The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-07-03
From the SPRING. field Mass Republican and Gazette
Prospects or the Whig Party.


Disguise it as they may, to themselves and to
the world, the parties now in opposition to the
Wings exhibit their consciousness and fear of the
strength Of the Wing party, in every movement
they are making. They charge imbecility upon the
Administration, and, with the next breath angry
denounce an act that test6es to its thorough eff
cheney. In one breath, General Taylor is called
tool" in the next, a /" relentless tyrant" But
the strongest testimony to the strength of our
party is to be found in the coalitions, realized and
IN prospect, Of the Locofocos and Free Sellers.
Every coalition of this kind is direct compliment
to the power to which it is opposed As such,
every Wing regards it with sincere satisfaction
The Wings of Vermont were never 90 confident
of success as now, for to them have two parties
made a sacrifice of principles and an acknowledge
ment Of weakness.
divisions, the coalitions the cry for reunions the
effort at Democratic headquarters for ground of
union for the North and South, all testify to the
strength of the party which long misrulcd country
has now placed in power. The sincerity 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 mercenary spirit
which has ever actuated them and the readiness
with which they enter into inconsistent combinations
and relations with other parties betrays a greedy
luss for power, which must and does diseust the
honest politicians of all parties.
Amid all this confusion and breaking up of party
lines, how stands the Wing partyi United, firm,
and confident confident IN the justice Of ts prnci-
Piles, and in the wisdom of the Administration
hrm IN the maintenance Of the policy for which il
so long and patiently contendeJ and united through
the length and breadth Of the Union. With copfu-
sion IN the ranks of the opposition, an opposition
that with false promises and false doctrines has so
long contrived to cheat the people, the Whies now
see their principles indicated by the people them
selves. They see the party Of expedients, with
every shift IT makes involving itself still more
hopelessy 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 ma
uona policy, they and rejoice in the fact, that
the sectional issues raised by their opponents are
every day weakening the power of those oppo-
nents, 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 democ
racy been asserted. Once more in a truly Aneri-
can administration in power Once more is the
party IN power whose policy is To develop the in
tcrna resources OF the country 70 protect the rights
OF home labor and home industry, to vindicate pom
ular rights by judicious limit Of Executive power.
to oppose mock reforms and false theories, and 10
develop liberal plans for PUBLIC education, bv an
application Of public rcsourcek This is Whig
policy and these are Wing principles, and they are
the principles of pure and true democracy. With
these, the Wing party now stands before the coun
Try, IN the confidence Of the country, and confident
IN itself; and with strong faith in the common
sense and sound judgment OF the people, and with
evidence OF the decreasing strength Of it's oppo.
nents, IT looks hopefully forward to a long. bril-
liant, and useful period OF power.