The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-08-30

county, shows that The great popular mind apprehends
and appreciates night conduct in lis public servants, ana
that bold, straight forward course consistently perse
red in yer fails 10 command The respect and support
of the great body eli the people Looking up 70 od py
leaders who iaer, they may give way 10, Tune, ou'
they soon recover their confidence aud heir position,
and those who were The OF leading Them as,Tay
sink OF sight and iorgoen or repent ana return
10 aleg lance, and put themselves on ht good he
hayior for restoration TO the confidence which they had
lost. 81. t .
In the long series Of conflicts which took place under
the lead OF General Jackson, and subsequently,, u his
financial policy was established, the most dising ushed
men OF The party and the mos. influential newspapers
fell away from the support OF The administration, ioi
lowed by large fragments oil The democratic army; anu
for time the popular mind Staggered and the cleo
lions showed temporary irinmphs on the part OF The
wings; but the seajIness and nerve oil the Old Hero
who stood at the wheel always brought The ship OF
State back TO her true positions and these popular wind
gusts and hurricanes only served 10 clear the psucai
atmosphere blow oil the chat. and unite consolidate,
and make nvncibie the army OF faithful ones that re-
NAMED
We RENE mber when The New York Courier the
leading democratic paper in the State and lis influence
was most powerful; but in the controversy oil General
Jackson with the United States Rank, the Courier and
it's merchant customers supposng that their interests
in direction opposite to that OF the government turned
away from aud took up their position ia the ranks OF
the wings We member the sensation that this deec
ton produced and the disastrous results winch were pre-
dc;ed we remember the heavy wagers which the wings
stalk ed on the defeat Of the Old General thus deserted
BY The moneyed wing OF his army and what shouts of
triumph rem, The sky when il was announced that he
elected by strong and more sweeping majority
than before.
We remember when Dr. kcNevin, OF New York, then
the pow efu leader OF our foreign popalaontseif
orator. their idol, and their paon-turned from the sup
po of General Jackson alter the removal OF The deposes
in 1884, expecting that whole army Of rshmen wsuid
follow him. and how he found himself almost solns
though ha, period enthusiastic republican had ever
led an ar ny OF more wiling followers We remember
the courage the wings took this detection
denunciaons poured out by their presses on General
the vindciveness OF the merchants The artificial
pressure produced by The banks and the triumphant sue
cess of the democrats at the polls
We remember when VIM. c. Ryes, the late wing rep
alive at The French court was the Idol oil Virginia
and the avorte of the democratic party throughout the
United States when he and Nathaniel p. Talmadge, OF
this State, both members OF the Seastr, undertook 10
stand out against the financial policy OF MIR Van Buren,,
and because they not seconded by the rank and
file OF their party, put themselves at the head OF iacton
called the and, with the help OF The wings
carried the State elections against the administration. and
supposed that they had annlhasd The democratic party
and the Independent treasury al the same blow.
Where are MIR. Talmadge and MIR Riyes now! They
both fell into the ranks OF the wings. and the ndepend
ent treasury, against which they siumped their several
Sate. and on which they divided the democracy, is the
law OF the land. acquiesced in by all parties and advo
called mos, warmly BY those who were then is biiieres
foes MIR. Rves, instead Of being PIesideai OF the Un
ted States as was then his prospect has wsung few
lucant honors from his new friends. bat has Tensaned
mostly in obscuriiy while Dir. Tamadge has sunk
ely away from public notice, and at his home
far Wes has been unable 10 inspire the people with
any confidence in his political action, thoroughly has
his ,reachery to his party and his principles sunk him in
public estimation.
The lesson TO be drawn from this chapter OF facts
Of wide application, bat is particular needed jast al this
time An attempt Is being made led on by lew disap-
pointed and dissatisfied polrians 10 split the democratic
party into parts, and portion OF IL against the
national and State administrations. For this purpose
every occasion skuy used 10 stir mp old preIudces,
and open and gall the places which bad begun
to heal and make every Circumstance which
is likely TO excite Tepulsion and disgust We have
watched the carefully from the first and there
- - lanAs .s,r.
the refore to warn our friends in season. and il they
would save The party from the catastrophe which Is being
prepared Tor it, let them 10 their primary elections
and now that delegates about be chosen TO the
State convention, let them take that select
ed who have the good OF the parry at heart and will not
betray it into the hands OF The enemy.