The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-20
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" 4 thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word"

uiee, jew, Iof reaching mat Woiu
Merchant Of Ysaiee.
When an individual has fallen below the standard o.
faith and excelen prescribed by society," whether linn
tied 10 church, party, or a community he invariably
endeavors prove that his aposiacy and fall were occa
stoned by necessity; that his fellows rigid IN
their construction OF duty; that the end justified the
means that he is right and that they wrong Thus
Satan, when he turned devil attempted to make every
body else devils for companions sake and thus the fox
who had lost his tail eHdeavored to persuade his brother
foxes that short tails fashionable and far less
troublesome to carry especially in the dog days.
Now, the wing party has for years denounced proscrp
hon and the doctrine that 'lo the viclors belong the
spells" That party, pure and irwproachable-'p
sessed of all the decency all the learning and all the
taents"-underlook 10 make standard of right for the
country They prayed over IT, cried over If, held orgies
1t, nursed it, cherished it, sancte it, and blessed it.
This the time of the election of the second JEFF
ferson-Andrew Jackson-a time when there not a
democrat known TO be SUCH in any public ofhce al
Washington. General Jackson, who had been log
rolled out of the presidency by the extraordinary
vote OF the House of Representatives, against the
express will of the people, when elected by the over
whelming of the States OF the Union, found in
Office an army of civilians, who had traduced him and
has wife; who had denounced him as fool and mad
man; who had issued coffin handbls, and filled the
country with Infamous carcaures; who had badgered
him, traduced him. scorned him, and cursed him and
who, after his election, endeavoed TO paayze his efforts
by every ace, and made their public positions breast
works TO fire upon him both the front and in the rear
Gen Jackson took the responsibility of removing goodly
number of the oppostonsome, grant it, without just
cause but the majority with good and sufficient
ANA ne look responsibility, anu overturned
some OF the godly pots OF ontment, he was compared to
Nero, TO Caligua, 10 CROMWELL ackass in lions
skin, Col Pluck, Jack Cade, King Log. and the
gentleman in black who presdes the igned coal
gions of iuturity But Mr. Clay, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Clay
ton and host OF Others denounced the doctrine per-
ncious, and the originator volater of the constitu-
ton.
General Jackson made but a very few removals in
Washington Mr.. Van Bnren made fewer still and was
denounced by delegation after delegation from the States
of the Union for his anti -proscrpuve policy Aud then
ho cfpd tn crih
,ion," came in and in less than month"; turned out
more democrats for opinions sake than had been re-
died and MI Tyler the Vice President who succeeded
him, was crushed by the party which elected him the
anti proscnPtve wing party-for his ant-proscrptve
policy Mr. Polk then succeeded to the chief magstra
cy and while he made some removals. he frequent
ly censured by democrats Tor his generosity to political
opponents. And now General Zachary Taylor, who was
wing but net an ultra whg sits IN the char OF Wash
ington; and while his declarations are yet echoing
through the country that he has friends to reward
and enemies 10 punish while the heralds of the
ing are proclalmng him the second Washington, the
generous and Just soldier who will hear first and
strike afterwards who will prescribe no one for opn-
ions sake and who condemns the policy and the deeds
OF General Jackson, 10 and behold the axe made bare
the scaolds are crowded with victims and the very gut,
tiers running with the blood of martyrs and when
ask the CORY saints why they alsify their pledges and
break their decaogue without comPuncaon The consist
scendants of the trainers of the alien and sedon laws
and of the buelgh burners OF Connecticut reply, "The
fruits oil great pubic VICTORY are really ali That make
worth while TO have fought and won it, or, in other
words o the vctors belong the spois, that the only
thing that keep the great wing party together is lhe
cohesive power of public plumber"
Well, il this is the settled policy OF the wing party,
perhaps the incoming democracy will profit BY the acts of
the anti proscrponlsts and in their hour of success
make from the blood of whig martyrs seed for their
church than they will about having hand OF
sowing for the next fifty years believe it pretty well
ascertaned that the whg party umphs once in twenty
years. aud hangs together after victory from three to
four months Ii this be soand history records the fact
then perhaps the rule of blood will be less pleasant
the nelliyencer, and the "New Book Of Martyrs" re
vised and corrected, may make the backslers return
their first faith and republish their old homilies.
"THE HEROIC AGE"