Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-10-12
SIGNS OF THE TINES

'"' '''thuS W Nult lpl b.Htiat CaNNs b"'
we have seen and heard Of many Democrats
who will vote tor General Taylor. That fact
is full Of significance.
We give below the declarations Of two
prominent Democrats, in favor Of Old Rough
and Ready We might furnish oihers-but
these will suffice for The present:
Prom the Fredericksburg News
TIE CRY Is, STILL THEY COME,
We find in the Petersburg lutellgrucer OF
Tuesday, two letters ifpm tVO old Democrats,
who have come straight out tor Tal lur One
OF these letters is from Mr.. Ro. Harrison, OF
Prince George county. Va, explaining his
reasons for abandoning party with which
che has co-operated Tor twenty years.
I Here are the extracts from Mr. Harrison's
letter.
( Mr.. Editor discover BY the last Peters
/ burg Inleiigrucer received, that my name Is
| introduced as one oi the Corresponding Com
mittee of the Rough q Ready Club OF Prince
George. As this notoritty to ms political pc
sition is adverse to the party with which
have co operated for 20 years. YOU will cou-
Ter favor by publication ol The following
conclusions that has forced This position upon
me.
| This model Republic ol ours appears 70 be
making dangerous innovations under the op-
! pellaIlon OF modern OF progressive democracy.
These are the doctrines
Of modern progressive Democracy, but they
are not all. The Wilmot Provisu was first
made politically eminent by Democratic
mem Ter from the Democratic State OF Penn
! sylvania, passed By Democratic House of
acknowledgements into the Ore
/ H.. I.1sr i
| by Southern Democratic President. elected
by the great Democratic parly--wMch proves
its paternity TO be out and out Democratic.
Now, who can advocate the course OF MIR.
Polk and the Southern Delegations One must
be approved and the other condemned-ior
they are contrarics-they are diane rically OPP
poslte. And by this pslitical broad SIDE Mr..
Polk has demolished every friend OF the South,
in the free States, he has not left them YES
tlge OF earth to make foot PRINT. y
Mr.. Cass voted tor the River and Hsrbor
Bill, aud Mr. Polk vetoed said bill. How can
any man act on principle and support both?
Any man who supports Cass must repudiate
the Democratic doctrine on the subject OF In
ternal improvement. So Mr.. Cass must be
sacrificed, or The democratic creed must be
sacrificed. The principle and the men are an
tagonlstic. Mr. Casss views on the Tariff,
as exemplifed BY his letter to the Indiana
Convention, acknowledges the principle OF d
protective tariff, which have always opposed.
but, sir, believe ii Bank is an obsolete
question. There is no disposition manifested
10 disturb the tariff and we have no money 10
| expend IN dangerous 5, stem Improvement.
And the question OF transcenjant importance
which involves our highest interest, is slavery
ID question upon which the Union itself
seems almost sus, ended. What has the iana-
iicsm OF the North already accomp lished? Ii
has rent assunder the raterna relation in the
Baptist, Presoyterian and Methodist churches,
and the busy North are not satisfied. The
tables OF Congress groan beneath the weight
OF Abolition petitions. Ii has entered the Sen
ate Chamber and Legislative Halls OF most Of
the free States. Ii now enters into the Pres
ldentldl election. Ard shall the South pres
ent broken phalanx on this subject? Shall
she rally TO the standard OF ID Northern man
with Southern feelings, or rally to the stan
dard OF Taylor, who Is identified with the
South by birth, BY parenidge, by relation by
association by education aud by interests,
whose name IS tower oil safety, whose repu
tatlon Is d palladium oil liberty, who is oil d
noble stock OF lliustiioas ancestors, who is a
star OF the first magnitude in the constellation
OF liiustrlous HEROES whose lame must be
consistent with The renown OF The American
bieeds al the suiferings OF ms soldiers. WHO'S
always regardless OF ,ei and regardul OF his |
men, W hose VEINS How with '.milk OF human
Kindness, evidenced;by his regard TO the con
quered ana wounded Mexican soldlery on The |
plains OF bueua Nlsta-upon whose na me
ana Character the breath OF suspicion has new
q reached; o. ,dIu, rustic simpiiclt, aud ser-
ing integrity, above intrigue, above corrup-
ton, who cannot be scored who cannot be (
conquered, and who never surrendefs" The |
men who coudemn themselves to drGdgery Of !
party politics, lack the capacity To Justly est |
mate The mora and political grandeur OF Gen. |
Taylor position. Some men have no ear for |
music aud the sweetest melody has no charm. |
others nave no eye Tor the picturesque, and
'he Srdnuest panorama OF natures work hath |
no power TO please, and the most beautiful
imagery, and most exalted sentiments aud
tie most winning address, tall on many ear
as untneanlng accents. These are natures
nooienen, not attuned TO sensibility .-SJit |
Is IN The political world; some men cannot
elevate themselves above party and every
'ninS must qudGfate with what is done and
sald at Washington. There is the machinery |
Tor manufacturing public sentiment, There |
- N'"Sip'S 'oi Tue uudl}Sis y. pplllOu.
Now, but lew think for themselves, aud |
lever still act tor themselves. |, for one, am
determined to burst asunder all party shackles
and be tree man, and act in obedience TO
the dictates OF my Judgment. Gen. Taylor
is the peoples candidate ; he is opposed to ex
ecutive dictation and the exercise of execu-
tive influence over the action OF Congress and
the too frequent exercise OF the veto power;
thai ieatllrp A GAyarn,nant hot, has
squirting 10 monarchy" Upon the tariff,
currency, improvement OF our highways and
iivers, lakes and harbors, The ariH Of the pro-
pie, as expressed through their Representa-
lives in Congress, ought TO be respected and
carried out by the Executive. General lay
Tor is the peoples candidate. whilst General
Cdss is the candidate OF party. The one
would act independent OF party, the other in
obedience TO party. The one would take the
Constitution as his guide the other the B4li-
more platform. The one would advocate the
creates, good to the greatest number, whilst
he other would advocate the interest OF the
party that elected him
The great struggle on the subject of slavery
will most inquest ionably arise when bill
or the government oil California and New :
Mexico is introduced before Congress Then
/ will have to be decided whether he South ..
hail be excluded iron these territories-and, /,
lnless there is some thng false in the philoso- /,
'hy OF the times, the sigus are unpr1pilious /.
OF The South. Mr.. Van Baren adopts the :
dea that Congress has jurisdiction over the !
ubjec' But Mr. Cass position is worse, ion
he says, Briefly, then, am opposed to the
xerc'se of jurisdiction By Congress over this !,
natter, and | am in favor oil leaving 10 the
'eople OF any territory which may be hereal-
ef acquired the rigtt 10 regulate il for them !;
elves, under the general principles OF the !,
Constitution" Then the principles OF the ,
Constitution grant to the Free Negroes Mex
ANS and Indians the riuhI IN q nItl.l. = NH