Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-10-21

Mi. Nehster-"thank you, sir" And be-
ieve he has made as goods platform tor him
self, as other gentlemen elsewhere have for
themselves. Applause
| And here let me say. gentlemen, that
think oil objections brought against gen. Tsy-
Tor because he has accepted nominations, and
. is willing to receive support, from quarters
not Wing. are entirely unreasonable. Why,
1t is,known TO everybody that hehsd,been nom
mated before The meeting OF the Philadelphia
: Convention in various paris OF the county,
by various sets OF the people, aud that he had
accepted those nominations And II he has
laid down--as | think he hss-a clear and
manly statement OF his principles, aud Il on
that statement any body of his fellow citizens
see fit to support him, how is il possible for
him to refuse their support? (Cheers.) Would
II not be ridiculous, in the extreme, Tor Gen.
TAYLOR to say To some of them-"Gcnilemen
: you have nominated me, but you are Demo-
Gratis, or Loco Focos, and am Wing. Pay
, withhold your support from me aud go and
vote tor somebody else" daughter aud
Cheers)
Again, ii is suggested that be has declared
t that he would be, il elected the President ot
+ the country and not OF party-and If didut
think so. for one would not vote for him.
The office to which he will be elected il elect
Ell atall. is he high Office oi President OF the L.
States. 1t is the duties OF that Office that will
be sworn to discharge. Now, gentlemen,
Presidents may be, aud ordinarily are chosen
by political party. But alter having been
chossu they become the Presidents OF he
| whole county, and what one OF all whom we
: have had, would have so degraded himself as
10 claim that he was only the President OF his
party There has been no President since
Washington, that was not elected by party
vote.
But who ever heard of Adams. Of Jefier-
son, or the younger Adams, proclaiming hun
sell party PRESIDENT And what sort OF
figure would General Taylor had made if he
had stated the reversed II he had declared
that be would not be the President ofhis coun-
try but OF his party, what honorable man oil
any party would the have supported him Tor
+. single huutl Nobody whatever.
G Therefore, gentlemen, conceive al such
objections to be uniounded. and | am happy
to express my opinion to that effect.
Gentlemen, there has been reason TO sup
pose, and there those who still suppose.
that Gen. Taylor, by the popularity OF his
4 name, aud the public estimate OF his ser vice,
will receive the support OF States not Wing
hohe these wishes and antcipaiions will be
= realized the prospect, is, perhaps, that they
may be. But my opinion is this,-that thu
Wing candidate, it elected, must be elected by
Wing votes, OF Wing States-and that il is
t not sale to calculate ON his election on any
other grounds There Wings enough in the
country to choose him. no doubt (Arplause.)
But more OF less doubt has been thrown over
the matter, in some minds. by certain recent
? events. by The rising up OF new party. |
hope these doubts are not well founded.
In our own State there can be no manner
Of doubt that Gen. Taylor will eventually re-
he erin \ he
q is no question OF that. There are, sowever,
| great States-Middle and Western States
some OF them Wing States, New York, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, the first two OF which are very
= IMPORTANT 10 the cause, and which hope are
e reliable States IN the present critical cond-
T ion OF political aftdrs-about which more
apprehension is ielt. In these States, as
elsewhere, IT is not TO be denied that much
regret IS felt that another candidate was not
4 selected by the Wing Convention. In these,
i aud especially in these Wing States. have
. the honor TO know many good and true men
= both IN public and private life, who parci
j pate in that feeling.
know their entire devotion TO the cause
e OF the country, and, as subservient to that. to
the Wing cause. And il could draw them
around me, as you are here around me to-day.
aud il could speak to them as Wings, as |
j
TO address them in the language OF long ac-
quantance and friendship. and say to Them.
"Orercome your INSTRUMENTATION
> your preJudces- forget your disappointnents
and strike one united and strong blow Tor
the great and general Wing cause. Great
app.ause.)
Gentlemen, we have been engaged Tor over
twenty years, as members of the Wing partv
IN controversy withiour political opponents,
involving great nciples-nvolving the
construction 10 be given to the provisions of
The constitution OF the country, and nvolv-
lug the practical administration OF The gov
eminent. These principles have not chang
ed. The opinions of our opponents have not
changed III regard to them. And trust that
, we have not altered our own sentiments re-
speeding them. (cheers.)
Among these principles the construction
TO BE- given to the Constitution stands per-
haps at The head. We hold that the Consti-
tuition should be administered according to
, the construction placed upon it by its far
! mers, and according TO their practice at the
foundation oil the government-according TO
the construction placed upon it by the earlier
assemblies oil Congress, and by the Judicature
OF the land. { A voice in the crowd--.'And
according to Daniel Webster's construction.
(Appause.) Mr.. Webster-"Very poor au-
thoriy, SIT, III comparison with Others" y
On the contrary, they hold that every admin
istrdiion-when they are in power, that is
may construe the provisions OF the consiitu-
ton to SUIT ilseil--disregardin altoget her
presidents and former Practice la other
words, we adopt the notions Of Gen. Wash
lngtoh and the practice of half century, and
they the notions OF Gen. jackson, with or
; without any practice.
In the next place there is the important
; the vital question oil The tendency OF the
principles against which we contend, towards
the increase OF the Executive power--the
poAer OF removal from ofice--lhe exercise
OF Official patronage--and the application OF
the veto power, which is lodged in the
hands of the President by the Conslitu-
ton.
Our opponents think that the removal from
station, even of the best men, is just upon
principle, because il Is according TO the doc
| time, that Ito the vlctors belonging The
spoiIs and just in practice, because il serve
10 keep alive the hopes OF pariizans and the
activity OF party. They think, too, that all
exercise OF the veto power, By tn cir chiefs. is
salutary-that the Presi lent is perfectly
right, II he sees fit so to do, in velolng any
measure upon mere grounis OF expediency-
~ placing his veto upon any measure, " hich
III his opinion, Is unjust or unwise.
And there Is another great topic close upon
Us, which we shall be called on to meet ere
long, aud, lear III no very agreeable or sat
| lsiactory shape. 1t is the mo,nenious ours
| lon o, protection TO the labor and manuiac-
lures OF the country, by providing, to reaso-
nable extent, market for them at home. In
my opinion, that is vital question imnedi-
alely before US; and. were it not now too late,
should desire 10 call the attention oil the