Washington telegraph., 1849-08-08
From the Springfield (Msss.9 Gazette.
PROSPECTS OF THE WHIG PARTY.

From the Springfield (Msss.9 Gazette.
PROSPECTS OF THE wHIG PARTY.
Disguise it as they may, to themselves
and to the world, the parties now in op-
position to the Wings exhibit their con-
sciousness and fear of the strength of the
Whig party. in every movement they are
making. They charge imbecihty upon
the Administration, and, with the next
breath, angrily denounce an act that tes-
titles to its thorough efficiency. In one
breath, Gen. Taylor is called 'stool;;" in
the next, a ''relentless tyrant." But the
strongest testimony to the strength of our
party is to be found in the coalitions, re-
allied and in prospect, of the Locofocos
and Free Sellers. Every coalition of this
kind is a direct compliment to the power
to which il is opposed. AS such, every
Wing regards it with sincere satisfaction.
The Wings of Vermont were never so
confident OF success as now, for to them
have two parties made sacrifice of prin-
ciples, and an acknowledgment of weak
ness.
1t is so every where. The perturba-
tions, the divisions, the coalitions, the cry
for reunions, the effort at Democratic head
quarters for ground of union for the
North and South, all testify to the strength
of the party which long misruled coun-
try has now placed in power. The sim
cerity of the longtime leaders of the
Democracy now receives the lie in every
prominent act which they perform. The
sacrifice of long-cherished principles to the
acquisition of political advantage, through
the power of numbers, shows the mer-
cenary spirit which has ever actuated
them; and the readiness with which they
enter into inconsistent combinations and
relations with other parties betrays a
greedy lust for power, which must and
does disgust the honest politicians Of all
parties.
Amid all this confusion and breaking
up of party lines, how stands the Wing
party? United, firm, and confident; con-
fident in the justice of its principles, and
in the wisdom of the Administration; firm
in the maintenance of the policy for which
it so long and patiently contended; and
united through the length and breadth
of the Union. With confusion in the
ranks of the opposition, an opposition that
with false promises and false doctrines
has so long cOntrived to cheat the people,
the Wings now see their principles vindi-
Gated by the people themselves. They
see the party of expedients, with every
shift it makes. involving itself still more
hopelessly in disunion. They see that
party at the North, with every movement
of coalition with Free Soilers, hopelessly
separating from its southern section. On
the broad foundation of liberal national
policy, they see and rejoice in the fact,
that the sectional issues raised by their
opponents are every day weakening the
power OF those opponents, and upon the
ruins of false democracy, they see their
principles and policy rising in their native
grandeur and their irresistible strength.
Once more have the principles of a true
democracy been asserted. Once more is
a truly American administration in power
Once more is tile party in power whose
policy is to develop the internal resources
of the country, to protect the rights of
home labor and home industry, to vindi-
cate popular rights by judicious limit
OF Executive power, to oppose mock re-
forms and false theories, and to develop
liberal plans for public education, by an
application of public resources. This is
Wing policy and these are Whig princi-
pies, and they are the principles of pure
and true democracy. With these, the
Whig party now stands before the coun-
try, in the confidence of the country, and
confident in itself; and with a strong faith
in the common sense and sound judgment
of the people, and with evidence of the
decreasing strength of its opponents, it
looks hopefully forward to a long, brilliant
and useful period of power.