The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-11-02

known that be was nominated in various
parts oi the country, by political parties of
various sorts and descriptions, before he
was nominated by the Wing Convention.
and he had accepted such nominations.
And u he has laid down, as think he has.
clear aud manly exposition Of his princi.
pies; and II upon the statement OF these
principles any portion of his fellow citizens
are willing TO support him for office. how i.
il possible for him TO refuse their suppor,
Would il not be ridiculous in Gen. TAYLOR
to say, Gentlemen, learn YOU have NOM
mated me, and rendered me your support
Tor the Presidency; but you arc Democrats
and L"cofocos. and am a Wing. PRAY.
withhold your support, and 90 and vote for
somebody else. (Laugh,cr.)
"Again, il has been said that be has de
ciarcd that II elected President, he would
be the President Of the country. and no, Of
party; and /: ! did not think no would. /.
Tor one. would not vote for him. The office
to which he is 10 he elected, if he is 10 he
elected nj all. is The high office of President
81 the United States. Il is the duties Of
that office, Of President Of the United States.
which he will be sworn to maintain and
execute, according to his abilities. WHY.
gentlemen, Fre>idcnis of the United States
may he, and ordinarily are chosen by a par-
~; but when they arc chosen. they become
Presidents Of tho United States. And
what man ever degraded himselfbv saving.
after he was chosen. that he was President.
not OF the United States, but Of the par,ic.
iIar part, which elected him. We have
had no President since the days of Wash.
ington. who has not been chosen by n mar.
~, and party vote. But who ever heard
that John Adams, or james Madison, or the
younger Adams. set themselves up, when
chosen, to be Presidents OF a party. and
not OF the United S,ntes. according TO the
provisions OF the constitution. WHY, wbn,
a figure would Gen. TAYLOR have made. If
he had stated the reverse of what he has
stated! II he bad stated, that instead of
being President IF the United States. he
would tic the President of n party, what
honorable man would have supported him
Tor M hour? think, therefore, that MI
the exceptions which have been made in
certain quarters, To this declaration Of Gen.
Taslor'r, arc unfaundcd, aud am happy
to have m opportunity of expressing nv
opinions To that effect y
I'm these central states, md especial,
III these Wing States, have the honor of
knowing many good and true men in public
lie and IN private lie. know their de-
votlon 10 the cause of their country, and ms
suhservlent 10 tho hest interests of the
country, their devotion 10 the Wing cause.
And il could draw them around me today.
as you are around inc; and it could speak
10 men in these central States, WHY'S. rs |
nov can speak TO you; think might ven
ture TO address come Of them in the lam
guace oil long acquaintance aud establish.
cd friendship. And should say 10 them.
overcome your dissatisfaction; relinquish
your preferences; forget your disappoin,-
mcnts. aud strike ono united and stronr
blow for the maintenance of the Wing cause
and for the good of the country. Cheers. J
''Gentcmen. we have had a twenty
years controversy with the great party OF
our opponents. upon certain great princi-
pies, constitutional and practical. These
principles have not changed; the opinions
Of our opponents have not changed in re-
gard to them, and trust we have not nj
tered our opinions in respect to them. We
hold that the Constitution is TO be received.
understood md administered, according to
that construction which has been received
from the foundation Of the Government. by
Congress. By the judicatures of the coun
try, md by the general sense Of the com.
munity-l''and hy Daniel Webster, the
great eSpoundcr'') very poor authority,
as compared with others They hold tina,
every man called TO takc part under the
Government. may cons,rue the Cons.itu-
ton for himself, be his own interpreter, and
disregard the practice Of the Government.
and tho authority OF the most solemn Judi
cinl decisions. In other words, we take our
notions II Constitutional Interpretation
from Gen. Washington, and the practice OF
the Government for half n century; and
they take theirs from the opinion Of Gen.
Jackson. Lnugh,cr)
TN the next place, there is that yitnl
practical question under our system, the
tendency to increase the authority Of the
Executive power, by more and more rcck-
less exercise, every yenr, Of the power of
removal from Office for the sake OF patron
age; and by frccr use than ever of the
veto power. lodged in the In nds Of the Pres.
'dent. Our ndversaries think that remo-
val Of the hest men from Office for party
purposes is just and salutary i jus, in prin.
c'Ple, because i is to award The spoils to
the victor; and salutary in practice, be.
cnase j keeps alive the hopes and aspira-
tons Of party. They think that these fre
qnent exercises Of the veto power are all
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