The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-11-01
From the New Hampshire Patriot.
g Whlu Measures

The Statesman with most remarkable forgetfulness
OF the true state OF the case, says that the measures oil
It's party shave been better tested the two past years
than ever BEFORE" and attributes "he successful admins
raton OF public affairs for that period 10 the superior
adapedness OF their measures to carry the country
along from prospecting 10 prosper Now, this is truly
strange talk for honest for who does not know
that single important "whig measurement one OF
the which that party has supported for the last
twenty yearsis in operation Every great measure
OF public policy by which the prosperity OF the country is
al all affected which is now in operation, was adopted by
the democracy against the most strenuous opposition oil
the whole federal party The federal party have had no
power pass any of their avore measures since they
into Office for the democrats have had majority
in both branches OF Congress; so that all the import
ant democratic adopted under the admnslra
ton OF Mr. Polk remain in operation And u, during
the last two years. any measures have been "carry-
ng the country along from posperng to prospect those
measures the tavorte measures OF the democracy
and all the credit due TO the federal party or admin
lsralion in the matter is that o. not having illegal
~ obsruc,ed the operation OF measures which they
could not get rid OF, and which IL was their duty to
carry out The prominent "whg measures" are
national bank high Tariff corrupt and exravagant
system OF internal Improvements wicked and swndling
bankrupt law distribution of the proceeds OF the sales
OF the public lands among the States while the general
is in debt and needs the money for its cur
rent expenses These are The principal measures which
the federal party have supported during the last fifteen
years but OF them has been in operation during
the last two years How then, have they been tested
We see, unless is by showing that their very
opposites have "caed The country along from prosper
ing 10 prosper" No "wbig measures Of national policy
have been in operation, while their oppostes-ihe meas
ures of the democacyhave been in force for SIX years
TO the eminent advantage of the country and thus wing
have been tested poison may be tested by
showing lis anidoe TO be highly conducive TO health
And the government has been successfully admins
tered during the last two years, it must in great meas
ufe be due to The important measures in operations and
since these are all democratic measures that fact shows
me adaptedness OF the democratic TO cay the
country along from prospecting TO prosper"
II snot little remarkable that while the Statesman
ana It's whole party have for years been denopncng the
present af'H and the subtreasury most ruinous and
oppressive measures and while still doing so they should
thus give testimony IN favor OF their most beneficial inu
ence upon the prosperity OF the country. No two meas
which have divided the parties for twenty wears
fundamentally important and influential In their
effects upon the prosperity Of the country Yet while
those in successful operation in place OF the an,aqo
nisc OF the federal party, and while none OF
The other wing measures are in existence, the States
admits the superior adaptednes. OF the measures in
operation I" TO carry the country along from prospecting TO
prosper and attributes TO them the successful admins
tralon of public affairs by its party during the ast two
years This is high and well-deserved compliment to
the policy and measures Of the democracy,