Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1849-03-12
THE LATE ADMINISTRATIONS.
"Let Others hail the rising sun,
We bow to him whose race is run

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brilliant one, is to say what all candid minds
must admit The Baltimore American may
sound its notes of disaHproyal, and endeavor to
fore stall public opinion-thcy will find no re-
Spouse in the hearts Of the people. The Arneri-
can may say the acis of the administration will
live in history, but the ehif actor, MIR. Polk, will
be forgottcn-thjs is a contradiction in terms;
for whenever the history of this administration
is read the na,ne7of JAMES x. Polk will occupy
the most prominent place. But the Democracy OF
the country need not be surprised at the course
Of The Wing press or any member of it--U hen
was it known that they did Justice to an oppo-
nent Suspicious, themselves, they can see no
good in others, ard are fifty employed in retail
ing the scandal Of the PARTY. Pledged, III ad-
vance, to oppose the administration; it would be
singular enough, if they could be found approx
ING any one Of its acts. The whole series OF
whig measures have been proven as FALSE III
fact as they are wild in theory, by the signal
success of the late administration The endcav-
or of the Baltimore American to detract fronl the
well-earned reputation OF Mr.. Polk will but Gle
vate him the more in the estimation Ct the pee
pie, whose President he has been. Noman has
encountered more violent opposition than Mr..
Polk-and no Cabinet has been mere abused
! than the able and distinguished gentlemen who
| adrised with the Prosident-and 30 President,
and no Cabinet has more sisnally tliumphed o.
yer all opposition. These trinmrhs are now mat
| ters Of history, and will long remain and often
return to torment these who had hoped to tor
| fnent others.
! When Hr. Clay left the Senate in 1912, he
said he left the public councils III confusion
| the treasury embarrassed ard distressed. Now
| the business of the country is prosperous. TIC
what are we to attribute this prosperity. The
answer is to be found in the signal success Of the
measures Of the late democratic administration
A Tariff, ubiquitous in its inception and corrupt
in its details, has been nade to give place to one
more Just and liberal---by which the revenue Of
| the country has been increased some millions Of
dollars Instead of suffering dinli7aiors TO that
amount, as the whig prophets predicted. Facts
will explode all speculative theory. The results
of the Tariff of '42 and of 40 are before the
In 1912 money could not be borrowed on the
faith Of the government in t'.e London market
What will now be said when that same govern
ment can borrow funds, and be paid q premium
for the privilege Of lending to it?
But the war. 1t was ta1lntingly inquired by
the wings, in the canvass of '44-How are you
! to carry on Il war without a National Bank =
| This whig imposslbility has been met and en-
countered. A war has been carried on, to Il
glorious consummation, even in a foreign land
without the aid Of a National Bank, and in de-
spite Of usig opposition at home including, Of
course, in that opposition those who wished cur
brave soldiers to be met with s'bloody hands
and welcomed to hospitable graves" Let the
wings now answer their own questionable De
nocracy havesproved their works by their prac-
tee. GLOW can war be carried on without a
National Bank % Wings answer, how
! We return to the condition Of the Treasury
embarrassed and distressed as it was, according
10 the opinion of the late head of the wing party
Mr.. C!ay-and ask whence comes tho present
prosperity-not to vhig measures, certainly
To The lofty genius OF RoREEr j. WALKER, the
'sblunaering Secretary as he waa, i'll derision
called 10y the whigs--to that mon more than any
other human being, is the country indebted fol
its present prosperity, On the adoption Of the
measures proposed by Mr.. Walker, Ruin stared
the W hgs in the tace--a CRISIS was at haud-tht
friends Of the Secretary tresnbled-but with {
genius and an ability never surpassed, the Score
tary urged his argumonts-the croaking predic
tons Of the wings proved false, and the complete
success OF these measures have astonished thu
world, Mr.. Walker retires from the service o
his country with his health impaired, and viii
a reputation such as no man has acquired vhc
discharged the duties of Secretary of the Trea
srry. Harry will it be for the country if hi
place can be supplied, and his measures carried
cut. This, however, need rot be expected from
wings well done, good and faithful servants,
will be accorded to every member of the lat
administration.