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and West. They have supported him because
he was a Wing, and was available as a candidate.
The Wings Of New England, the Middle States,
aud Of Ohio, have hardly been consulted in the
matter. ID was their desire, and they had a
rghtto expect, that the next Presidential candl.
date should be a cilizen Of free State; they may
be induced 10 forego this desire, though we know
tito be wide spread and deep scaedi but the only
inducement which can be offered TO uake them
unite upon Gen. Taylor, or any other man, Will
be the CARTAINTy that he alone, Of all others, Is
the man who can end this war and rescue this
government from party which has used its pow
ei to bring the scourge Of war upon US, for the
purpose as they believe, Of extending the area Of
human bondage. The man TO obtain the Whig
votes of New England, and we believe ofIhe free
States, must be sound 10 the heart upon these
two issues; No MORE WAR, AND NO MORE TERRIFIC.
RY. There are Wings who, perhaps, would be
willing, in their desire 10 see a change OF admin
istralion, 10 support Gen. Taylor without any
avowal, on his part, Of the principles upon which
he would administer the government, but they
form, in our opinion but small portion Of the
Wing party, especially in the free States.
"The next Presidential election, if we are 10
Judge from the issues likely to be presented, will
be one of the most earnest and exciting that we
have ever Witnessed. 1t is to be contest for
principles which are exciting in their nature, and
important in their results. They can by no par.
ty tactics, or conventional drill, be set aside, or.
winked out of sight They must be met, and
they will be met. Now. if Gen. Taylor is the
best representative of the Wing spirit, (by which
we mean spirit which resists the wrong, and
supports the righi,) and stands the best chance o
being successful, we are for hm-if not, we are
| for the man who is. Before we can support a
man for the Presidency, we must know what are
his principles. Henry Clay, Daniel Webster
John NJ. Clayton, Thomas Corwin, we know
They have been in public life. Their votes anC
their speeches tell US what they are. General
Taylor has never been in public life, as a civil
ian. What we know Of him, as a soldier, is tC
his credit His dispatches and letters prove hin
TO possess a strong and vigorous intellect. They
are good, as far as they go; but we require hi
opinions in regard 10 certain great questions up
on which, if elected President, he will exercis,
a controlling influence, and which, if settled
must be settled through the agency of the Presi
dent ofthe Uuited States. Reflect moment up
on the position the Whig party would be in,
they should elect man to the Presidency, with
out knowing his incipes-taking him upol
Tust-snd after the canvass is over, and III
work accomplished, they should find that the,
have elected man who is as adverse to then
as the gentleman who now occupies the Presi
dental chair. The Wing party was deceive
once in this way. We very much mistake lhei
spirit and purpose ifthoy will ever be again.
"A great deal is said about party men and no
party men. For our part, we like party men
. As we define the term, It means men whose poll
tical action is regulated by certain fixed prnci
Piles, and who adhere to those principles with tn
same inflexibility that they do TO any principle Q
religion or morals. A true party man, there
fore, is sincere in what he says and does. B.
the success of his party, he believes that lusln
benefits are TO accrue TO his country and 10 tn
whole people. He cannot abandon his party
because he cannot give up his principles. A no
party man is a term which has no meaning.
is a misnomer--a deception. We never kne,
/ aman out Of bedam that was not in some sens
$ party man. Even nopartyism is parsan.-
:, Indeed, the strongest parsans we ever kne,
e were men who prolessod to have nothing 10
with politics."