Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-03-25

The Democrats much in the habit Of deprecia
ting the chances of the American ticket that's part
Of their policy but the argument Of the ms and outs
takes them down very speedily. For twenty years
past the party in power has been beaten by the
party out OF power. The principle which lies Al the
bottom OF this result grows stronger and stronger
every four years just in proportion the increase Of
the national expenditure IL seems already to be ir
resistible, and il we had a Democratic friend in
whose fortunes felt special interest should adj
wise him, by all means, to waive his prctensions
this time and take his chances in 1850. Defeat is
inevitable. The OUTS are a hundred fold more nu-
merous than the ins-and of course must triumph
We observe that the Hon Andrew Stewart OF Penn
sylvana, shrewd calculator lays this down as the
supreme election law of the Republic We copy the
substance of his remarks Anti Pierce meeting
in Union-town, Pennsylvania, last weck-in which
he very satisfactorily establishes his position
The following Is report In part of the remarks OF Mr.
Stewart which referred to the American party Aer sta
ting the object of the meeting and dwelling sometime upon
its principle features and the feasibility OF the plan pro
posed Tor uniting the different parties opposed the pres
ent National Administration, Mr. spoke length Of the
high Character and qualifications OF the American Candi.
ates OF the excellence and purity of their principles
the nationality OF their position standing midway between
dangerous e1tremes-the fanatics OF the North and the
heestcrs and dsunonists of the South who regardless
OF the warning voice of Washington would let alone rend
glorious Union in pieces by the establishment of '0e
oqrdpAiedi party lines between the North and South
the slave States and the free He then on to prove
that the present administration would be defeated bv the
largest majority that had been given in Presidents.
contest since the days OF Washington Their overw helm
ing defeat lac said "A fixed tact-a oregone concln
sion proclaimed by the haotbox in every State the
Union shown by the official This resulted not
more irum INSTRUMENTATION than from iotr election
law established third Of century that no parfv should
hold ONCE longer than four years ~ Succession Since
the DAYS OF Monroe, the last ot the revolutionary
stock that Law had failed exccpin the case OF Gen
erA Jackson whose great personal popularity had on
~ secured his reelection but had enabled him TO
appoint his successor Turn about was the rule-four
in and Jour years out and with the exception re-
terred TO, it had failed since the year 1894 The
Wings in fonr wears under Adams the Democrats |
years under Van Buren, the Wings then had four
under Harrison and the Democrats four wears un
der Polk next the Wings in four years under TAYLOR
and the Democrats four under Pierce and our
turn TO go in, and theirs go In So had told
his friend that the PiSmy would beat the Giant because
IL was then their turn. We in and they out
and therefore right wrong they would succeed "Ro-
tauon in Office" Is the Law, and the limitation
no mstter who they nominate Pierce Buchanan, Hunter
or Douglas the result would be the same-the would
beat the ms Men nothing il power, patron.
age, Office, "spoil If you please These were the great
oects-the rewards of victory. The outsiders hun
bred and prevail The fate of the party now
in power has in fact been already decided by the people
At the pos-"weIghed in the balance and found want
ing, seen in flaming capitals the walt has been
heard in thunder tones from every ballot box in the Union
Tor .he last two years Do YOU doubit Here IL il from
official sources-read it read it : aud doubt it If you