their banners Their military
champion declares himself wing but even in the ALI
letter, which proiessed to give his political creed, he
lodges every question but one The sole principle he
avows is to strike the veto virtually from the constu
on to register the edcts of Congress- and play the part
of mere political automaton He is to be the King Log
of the federal DRAMA and do as Congress does If they
pass bank charter, he is bank man. ifthey adopt
protective SYSTEM he is for high tariff Like the courte
Gus Frenchman in Pope
"Tel him to go to -, TO - he goes"
Nor do the wings themselves supply his defects They
put forth creed in Philadelphia general
resolutions avowed principles They lie dark until
they shall get into power and then the scotched snake
will close again, as it did in 1s4l.
Meantime, instead of contending for principles they
will electoneer with humbugs. They will play insd-
ious and insulting game upon the people. We may look
out in August next for the old General making his
pilgrimage through the country-and especially through
the Atlantic States-mounted upon "Old Whitley
under the escort of some twenty or thirty devoted
members of Congress-he TO do all the honors OF
welcome; they to do all the speaking Such is said to
be the dramatic plot in preparation; with manager,
machinery and decorations corresponding The uniform
is expected to gain so many votes-"Old Whitley so
many The General is to be the principal election
eerer and his attendants to pick up the rest of the sui
frages Let his humbuggng friends try this spectacle
they please they will find that intelligent
people scarcely have three humbuggng presidential
games played upon them in succession with impunity
The southern wings especially will be compelled to
look to their interests And how will they tolerate
the revelations that made by Mr. Ashmun in Wednes-
days National lntegencer, addressed to the wings oil
the sixth congressional district of Massachusetts? he
tells them if they have not got the candidate whom they
preferred the 'free States have to complain OF them
selves and themselves alone; that the SOUTH rue TO its
Instincts and interests urged them to take south
ern man." but that if the free States had urged their
claims with moderate degree of mness, their demands
would have been respected" But Mr. Ashmun has some
grains of consolation for the northern men-even
though they have southern man TO support:
Seen. Taylor (says he) not my preference but
believe him to be whig honest and capable man,
opposed to the acquisition of Teras with sound and conser
vave principles opposed to further charging the bounda'
RES Of the Union and, although he lives in the latitude
where slavery tolerated. yet do beepe that he desires
approves its extension His declared sentiments are
guaranty that he will the slightest intofdt
ch the aefiom of Congress phcn shall forbid the erasna
Of sapery Nicely acquired territories Let the repre-
senatves of the people and of the States be left free to act
upon that question, uncontrolled by ereetive influence and
erecntirs rcto and safe need not, confident
give to any that whenever the question:
any form, shall be presented during my official tern
the rights of humanity shall find in unyieding advo-
The issue will it is to be met in the halls
Of Congress- and then it is be decided in all probability
during the continuance of Mr. Folks administration LEI
the people of the free States look their rsantat'ue
Now, if there be any treason in Mr.. Ashmun's deca
ration. let the south make the most OF it Here sa