The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-09-20


Ata snrsling NJ some aWo thousand 81
the Soserrign People. hrld ~ tiEren ronn-
a.. Ohi.'. IN tie 3Olh GliiTna. aiier snmnh
sperrh irnm lien. J.,hn Mueds. ~ ia'nr
ii the Whig candidates 81 The hlghesi "i-
Tires in lie General GoFeEnmrn'. Nc.
Senainr I,arwin-Tom corwin. as ilie
people fandly call him-lonk ihe stand:
Alter some preliminary remarks. he sam
that b. f,nnd bul one Wing candidate IN
the Geld Enr ihe Presidency; and bel'eF-
ing Wing principles 10 be necessary inr
the prosperity Of lie eouniIy. he Should
he reeTeanl "a thar country il he deserted
those principles now lar he sake oi men.
l. Gearral Taylor a Wing! cnes f
"yes." loud and long. with \ Few faint
"nnrS.''l ! am gisl 10 hear lh"se hasiy
"nnes." am here 70 testify: listen 10
me i've minutes AMI ihea say "no Il
you can. What are Wing principles !
, Are the tariff. the currency. internal i'm
praremenls-are such questions Of p"licy.
which are muiahIe and Liable 10 change
with changing circumstances Of the eoEn-
ry-rorreri io-day and inrxpedieni to-
mannw. peIhaps--are these the Prinri'
rlrs IL The party! These form the pill
ey al the Wings; but The principles upon
which that parry are founded are al,ier
than ~ these. Wing principles did not
originate with Gen. Taylor. No. LINK
hack Coz centuries. and arrnss The water,
aud you viii find thai John Hamplen Ma-
the first Wing. anil laid down his life IN
defence of their principles. n rds ep-
i position 10 The oas-maa p1rsr. The
King wanted his ship money. but John
IIampirn and The Wings said he should
mot have il until voted by Parliament.
This was the prinriple brought across the
water by the Pilgrims anj our fathers
in &c declared that beranse tie King with
held his consent from laws wholesome
and necessary. they, as Wings. would no
longer ronseni To be governed BY him.
What is Gen. Taylor's position upon this
queslian-this Wing principle! Is he
not Wing! Does he not say that the
people by their representatives must make
The laws. aud he. II elected. will execute
Iihem! What do the Wings want of !
, President! ] suppose you wan, Presi
dent 10 act under the constitution: To re
recommend go Congress n1easpres he may
deem necessary; 10 recommend appoints
mems To office; and to stop there, leIiing
The law.msking power created BY the ron.
siilniion do its duty within the boundaries
marked out by that instrument. l. thin
So! Well tits j. the position occupied
by General Taylor. Like yon, ny bro
lher Wings, | wanted tn know. wlIer
, Gen TAYLOR became the candidate, his
: opinion; ] wanted moi his pledges;
wanird 10 know his opinions upon veioes
FOR. while the people rule, our Consiilu
ZION and our Governments are safe agains
: rorupiion, money, and power; not ever
tie powers OF darkness can overthrow
: them. We have his opiuions-we ma,
thank the Democrats fii that their publish
: ed falsehoods drew them oui-and ihos
opinions are such as the Wings have en-
', terlained from the time of Hampden I'll
The present day. But. SAYS some bro,he
!. Wing. Gen. Taylor is no pollician-h
never made any slump Speeches! M
: hui he is equal TO every emergency where
" yer piaced; and tue plain, honesi-head
ed old snItI,er will moi be found wantin
in Judgment even in the While HOUSE
! where he takes mp his residence on III
9Th 81 next Ma IN.