Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-04-06
Frsm The Philadelphia Inquirer.
PRINCIPLE. CAPkCfrN AND AyAILA-
BILlTY.
oES. TAYLOR AND rHs PRESIDENCY.

Cen Tav'or has been nominated Tor the
Presidency Of he United States.
~ a BI. y Hte Convention in Virginia.
BY the Wing Legislature OF Iowa.
by the Wings OF the legislature OF Geor-
gld.
By the Wings Of the Legislature Of Arkan-
sas.
By the Wings of the Legislature of Ala
bama.
BY au Independent State Convention-the
great majority being Whigs-iu Louisiana.
By an Independent State Conveniently
great majority being Whigs-in Kentucky.
BY an independent State Convention in
Mississippi.
By the Wings aud others Of the Constitu-
tional Convention in Illinois.
BY all Independent State Convention in
Pennsylvania.
b, the Wing members OF the Legislature of
Tennessee.
by town, city, and county meetings. seve-
raj hundred in number, held in various parts
of the L. $.
Surely all these amount to something like
popular demonstration. In several OF the
States. Taylor Electoral Tickets have already
been formed. and while the wings OF those
States will vote nearly in a solid body tor
the old Hero, there are thousands and tens OF
thousands OF our political opponents, who
having faith ia the homes y aud integrity OF
the mdn, aud grateful Tor the importan, ser
vice, he has rendered the nation, will also
give HIN their support.
1t Is probable that in PENNSYLVANIA alone,
there are twenty thousand citizens who will
vote Tor Gen. Taylor. should he be the Wing
candidate, but VINO nevertheless, cannot be
relied upon Tor snyother Wing. These indi-
viduals are not w~hiss-but thes are citizens
Of patriotic feelings aud moderate views,
whose party attachments would give way,
should old Buena Vista b. the candidate.
We are told tor example, that in Louisiana
aud Tennessee, General Taylor would receive
a larger vote to any other candidate. In Vir-
glnid and Kentucky too he is eminently a ia
Nonte. These are indications not 10 be mis-
taken, and in The present condition of the
country, the VIII 5 are bound 10 make the
most oi them.
Ii will not do for the Wing party to risk a
deleatat The next Presidential election. Taey
have the game IN their own hands. Gen.
Ia Tor Is d Wing. He Is honest and capable,
ana II nomlurted by the Wing National Con-
v%entlOn, he can and will BE- elected. WIZ
viii venture TO deny this assertion? Our po.
htical Opponents Indirectly admit his strength
as IA candidate by exeriing themselves to The
utmost 10 prevent his nominatioh. They
lear his popularity. They cannot nominate
him, because ne IS a Wing, an avowed Wing
AMI Aus tIey you'd have some other eau
didate Tor all opponent, c)nflent that with
! Taylor IN tie tsil, they would have 40
chance. l. country, the moderate among
the people, the men who are not partizans,
who seldom talk politics. but always act I'M
der the influence OF patriotism. should be re-
g1rted when about 10 select 4 Presidential
candidate. They are the sileat voters, who
come forth by thousands on the day of tue
election; but who srldom mlngle in political
meetings, or are conspicuous on public occa-
slons. And tliess are the nen who will urn
the scale IN favor OF Gen. TAYLOR, should he
be- "a candidate. Let the Old Hero receiy We the
Wing nomination, and thereafter voters will
1Uck to his standard by thousands. The
''ience men will oil spring down at a bound.
the LEGISLATORS will all take position, and the
election viii assume the dir ot a triumph ra-
Their Than a struggle.
These are al least our honest convictions.
We concur with the gifted Barrow, oil Ten
nessee. First--thdt Gen. Taylor is a Wing;
seconl---that he is honest aud capable; and
third, that he can be elected. This covers
the whole ground principle, capacity and
availability. We rrpeat--the Wings have
thu game in their own hands; and we believe
they viii play 1t with Judgment and patriot