The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-06

have never been violent party man, and all my ten
denotes IN political discussion have been greatly moalnsd
msnts lying mostly among wings.
But the entire abandonment o all true republican ideas
oy me party now holding ONCE their utter ineapAclsy.
call Tor united exerion by persons Of whatever Pedec
ions 70 put down the most pay that ever dsgaced
cabinet or the administration Of Affairs in this Union
II there 10 class OF men in the world distinguished
for probiy uprighness. courage candor literally. and
all the more masculine virtues ii is the importing inter-
est-compnsng the merchants. owners. officers. and
And these the selected by Philadelphia lawyer
for all sort Of abuse. calumny oppression. and robbery
I is impossible 70 exaggerae the abuses OF what one
has hardly patience enough TO give description Of
Thank Heaven, however. there is but paper prof
gate enough to justify and but very few 70 extsnuse
excuse it.
The reasons for this conduct however are not 90 hard
to find for the Massachusetts lawyer has given us
key to the whole procedure. The entire national domain
is 10 be sacrificed, and the foul deed Is 10 be done
duty and the most sacred functions Of his Office And
this s after dinner thoughts no, nor s i the thought
OF silly, conceited, yet wel-meaning Fouriee Blu!
the wretchedness amounting almost to total disocation
Of all human ties, and to state inferior by far to that in
which the discoveries Of this country found its aborg
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ago. suffered himself to be enlisted by the eastern monop
olists is now bound BY his perverted pledges to carry
The national domain and treasury must be pundered
furnish pretex for the continuance and increase Of
enormous ariffor the party which is continually crying
that capital and labor ought to be diverted from agr
culture to manufacturers in order they pretend TO create
home market.
There are some folks Of whom it is said they ought
have good memories but these have forgotten the pro-
verb, as well as all pretence to consistency.
What, then, is our instant duty 1.-THE duty of every
republican, whatever he may have been, wing demo-
cra' II is perfectly plain Resist these extrayagant pro-
ects; and, If forced to il by the refusal of all fair
promise on the part of the vested people,
in opposition even to the putting down Of every custom
house in the United States and preserve sacred de-
posite those happy possessions which principally dstn-
guish us from all other nations.
Preserve them for the honor Of ancestors, for the
blessing Of our poserity. and if necessary to form,
gether with moderate direct taxation subj
Gent for government which cannot be long free if il
ceases TO be frugal. hie seA
Preserve these public lands too, for the sake Of the in
ternal Improvement of the western country II, the
strict consfruconists of the Jeersonan school contend
Congress has constitutional power to construct roads
by the appropriation Of money from the treasury
but il the disposition Of the public lands by alternate
tons may be appropriated TO the making Of railroads.
for the purpose Of adding the value Of the other lands
through or near which the road may rum how this
fund Of Improvement be thus applied who will buy
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