Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1848-04-06

SOME ACCOUNT OF THE WIG PARTY.-A CORES
pendent of the Boston Courier who is DESTROYS that
old things should be put aside, and all commenced
anew, thus sketches the history of the whig party
during the last ten years:
Gen. Harrison was believed to be ga patriot" and
elected in the well known hard cider campaign of
l640 1t is mistake TO suppose Mr.. Clay could
have been chosen WELL Gen Harrison had had,
previously, committee appointed TO take care that
he did not answer too many questions, and lodged
the subject of National Bank altogether. He was,
in fact, supported by many because they believed him
to be opposed to such an institution, "a well founded
presumption on the ground that Greek and Roman
history, of which the old gentleman was passionately
fond, furnished examples for its establishment
and was elected mainly because the low pecuniary
circumstances of the country seemed to demand a
change of some sort.
He died. Very soon, at an extra session of Con-
gress, MIR. Clay, who has a great deal of intrinsic
knowledge, but who never yet learned wisdom by
perence took the bits In his mouth, and went against
the opinion of moderate and ludcious men all over
the country, and in favor of the reesabIshment of
National Bank. 1t was not great while after this,
that Mr.. Webster declared that National Bank
an ''obsolete idea But for some good reason or
otter, Mr.. Webster, during all his long and eminent
political career, has never thought IT worth while to
pit himself against Mr.. Clay a political leader.
And when Mr. Clay said Bank, Mr. Webster said
nothing.
| Now came ga crisis" John Tyler-whom little
pap, gently administered, would have quoted
to kick in his CRADLE and directly had the whole wing
party in an uproar. Mr.. Clays spanking did not still
him. Finding that he made himself important by
squang, he kept it up. The elections followed, and
the wings were compelled to stand Mr.. Clays plat
form; no veto, Bank and all. The consequence was,
that the Congress of 1912 was democratic all over
The democratic majority in that body more than
two TO one Meantime, however, the sands of the
compromise act of 1898 had out. The govern
mcnt had branched out largely in Florida under
Mr. Van Buren, and had got out of money and out Of
credit No wonder, when we consider that the last
years revenue under the of 1888, which had then
got to be free trade tariff was less than thirteen
millions In the session of 1912, the tariff ques-
ton was preached for almost the first time in nine
years. The protective tariff of 1915 had to be taken
and was passed by the aid of democratic votes, be-
cause of the wants Of government. The same rea-
son, we believe, will constrain the revision of the tariff
of 1916.
John Tylers administration stumbled on 1t lug
ged in the Texas question into the national politics,
and set the whole country by the The wings
fought the battle of 1914, gong for the tariff of 1912
and against the annexation Of Texas. All other Is
sues were studiousy crowded out of the canvass Mr.
Clay was believed by the abotonists to be ''fshy'
on the Texas question; los, New York, and was de-
feated. The old internal improvement question
which made some stir in Gen. Jacksons time, has
SIEGE up under The present democrstic admins
trston, and the Old doctrine Of the National Republi-