The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-09-18

severe and animated contest and hnay consummated the
annexation OF Texas, which resisted by the wing
party TO the last, by whose course the Mexican ma
ton led to believe that large party in the United
States opposed it, They then placed themselves in
waTke attitude and resisted the occupation OF Texas,
which resulted in a war ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF her
ritory, and valuable acquisition to the United States
Thus il will he that from the purchase OF Louisiana
to the annexation OF Texas the democratic party has been
the party of progress and that wherever the sarspanged
banner has hoated the breeze, and the progress oil be
raj principles has been onward it has been under the be-
ngn influence OF the democratic party, whose motto is
Excelsior.
1t is the only Union and conservative party in the
country 1t has warred against consolidation on the one
hand, and the destructive elements OF notification
the other believing that the best and suTest way to pre-
the Union is 10 conne the general government to
its delegated powers, leaving the States in the full
else of their reserved rights. If the principles which
here laid down strictly adhered 10, and Congress
will but confne its legislation TO the express delegated
authority in the constitution, the Union OF these States
will last forever, and each orb will in its
sphere of action without ever coming into collision one
with the other.
General Taylor succeeded Mr. Polk, and the mos, re-
markableact of his administration the payment of the
Gaphin claim, which is beautifully exemplifed by the
following graphic sketch:
| "a writer in Kentucky paper who declares himself
nephew OF George Galphn, states that Gaphin was
tory in the revolution, and that the whole Gaphn family
were the rankes and bloodiest tories in Georgia He
says:
"'They spared neither life property, age.
They headed a band of scoundrels who murdered and
pundered with the barbar and ruthessness Of savages
"As member of a band of American patriots, our
old soldier says he has often sought for the Gaphns
and he declares that although connected with Gaphn BY
ties of blood yet he would have killed him as soon and
willingly as he would have killed mad dog
'.GeoTge Galphin had abandoned his wife, by whom
he had two sons and had taken up with a negress, by
whom also he bad Two sons and abandoning her he
took up with Indian squaw, who bore him TWO sons
He lived with the Indians, traded with Them and cheated
them out of large fortune. When the revolution broke
out he joined the British, and with his sons and his
Indian allies and the various cuthroas and scoundfe Is
whom he gathered about him. he a scourge and
| ror TO the whole country around him.
"Such is the revolutionary patriot whose heirs were
paid $500 900 by ay cabinet for his losses and
| fIhces in the cause Of American liberty"
IN H. Patriot
After the demise of Gen. Taylor, Mr.. Fillmore sue.
ceeded the presidency; and the principal features OF
| his administration have been eectioneerng toul
throughout the country, leaving sometimes not more than
one member of his cabinet at The seat of government
evncng undue fondness for the pepeuation OF Span
| sh authority over the island OF Cuba-allo wing his
countrymen be branded pirates and executed by The
captain general without trials and that, too, wher
there strong crcumstanal evidence that they hat
been decoyed there by the Spanish government for the
press purpose of weakng their vengeance on the unior
tunae Lopez
ALGERNON SYDNEY.
| WASHINGTON Sept IT, 1851.