The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-01


election by the deceptive, enoParty''- pro
arripfipe professions Of Gen. Taylor and were thus
invelgled oni Of their voies Angusfa tGa) Constr
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The compliment paid to the intelligence
OF our TAYLOR Democratic brethren, BY our
respectable contemporary, the Augusta (Ga.)
Constitutonalist, will, we doubt not, be FIJI
ly appreciated by them, Il is only another
evidence, that, the sole condition, upon
which freemen can be members oil the Dem
ocratic party, is the absolute, total surrender
Of their judgment and conscience 70 the
keeping Of the fen, who assume to be the
sachems nd,leaders Of the De mocratic bro
therhood No liberation Of political opinion,
is, for moment allowed The Democracy
is an intolerant, as ever the Church Of Rome
was, in the gloom Of the dark ages. Let
any Democrat dare to prefer any other man
for public Office, but him, who shall be set
up as candidate by the managers behind
the scenes, and that instant the dissentientis
condemned to accommodation and all the
horrors Of political auto da te, ifhe cannot be
made to recant his error. Forthwith, the Dem
ocratic press open the walls Of their wrathup-
on the doomed ones head, and nothing can
appease their vengeance, but absolute ex-
tirpation Of the offending member from the
body ofthe faithful. The resemblance which
the vassalage exacted by the leading Demo-
cratic party from their followers, bears to that
which the Roman Church required Of its
members inthe dark ages olthe world, is only
another lamentable proof Of the enormous evil,
which close communion, whether in politics or
religion, tends to infict, and does absolutely
infict, upon mankind. No close communion
can ever be sustained, except upon the ba-
sis Of ignorance in the associated body The
maintenance Of ignorance among the mem
bers Of the associated body, is the very es-
sence Of success, and henc e arise the never
ending efforts Of the lead ers, the few who
control, to nourish and encourage implicitre-
lance upon the opinions Of those in recog-
nized authority, to discoura rage and dissuade
from inquiry Of every character whatever.
Blind obedience to the dicta and commands
ofsuperiors, is the only condition Of member
ship. in all close communions, and if the world
had not been repeatedly convinced Of the
truth Of this fact, the construction and policy
Of the Democratic party would have sup
piled ample evidence Of its existence.
But the invectve Of the Constitufioadiisi
10 tvh %
fesh-pots Of Egypt, falls harmless at their
feet. II is teham sine icia. II is the weap-
on OF all close commnnions against dissent-
ent members They knew, that they would
be targets for the arrows Of their quondam
associates. They knew, that their act in vo-
ting for Gen. TAYLOR, would place an i'm
passable gulf between them and their old
party, and they know now, that il they would
maintain their seli-respect and quiet con-
science, they must brave all the contumely
which their old leaders are so ready to pour
out upon their heads In every exodus
Of people from vice, whether moral or
political, those who remain in the slough OF
despond, see no virtue in those who so out,
while there win always. be some faint hearts
which win return to their old associations.
The proverbialist has exhibited this trait Of
human character, in well known though
homely expression And we have no doubt,
there will be many Democrats who voted for
TAYLOR, who will 60 back TO the party
whence they came out in moment Of hon
est enthusiasm, and by new zeal, end.avor
to obtain forgiveness for their hasty conduct.
Such men are better away from us, than
withus, for political tIath, no more than any
other truth, is not to be upheld and dissemi-
hated by faint hearts. The possessors Of such
learts have the soft heads, Of which the
ConsfitafiondHsf speaks, not those brave
spirits who came straight out from the De-
mocratic party, voted for General TAYLOR,
and are now supporting his Administration.
These honest, resolute Democrats, are not
to be frightened from their propiiety, by the
abuse or pretended concern Of their old party
associates for them. They know how to
estimate all such abuse, all such displays Of
concern. They had confidence in General
TAYLOR, have confidence in him, now, and
ouroppnents may aatter themselves as they
please with the thought, that all the thou
sands Of Democrats who voted for TAYLOR,
viii return to their old faith--they viii be
egregionsly disappointed. The mass of those
who came out Of the Egypt Of Democratic
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vice and darkness, will never return thither.
They have tasted Of the sweets Of Wing
liberty 81 thought and speech and action.
They have asserted their independence, and
are the last men in the Union to take upon
their necks, again, the yoke Of Democratic
slavery and Ignorance They know too