The national whig., 1847-06-29

Gbe National mbig
TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 90, ls47.
aI 90 for the country the whole country-and it is
my ardent and sincere wish the individual placed
at the head of the nation, who by s1ct observance
OF the constitution (be he who he may can make us
most prosperous at home, as wei as most respected
abroad" Il. lAfLOh.
FOR PRESIDENT, IN
1C1Ss
Ma OR q & NE r Al
ZACHARY TAYLOR,
OF LOUISIANA, A&a q
um u u 9@0
PALO ALTO, RESACA DE LA PALMA,
MONTERREY,
And Bucna Vista.
Subject to the decision Of the Wing National
Convention.
wHIa NOMINATION
FOR GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND,
WILLIAM IL. GOLDSbONJOOf1
OF DORCHESTER COUNTY.
Mr.. Grund, in to-day's Sun, says that he KNOWS
we are on the eve Of peace.
The robber Of the U s mail between Huntsville
and Montgomery, Ala, has been caught.
The President heard three sermons in New York
on Sunday last.
J. F Halliday was yesterday chosen President,
ad interim, Of the Board Of Common Council.
The official gazette Of Mr.. Polk is Of opinion
that General Scott is now in the city Of Mexico
The New York Tribune takes it that Mr.. Polk
and Mr.. Ritche are coming over to General Taylor
Mr. Polk went to the markets in New York be-
fore sun up on Saturday morning last.
The Spy in Washington asserts that the President
and all his Cabinet, except Mr. Walker, would be
content with Upper California and New Mexico!
Mr.. Grund, in this days Sun, contradicts the
Union, and asserts that General Scott has diplo-
matte powers.
IT The Wings have carried Morgan County,
Ys BY majority Of Is, and increase Of IL the
last election.
GT Flour OH Saturday in New York and Phila-
dephia did not vary from fridays prices. In Pitts
burg 1t fell to 50 SO.
Within the last IS days $4,000 Immigrants ar
rived at Staten Island, Now York. They have near
ly all gone west.
The gallant Col Campbell, Of Tennessee, has
arrived home. He was welcomed with one grand
shout Of fjoy.
feel proud Of my country.
.s'7 president Polk's Philadelphia Speech.
Il is moro than the country feels Of its President.
I ------------
May our constitution ever be held sacred, our
Union unbroken and inviolate!
president Polk's Philadelphia Speech.
Noble sentiment! Worthy Of all acceptation
May the next Congress vindicate the Constitution
from your infractions Of it!
The Washington Union says it can never sustain
any man who will prostratothe Constitution. What!
sort Mr.. Polk
The Polkocrats Of Mississippi have brought out
Jake Thompson, Bill Fcathcrston, Dick Roberts,
and Ag. Brown, to be sacrificed for the next Con-
gress for every one Of them will be clected-to
stay at home.
The New York Evening Post says, it is aston
ishing TO find what men compose the Wing party.
For our own part, we consider it far more aston
ishing to find what men compose the Democratic
party!
The Illinois Convention has agreed to grant the
power to the Legislature to lay poll tax, by I08
to 49. The motion to report a prohibitory clause
in the new Constitution, against the establishment
of any bank, was laid on the table, by vote of
l02 to SO.
Prentice, remarking upon Captain Tom Mar
shall's recent New Orleans speech, says, Eve re-
gret for Captain Toms sake, that he has found no
opportunity Of using any other weapon than his
tongue in this war. However, report says he has
used that very freely"
John Wentworth, (says Prentice,) the long Lo-
cofoco member Of Congress from Illinois, abused
Mr. Polk last winter, but has since retractcd near
ly or quite all his abuse He kicked his President
with all his might, but has since been kissing the
wound. This miserable creature now comes out
in his paper, the Chicago Democrat, against Gen.
Taylor, denouncing him as ssthc shareholders can
didate.n