, 1855-06-15
I'm, Day for Reason has Con, By

"The Day for Reason has Gone BY"
In the political campaign OF 1910, when in their
madness the whig party threw to the winds most of
the former political principles advocated by them-a
United States bank amongst Others, and made their
memorable and never-tobeforgotten appeal to the
lowest and most abandoned passions and prejudces,
in their denuncation Of the independent treasury
scheme, and the dsn, and the preceding adminstra
ton the whg party leaders, in their ntoxication and
frenzy, unblushngIy declared that the day for re0-
son had gone byp-argument was abandoned, as a ne
cessary element Of success, and frothy defamation,
and the Disgusting, meaningless paraphemala Of "Og
cabins" gourds," eoonskns," and hard cider, =
were insutingiy presented to the intelligence Of the
American voters as substitutes for argument in favor
Of whig nominees for president vice president COVER
nors. members Of congress, &C., &c.
Unfortunately for the surviving members Of the
whig party of the present day all the great and
strous measures for which they then sers
and endeavored to fsen upon the people in the man,
agement Of the affairs Of the government have been
repudiated and the measures and doctrines then con-
tended for BY the democracy Independent treasury
revenue tariff and the observance OF strict con-
sructon Of the constitution 10 the administration of
the aAirs Of government have been engrafted as It's
settled policy and all opposition has ceased In the
general acquiescence Of the nation which attests their
wisdom. ie
In this territory, but recently, the whig party met
In eonvention-homnated candidate for delegate to
congress- promulgated beautiful msdlay Of principles
IN the shape Of platform yet has the organ Of that
party, the Pget Sound Courier, contented itself with
amsrs allusion 10 the principles advanced, without
the slightest pretense Of making an argument for
their approval in their defense. The Courier would
seem to have abandoned all argument and the last Is
sue Of that paper comes to without containing one
reason why Judge Strong should receive the support
Of the people Of this territory for the ONCE for which
be has received he aomnation. In what article let
u A1k, d there principle discussed, or solitary ar
gumsnt aavmeed, why judge Strong should receive
eSen the support Of the party 10 which he processes to
bs attAchedi We challenge an investigation, and
proof 70 the contrary in the assertion that that paper
has few the track" from principles, and is endea-
vorng 70 Nheedle the people into the support Of s
candidate, on his NAKED Herti. good time the whig
party viii have, too, on that lay outi ~
And let US here inquire on what ground Is 1t that
The whig party look for success in the coming cleo
ton DO they expect The know nothing influence 10
help them outi Their organ Is silent that subject
which fact may be taken as evidence Of Jseer for
their support. We know not how that Is, and care
less Certain Il Is that the resolutions Of the demo
cratic convention dcpoueed the order in appropriate
terms, and Furnished its members with favorable ex
for not giving their support to the democratic
nominee. The whlg convention, not daring to give
expression to s opinion the subject of knownoh-
ngism, may expect whatever support that order may
BE- able TO afford. But Jet judge staOng have the
know-nothing support, moe OF less, for what It Is
worth, and then whatF Do they expect [" aid and
n..anfIn 49, ~ =
they with any show Of reason, after crowdng jndge
Hays and his friends out Of the convention and OF the
platform, with resolution that the convention wa,
'7ppossd 10 he admission Of any more saps siatss
Do they count upon the freesoF or abolition vote
The Courier disclaims all thought Of the kind and
says, that they as party ,ciR support herolcn nom
iness there need Be no doubt" The fact that they
woud not accept the terms Of sale oneredby the whig
convention, would have been evidence sufficient to
satisfy any reasonable mind that they would not sup
port Judge Strong, after having nominated Judge
eastman, without the necessity Of an admission ol
that iact on the part Of the COdrer How, then, 1,
judge Strong to be electedi As the democratic party
ere united, throughout the territory in their support
Of Col. Anderson from what source Ia the whig nomi
nee to derive his strength What one valid reason
can be Adduced In support Of the belief that he stand
one can be offered. No, not one. But with the whia
party and its organ, in this territory "ths day 70,
rsasoa has gone by." ayl sf- n
To the democracy, we need only say, that the sures
indications exist Of the triumphant election Of Col
Pditoa Anderson TO congress, and Of democratic
majority in both branches Of the next legislature
Does any inquire upon what ground we predicate
this assuranosi We reply that the democratic party
alma n nnw the onlv ornanlzed national in IN,
United States, and that recent intelligence from til,
Atlantic side has brought the cheering intelligence
Of It's recovery from the partial CONSERVATION int
which It's ranks were thrown BY the agitation Of thu
NebraskaKansas bill, and the triumphs Of knownoth
ingism, and the people, awakening to sense Of tn
danger threatened the republic by disuniouists ant
prOscFipticnists again found rallying around IN,
old democratic banner which has but recently waivet
In victory the result of elections in several Of thu
states. }sJg fHs .a
And not only on the Atlantic has the tide turnet
against the miserable combinations Of the day tha
have been arrayed against the democracy but in Cali
fornia--in San Francisco, has the wretched know
nothing conspiraton been consigned to the -tomb o
the Capulets,r in the election Of democratic mayor
comptroller, treasurer, &c, over all the combined op
posing isms-thns an6rding the surest guarantee. tina
the principles Of democracy on the Pacific coast, viii
in the future, be adhered to by the party PROCESSING
attachment to them, with that tenActy which vii
know " neither varableness nor shadow Of turning.
But We have reasons still nearer home why W
expect the election Of Col. Anderson, and the demo
cratic ticket throughout the territory generally.
the triumphant reelection Of Gen. LANE, by tho a,
noefany Of Oregon, rews Of which has just bc,p :,