The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-10-22

Keep il Before the PeOpIel
That the Federal Wing party in this country
nave always opposed an extension oipowel
10 the people and have Invariably voted
against every new State Constitution that
has had provisions for the attainment Of tlils
object and have universally arrayed them.
selves against free suffrage, without the
qualification; and have always 10
yored the policy of having most OF the gov
era,nent officers made by appointment rath--
er than by popular election
Keen It betors the psopls, that the same ile
party has always reen 10 favor Of grants OF
special privileges to Ire few, and o.ner T. con aa
triyances by which the many can DC oe'
pressed, and monied pris, ,ocIacy Du,s ~ r. r.
and sustained out Of the hard ea.sunsS - '"'
la5oring masses. - wb;oe
Keep it before the people, that the S"gS
are in favor Of laying great indirect TAX :
the shape Of high protective tariff upon Inc
great mass Of the people who are engaged IN
agriculture and commerce, for the purpose Of
swelling the dividends and filling the Golfers
of few Boston millionaires like Abbott
Lawrence, who are engaged in different
pursuit.
Keep it before tho people. that Hamilton,
the founder of the federal whig party, many
years ago, declared that national debt was
q national blessing" and that he was also in
lavor of having the President and Senators
elected for life.
Keep ii before the people, that the same
federal whig party have always opposed ev-
cry war in which The country has ever been
engaged since the formation Of the govern
ment, and have invariably taken sides with
the public enemy-tte British, as well as
the Mexicans and Indians.
Keep il before the people, that The whigs
are in favor of splendid consolidated cen.
tral government. which shall require enor-
nous expenditures for its support, and be
dangerous to the liberties of the people, BY
the patronage which its disbursement would
command and that they favor system OF
government policy that would utterly de-
stroy the rights Of the different States, as
they are guaranteed by Our glorious constitu-
lion.
Keep it before the people, that the wings
are stand still conservative party. opposed
10 any innovation or reform of established
laws and usages, notwithstanding that il
may be demonstrated that such reforms are
necessary for the public good.
Keep it before The people, that the fedora
wings have never been permitted, in thi,
country, TO hold power more than one term
and have always been ignominiously ex
pelled at the expiration of that period anc
tina they never come into the administration
Of affairs, except when they make false prem
ises and pretenses, which they never redeem
Keep it before the people, that rs the fed
eral wings have no respect for their intelli
gence, they always adapt their electioneer
ing appeals 10 the passions of the people
rather than their reason. Coon skins, hare
cider, and picture books, are the only argu
ments which they employ when hey desir
10 obtains their votes.
Keep it before the people, that although
the wings once said that they would rathe
have "war, pestilence and famine" than
military chiestain for President, they nov
threaten by their action TO make the arm
the only road to the Presidency; and even
tually TO iasen upon the people militar
dictation, with all its evils, and put ou
country on a level, in that respect, wit
Mexico, and France, and the South Ameri
can Republics.
Keep it before the people, that the feder
al wings have always opposed an extension
of territory--that if they had had their way
The Alleghanies would have been the wester
limits of our boundaries, and the mouth Q
the Mississippi, like that Of the ST. Lawl
ence, would nave been in the hands OF
foreign power, and the gold Of Califoni
would never have poured into this country
but would have been the property of Mexico
Keepit before the people, That, althoug
the wings are opposed 70 making any add
tions TO our territory, they have no pluc
tance 10 ceding portions Of il away and i
1912, when they happened 10 be in p9wel
they actually gave up one-third of the Stat
Of Maine to the British.
Keep il before the people, That exper
ence has proved that the federal wings hay
been wrong upon every great political quei
lion which has sgitaled the country sinc
the formation Of the government, md thl
they now, themselves admit that most Il
measures which they once favored, have b
come "obsolete IDEAS and are not no
: adapted to our institutions.
Keep il before the people, That Hora
Greeley, the leading whig editor Of the Unit
no longer ago than June last, said that Il
whig platform of principles was drawn |
by an ass, and that those who voted in iay
' Of its adoption (three-fourths of the conve
ton) were "unmitigated owls" and that
"spit upon and execnled it."
Keep il before :he people, That the viii
are peace party in war, and war party
peace, and that they never celebrate The
countrys victories until they can make The
promote their own partisan purpoSes.-Ci
e En1.