Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-06-05

TO rear its snaky crest again. But what course
did the Administration pursue upon this ques-
tions Instead of maintaining dignfed neutrality,
It interfered its federal finger, and, with the
avowed purpose of healing discussions, it not
only widened the breach, but stimulated with
new energy and life the Freesoil party. Van
Buren, and Co., whom the Democratic party of
the nation had consigned to the tomb of the
Capulets, arose from their resting places, and
stalked forth with gay insolence in the light of
day. Nor was this all. They became the tostersd
party # administration tapor and encouragement
And this their son was dead, and is alive again,
was lost and is found. Thus was a STATE CON-
| TRoyERsY made NATIONAL one, for, from the
st. Lawrence to the Gulf Of Mexico, from the
old Atlantic States to the Pacific, deep and
anxious solictude not only felt, but ex-
pressed in the issue involved. National mem
sound constitutional men, were placed in the back
ground, while the Freesoers, whose wicked
Vaccinations had well nigh destroyed our beauti-
full system, were extolled and exalted to the
| highest places in the synagogues. Herein was
blow struck at the true party organization and
welfare, from which we apprehend it will not
| soon recover.
What is the condition of things at presents
The last House of Representatives, coming into
| power with the present Administration, had near
| ly one hundred Democratic majoriiy-we do not
mean pebald Democrats-but honest, faithful
Democrats, in good standing with their party.
Nor, that majority has not only been lost, but a
majority more than half as large in the next Con-
gress is against us Was there ever such a revo-
lution' Out of thirty-one States, twenty seven
cast their electoral vote for the present Execu-
tive, and by unprecedented popular majorities.
Since, elections have been held in more than half
of them, and the result has been an opposition
victory except in Virginia and South Carolina
In the Senate of the United States the freesoil
strength has been more than doubled, and many
ofthe best national men in that body sacrificed
to the general odium excited by the policy of the
present Administration.
Again: Two Territories were to be organized
under the Nebraska Kansas act. These Terrific
ries belonged equally to all the States of this
Union. To the South as well as to the North,
TO the East as well as to the West Our readers
have been made fully acquainted with the unnat-
ural, unreasonable, unwise, and most dangerous
policy pursued in the appointment of the officers
to these Territories. We will not, therefore, add
to the length OF this article, by restang it. Suf
fee it, for our purpose, to say, that policy has re-
suited precisely we predicted, and the naked
and Notifying fact is before the American peo-
pie, of a Governor of slave Territory being
sympathizer with freesoilers, and an active CO.
laborer with them in preventing emigration from
Stare States for the purpose of peacefully settling
within the Territory! Not only this, but million
ares, ichose gains entirely the fruits Of Stare
labor, subscribing, from their plethoric Golfers,
their thousands tr thepsrekase Of firearms and as
sassin's knipes 10 put TO flight death the Misss-
rians pho hare gone in good faith 10 acquire homes
for their tcires and children And still, under
these circumstances so revolving to fnsemen, the
President of the United States allows Governor
Reeder TO retain the official position which, what
ever may hare been his antecedcnts, he has SO
wholly forfeited, by his reckless disregard of the
rights OF southern people We waive, for space
will not permit us to dwell upon this point com
ment upon the character Of his appointments gen.
orally, and the almost universal dissatisfaction
they have given. Nor have we time more than
to allude to the cruel conduct of the Administra-
ton towards the representatives Of our country at
the three most important courts. in Europe-to
its vacillating course with regard TO Cuba-to its
tame submission to the outrages upon the Ameri-
can fag-and the wrongs to American citizens
which have been permitted to go unavenged,
save in the honor of a seat in General Concha s
chariot to Commodore McCauley, and a splendid
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the time, we have not the heart to dwell upon
those themes so humiliating to every true Ameri-
can bosom.
We then come TO consider the difference be-
tween the Wing or Opposition party, and the
Democratic State-rights party
LIST. The United States Bank is obsolete has
been abandoned by its own party.
ID. The Tariff-the cherished pet principle of
the Wing party-how stands il here' Mr.. Guth-
rie, the Secretary Of the Treasury, absolutely
abandons the free-trade principles Of the Demo-
cratic party-as old as the party tself-and re-
commends TO Congress, in its most odious form,
TARIFF FOR Protection So odious was il that
the best and most prominent leaders of our party
in both Houses Of Congress put their seal OF con-
demnation upon it, and saved us from the I'M
guilty.
Sd. Internal Improvements by the General Gov
eminent. This has always been one Of the most
prominent and distinguishing features between
the two parties. .7ndreD Jackson put his heel up
on erery effort 10 establish such system upon us,
This Democratic administration, on the contrary,
recommended, upon The hustings, the construction
Of the Pacific Railroad by the General Govern
ment, and their oaon organ echoed the recommenda-
tion' More than this, the high protective tariff
Secretary Of the Treasury, Mr.. Guthrie, pledged
the surplus Of the United States treasury to its
| construction.
4th. This Administration has violated State
rights by its improper interference in, and use, of
federal power to influence State elections
II has violated the whole foreign policy to
which it was pledged by the Democratic party.
II has, practically, we have shown, annulled
and rendered void the princples-moulded upon
the guarantees of the Constitutional the Ne
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