Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-11-26
SICK WITH THE TAINr OF IT.

"The unexpected strong vote of the Hardshow ouobt
II 10 DC accounted fort The idea that il has resulted
Though that may have been moving cause) mainly from
dissatisfaction with Government appointments is nonsen-
steal 1t certainly cannot have come from any thing oh
econabe in the general governing policy of the Admin
stration for that but partially developed and so far
as IT is known meets with little opposite on from
any source Does it result from general determination
10 break up existing political organizaons We wish we
could believe this TO be true Is it be attributed to
lavish and corrupt use of money? Give me money and
VIII get men, once said Napoeon yet who will admit
hat hundred thousand voters for this Hard ticket or
very large proportion OF them, were moved by
ury considerations! Does it not rather from the
reaoon on the Freeso agitation, by which every thing
In any way connected with or supported by the support
ers OF tnat movement is unpopularzed by the faint of
itF'-7roy Daily Times
There is philosophy well as truth in the closing SEN
enoe Oh the above article from the Daily Times. The
eor OF tnat paper has abored diligently for the
OF the "Soft' ticket He has been watchful and ener
gec in its support and like great many other honest
but deuded be verify supposed that the popular SEN
ment in favor Of that ticket He supnosed that as
between the two Democratic factions il won ut least
triple in numbers its opponents. But his ewes have
been opened and he sees that his faction has been lost in
g the faint of it,"
We repeat that there is philosophy as well as solid truth
in the assertion referred to philosophy that the Whip
party will do well to study truth that it had better un
dersand and lay to heart The reaction on the Free
SOIL agitation the resistance to the abotionizing of the
great political parties has assumed substantial and
permanent FORM against which it is dangerous to stand
up The disturbing elements which have heretofore trou
bled the Democratic party and overthrown it have
been at work among the foundations of the Wing party
upheaying and shaking towards fall the nobest po-
cal organization that blessed the fortunes of State
Happily that organization has not yet been dissolved It
stands, as yet proudly up and though has been dam
aged and it's proportions married by demagogues who
have been hewing at with giant arms yet its injuries
not beyond the reach of repair its strength lost
beyond the power of recuperation.
The radical Democracy seized upon the anti-sayerv
sentiment harnessed into its service ourished
its aid for season. only be trodden death at last
beneath its hoofs. Certain unwise Wings, looking to
temporary success courted the power eagued with
1T In the hope of temporary triumph and well-aigh
ruined the Wing party by the alliance They very near
y denationaized t-almos made it sectional standing
in opposition to the great Wing party of the Union But
a warning came in the disruption Of the Democratic
partya warning that is now loud distinct and empha-
tic, in the entire overthrow of that party. The people
Of all the great political organizations sick of aga-
ton; they sick of the and selfish policy that
discord among brethren Of the political faith
that dscord and eaouses among the States array
ing the North against the South and disturbing the har
mony that should exist between the great brotherhood
of States. They sick with " the faint of it, And
they have done with the Democratic party so will they
do with the Wing party if its leaders insist that their
Freesoil Abolition sentiments shall remain and become
incorporated article of the Wing creed The people
composing the masses of the Wing party stand on the
National platform they stand fast by the compromises
and If the Wing party, matter under what leaders,
departs from the principles Of nationality ncucated and
established at Baltimore, if it abandons the Compromise
measures to travel away Freesoil wool gathering
they will break it in pieces like pottcrs vessel Here
tofore men have been overawed by the potency Of party
discipline. That time is passing has already passed
away The denuncations Of demagogucs of leaders who
hold the cords which have bound the from free
action and made them quiescent against their own con-
victons of right have lost their power The great
of the Wing party have yielded much for the sake of
harmony they have yielded much for the sake of avoid
ing strife but their position the PLATFORM their aa-
ton with the Wings of the other States in the Union
they will not yield tempted to sacrifice their nation
atty and move further with "Freesoism - if they
asked to make perpetual alliance with the enemies of
the Compromise measures their will be and
prompt "No; not inch further in that direction"
The great body Of the Wings like the of the De-
mocracy, determined make alliances with Abo-
litionism Freesoism. They sick with the faint
of it."-Al6any State Gdsehc.