The national whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1847, 1847-05-06
! TORY TRICKERY.

sident that they design merely to avail themselves
as party, of his immense popularity, and then TO
drop him and take up some other candidate more to
their liking.
This charge comes with bad grace from party
that is notorious for this very policy OF using man
for party purposes and then dropping him and TAX
ing up any other person who can promote its pur-
pose Of plundering the public treasury. II held on
to Mr. Van Buren, through all Mr.. Tyler's admins
traiion with bull dog tenacity, but when it found
that his election was not achievable, il unceremoni
ously dropped him and took up James X. Polk.
But is there any ground upon which the Tories
may even ostensbly base their allegation that the
Wings purpose to adopt the Tory policy OF expedl.
ency in this matter of General Taylor and the Pre-
sidency None, in the least. There is not
the shadow Of basis for their accusation.
The Wings in their primary meetings, and the
Wing presses generally throughout the Union, have
declared their preference for General Taylor as the
next President. They have done so with deep
felt sincerity that cannot be mistaken. Every day,
every hour, this feeling is spreading and taking
stronger hold of mems hearts. It has already be-
come an irresistible feeling and yet the Wings
have no intention of throwing aside the ordinary
party organization, which, with them, is not to dc
tate what the Wings of the Union shall do, but is to
give form and embodiment to their preferences, by
declaring to the world what those preferences are,
and which is to put in motion the proper machinery
for carrying into effect their will The Tories see,
with half an eye that long the time arrives FOR
the assembling Of the National Wing Convention,
there will be but one voice in the party, and that
voice will be for the inpincible Taylor hut they
animated by the vain and desperate hope, that if
they can in any manner fix upon the Wings the
suspicion of design ouse the Hero of the battle
fields Of Mexico for party purposes they will be able
in some degree to arrest the detection which is daily
going on in the ranks Of the Democratic party threat
ening its utter dissolution. But no such base idea
as TINT of using the name Of the merciful Hero of
Monterey for party purposes has entered the minds
of the Wings. They treat with the scorn and con-
tempt it deserves the imputation 1t is only worthy
Of the source whence it comes. The Wings know
Gen. Taylor to be Wing, to be sound statesman,
to be an honest and good man,-they knoW him
to be the greatest General the world has ever pro-
duced for he has fought four battles, the like OF
which is not to be found in the annals of war, and
he has written their history The Wings kno,U
him to be man who loves and reveres the constitu-
ton, and whose ambition it will be to sustain not
| oyar,urn constitutional Governments Thew ara i,
earnest Deep abiding earnest in their desire to make
him the President. 1t is the Wings who have said
that he shall be President, not Gen. Taylor who has
said, wish to be President. No, No, Messrs, To
your effort is in vain. Honest Democrats by the
thousand will vote for the old Hero. There is not
leading Wing statesman in the country VIII does
not glory in Zachary Taylor and who will not stand
with the proud satisfaction of knowing that he is
m n in all things, statesman equal to the best of
them, Quiet your fears, Messrs. Tories, the Wings
are for Gen. Taylor now and forever. When Mr..
dent second time, he forgot the maxim, that when
civilian makes war in a Republic, the war makes
his successor out Of the Hero Of that war. God, in
his kind Providence, hath raised up Zachary Taylor
cruel war, to restore this Republic to its pristine pu-
ry and glory, and no earthly power prevent his
elevation to the Presidency. Cease then your vain
opposition, and how to the popular will.