The daily union., 1852-10-05
what the Whlgs Have Done.

administer the affairs of this government and to conduct
our country onward the accomplishment Of it's glorious
destiny need but consult the history OF the present and
the preceding whg administrations. The pages of the
past on which are recorded the achievements of Ms de-
aocraey attest the triumphant with which the
democratic party when in the ascendant fortunately,
with brief intervals they have been have developed
the power and glory of the United States. What does
ths past teach the craftsmanship and competency OF
the whig party No matter how they may labor to dis
guise and disort the questions egmately before the
country and mask their real designs, the whg party
by the act of competing for the presidency do submit
their past conduct and their present preensons to the
sevees scrutiny, and they must abide the verdict which
the country shall pronounce upon this issue II the tree
be barren and still more if it bear fruit bitter and pol
sonous it must not be suffered to cumber the earth. If
the experiment of government which the whig party
have made has been barren of benefcent results, and
still more if it has brought disaster and dishonor upon
the county. the whig party should not be suffered
again 10 assume task to which they incompetent
and to WELD power which they pervert to the dis
grace and detrment OF the nation This is the question
before the country and upon its decision the result Of the
approaching election should depend The military
nown of the whig candidate, and the battles, ssges,
before the country the fabulous exploits OF the heroes
of Grecan mythology The policy and principles of the
whig party. the effect Of that policy upon the national
welfare when developed in the administration of the gov
ernmen the executive capacity and civil attanmen,s Of
the whig candda,ethese the considerations which
must determine the event Of the presidential election,
1t is fact Of deep significance that the whg party
have never yet attained power upon the strength of their
4. xl..,u ar..ul .l-..t
their principles of public policy 10 the judgment OF lhe
people John Quincy Adams, the first genuine and thor
ough whig President was elected againsl The manifest
will of the naon and by coalition between contend.
ing factions. The peoples choice Andrew Jackson.
1t notorious again, that the whg party basely though
hypoc r,cay renounced their principles in the campaign
of s40. and cepl into power under false petences. In
ls4s they played the game-selected candidate
whose could excite political discussion-by
false and Fictitious camor diverted The public mind
from the questions really issue, and positively and
psr,naciousy refused 10 stand or fall upon the merits
of their cause. And again they are repeating
The experiment Of 1910 and 1s4s, in pretending 10
renounce their principles, in avoiding the discussion
of the issues legitimately involved in the canvass
and in attempting to stihe the voice OF reason and
truth by The roll Of the drum and the whistle OF the
fife We say these are significant facts, because they
bsray the dislrust with which the whig party re-
gard their own cause They amount 10 confession
by whg politicians that their party has claim upon
the gratitude or the confidence OF The country and that
il dare not make an honest appeal the reason and
judgment OF the people, Truth fears the light
and shrinks from no scrutiny wh /. fasehood hides
It's deformty under the mask OF hypocrisy and conceas
its weakness by every expedent OF deception.
And, in truth, wha, have the whg party done In The
hour of their brief and accidental triumph TO merit The
gratitude or secure the confidence OF the country For
what measures of political wisdom and national advantage
is the country indebted 10 them What the achieve
ments of whg craftsmanship, and where the evidence of
the administrative ability OF whg Presidents Subject
the whg party the test OF being judged by their fruits
and what title The support of the people in the present
crisis can they establish In lsa0 they con,rived by
avaing themselves OF the military reputation OF General
Harrison, 10 get possession Of the reins OF govern
ment, and W iih majority in Congress, they had
full scope for the display OF the beauties of their
political system and their ability for the administration
Of civil affairs. In what do the political exploits OF the
whg administration OF 1910 consist Lethe history of The
extra session of s4l answer The restoration
of that monster of federalism, national banshe pro.
hbiuve tariff of lst2the act licensing the reputation
of honest debts by the dishonest creditor miscalled
bankrupt law-bese were the prominent achievements
OF the whig party when, with the executive and legsa
tive departments OF the government under their control
they had power carry out their principles in the policy
Of the State Never the radical and essential error
Of any political system conclusively demonstrated
never the ncapaciy and unftness OF a party so fatally
apparent the OF The whg administration
and the whg Congress OF stoA2 proved the whg policy
and the whg party to be- II Mr. Tyler had not shrunk
in alarm from the consequences OF whig policy. and
had not arrested that party in the pursuit OF their
cherished schemes, the country would have been pros
traed by the ascendency Of measures Of government
which all men of all parties ayree 10 reprobate
lraugh only with national ruin and disgrace II the
whig party led by Mr. Clay had been suffered TO riot
in an unchecked sway and to push their principles
to complete development they would not have eur.
vved the administration of Tyler The experiment of
whig government, administered thoroughly upon whig
principles would have taught the country an awful but
instructive lessonhe lesson OF whg lncapaci,y and
whg impocy BY not permitting the wings 10 carry
out their principles in the adm mnsaton OF the govern
men and thus manifest what deporable results they
would lead, Mr. Tyler. without design, rescued the parry
from irrelrevable ru'n s~d prolonged to this day lts
scky and artificial existence But II s gradually work.