The daily union., 1852-10-05

the blows IL nficis upon the county
Thus, the whg administration OF ls4s-'52 has fur
nshed other instances OF whg neapaeiiy and whz
ruplion. The catastrophe which Mr.. Tyler arrested
has been consummaied under the administrations of
Taylor and Fillmore. The measures into which whig
principles will shape themselves, when allowed full
scope enacted by the whig Congress OF 1s4l-42-
the acts in which whig administration will indulge
may be known by reference 10 the conduct of the present
dynasty. The recharter OF national bank, the enact
menl of prohbitve tariff and the passage OF bankrupt
law illustrated the legislative wisdom of the whg par
ty-ther administrative capacity and honesty exem
plifed in the Gaphn swinde, the Texas proclamation.
the Cuban massacre. and the Nicaragua negotiation No
other Of whig policy. other act OF wbig mis-
rule. wanting 10 establish the iac of whig corruption
and ncapaciy. and insure the indignant rejection by
the people OF The claims OF the whg party to political
power.
These, then, The achievements of the whig party
They have crept into power by fraudulent devices they
have perverted their i'll gotten power the dement and
disgrace OF the naon they have enacted bankrupt laws
Prohbitve tariffs and national banks they have tamely
submitted to the insults and indignes OF foreign powers
and in negotiating with despos have compromised the
rights of America; they have suffered European nations
and therein have surrendered the lofty position Of James
Monroe they have stimulated the vengeance OF the ty
rant against unfortunate American citizens they op-
posed recognition of the independence Of Texas and
its annexation TO the Union; they opposed the war of
1919 and the of ls4d; they opposed The acquisition
OF New Mexico and California they opposed the acqs
siton of Louisiana and the purchase of Florida in
every issue between the United States and foreign na
tons they gave said and comfort" TO the enemy by re-
ssting the claims of their country; they have con-
nived at the plunder of the public treasury and have
shared the spoils amongst themselves This il what the
whig party have done. These the exploits OF their
satesmanshp- the achievements OF herpatrotism
By their fruits are they known. Have they manifested
the capacity TO guard the interests and honor of this great
county Do they merit the gra,i,udeare they worthy
the confidence and support of the people! Shall the
whg party be restored to power!
General Scott on the stump, and his Political
Record
The laughter which has accompanied General Scott
on his electoneering tour has had the effect divert.
in some degree the popular attention from its main sig
ni6cance 1t is not often that presidential candidate in
this country makes himself ridiculous 1t is often
that woudbe President stops his harangue pro-
II is not usual for candidate TO eulogize State like
Kentucky as great in the growth of horses, great in
the growth of cattle, and greater still in the growth
Of men and women" 1t is not common thing
for man while in his own opinion at least
making his way TO the presidency. to commserate
his supporters sticking 'n the mud !" and il does
frequently that eminent person. seeking the
highest civil trust in the land. addresses his fellow
citizens sail who native-born all who adopted.
a who are here and mean TO be adopted and all who
to hereafter whether they shall be adopted no
Such beauties of oratory these, while they have
made General Scon's eectioneerng quite funny as
farce have less distracted the public attention
from that in his speeches which is by farcical
but deeply and dangerously significant.
1t is remarkable fact that the whg candidate for
the presidency ourneying through The popuous and
powerful section Of the country, and met from time 10
time by throngs OF men who TO him aspi
rant for the highest civil tras, in their gift has spoken of
nothing seriously but his campaigns and his battles He
has not given utteranoe TO single political idea II he
speaks himself out truly his every public thought is of
gunpowder The bayonet The biyouac the voIIey and
the charge the web and wool of all his harangues
It is simply soldier, openly soldier, and mere
soldier that he asks the people to give him civil power
He does not intimate any other claim or think of any
additional qualification.
All this is Neither of the two military candidates
who in 1910 and 1s4s raised by the wings 10 the
presidential chair placed their claims upon such ground
Neither Harrison Taylor boosted Of their battles on
the stump Never before has ony presidential aspiran
openly and boldly ayowed his purpose 10 Gu, his way
10 the White House solely by his sword
To the citizens Of a republic thoughtful OF their hber-
ties and OF the guarantees which those liberties rest
such political manifestation as General Scott has made
since he took up the business OF eectoneerng in person
would be pregnant with matter for grave reflection even
II his political record were like General Taylor's,
blank. But how much more is such fac, fitted to
arouse the apprehensons OF those who remember tba,
General Scos political record is not blank but a
blot That the selfstyed conservatism OF the country
should in the person OF its candidate turn its whole
appeal TO the people into military hurrah, is |
bad enough. 1t is enough that battles should by such
party be substituted for principles and campaigns for
measures But Il is worse, and worst OF all, when the
soldier, thus chosen the military master of the
people, has proved himself by all his recorded opn
ions political matters, the most inconsistent the
most ibera the most il-ludgng, and the volen,
OF all public men. From 1885 down to 1884, Gen Scott
with no other connexon with politics than an unceasing
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