The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-07-18
From the ST. Louis Times, July O.
The Domoera tie Greed

The Popular Tribune the organ OF the Icarans, of H.
linos-a people organized on new system OF labor and
summed up by Mr. Jefferson and very innocen,y ask
Tor the wing creed 10 publish lest may do injustice 10
that party. These carians intelligent and nqur
ing Little community, and they will be s.onished when
they are informed that great party in republican
country has not only no creed but tina, all lis power is
derived from that simple fact, Their predeces-
sors, The old edeIais's, had creed, which they advo
Gated boldly and openly and their immediate predeces
the national republicans who rallied 10 the support
OF the administration of the younger Adams, published
and defended their creed with ability and honesty. The
federass and national republicans easily defeated
because their principles canvassed and found to be
adverse 10 popular rights and the sovereignty OF the
States. Discovering that fair and round dealing only u
mated an defeat, they determined TO change their name
and conceal their principles. Hence The origin OF the
wing party. With all the odlous principles OF the elder
Adams, and all the unpopular objects oil the younger
the wing party have succeeded in acquiring power
than their predecessors, by affecting 10 repudiae those
principles. and 10 adopt alternately such portions OF the
democratic creed they find TO DC popular Tor the time
being Banded together for purposes OF public plumber
ITS parhsans do not scuple TO represent rs position IN
various ways IN order to cater TO The peIdices oil the
different sections of the Union secure the election OF
their candidate for the presidency and monopoze all The
offices and contracts dependent upon executive favor
The fsderalss were men who were incapable OF deny
ing their faith for the qualification OF appetite for pow
er and pelf. The elevation oil senmeN created by the
heroic achievement oil the revolution scorned TO descend
10 series OF petty and contemplate tricks 10 subseve
selfish end The national republicans too retained some
serespect and regard for the intelligence and integrity
OF the people. But the wings have lost all the traits
which mace their predecessors respectable, without
curing single distinctive one in their stead. And,
STILL they have lost sound principles and acquired
habits OF fraud which render them incapable either OF
acting upghty in public affairs doing justice TO those
who do
In The North they advocate high protective tariff; in
the middle States moderate one; and in the South
for revenue only In the North they maintain the power
Of the general government construct roads and canals.
and in the South they repudlae IT. ln the North they
deny the constitutional power OF Congress 10 acquire
ritory, and in the South they maintain IT, In the North
they adopt without scrupe the tenets oil the
If by doing they free so votes, and in the
South they deny all utilization with them, and swear, in
the teeth OF the facts, well understood by them the
difference between hre and water that the wing party OF
the Union struggling against the combined forces OF de-
moeracy and aboonsm La the North resistance TO the
extension OF slavery is cardinal prncple and fidelity to
the Wmo prcvso test OF party fidelity, IN the South
they insist that they laborlng TO attempt OF
the democracy TO force the proviso upon the country In
the North they violent IN their advocacy of the river
and harbor bill of the last whilst in the South
they just violently repuda,e it. That party organ
zed, and governed by such tacics should have tempo
rary success not surprising but nothing be clearer
than that carries within itself the seeds OF dissolution
Ii requires time to expose set oil political specula
tors who have so many appllances but their fate, al
though slow in coming upon them, is inevitable.
How strong the contrast is with the democratic party
Tia principles OF constitutional construction have been
settled from the origin OF the government and they
proclaimed boldly in national and State conventions
The leaders OF the party do not advocate thing the
North and another in the South. Everywhere, and al
all tmes they annuncale the same principles and advo
cate the same measures. What democracy was during
the revolution II - at the present time The principles
avowed by Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe we're acted
upon by General Jackson, and yet constitute The unda
mental principles of the party All its national and State
conventions recognise them, all its speakers and writer's