The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-06-11
PROSPECTUS
HENATIoNAL iNTELLIGENcER

THE NATIONAL INTELLlGE
THE PRoPRIEToRS OF this Journal have not eretoior,
in the forty years OF its existence nnder their manage
menl, the habit Of making appeals 10 the pablo d
any of the customary iorms Of soliciting pafrona2r
Nor (haying always held the opinion Public Journal
should win the public support by The sober performance oi
The year not the ashy professions OF the our) have hey
cason 10 enbody ina Prospectsihe principles upon whh
they endeavor 10 conduct the paper under their ehage
They have been the less disposed moreover Tor The Pur
pose u reyvyDg subscription list 10 call 10 their occs
sonal aid instead OF quiet good works. these sdenira,s
ports Of barren public spirit because, In such attempts al
getting political REVEALS IL seems BIZ thought necesSa
ry make far greater parade OF devotion 10 Parry than
party should ever receive where men have not merely
Party but Country 10 T0mere Parry, and lis pow,
the inelg never prorssed any such ieyoio
even when acting the most heartily with that body ofe
zens whose practice well ayoweh principles seemed
10 10 offer The sealest aud sncerest hope OF wise good
| and moderate government
Tbs National Ilcligercsr has IN word ever been STU
do,s Of temperate politics AMI Of holding itself apart rom
the party passion whatsoever IL was Of the day II has
never made any oppositOn headong and indecent SUCH
as from the Of his Inauguration banded Itself
against President Taylor has never lent an indiscrim'
nate support even 10 Administrations from winch ~ expect
ed the most has uwaysresoluely avoided the sxcesses
on either side which make much the shame Of our pub
lie ahalrso violence and iniecency toward opponents
unbounded compliance toward fellow. parisans In lis
ayersnres il has ever recognised reemen aud leowci
zens, no matter how much IN The wrong IN lis friends no
matter how much trusted and honored il has seen
men whom The heats Of the conflict might lead too far
There has constantly been enough of Presses 10 spread
thoAe nciyc rlcors which, in free countries, more than
any Thing else disgrace and endangere Stae enough 10
naer sicrfss lnilrate Geleal play upon
fancy perncious passion othe hour 10 fan into hame
every spark OF i'll blow into storm every whifoi opin
ion The intelgencer mas endeayored therefore, to make
iisei tie humble, and, times lave gone. the almost
disputed mission Of whstanding and OF alayng Doing
country not Of party has 10 be useful consented TO be
sometimes unpopular, aud occasionally To incnr by The
rmnes. OF Us purposes more Of the luminosity o. one side
than OF the favor Of the other Hence its Discrimination To
invoke party goodwill by periodical professions Of a or
parade o :" Gse lies hs Of
Ivy only to dispense men from their practice,
rs own principles i was not worth while for the Nation
much more for use than show, and originally adoped 10
profit others rather Than themselves The only real expo
sitlon OF the like, by those who engaged in high public
tasks is certainly 10 be sought IN ter actions not their
words IN their "daily walk and conversation" not their
occasional efforts cheapy 10 propate and TO on talk
for performance Yctte principles Of the lntelgsncer
(lready indicated some breadt) are easily enough
stated and womay therefore, on tins occasion oil COM
mencemeni Of new era IN public affairs, do our homage
custom, and them FORTH both aiirmatively and mega
| lively. -
III general, may say that the Inaugural Address of
President TAYLOR enbodes OF the subsstns questions OF
nvarabe observance Of lie Constitution nierprea.
ton be generally thai Of Reason, the decisions Of the Ju
good es--no the s,beles ofthose political orcatrh,
ers and teralisk who cannot find ~ The Constitution al'
ton OF Internal improvements but abundant warrant Tor
Presidential War Annex.ion, and Legislation, IN contempt
! OF the rightiu authority Congress. .f
As the spirit IN which the Government s TO be admin
sered under the Constitution we believe with our Presi
dent at The guide is the maxins and conct Of the
Father d his Counry' and Of earlier Presidents;
and thai the ors guide would be the peculiar and
doctrines Of the lately oyerthrown Dynasty
In regard to our Foreign Policy, consider that laid
down IN Westinghouse Farewell Address as nseparaoly
which place all happiness and freedom nations the
scIupuous observanceei Justice and Peace The maxims
policy those Of the Mexican War, OF Manifest Destiny"
and OF IAN Of Oregon or none must be looked on as It's
pas s point ssp mn,,s o o oe Policy
II might almost suffice 70 say that we believe N nearly
everything that The system q public ao for the asi
power OF noble Public Works. in that Of protecting
Industry and the useful Arts, which make, " modern
society the wealth, The strength Of the State and the hapri
Of the poorer classes We believe in the United States
Senate, which the first President Of The late Dynasty u
bored 10 pull down. until lie BROUGHT 10 his eet IN The
Supreme Court which was denounced by hs supporters
as q pesilenl restraint upon Executive nss'impions ~
The Army, which has admirably indicated itss IN the
late from the long lspersios oil The enngosneB ~
The Militia Tor whose effective and serveeable organization
II Is high time that provision were made IN our gal
liant Navy the best protector Of our wldaeMended com
aud almost ms widely extended maritime IRON
tier Academic nurseriestr Military and Naval Science,
triumphant al last though long ved like nearly every
other good power Of the Governments in that mLiehl.
the i Coast Survey. ouadSi BY Mr. JGrpERsos Ii The
onal aft Of haf million Of dollars to starving Ireland,
rather the wasting than hundred times thai
sum IN Staying Mexicans; and in the Expedition III search
Of Sir John Franklin and his fellow navGafots though no,
in that sent IN quest Of Sodom aud 6omorrah..
we believe ii lie nnon o there siatee, but not in the
absorbing h IL either by oree or consent nations or re
eions thai have atfnies, 10 rongrny, WIN as we
believe in none the asiaiions to divide in order
10 govern separate We believe IN republicansm
that which the en,agognes strive make for themselves
by alarms about one which does ne" and cannot eNisl
among US, We believe IN the rights Of both The rich and
the poor and in the right Of all men not Ia be hated as
siiher We believe not IN Dorriani, nor IN Ann kensn
FouriersD Mofmonisni nor ~ Rrdoi any other Re
4 pubcanism but orr own True Bhfe. We should be glad
10 see all The world over but do NOT expect T. IN
ia France any other part o Europe We do uo believe
IN yiny passports santa Anna but we do in The
OF our own commanders in Mexico we believe m Inc
merits q tie spos system Consequently,
believe in prescription nor ~ rotation, But he former
S oms t ~ ab he.ye % ill., err ~. ss," Of large
reorganization 81 u. ,#'sE
minister Confession but all the rest Is easily inferred ana
may besides be found IN our past columns 50 that We
have but say, finally, that we believe IN the virtue and
intelligence OF The people, as long as they VIII really exert
them, and not suffer themsclveso be the dnpes ol the dem
agues their worst foes when most pretending TO be their
| friends.
confidence which il Is The highest pride q It's proprieors
10 know thai already enjoys 10 extent exceeded BY
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