Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-06-18
"Progressiyen Politics.

| craftsmanship we understand to be tho appli.
cation of immutably just and benefcent princi-
pies to the cyer-varying course Of events-to the
actual condition and exgencies of public affairs.
1t is, therefore, among the grandest, most import
ant most difficult Of sciences. No Polonius lee
lures, no well-preserved collection of grandsres'
naxims can ever form statesman worthy of the
name. .-. .... ......... "
Craftsmanship is an affirmative science. 1t
contemplates positive effort, not mere inertia or
stagnation it prescribes duties and contemrlates
results. No art of standing immovably still-no
blind obstinacy of obstruction and petrifactionno
profundity of hens caution against the perveFsc
tesnerity of her duckling brood in precipitating
themselves into the water--will fully satisfy its
Just requirements. A true statesman does much
to promote and accelerate his country's progress
in industry, arts, intelligence, and moral power;
he is not content with merely abstaining from all
that might hinder or impede it. A wise, unself-
ish, paternal rule can never avert its eyes from
the material and intellectual progress Of the peo
pie defering to its sway, but will rather measure
its success and benihcence by the rapidity and
universally thereof.
| In view of these principles, we ask attention
once more to the general scope and purpose Of
the resolves adopted and promulged by the
=" Democratic" National Convention two weeks
ago Suppose every tangible, material afhrma-
ton therein contained were true--what then?
Do they altogether imply or involve substantial,
sufficient reasons for restoring the resolvers to
power? Suppose we all agree that we do not
now need national bank-that our naturaliza-
ton laws should remain as they are--that one
section or one interest ought not to be favored
by legislation at the expense of another-that
Congress has no power to institute general sys-
| TEN of internal mprovements-that the federal
government ought not to assume the State debts
and that the Kentucky and Virginia resolves of
1893 or SO were all right-what is there in all
this to 60 to the people upon +? How does il
all prove that Messrs. Pierce and King ought
to bc elected President and Vice President
One half these resolves affirm what nobody thinks
Of denying; while the other half, which am btous
| al rtper md hdrbor Improvement and Incidental
protection, do it in so skulking and cowardly
manner that they subserye no practical purpose.
Gov, Porter and his Pennsylvania followers assent
to the Baltimore resolves, but demand q higher
dirty ToH. Senator James and his New Eng
land sympathizers unhesitatngly assent to
the resolves, but insist that there ought 10 be q
hiGRer duty on fine cottoHs and other fd5rics--and
so with other adherents of the Baltimore plat
form. 1t is jointed, multifaced structure and
was intended to be flexible and movable accord
ing to the exigencies, local and personal, of the
party "-New York Tribune
The HONEST BoY.-A gentleman from the
country placed his son with q dry goods mer-
chant in - street For time, all went we'll
At length lady came to the store to purchase
silk dress, and the young man waited on her. The
price demanded was agreed to, and he proceeded
to fold the goods He discovered, before he had
finished, flaw in the silk, and, pointing it out to
the lady, said, MADAM, l deem it my duty to
tell you there is fracture in the silk" OF
course she did not take it.
The merchant overheard the remark, and i'm
mediately wrote to the father of the young man
to come and take him home for" said he, ''he
| will never make a merchant"
The father, who had ever reposed confidence
in his son, was much grieyed, and FASTENED to be
informed of his deficiencies
Why will he not make u merchant" asked
he
| " Because he has tact" was the answer.
Only day or two ago, he told lady, volun-
tar1ly. who was buying silk of him, that the
goods were damaged, and l lost the bargain.
| Purchasers must look out for themselves Ii
they cannot discover flaws, il would be foolish.
ness in me to tell them Of their existence"
And is that all the fault % asked his parent
Yes, answered the merchant; che is very
well in other respects"
g Then love my son better than ever, and |
thank you for telling me of the matter; / would
not have him another day in your store for the
world -