The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-11-29
THE REPUBLIC.

the unforgiven wrongs which they had
suffered through the early apostasy of the
New England statesman. The Generals
celebrated letter to Mr.. MONROE was
written to secure their favor, and was sue
cessful. In some States the whole party
became Jackson men. In all the States,
many who had been most prominent in
political affairs joined the standard of the
hero of New Orleans. Mr.. TANEY took
with him the leading Federalists of Mary
land. Mr.. BUCHANAN took with him the
leading Federalists of Pennsylvania; and
yet his Federalism did not impair his po-
sition as Mr.. PoLK's Secretary of State.
Mr.. WALL took with him the leading Fed
eralists of New Jersey, and has figured as
the most democratic of Democrats in the
ranks of the faithful. Mr.. BANCROFT, the
late Locofoco Secretary Of the Navy, was
Federalist. Mr.. C. j. INGERsoLL was a
Federalist Mr.. BRYANT, of that sold Fed
eral organ" the Evening Post; Mr.. HUB
BARD, Of N. H., who nominated Mr.. Polk
at the Baltimore convention Mr.. KANE,
the celebrated correspondent of Mr.. Polk;
MIR. Justice GRIER, of Pennsylvania Mr..
REUEL WILLIAMS, of Maine T; Mr.. CRos-
WELL, of the Albany Argus; and list
that we might stretch to the "crack of
DOOM" attest the truth of Mr.. CLAWS as
sertion in the Senate, and the falsity Of
the allegation SO frequently made by the
Opposition press as to the federal compost
ton of the Wing party.
Then as to the second allegation which
we have cited above from the Union
that the WHIGs "favor extravaganza and
prohigacy in the expenditure Of the public
money!" Will he Union do us the favor to
point to single Wing peculator or default
err? We have never heard Of one. This
corrupt tribe we're counted by scores and
hundreds in the days of JACKSON and VAN
buren,. They were ferreted out by WISE
and PEYToN, and held UP to the scorn and
indignation of the country, notwithstand-
ing all the efforts of corrupt Speakers in
packing committees Of investigation. Not
withstanding the walls of wrath that were
poured out upon the Wing reformers by
the Richmond Enquirer, and other venal
and mercenary journals, the development
ofLocofoco extravaganza andprofigacy was
complete. The people rose up en- masse and
hurled the corruptionists from the powers
they had abused, andthe places they had dis
honored. General HARRISON was elected
President in consequence of the popular
trust in his integrity. Mr.. TYLER COM
menced his executive career as a Wing,
and retained enough of the Wing elements
to the last not to disgrace himself or the
country by any pecuniary meanness or
dishonesty in his appointees. For four
years we heard nothing of public defalca-
tons. The treasury at least was safe-for
it was under the care of chief magistrate
who had been Wing. But no sooner was
the old regime restored, than Locofocoism
was found with its arms in the strong box,
and the career Of shameless plumber and
default again commenced. 1t was con-
cealed from the people. Mr.. Mason
knew of defalcations-and was dumb. Mr..
Polk knew of defalcations-and was dumb.
General TAYLOR comes into power. The
deficiencies are discovered, and made
known to those who are concerned to know
what becomes of the public money; and
forthwith all the Opposition journals come
up to the defence of the defaulters, vouch
for their innocence, and prove every thing
that can be proved by aSsetion-but with
out figuring back single dollar of the
missing money into the treasury.
The public debts increased $50 ZOO, 900
in four years-during which the WHIGs
are abused for scrutnizing appropriation
bills, and denounced as "moral traitors"
for not voting all the money that is asked
for by Locofocoism 'without winking,
without blinking" and now the very
elite of the Democracy, sleek with the
JUNCTION of palm-oil, emerge from the
bowels of their gold mines, TO indite hy-
Pocritical paragraphs about the prohigate
extravaganza of the Wings! Shame,
where is.thy blush! Shade of that $780,
OOO-why does it not rise to scoff at these
Richmond ehtel