Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-08-01
THE WHIG PARTY.
When we hear men wit

have acted in concert, talking fippan,.
Iy of the dissolution of the whg party
we are con1ounded with amazemenI
and sorrow. 1t seems almost as as.
founding asst would be to hear patriots
speaking calmly of the overthrow OF
the Republic and the establishment, of a
monarchy at Washington. Upon lis
tening TO such remarks, we involunta.
rily ask ourselves, is there nothing st
BILE in this world Of change? We had
been taught that "men die, but pRINcr.
PIES are eternal" We had been told
by veteran captain of the Wing Ar.
my that wing principles are not TO be
put on and off like a change of gar
men's. We had always heard that in
the success of the whig cause was in.
voled the preservation of constitutional
liberty. Our own brief experience
had satisfied US Of The eminenlly con.
servative character Of whig principles.
We call upon every whig who loves
his country, TO remember the events Of
the last ten years, and TO observe the
deep and ineflaceable seal which time
has affixed 10 the wisdom of whig coun-
sells. The conservative spirit of the
whlg party has ever opposed itself to
rash innovations, and exalted duty, in
all cases. above expediency. Ia con.
formty with that spirit, Henry Clay
took his noble stand in regard to the
Annexation of Texas, and to that 2 :.
icy Of Annexation which has involved
US in all our troubles. Read once more
the letter Of that distinguished states.
man, and see how with a prophets Wis.
ion it describes the result of Annexa-
ton! Now, does not every one see
that, if the nation had been governed
by whig policy in this respect, we
should have escaped the loss of life
and treasure in the subsequent war,
and oil The dissensions which thal war
has entaiIed upon the American Union?
The adoption of whig counsels would
have preserved US from the war with
Mexico, and those territorial curses
which we have received 5 "indemnily
for the past, and security for the fu,
turo." The adoption Of the whig pol,
icy did save US from bloody war with
England, which would have destroyed
our commercial prosperity, for the
sake of barren territory worth moth
ing to either of the dispulan,s. Let
wings bear in mind that, if whig coun.
sells had prevailed, this whole Union
would now be in entire harmony and
peace. The election Of General Tay-
lor has preserved The country from for,
eign wars, in which, but for his success,
it might have been rashly hurried,
while al the same time the honor of the
nation has been nobly maintained. Are
these results of no importance! Wha,
principle, for which the whig party
conlended under Mr.. Clay in 1914,
has been surrendered by the sd,
Of Gen. Taylor2 We
would like an answer TO that question
by those whig friends who talk lightly
of the dissolution of the whig party
We stand together now as formerly un.
der the glorious banner of Harry of
the West, in behalf of encouragement
10 American Industry. of the improve.
ment of inland waters, in favor of q
restriction Of the Executive preroga-
Iive-upon the platform of Law, Or.
der, the Constitution and the Union
We held in A that the fate Of the coun.
try was involved ia the success of our
cause. Has anything since occurred
10 change that beliefl No! Every
whlg believes il still. Every days ex.
perience proves that upon the conser-
'aIive spirit and policy of the whig
party depends the preservation of this
country from unnecessary foreign wars
and from fatal domestic dscord. Can
we give up our cause, when we must
give up our country with ii? Are we
willing, in order to strike at Taylor or
At Clay, to strike at them through the
peace. the prosperity, the honor, the
Union of this whole Republic?-Rich.
Rep.
Refreshing their memories with such
remembrances as these, one would think