The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-06-17
Political Inconsistency. In h

Political rnconsisfcncy.-n ms
speech delivered IN this place, Mr. Vcnabr stated
that he was opposed TO the election Of Gen. Fay
l,r To tho Presidency. for rcasoas set aGsh IN .
powcrful speech Of Mr.. Clay, (which had consin-
eei him that tho election Of military chicfaia
- tha, high Office would cndanscr our institutions
aud the liberties Of our country. unlc' those COZ
,c,ions. he says, he voted against taen Jaeksnn
in 1871; and nm Ter these convictions, he alleges,
h. is opposed 10 the election Of Gca. Tas lar now
nu, IN lsas We find that ,he reasoning Of Mr..
tiay had lost MI its potency upon ihs mind OF
Mr.. VcnahIc. "a tina, he voted for Gen. Jackson
aud ttat "mili,iry chicfsin" became the Prest-
den, Of the uni,cd States. and continued 10 occu.
Nv that high station iar eight years. As these
convictions had bcca laid aside in favor OF Gen.
jackson, aud rrm lined dormant during The whole
ii his administration, why j. i TIA, Nh senahie
now has become frightened at the prospect oil .
locting another military chicftain, and therefor
i. opposed 10 Gen, Tsslorl Did the experiment
made in the elevation Of Gen. iaekson prove -
,lclctcrous to the country. as 10 bling back npo'
MIR. ycnahles mind the convictions nude by th'
reasoning of Mr.. clayi Mi. vcnable does no
ssy so, on the contrary, has be not supp's'e
with unwarcrng cons,ancy every measure OF Gei
lackson's administration and has |, not been 10
near twenty years his boast that he was " Jae"
an Republican = If,hc election Of Gen. !aeh
ron was so Fortunate for the country, ana MS al
ministration 50 pure and his measures so patrio
as to excite no whisper Of Marne, but vener'
lion only Oh the part of MIR. Vcnablc why shout
he now look forward with gloomy apprehension
to the election Of Gen. Taylor! Consistent re;
soaing. we should suppose. would open to II
mind more happy anticipations Viewing ii
mat,cr in this light. we were no little surprised
the waywsplncss of Mr. Venables opposition
Cen. Taylor.
But there i one mode hy which tho acts
Mr.. yeuahlc may hc made to appear conss si.a
though We canuol say the same oil his ae'''
fions Mr.. Ncnahle in 1874, mol being iu'
aware Of General Jackson's popularity sided WI
,he poiticians Of tina. Jay, and voted against hi
lsy the next election, the old here's "lfene'n y
fally manifested, aud Mr.. V, Coll in with the u
aud helped to swell the triumph by casting
vote for Gen. Jackson, This was political
nruvre, a species Of tactics on tho part oil Mr.
and others who acted with HIM to secure
umph, and with II The dispensation OF the l"a
aud fishes: as was their action IN 1924,
Clay's speech had about as little to do with
ono Or tho other, as the man in the moais' 81
ls41, the same principle governs him and his |
ty. They suspect that Cen Taylor IS WI
aal Lcoaus, q special benefit will not enure
their party by his election, (though it might sr'
ly benefit the country,) they cannot i'nd IL
,asir hearts to support him. In this anu THIS
ly, NJ. yenable an l his party are CONSISTENT
is all fudge for Mr.. v. to say that hs Is oppo
to Gen. Taylor bscaus2 of what Mr.. Clay say
lsls--'l9. lie is 10, the man to learn ies
from the teachings of that distinguished ST.
MAI; his party attachments AMI predl 'cesioils
to @ sirsn f,r him to give heed to any baf II
u. his own stripe.