Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-06-14
The Whig Nominations.

the party Of principle, Of coaass stencu--
the great Whig party. Clay, and Scott,
and Corwin, and Webster, and Mclean,
have been showed overheard to give room
for General Taylor, who is awhig, but
not an ultra whig;p who was willing to
run as the candidate ofany party, or no /
party, and who would not be- pledged 10
support or carry out the principles of any
party, as their standard bearer in the polit-
ical campaign ofIs4s. The great whig
party which has array ed itself on the side
OF the. enemy in the war with Mexico and
declared that it was brought on by the un-
constitutional net Of the President, in order
ing our troops to the Rio Grande, have TAX.
en- for their candidate for the Presidency
the very man who first suggested and rec
commended that move. The party which
once preferred to see war, pestilence and
famine sweep over the land, to have anil.
itary chieftain elevated tothe Presidential
chair, have nominated for that Office man
whose only recommendation is his achiev-
ments in war which they have pronounc-
ed unconstitutional and damnable, and who,
in relation to those questions Of internal
policy which have divided the two great po-
Hlical parties and claimed the attention Of
the American people for many years, to
use the language ofa whig paper, is nei.
ther fshnor fowl, pig nor puppy"-whose
life has been spent in the field, and who
has not tnken time to inform himself upon
these subjects. The party in favor of
national Bank,a protective tariff, distribu-
ton of the proceeds Of the public lands,and
of an extravagant system of nationa Inter
nal improvements, present as their candid
for the highest Office in the gift Of the A.
merican people. man who will not pledge
himself in regard TO any of these measures,
and who may be opposed TO, or in favor Of,
either or aH Of them.ss The aato-
htiom whig party, the party having the
greatest adherence Of slavery, and who
have denounced the democrats as dough-
faces, barely because they would not
withhold their support from Southern
man for Office and sacrifice their Tried and
cherished principles, have made choice Of
General Taylor, IN extensive STAKEHOLDER,
welded to that institution and to Southern
interests and policy-the favorite candi-
date of John G. Calhoun. And an appeal
is to made to the wings of the Union to
rally to the support Of this candidate, for
the purpose Of achieving q victory over
party who have hung their banner upon the
outer wall, and published their principles
to the world. Under that banner the de.
meeracy have often marched to victory in
years past; under the influence of those
principles the country isincreasing in pros
perity, and nothing but desire for place
and power could make even the wings de-
sire change; and to produce this change,
they make choice Of candidate who de-
clares that he will not pledge himself to
the support Of any party; ana the wings
are asked to sgo it blind without why
or wherefore. Whether they will do SO or
not time will determine.
How the Wing Nomination takes.
The fact thatsthe Barnburner papers of
New York, and the Charleston Mercury,
the especial organ Of John c. Calhoun,
the great slavery propaganda of the
South, were displeased with the action and
nominations Of the Democratic National
Convention had filled the wings with hope
and they were highly elated with the pros
pect before them. But their joy was soon
turned to sorrow. 1t twas hard enough for
them to have to oppose such men as Cass
and Butler, even with their best and truest
men. Judge then Of their discomfeiture
when the news Of Gen. Taylor's nomina-
ton was received. We never saw such q
disconsolate looking set of beings in our
life. Sorrow was depicted on every coun-
tenance, and disgust was uttered at every
word. Scarcely q man that we have seen
among the wings. but declares (and some
swear outright) that General Taylor shall
never receive their vote; some, that they
have done with whiggery and its Roor-
backs and John Tylers and Gen. Taylors.
Some, that the great wbig party shall sell
out and go over bag and baggage to the
abolitio nists; others. that a convention must
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be held and . new candidate, a northern
man must be nominated upon whom the
whole north will unite; and occasionally
q whig may be found who goes fer Taylor
without why or wherefore,
but they are scarce as hens teeth. The
same feeling exists in the other townships
of this county as far as we learn, and # the
wings stick to their declarations, old Znc.
will not receive five hundred votes in this
county. Nor is this disafection confined
TO this county. Itexists in almost every
part Of the State. The conscience wings
every where declare against the nominn-
ton and we do not believe that the efforts |