Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1848-07-05

1914, SHOULD HAVE VOTED FOR HENRY CLAY"
81 am Wing. "-Taylor to COL Haskell.
UNTRUE CHARGE.-The orpan of the Admin
is'ra'ion charges the Wing party with abandoning
us principles. and asserts that no Wing journal will
now venture to adopt the old Wing platform 1t
would be one OF the wonders of the world if every
man belonging to party, as numerous as the Wbi1
party, should entertain identicaly the same views
OF every subject. To expect this would be TO look
lot an imPossibllty. No such confidence of opinion
exists In the party calling itself Democratic or
ih!s we had The amplest proof in 1874. when Tar
III and Antl-Iariff men, Annexationists and Anti
hnneNatonlsts, Shareholders and AbolIionists uni
ted IN the election of James X Polk. There NAV.
,'Sieie'ore, De some Wings now, as there were in
lo4f' who would be opposed TO protective Tariff
under all circumstances, and vet woud mo, on that
account, leave the Wing party. But as far as the
principles asserted by the Wing party of the Union
can ne applied now, that party according TO our
knowiedge and belief, stand on precisely the same
Pa''orm which they occupied four years ago.
hey believe IN the conslutionality of a National
na"k@oi Protective Iarf,-and of the Distribu-
,'on Oh the Proceeds of the Public Lands; and. so
UeieVing, would advocate either or all. if thew
aeehed the condition of the country rendered il
eNpedlent to do so. Because they are convinced Of
their right 10 establish Bank or a Tariff !, by
"o means ioiiows that they compelled to do the
one OF the other They regard these measures ,s
purely matters OF eXpedency, to be established or
Pretermltied as sound discretion, looking at the
conal'lon OF the country, may dictate.
we 90 moi believe that any considerable portion
OF the Wing party desire, at this lime. National
Bank, and simply for the reason thai thew do mot
t TN the condition Of the country requires it
Ohahge ms opinion. show them that good would
result from the establishment of such an institution
ana they Will be found prepared to show their RIGHT
uhuer the Constitution to create it, Is this aban
donlng the sold PLATFORM? Are we compelled to
90 every thing that we have right 10 do under the
Constitution?
Again. On the subject of the Tariff, the Wings
are where they always were. The debt created
by the War with Mexico creates a nccess;ty for
nlgher duties than now levied Whiqs and
democrats must unite in this work-more money
we must have, and the greater part we must ore,
in this way But it is as 10 the principle oflaving
the duties that the parties will differ The WhiGs
VIII contend that the duties be so imposed as
" give Inc greatest amount of protection to Amer-
can industry, and they will also contend that this
can be done and the necessary revenue he sccured
al the same time Again, we say, is this an abon-
donment of the Wing platform =?
Lastly, as to Distribution. This War debt will
Tor years TO come, require all the means within the
possession of the Federal Government for the paw
rent OF Its interest and the liquidation of the prin
clPal and, OF course, tho money accruinp from the
sales of lands cannot be distributed amono the
States live were out of debt, the Wings would
be as ardent advocates of Distribution now as thew
were four years ago. These were the three prin
cliPal issues In the last campaign. And, as far as
the principles involved in them are concerned. the
Wings are found on just the same ''pla;form" they
formerly occupied
On the subject Of the veto, and the restriction of
.ne Executive power within safe and proper limits,
.ne w h'gs stand on the same old platform and if
there is any change at all in them, it is an increas
ed conviction, produced by the alarming abuses of
the present Administration, that their platform is
the only one that is compatible with the welfare
and liberty Of the country.-Pet Int