The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-01

Position and Purposes Of the Whig Party.
The speech Of the Hon. Mr.. BILL will
afford just view of the political relations be-
tween the two great parties which have d.
vided the country. He thinks sit would be
equally unwise and unjust, as we'll as wanting
in patriotism, to assail an administration be-
fore its policy was developed, or its course
clearly understood. He had found but
little to except to in the views which the
President had expressed" in regard to the
manner in which cur foreign relations should
be conducted. Time would develop the
real intentions OF the new Administration.
and ne would patiently wait that ordeal be-
fore ne would condemn its foreign policy %
MI DELL next takes up the official appoint
ments made by the PRESIDENT, and calls the
attention of the Democrats of Tennessee to the
disappointment OF their just expectations. He
reminds them that General Scorr was re-
Jected oy the Southern Democrats-and he
might have added by many Southern Wings
because 1t was more than probable that he
would, if elected, elevate some OF the dis,io.
guished Freesoilers, his supporters, to places
OF trust and confidence"
tie now reminds them that Mr.. PrERcE
has bestowed offices of the most influential
character upon Freesolers. "He had adopted
the pohcy OF surrounding himself with the
most dlscordant materials-the extremes of
the different factions which had combined to
raise him to power" ''He had brought to-
gether at his council board the Freesoier of
the North and the Ultraist of the South"
and with them proportion of moderate or
middle men equally opposed to both''-Ta
sort OF Punch bowl Administration
"After all. Mr.. Bell said, he must not be under.
SICoa as condemning the policy of General Pierce,
IN bringing into bis Cabinet, promoting to other
public offices trusts either the Freesoler of the
North or the Fire-eater of the South He would
presume that he was actuated by biz CHER motive
than to reward the leaders OF the extreme factions
which had united to elevate him to the Presidency
ne might honestly suppose that this was the beat
mode OF cOnciliatiny and composing sectional
strlfe-that by promoting to office, and reposing
trust and confidence in the leaders of The extreme
and hitherto hostile factions of the North aud
South, nc would be able to win them and their re-
spectivs followers over to more moderate and pa.
trlotic courses, and blend the discordan elements
81 Whicn the Democratic party has lately been
composed into one sound and orthodox faith-into
one great Union-loving and Union. preserving
party. II this the motive of the President
said Mr.. Bell, he entitled to his respect and
the experiment would have his hearty prayer for
its success
But the situation of the Southern Democrats
Is one naturally embarrassing to honorable
minds The charge made against the Wing
candidate was, that he would countenance
Freesoiiers-probably admit them into his
Cabinet Justice would seem to demand the
amende honorable. Il should be admitted that
General PIERCE had done what it was charged
General Scorr would do if elected.
Mr.. BELL incidentally expresses deep in
terest In the construction of the Pacific railroad,
and adverts to the importance to Tennessee of
just division of the public land to aid in the
construction of the extensive system of rail
roads,
He also advocates the grant of quarter sec
ton of land ''to the head of each family so un-
fortunate as to have no land of his owns" though
be seems to doubt the value of the grant to the
recipient
We regard the speech of Mr.. BELL as a pa
trotlc and wise exposition of the position Of
the Wing party. 1t indicates no animosity,
no inscriptions determination to oppose the
Administration, eff it were pure as the angels"
but is willing to give its acts fair and discrim-
mating consideration. We conclude our extracts
by his reference to the immortality of Wing
principles. Believing as we do that the prin
ciPLss of the Wing party are the true principles
of republlcanism-that they consist in ripidIy
conhnlng every department of the Federal
Government within It's appropriate orbit, and
In restricting the Federal Government within
the letter of It's granted powers-we cordially
agree with Mr.. BELL. We might perhaps
differ with him as to whether particular mea-
suIes were or were not in accordance with their
principles; but we quote with approval his az
frmatlon that "Whig principles are indie
structible:
GAS to the question whether the Wing party of
the Union could survive the shock which had been
given to 1t in the late sJecIionas to the inquiry
whether il could be successfully reorg anized
upon such truly national and orthodox principles
would insure its future ascendency-he bad no
hesitation 10 giving affirmative answer There
were principles and policy which constituted the
chief difference well the chief strength of
the Wing party, both North and South, which lay
much deeper, and were destined to endure much
longer, than any Of the issues in regard our TO-
reign relations or TO our internal and domestic
policy, which now exists mi ght hereafter arise
between the two great parties of the country
principles and policy closely identified with the
permanent of republican institutions
which will survive every defeat; which, like the
PhSniH, will continue to rise again, however
crushing and exterminating their overthrow may
sometimes appear. These principles will endure
so long as the Constitution shall endure, and they
will continue to be embodied in and represe ted
by great party, under denomination or
other. Whether that party would continue to be
called the Wing party not, was of no conse
9ueBce, though be no cause at this time for a
change Of name. The personal elements, the
members Of the true conservative Whig party
like every thing else, were necessarily liable &c
change. Let no true Whig, then, oppose that the
Wing party, considered ia reference to its funda
mental principles, would become extinct, OF
that 1t would again be able to rise to power
Our abroad Com N N atoms.
We publish in another part of this paper