The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-05-15
Whiggery and Its Pretensions.


how natural it was that administration gaining power
by such pledges should forfeit the public confidence
when violating them even if its conduc, had been sig
nalized by no such startling corruption was exhib-
tied in the fact that one Of its high ministers put into his
pocket without warrant of law The sum Of $4,000.
But the tender conscience of the special organ Of this
administration instead Of manifesting the humility which
such an instance Of corruption ought to produce, has
taken up the idea that is credtabe evidence Of power
The language Of the special organ, after stating the fact
that the wings in possession Of the administration
This makes whiggery strong, NOT invineibL. is
something TO haze The Places but whsn you add TO them
the possession of all The popular principles. how The
,chigs be defeated II necessary tell
the country that the administration had employed and
employing its patronage 10 perpetuae its rover; but we
could but marvel that the special organ should dare pro-
claim 10 the American people that this patronage made
whggery inyincbIe But that readers may not forget
the whole idea concentrated in the little paragraph contain
ing this boast must be borne in mind that the special
gan had employed, the anteceden of the term all the
popular principles, the expression that the democratic
party in their principles have gone 10 Mr. Clay and
the ichigs Now. democratic principles have no legs to
run TO- bodies be clothed and fed by. this any
other administration, the boast OF the special organ re.
duced plain English, that President Fill
more, or some one commanding his patronage will no,
refuse TO adopt at eas, profess to adopt democratic
principles in order acquire that nvncbiliiy which is
necessary 10 perpetuae The power OF this administration
But lest the expressions of the editor Of the special
betray than he authorized TO hint, in other
WORDS that he has let the cat out of he bag soon
will not hold him to strict construction OF his language
but will suppose that he sincere in declaring that dem
ocra,c principles recognised by the WING party
those only which make the preseat administration
(" ISvINcIBLE" This is indeed fact, and such fact
be conclusive against the mighty efforts that
now making TO elect WIG President because he is
willing 10 execute the laws
Among the great principles which have been in issue
between the wing and democratic parties for the las,
twenty years that involved in the effort to establish
the constitutional treasury All the country recol-
ec the violent measures which resored 10 to re-
charter the Bank OF the United States, and tina, the
position of the wings in reference to this question was
almost extreme that OF South Carolina now is in
the assertion OF the right Of secession Every engine
which could name and mislead the peope-even TO the
insult of II Chief enlisted to obtain
verdict favorable 10 an institution which Mr. Jefferson
pronounced be Of deadly hostility to the perpe,uy
OF our republican system. The frmness, however OF
three democratic administrations in the great work OF
restoring the public TO its constitutional guard.
ians finally successful, and the country behods
the very who most active in opposition to this
work compelled TO admit its wisdom. With all their
peudces against IL OF them has dared init
mate that be dispensed wiih-not one OF them pro.
poses TO re.esablsh in place another national bank
Here is. then, OF the principles OF the democratic
party recognised by the wings.
not less important democratic is the tariff Of
1916. This was the result OF a contest between
the two parties quite notorious that respecting the
establishment OF the constitutional treasury-the demo-
cratic party invariably aiming 10 get rid OF high duties
the wings as invariably oonendng tina, j, was legitimate
the power OF the government to build up parcu
lar interests at the expense OF the general in,eresihe
one party insisting the standard OF duties the
other aiming system OF protection wi,hou, any refer.
TO the wants Of the public treasury. Such was the
character of this contest, unit, the democratic party q,
last succeeded in passing the tariff OF $780, which is now
the law Of the land. The wing argumen, against tina,
law WAS that il would leave us wiihou, revenue thai
it would destroy our foreign commerce, bankrupt our
banks. compel our manufacturers STOP and mpoverisb
all the industrial pursuits OF the land What have been
lssntAS hsct he Pie.tM VI treasury
Our has been extended in most unparalleled
degree, manufactures were never fourishng and
all nlerests-agrcu,ural, commercial, and manu-
faciurng-exhibt prosperity never before cqualled
Instead OF treasury being bankruped it receives
twice the amour, from this tariff that il did from the tariff
OF 1912; and strongly the public sentiment impressed
by the advantages OF the uneered trade BY
the democracy, that the opposite system OF protection is
almost obsolete United States Bank Here, then, is
another democratic principle against which neither the
President nor his party make movement
Can il be these two gres, principles which the special
organ have reference to when it says that demo-
cratic principles have gone over 10 Mr. Clay and the
wings Has no, Mahomet gone TO the mountain, and
not the mountain to Mahometi
Or is it the Compromise which the special organ means
to consider the magic wand which has Transmitted de-
mocracy into whggery II So we are at loss 10 com
prehend the logic which has been employed 10 prove il
This sa measure carried by larger number OF demo-
cratic than wing votes II is a measure entirely in
conformity TO the platform which the democratic
party has always stood upon. Both in its principles
and objects this assails political anti slavery
is founded that provision OF the constitution which
guarantees TO the of slave his right him
when he s fugitive and imposes obligation the