The daily union., 1852-08-12
want or Conidenoe.

In elecng General Taylor President the people did not
believe that he would become the head of a party ad
minIslralion. But when they undeceived-when
the caba which surrounded General Taylor manifested
Its character and developed the spirit plans and purposes
OF The whg party repudaied in every quarter OF
the country In nearly every State there vote Of
want OF confidence in the whig party But il had no
effect The wings persisted in their evil pracices and
the vote has been constantly repeated each election by
the people OF nearly all the States and by the representa-
tves Of the people in the State and federal legislatures
Even in England the popular principle SO far prevails
that when the policy OF the government is not supported
by the legislature il is changed, and no minister dare
hold office after the Legislature has expressed by its vote
want of confidence in his administration Our consi-
tuition provides short terms Of Office and constantly
ring elections to protect the country from the effects Of
official wifuness when pays regard TO the voice Of
the people, and attempts TO turn the government away
from the policy which the people prefer One of those
elections is near at hand and the evidence and ar
guments being considered. The appeal is to the
country, and the whig party is making every ef-
fort TO avoid by evasion, deception, and fraud, the
verdict indicated by the popular voice during the last
three years II does not meet the true issue 1t intro
duces foreign element and appeals to the military
spirit to blind the eyes Of the people; and it trusts
pictures, songs, and secret circulars TO msead the and
to corrupt bargains and alliances to thwart their will.
They wish TO the military services of individual
not only TO shield and protect the evil practices of their
party, but to continue il in power while it adheres TO
those evil practices which the people have often and
emphacally rebuked at the baot-box. In the event
OF General Scotts eectonof which, fortunately there
is probabitythe legislature would still be opposed
to the executive; for believes that the people will
to break down the commercial and financial pol
icy Of the democratic party, and substitute the odous
measures Of the whig system. The wings will not 60
before the country the advocates Of the of
the session OF 1s4 which General Scott is thor
oughly committed and the known opposition Of large
majority of the people to any policy which the wings
can adopt proves that they are struggling for moth
ing but the spols of Office Nearly every State legs-
lature is democratic. The governors of twenty
seven Of the thirty-one States democrats.
The Senate and House Of Representatives are both
democratic and the people OF the Union decidedly
democratic Under such circumstances, the continuance
of the whig dynasty would continue the executive
powers in hands unfrendly the policy which is sane
toned by the people, and lead to a continuance of the
extravaganza and neficency OF the last three years
The whg party is unfiendy 10 the democratic system
which is in operation and although it cannot bring
forward any rival system, yet il do much by
trolling the executive branch Of the government 10 in
ue its practical operations and it cannot be questioned
but that the most perfect policy that be devised may
be broken down by the rule Of unfrendly party, which
is held together by the spoils OF office.