Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-02-12
pEMOCRATIC MEETING.

The Democracy. 80 called. held a meeting,
on Wednesday night, al Which, Mr. A. Bedil-
hon presided and Arthur NJ. Phillip, Geo.
Robinson, Isaiah Cooper, A. Newman, and
Others oficiated.
Tnltmeeting adopted a series ofres)lutions
upon a lew ouly OF which DO we thiak it ne
oessry TO comment.
Resolved. That the President Of the Uni
ted States. in ordering the American army to
march to tn. BIO Grdnde, acted not only with
IN the scope OF hts powers under the consti-
tuition, but under the express advice Of Gen
eril Taylor himself. III re Peated dispatches TO
the war department.
In that resolution the whole meetisg. and
we must p~eriotce think the whole d~r.nocra-
cy resolved a ialsehool, Gen Taylor never did
advise the march 10 the Rio Grande.
Again, they resolve,
Resolved. That the present administration
has nobly and successfully carried out all the
great issues before the people during the can
vsss OF 1874, and that President Polk by his
Official coaduct has placed himself in the front
rank OF the benelactors OF his country.
1t has certainly carried out the leading is
sue tina, Polk wasa better tariff man than
Clay1 But with these little matters we have
no, much to do. TIE leading resolution will
be found below
Resolved. That we view the case OF the
deluded men executed in the valley Of Meri-
CO for tresson, with emotions OF regret and
pity; we pity their decisions and regret that
justice and stern necessity alike demanded
theft lives; but isr differently do we view the
men at home whose speeches and writings
persuaded them that they were desc ring su
unjust cause Tor a righteous one, for the latter,
whose conduct since the war began have stun
ulated their brethren in arms 10 desert the
standard Of their country; for these indiyidu-
ais land some OF item in high places we
entertain sentiments OF indignation and dis
gust; for while they have party rancor in their
bosoms and treason on their lips, it would
seem that theit coward hearts only prevent
them tom committing overacts OF treason
with their own hands. II political maligui-
~ has not DESTROYED every vestige of humani.
~, in their souls, We would ask them to look
upon their dupes ANONYMOUSLY dying the
death oil traitors, while The triumpha MT shouts
OF faithful soldiers were proclainlng the con-
summation OF thsis highest hopes in glorious
victory.
Did those men that we have named view
with pity the deserter, and ye, unmitigaling-
ly condemn the man who believing the cxecu-
tive wrong, so said? Have they no higher es.
innate OF right, OF principle of the emsnaGon
OF truth from above, than TO lay this before the
public Will Abraham BedilIiou, a staid and
temperate man., and most excellent miller,
say that H. Clay, John c. Calhoun, d. Web
ster, Judge MLane, Thomas Corwiu, and d
galaxy {" the first men of thus or any other
nation, deserve TO be hung up like dogs, be-
cause they have said tina, this war was uncon-
siitutionally declared by President, in whom
the wa: power is not lodged, and unnecessa-
~ and nncalled ior2 Certainly when these
gentlemen sec The language they have been
made TO use through other glasses, than those
a party meeting has thrown over their eyes,
they will regret having used it, and feel that
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