The Woodville Republican., 1852-05-18
The whig Party.

Hh'N's - - o-tNN@ "lT@h y Itet'tAA W N@s"e
principles The strong current Of General
JackscA's administrators, swept away all the
casslsnAI dsclTiaes of whiggery, aud it has
made no profession Of faith since. except in
such general terms rs to give room for any
resort favorable to temporary success. The
hard cider campaign Of 1910, and its bitter
fruits 10 those who played II off, are not for.
COTTON. The availability campaign OF 1915
has Produced one Of the most gloomy peri
ods in oar history. We are sustainabIe in
the assertion, that II sound. energetic
s,atesman had been at the head Of affairs.
the difficulty between the North and South
would never hayereached such pitch. In
deed, Mr. Mangum, one Of the oldest and
most able members Of the whig party. has
asserted this fact. himself, in his seat in the
U. s Senate.
Now, the question arises, why the whig
party makes so bad use OF its SUGGEST
The answer is inevitable: they build on a
rotten foundation they rely on the gulibi-
i,y Of the people for momentary victory, but
have to fall before the sober second thought.
Gun powder and hard cider are bad materi-
rial TO make platform OF, il it is expected
to do good service,
We think the whig party occupies at the
present time its most appropriate position.
In minority inneahy every state in the un-
ion, largely in the minority in Congress. it
has no power TO put IN force a single meas-
ure in Ibis respect, il has 10 power to DO
the country any harm--but il holds all the
Offices Of the general government. it lattens
on the loavcs ana fishes without working
for them. Its position is that Of sinecure
they are the drones Of our great political
hive while occupying this position, gained
by the demoralizing policy Of the last pres.
idential campaign, they dare not embody
and promulgate their doctrines, because in.
eyitnble defeat would be the consequence.
Their only hope ofvictory in the coming con.
test. is some humbug like those Of 40 and
-46. Will they stake themselves on the
compromise Certainly not, we can Judge
any thing from the recent action ofthe wllig
of Congress. The caucus at the
city of Washington was scattered to the four
winds Of heaven, on this very question:
pretty sure index OF what will take place in
tho naiiona. whig convention.
How hnmiliating it must be to noble
and chivaIrous son Of the south. to be told
he shall not openhis mouth in defense Of his
rights. Il mnst be intoerable for southern
wings to have no voice in the choiee of
the next presidential candidate; that they
never have helped TO elect n president, and
in all probability never will; that II shey
come into convention /, will be because shey
happen to be members Of the whig party.
Yes, whig friends. YOU are told by your
northern brethren that you have never done
and you never will do anything
and that ifyou claim a seat in the conven.
,ion, you must be satisfied with the seat Of
poor kin.
Now, II mum candidate is put in nom.
inaiion for the Presidency. viii the southern
wings submit! We think the history of the
past, teaches us that they will. IL General
Scott is nominated, with Stewards seal upon
his lips, viii the wings south vote for him!
Most undoubtedly submission is writ.
ten on their brow, and their necks are bow
down in allegiance TO northern aggression.
The northern wing Of the party has the ma
lority and the power. and it says to the south
IN plain terms, that they shall not dictate in
the choice Of the candidate on the other
hand, the southern wing of the party insisls
on having pledge from its candidate to
maintain the compromise in good faith. out
and out. They are sick OF the nor. commit
tai policy, that is, they are themselves con.
demning their own game; and well they
may, for it produced nothing bu, confusion
in public affairs, aud discord in the ranksol
the party. Look at the Tyler scrape, aud
the compromise difficulty; these are the
fruits OF the humbugs played off by the whig
party. and still their only hope Of success is
IN some other humbug,
But, in our opinion, formed from the pre.
sent state of,he party, the "court cloth" ol
the next whig national convention will have
to be India rubber, with plenty of this We.
accommodating material The General will
be chosen and the army equipped for nc.