The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-07-01
whix Remembrance and wing CreduIity.

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Whix RcmcmbI ancc and WING Crodulity.
Sir Walter Scott, in his noble fiction OF the Anti
quarry, draws with the wonderful skill that made
him superior master of his school, character which has
often reminded US of some OF the leaders OF the pres
ent whig party We alluds to Elspeih OF the Craig
burnfoot' She remembered nothing after shs had
reached certain age. She lived among the present. un-
conscious OF it's growing greatness and indifferent
10 every emotion not connected with the period when OBJ
livon seemed to shut out all the future from her eyes
Remind her OF the past however, and she became v-
ing chroncer OF great events and her auditors were al
ways excited by her resources.
The forgeulness OF the wing leaders differs from that Of
the old beldaines in the Antiquary the fact that it ap
plies to all periods instead OF one,o all periods which
is unpleasant for them to recall and they carry the
principle so far as believe that what they choose TO
forge, themselves nobody else remembers This nfatua
ton leads to many ridiculous resuls and the whig
leaders are still as warmly enamored Of their favorite
process of getting rid OF unpleasant memories as il their
joint and several efforts in that direction had been
crowned with success. The most refreshing event Of
the last few weeks is the following paragraph, copied
into the National Insgsneer of Wednesday last from
The conscientious columns Of the Richmond Wing
" WING EXTRAVAGANCk-ltd appears tsays the ticnnonu
Whig tina, there will be frenfy three millions surplus
ia the treasury the LIST OF July This is the prosperous
condition wing administration leaves the country IN; YET
cyeTsstingly hear democracy pratng over whg ex-
about election times and telling the dear PEG
pie that the wings fit be nrused with the pub
lie money. When did democratic administration
leave surplus in the reaoua On the other hand, they
always left exhausted Golfers and accumulated
debt Already the organs of the party are setting 10 work
devise plan spend the surplus left by the wings
As the osieusibe of making way with il, some of
them propose plunge the country headong into another
war The people need give themselves concern about
the disposition of thi, surplus democratic admnra
ton spend it,"
We have seen play enacted where shameless
denied his father, and convinced the latter that he
mistaken in his own offspring! But the complacent ef
ironery with which whiggery forge,s its own acs IS
wholly without parallel Could there by any possibility
be sweeping anniha,ion Of all it's pas, promises
and prophecies than that contained in the paragraph
from the Wing, and prominently reprinted in the
Ma ions, Inleigenar? The latter, however, is hon
orabe an opponent and is generally accepted as the
most decorous OF all the WING press. that bound TO
take for granted that it believes What has endorsed
No such sacrifice need be asked of the Richmond Whig
which prints articles not SO much because they are true
because il supposes they will take But the inisN
gencer crcuates only wha, know. be the fact and
especially Cdbe IN POCy
government, 10 which, for many years, it has been
temporary So then. the Tnigenelr agrees forget the
past and TO put faith the philosophy OF the Richmond
Wing II believes then, that the surplus in The treasury
is the result of wing economy 1t btli,pss, conse-
quence tina, wing economy is represented by Gaphinism
and Gardnersm II believes, therefore, that the pures
men in Office have been the Ciawlords, the Ewings
and the Corwins. IL requires capacious creduliiy
and generosity TO believe all these things; but the
resources Of the Intelligence ample. Will it obge
the country by telling whether the spirit rappnss are
true and whether the serpent is dead aive' And,
than all, the Naiionat fneiigsneer believes that
there no surplus revenue under Jackson or Van
Buren,; distribution OF millions OF public money
among The States under democratic administrations and
no extinction OF the national debt under democratic rule
How delg hu il is 10 be whig supported by the con-
vicion of believing all these things how
history and the nation may sub5ornly think other
wise
But great these aggregate marvels presented 10
the Inehgencer for its belief they are no, nearly 40
great The estab shed facts il is The same time de-
handed 10 forget. Does il halt No for a, the same
moment II receives OF wonders sound truths,
|, wipes out from the tablet OF its memory volumes OF
history ltforgtfs with delightful simplicity ia horror
of the democratic tariff OF 1876, from which, mainly
those abundant revenues, which il now believes
results OF wing economy, have been secured TO
this country from the trade OF the world. II foses
lis thousand mes repeated representations that this
democratic tariff would beggar the laborers, ruin the
manufacturers, and leave the treasury empty as
sailors pocket after frolic. IL rgeb, also, how Mr.
Webster and itself betaed aud moderated California.
another democratic outrage, and another OF
nue. under the tariff and yet to the Inteigsnee
and that great leader il was not "worh dollar"
is chief characteristic of old age in nations well
in men. and is yielded 10 as If il were fat of fate,
that they may forget everything and believe everything
The Richmond Wing starts well and succeeds well in
the programme which IT has commended 10 the Nations,
Intsgenoev and it will be pleasant recreation 10
how others will follow the example Of the oldfas
Toned organ OF once powerful party.
Is there Whig Party
We believe il is Mr.. Greeley who suggests the aban-
donment of the whg organization after all The better
way to break down The democratic party There is some
method in this apparent madness 10 ins,igate all the
sections TO operate, each upon his impulse. and 10