The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-09-05

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most triumphant results, while the genera
, policy OF Democratic administration is the
pole-star by which even the wings guide
their shattered barque, and by which alone
they are enabled TO keep themselves from
political shipwreck.
little more than year Of, experience o.
Whig national administration, has furnish
ed 10 history another interesting and valuable
example Coming into power with a
huzza, and elated at the prospect of contin
ued rule, the Wing leaders themselves were
among the loudest TO rejoice--howevel
all may have regretted that the immediate
cause should be the sudden death of Gener.
al TAyLoR-all the termination OF Hegen.
cy the members of which, going into place
amid boasts of ability, Experience aIdlStates-
manship, remained in Office only long e.
nough 10 make themselves universally odi-
GUS. Every department of the general gov
eminent, under their influence, gave, du-
ring that period, melancholy evidence of
the incapaciiy or unworthiness of It's Secre-
tary. On The other hand, our foreign rela.
tions were conducted in manner 10 cover
the whole country with ridicule, and with
such blundermg awkwardness as TO extract
even from the representative Of that foreign
nation, which sympathises most with Feder-
alism, the remark that it was weak and un-
popular. The Treasury Department, not
withslanding the intellectual giant, as he
was called, at its head, did nothing, during
the same space of time, but establish the
TACT that the Secretary, in his-war upon the
system of his predecessor, had forgotten the
plainost rules of political economy. In an
other remarkable instance, we saw one men,
Der OF the same Regency urging claim "a
galnst tine government, for all exorbitant
sum of money, most of which he received
himself, having just driven hard bargain
with his client, and then obtaining the aid of
his colleagues in carrying it through its va
rlous processes, without law, in defiance of
law, and in utter disregard of the whole
course OF the government in similar cases.
10 complete The striking picture, Congress,
by decided vote, including several indie.
pendent Wings, rebuked the Regency that
had supported the claim, and had agreed TO
its payment in terms of the several repre-
henslon The Regency left office amid
general eyecraliou of their conduct, and at
moment when other dcveopements were
o5ont To be made, proving still further their
uniiIncsS 10 conduct the Affairs of Repub-
lican Government.
1t Is a fact that speaks loudly of the incon
slsency OF our opponents, ald of the tri-
umph Of Democratic measures, al the same
time, that while the last Wing State Con-
yenton refused to nominate Mr.. SrRoHM,
for Caral' Commissioner, because of his
vote against a just war-the war with Mexi-
co-A1r. FILLMORE, the new Wing Presi-
dent, al first entirely overlooks Pennsylvania
in his choice of Cobinet officers, ard con-
fers the Treasury upon CoRwlN, whose oppo.
silion TO the same war was SO bitter and SO
uncompro missing, that Mexico elevated him
into one of her Thousand gods, and the A
merican soldiers burnt him in efiigy on. the
very field where he wished they might re-
ceive welcome with bloody hands & hos :
pitable graves.
We refer to this sisnificient history Of ver-
y recent events, with no desire 10 revive nm.
pleasant recollections, but to show the peo.
pie of Pennsylvania-First, how utterly un.
fit the Federal party are % administer the
laws Secondly, how inevitably their false
and fictitious course before every election
covers them with disgrace, when they get
into office And, thirdly, TO place in cor
trast with tEeir doctrines of expediency and
extravaganza, the plair, practical, popular,
aud comprehensive creed and conduct of
Democratic administrations. tbs in view
of these facts, now part Of the history of
the country, that we think that every Dem
ocrat has occasion TO be proud of the posi-.
tion the National Democracy occupies at
time when placed in temporary minority.
Under these auspices, the Democrats of
Pennsylvania have gone into the present
canvass, with renewed courage and conf
dence. They feel thai their cause is right
and just and they instnctively recall the
Wing pledges and promises which preceded
the election of ls4s, and compare them
| with the prescriptions and persecution that
have siuce broken and trampled them under
foot. Convinced at the moment these pro.
fessions were made, that they never int en-.
ded to be fulfilled, they have no regret now
save that those who aided to defeat the Dem.
ocracy less than two years ago, should have
only been convinced of the faiihlessness ol
those they confded in, by the melancholy
failure at Westinghouse which we have re.
ferred. Have not the members of the grea
Democratic party, therefore, profound cause
for congratulation, amid the general feeling
which holds up TO the imitation of ourrulers,
the enlightened example Of Democratic ad'
ministrations2
!. 1t was under the impulse Of such feelings
as these, that the Democratic State Conven
ton which assembled at Wiliamspor the
Goth of May last, placed in nomination the
+ several candidates for State offices, whose