The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-10-06
The KeystVIe state.

Victory follows victory and the hand writing the wall
wdens and deepens its inscriptions Will nothing arouse
the cabinets Will verdict of the people awaken the
President to sense of his public duties Will the
gency still persevere in their prosecutions and in their
bunders until the voice Of the people and the nvoca
tons of the next Congress shall demand their dssou
TOM Their organ recently appealed from the trbu-
nal OF the press the elections the tests of the pub
lie sentiment and has been foled in its own selection,
for State after State has shown the weakness of a
waning administration Scarcely has Gen. Taylor been
in power half year. before the Taylor democrats desert
him. and the great body Of the electors have declared
positively against him. Suppose that the appeal
could now be made to the other States which voted for
Congress last fal-suppose Pennsylvania and New York
alone were to pass upon his acts-in what con-
temptble minority would he find himself in the House
OF Representatives.
The States which have voted since the commencement
of this administration have either increased the democratic
members OF the House, reelected the wing by de-
creased popular majority at the polls Maryland voted
on Wednesdays and we have gained one member. and
increased our vote far ascerained in the legisa
ture OF the State The actual returns produce net wing
loss of nine members Next Tuesday, Pennsylvania
elects her legislature and her canal commissioner We
expect new victories there. AS correspondent from
Carlisle writes us
Gan will be right the old Keystone. The democrats Of
this section up and doing, and the 9Th inst will ad
minister such rebuke the Taylor and Johnston admin
straons those corrupt dynases to embe in
their shoes We only sorry that the nopary President
did remain longer in this State His presence and his
spseehs-God the mark worked well for the republic
cause"
Pennsylvania ELKcrros-on tomorrow week (says the
Trenton News) this important takes place Il Is Pc
culary important this particular period of time The
denoe the heroic democracy Of this magnificent State
Deceived by systematic falsehood and cajoed by prom
designed be Observed at the presidential cleo
in 1885, thousands in the democratic ranks voted for
Gen. Taylor They find in him federalist Of the old
school, Instead Of old Gen. jackson OF a
man, who administered the government himself and
his pledges, they find that they hsye assisted in eecng
President who shrinks from the responsibilities OF
his Office and delegates to his subodinaes nnestrsined
authority disregard all his promises and violate all his
pledges. In the embarrassed state of foreign rela
ions democracy Pennsylvania the evidence
Of incapac, want of TACT and want Of discretion, SO
scrpon Of the patriots and heroes who fought the battles
OF their in Mexico, must be evidence of party
and political predictions entirely with
General Tayors oparty pledges before the election. II
impossible that the Intelligent democracy Of Pennsy
vana should with complacency forget the deception thus
Pennsylvania has, until last year. ever ranked foremost
among the States In her devotion the principles Of de-
mocracy We hope see her resume her ancient
sition. We hope her more array her mighty
the side OF her true interests and natural ncna
TONS Everywhere else the signs of the times sgnf
cant o. me late 81 .ne present aynas ie was wn .
Calamity and triumphany she fought the political battles
Of Old Hickory, and "fe his great arm lean on her
for support" Once let her return TO her ancient
standard viii find party that dare prin
cipes that violates its pledges that orgets Its
friends rewards its enemies.