The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-09


journalism, in MONDAYS National Wing,
and lakes to quoting Hudibras against US and
calling us hard names. This mode OF es-
cape is an old trick, but il is never success
full. 1t is very nearly the same as that pur-
sued by the ostrich, when frightened. It IS
hiding Of the head, but more complete
exposure Of the body. II seems to us,
that our neighbor felt the rebuke administer
ed to him, by the article in question, il he
has any feeling at all left, any sense Of shame
remaining. The age Of the editor we re-
spect. Old age is to US, thing that rouses
all our sympathies, excites all our reverence,
when il is associated with the virtues and the
prophecies oflife /; but when il is desecrated
by folly or sallied by want Of gravity, It ex-
cites our pity though never our contempt
When we look back upon the career Of the
venerable Virginia gentleman, now editing
the Union, and trace him, step by step, from
the time when he was under the tutelage Of
the celebrated RoANE, down to the close
Of the Polk Administration, we see life
more chequered, perhaps, by extremes, than
that OF any other public man in the coun-
try. But he never lost his self-respect,
until after the death Of Mr.. RoANE;
and, even after that event, he maintained
great dignity of editorial character, until he
came 10 Washington. Since that time, he
has been going, at railroad pace, from
manhood to second childhood and to the
regret Of every right-minded man, who can
appreciate him for what he has contributed
to the sum Of human knowledge-and that
is not littlehe now submits to the keep
ing Of a iunta Of INSCRIPTIONS politicians,
who, while feeding at the public crib, are
inditing editorials for him to assume the pa
rentage Of, to the utter ruin Of his past fame.
His friends owe it to themselves, to rescue
him from the degradation to which he has
permitted himself to be reduced. But, If
they will not interfere, but allow him TO be
made the tool Of vindictive demagogues, in
their unjust and unprincipled warfare upon
the Administration, we shall not hesitate to
do our duty, unpleasant as i is. While we
shall not spare him and his co-laborers, we
shall never cease to forget his grey heirs,
and TO pity them, if he will not let us respect
them
The Democrats continue 10 weep at the
loss of public Office. II is like death to
them. They see that they are daily and
hourly losing the cement Of their party.
That cement has always been the "cohe-
sive force Of public plumber" They see
power departing from between the limbs of
their party, perhaps never to return again.
Hence all their lamentations They stop at
nothing to prevent their expulsion from
power The very idea is death to them.
They have been, and still are, resorting to
every possible artifce to retain place and
power, but SO far every effort has availed
nought; and we tell them that, do what
they will, say what they may, they will not
succeed in turning General TAYLOR from
the path Of duty They know that brick
cannot be made without straw; and that, If
consigned to the shades Of private life, the
People will come to see and realize supe-
rior execution Of the offices Of trust by
Whigs-a result which they feel will be fa-
tai to their hopes Of a return to power
They know that they had, and yet have,
majority Of all the Offices in the Govern
ment and from these, SO many citadels, they
know that il permitted to retain them, they
can keep up such fire upon the forces in the
occupation Of the federal government, as to
dislodge them. Take these ciindels away,
and their power is gone, This is the
true source of the wailings Of the Union
and its kindred contemporaries. Well
they must be content to weep. Their weep
ings will not save their friends and supporters
from-being dealt with according to, the re-
quirements Of justice and the public good,
according TO the ordeal of the Inaugural.
This is the third anniversary Of the battle
Of Resaca de la Palma--whose fruits we are
now reaping, in a wise and a just Admins
tration Of the Government, for It was one Of
the four ordeals that gave US ZACHARY
TAYLOR, and, through his wisdom, Cabi-
net without superior in the annals Of the
country, for all the eminent qualities Of adj
illustrative talent. sThe eighth and ninth
Of May, 1916, were bright days. They
were harbingers Of . bright era. That era
is now upon u.s. Let us be thankful for it
to the Giver Of all mercies
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