Worcester daily spy., 1851-05-07
The Future Poliey of the 1Vhig Party.

down platform of principles, which, considering
the source. may be taken as the basis of the party
for the next campaign. They are, lst, Land Re
form; I'd, Internal Improvements; 3rd, Reciprocal
Commerce with Republics, TO the exclusion of Mon
arches; 4h, the augmentation of the Steam Navy;
5th, the purchase fom the States of Nicaragua and
her neighbors of The entire canal and railroad routes
from San Juan to the Pacific, through the lake of
Nicaragua.
In relation to the first two measures, il may be
observed that the Review very well knows that they
are merely bats for the farmers and aftzans of the
North and West. No party can now carry out, and
tie whg party will never seriously attempt to carry
out the policy embraced in the idea of Land Reform
Southern influences have always predominated in
Congress- and our republican aristocrats viii never
give anything but sneers and contempt TO the de-
mands of landess laborers So of internal improve
ments; the South en- that question is unit Her
senators, though in an acknowledged minority, man
aged to defeat the River and Harbor bill. The in
science Of those Honorable buies during the last
hours of Congress, is fresh in the memory Of ALL
The Review knows, that if the whig party had
majority to-day in both houses the project for inter-
nal improvements could not receive the sanction of
law And this state of things will continue until the
demon of slavery is exercised from the Capitol.
But the effort to bring new issues before the coun-
try, set forth in the remaining propositions. is
palpabe attempt to divert the public attention from
the great struggle for human rights, which is now
commenced in good earnest The contest between
and Fl
country Is but just begun. Slavery, with all its sup
porters, cognaes and apoogists, is now reused to
mighty effort for the mastery: The influences of "a
vital christianity at home, the sorrowfuI eensure of
all friends Of impartial liberty abroad all the power
which the world exercises in thought and opinion,
have been directed to the great anomaly in our 9TH
erwlse free institutions, and not in vain 1t is not in
the power of man, though ten times bronzed under
a southern sun, to stand unblanching before the
wlthering gaze of the whole civilized world. Con-
science has begun to awake from its torpor, and by
its very tormens to add new vigor to their resoIue
purpose IN evil; the insecurity of the system has be-
come more and more apparent; and it has been found
necessary to make struggle TO stem the tide that
threatens to make breach their constitutional
bulwarks
The Wing party, with few honorable excep-
tons, have become identified in interest and sympa
thy, with the South; the programme above quoted,
as afterwards explained by the Review, offers mo-
tive to both wings Of the party-to each the dearest
boon; 10 the South, revenge, to the North money
The English hatred TO Slavery, as the South well
know has notbeen without its influence in the north
ern States. Kindred in blood, owning the same an
cestry of heroes, the same liberal laws, the same
noble literature, it is natural that our opinions should
in some degree be influenced by our brethren in free
principles, the ReformerA of England. This. the
South cannot see with complacency. The barba
rous police regulations Of Southern ports have arous
ed the just Indignation, not only of the Northern
States, but of every maratme nation. The English
Government has pledged its honor to defend the lib
erty of Its subjects at every hazard The matter is
now under consideration at Washington, and unless
the reasonable demands of England are complied
with, she will protect her seamen by force if need
be. But the Southern States will not willingly re-
peal their Algerine laws and for the sake Of main
tanning their absurd position, of chastisng hated
power, and Of breaking up the Strengthening alliance
Of all good men against their accnrsed system, they
would gladly fight
The northern Wings, on the other hand, fancying
that if England, the great commercial and manufac-
turing rival of this country could be driven back by
pugilistic attitude, or, if needs be, by trial of
strength. ready to join with their Southern breth
ren in the outcry against the birthplace of our fa-
theirs.
During the suspension Of the Atlantic trade, broad
cloths, prints, and cutlery would be fully ndemni-
fled in the opinion Of the interested parties, for all
the expenditure Of treasure and blood.
This, then, S the Wing platform, The compact il
which the hot hatred Of the Southron, and the cool
calculation Of the Yankee have met,-the compact
which is to be ratified by the best blood of the ma
ton. The moral influence of TIE friends Of liberty
is to be repeIed by force Of arms Slavery is to be
extended, and yet further extended And with
display of bristng bayonets and paxhan guns, thes
calm judgment Of the christian world is TO be an
swered and defed. Happy destiny Glorious tri
umph Of democratic principles Well it is tina
nearly century has ehpsed since our sres support
ed by arms the instrument which declared us free
people; they are in their graves, and happily know
not for what end they shed their blood.
The ostensible reasons Of the Revieic for adyocat
ing war with Great Britain, will be considered to.
morrow. DANIEL BOONE.
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