Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-07-29

great leading questions n any other way than fac
ton may dictate BY the action Of Convention, which the
minority suffered to control, and which took only one
night consider all the great questions OF public policy your
candidate pledged to veto the vote Of the people, should
even Of them decide upon repeal Of the tariff Of
l646 and re-enactment Of that Of 1912
Now this ground is there any honorable etrade man
who will hesitate to give his support 10 General Taylor
Every honest Democratevery native and every naurazed
cizencan support Gen. Taylor; and one accuse
them Of apostazng from any political party TO which they
may have been attached J. Wing, can unite with my
fellow citizens Of the Democratic party in support Of General
Taylor and all ask Of them is to be republican in heart
and allow the will Of the people to governs for that the
great principle laid down by him in tho Allison letter. and
towers infinitely above all other questions of party made
in this country cherish unknd personal feeling toward
the distinguished gentleman whom the Democratic Conycn-
ton nominated have always entertained for him the high
regard account Of the excellence Of his private chaac
But reviewing his public acts not his private
e have shown that, instead Of occupying republican
ground he stands precisely in the position maintained by COL
Hamilton and Mr.. Wilson in the Federal Conventon-pledg
ed sustain the ultra Of Executive power and to
and put down the will Of the nation every subject
upon which irresponsible convention have had the eoney
dictate their arbitrary dogmas to the American people
These have thus set themselves up above the consu
ton, and usuped the legislative power They seek to con-
troll the appointment of Chief Magistrate and like the Polish
Diet virtually to elect monarch to ride and rule abused
and insulted people.
Which, then, is the Republican party II is the great
National Party composed Of Democrats naturazed citizens.
who constitute the great Taylor party of the country
That the Republican party opposed the downward
tendency Of the Government in its
its progress to monarchy and unless the principles
of that party be sustained the liberties of the country must
later fall beneath the which has been laid to
their root by the proceedings Of the interested and intriguing
faction which has by muzzed, cajoed, and amped
upon the rights Of the modern Democracy When, them
call upon any to support General Taylor. do not ask
that he should be merely Wing Democrat but Re
pubicana Republican not merely by profession but Re-
publican in heart and in deed.
The party leaders in the convention that introduced this
twohrds rule, and thus cheated ITSELF refusing allow the
majority govern have felt already the consequences of their
conduct This rule introduced permanent principle
OF the Democratic party in the convention of 1914, and
deliberate fraud upon Mr.. Van Buren, and his friends. He
went into the convention expecting that the will of the
ory would be allowed 10 control its action and he received
the votes Of decided majority Of that convention. But the
poicans-those juggleTs who understood the game which
10 be played-so conrved it that majority could
control the action of the convention They deudcd Southern
by the pretext that the North had majority of votes,
their institution Of slavery in danger and thus procured
their aid to establish the rule that vote of twothirds
necessary nominate the candidate They thus rejected Mr.
Van Buren, and what has been the result This political
magician, he called, has applied his magic touch to
your party, and 10 it is cumblng into dust 1t is PROSTATE
beneath his feet at this moment The splendid party fabric
the Regency paacewhch, by his wizard art he erected in
the Empire State has vanished like the morning mist or one
of those dreamy mansions of which read Eastern tales
the touch of of the gen The vengeance of the
who thus deauded and defeated equals that Of Mazeppa
the prince of Bamburners--
For il do but mark the hour,
There never yet was human power
That could evade, if uniorgiven,
The patient search and vigil long
OF him who treasures up wrong
say to gentlemen who now vainy attempt uphold this
totterng fabric of progressive aggressive and reogresve
Democracy that the day which you established that
principle and overthrow the Fundamental principle of all
publican government your destiny sealed From that
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can save you from the fate that awaits you Nothing can
any party in this country that shall dare establish such
unprincpled rule. The people may be humbugged for
time, but when they have been allowed opportunity for
ection and fraud perpetrated repeated and enoned
principle, BY which the right of the majority is denied,
the shackles OF party bind them longer. They i'm
bbed this sacred principle from their fathers they
taught by their mothers amidst the first lessons OF their in
fancy and they know that without their Government would
be converted into government Of pronunciamentos and
could not hour. Wing am, and have been,
have hesitation in declaring that il the Wing party
to assemble in convention TO and adopt such pn
TO the public.
The Senator also inquiries what will Gen. Taylor do in
ference to the Subeasury and the Bank that Gen
Taylor has pledged himself in the Allison letter. let the
people govern. If they this miserable Subreasury
scheme they viii keep it If they wish repeal he will
nepose veto upon the exercise Of their WILL On the
other hand how stands Lewis Cas the champion the De
mocrscy He stands pledged to retain the subteasuy in
should here demanding the repeal Of the Subueasuy
law, Mr. Cass would be bound trample upon that WILL
Which, ihen is the Republican, which the true Democrat
Mr.. FO0TE. Will the gentleman bear with me while
submit another question Does be regard the power
conservative one, be retained be struck
Of the constitution II to be retained, should il not be
ercscd
Mr.. CLAYTON. am very glad that the honorable gen.
temsn has put this nteogatoy bold the veto power 10
be great conservative power in the constitution do
seek, do the friends Of Gen. Taylor seek strike il
from the constitution. We regard the fathers Of the
public did, conservative power enable the Executive
defend ITSELF and be exercised precisely within the mia
tons laid down by Madison and his associates Gen. Taylor
specifies the for which be will apply the veto.
the consideration Of the question OF the
rency and the national bank which point the Senator in
tenupted the Of my remarks And I TO the
bank question particularly that this matter may be put rest
far in my power, and forever. do know
who supports Gen. Taylor that enertains the
mote idea Of bringing the question Of national bank before
the Congress Of tho Union do not know Wing this
side Of the chamber any where else, who cheshes any
idea Of revving that question The gentlemen the other
side will rattle the dry bones Of the old Bank Of the United
States In faces but they WILL by doing So only ghen
the Of their party who voted in Congress for and
carried that bank charter and they will attempt in vain
ride any longer their old political hobby anbank
party. Whatever opinions may have in regard that
great question: have all resolved that will revive
it. II the Democratic party Bank Of the United States
let them it, We on this side Of the chamber that
national bank could be Of value the country unless
sustained by the will Of both the great parties OF the country
free to declare here the part which took in reference