Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-04-18
WHIG MEASURES.

The Bangor Courier says, "lt u one Oi the
chief merits Of the whig party tha, il is a
practical party with It's principles well defined
and understood Its leading measures upon
the important issues which have been pro-
mulgaied in the country have been we'll sus.
iaincd by It's consistent action"
We should like very much to see the whig
that can point out any principle Of the whig
parry, "wcll defined and understood" The
mos, practical" thing we have seen Of late
s the removal Of the sPOIls from one wing
Of the whir party TO the oiher-lhis the Ad.
ycriiscr probably considers " practical" whig
" intolerance" but what leading mca,
sures upon important issues" arc still sus
tanned by the whig pary' What Of the
questions of Banks, High Tariff, opposition
to the sub.lreasury, etc. etc. Are not all the
old issues abandoned as 4" obsolete :"
II j. ucw 10 Us that the wings, in their OPP
position to the annexation Of Texas, ever adj
United that the good time would come whcr
It would fall into the lap OF this country
Certainly they opposed 1t without regard ID
time bot would they have II back again
But the Courier soys of the party, " It's
counsels were not needed, nor It's wise and
truly patriotic course followed by the Loco
party" Certainly rot. Since the organiEa'
ton Of our government, the democratic party
has administered Il the most Of the time, with
ou, needing "lhc counscs" Of the wings I,
render aid and comfort" To the enemy, OF
adopting their excepting "wise and truly
pauiotc''l course" and the country du
ring all this time, has continued to prosper
bcyo precedent, and is not " ruined yet
the everlasting predictions Of the wings I,
the contrary notwithstanding Bot for ,hii
n1na,lenlion TO whig counsel, ",hc cOnse
qucncc u.s." SAYS the Courier, " that the l.oc,
party Il. rent in iwain-shattercd and parlli
rcd" Indeed Well the wings will Hu
mourn abrut lha, of cours,. D., anolh.
c7aslu,nr j., thy fear the Democrats wil
un,te in their efforts "tu break up lhD
strength of the Wing pary"--and say they
" this intensity Of forces is intended to brral
up the strength aud union Of the Wing part!
as the lasr remaining hope Of the Loco rartl
again riding ia,u political power, whcn 10
the .ucrc,, Of party they will again jeorarlIs
tie peacc anI wcllIr, of the country
Nov Il Is well known that there Woul
have bcca no difficulty growing ou, Of 'h
annexation of Texas, which WIS not all ih
work II dcmucrls, nor much between lh,
Cnilcl S,llc, and Mexico, had MT the MeNl
cans been encouraged aud urged on ~ the!
resistance to the rights and Just claims Of ih
United States. And vet the Courier talk
about " jcoplrdiziug the peace and welfare q
III, country" when the Democratic party ha
always been It's sole protector Bot suPPos
the democrats had involved the country q
difficulty, destructive to It's peace and vel
fare, is that any reason why the federal part,
should take sides with the enemy, as II inNa
riably has. and do all in their power to EN-
bauass our government
! sto the union Of the whigs-ii would b
cruel to destroy the union that exists bctwee
the Courier and Portland Advertiser, ih
Advertiser, n. Y. Express and Washiag,o
Republic, and the Bosioa Courier and ljo'
ton Atlas-to destroy such union is not ,h
work of democrais--their work is to secur
TO the people the "Polhical power an
leave the wings to learn submission TO ih
people, reign.