Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-08-08

BIZ, what above al p,eases and satisfies me
Is the lair sal manly dee.snliou ct hi deter
miuatun. i elected u leave 20 lHe rcprtsen-
tdlivrs o., jhf pe1pie u provide iuf The wants
and carry out lhr Wis -es ui the majority, I'M
controlled by executive djctatioa. ur arrested
by the ca ricious appbraiion OF The veto.
have IN NV short experience here. seen 50
much ui the exercise ut thi~ uvcrsuddnwing
power Of the exec1tiee. that have come TO
regard il as IA. worst aHi most dangerous lea
ture OF the times; aud hail. therefore, with
pvc1liaf ali proportional delight. the prom
Use aud prospect OF free legislation once
more.
And il is not only upon the subject OF The
tarh, The currency. the improvement OF our
great highways. rivers, lakes. aad harbor,,'
hat Gen TAYLOR declares "that the willol the
people as declared through their representa-
lives IN congress. ought 10 he respected and
carried ont by lie executive hut be makes
an avoVal opinion OF opinion to me far more
significant aud pregnant it'll assurance OF The
liberal course he would feel it his duty to take
upon another question Of deeptsi and most
vital and universal interest. lie will not ~
teh, re to influence or PREVENT but Will leave
also To- Congress. wher. OF hight ii should BE-
left. to arrest the extension ct slavery, and
| prohibit 1t trom being introduced in The new
territories Can be mistaken IN this!
| lie saws:
/ The personal opinions of the individual who
may happen To occupy the Executive chair,
ought not to control The action OF Congress on
questions Of domestic policy; "nor ought ms
| objections to be interposed where questions
OF constitutional power have been settled by
/ the various departments Of government, and
1 .,...sit I,, IF
ular attention to these words Has there ev-
er been in the whole history OF orr govern
ment, question OF constitutional power sell
| tied by such frequent aud UNMARRIED precedent
n all the departments, legislative, executive,
and jndicial--as the exercise OF the right OF
the right OF Congress to control aud regulate
and prohibit slavery in all the territories ?
Has there ever been POWER y ore slrOnly con-
tirIned by the acqaascence OF the whole peo-
pie. From the glorious ordinance OF 1881,
re- enacted by the very first congress that met
under the constitution, down TO the present
time, there has been no exception to this his
tory. Does not this then commit Gen. lay
lur to leave this subject to the peoples Rep
reseutdtives! Did he no. have it particularly
IN his mind when he wrote that declaration Z
have good reason for believing thit he did
Then choose between the Southern man ON
the one hand, Slave holder though he b., who
will leave it TO the legislative power to pro-
hibit the extension OF this evil, with all lis
tram OF butter consequences and unequal rep.
resentdtinns. and viii uphold the will OF the
pc pile thus expressed, aud General Cas- on
The other hand, .'the Northern man with
5 lulhern principles who abandoned his lor-
} mer known positions prostitutng himself in
the hopes OF obtaining power by the sacrifice,
and who has already a inounced. in advance,
) his denial OF thi, right in their representa-
lNes-a right 50 dear to every northern heart.
For one | cannot hesitate.
, But am extending this letter bryond my
. intent ons when began to write, and will
add no more.
: Believe M, that have not come to this
+ determination, which have expressed to you,
without much though. and reflection; indeed,
| may sly, not without painful anxiety to be
IN The right Judgement OF my duty. Bat hav-
ing sodeciled, shall firmly pursue the course
have ,hosen, giving to the nomination an
earnest aud hearty support. | can appreciate
| The reasons, and sympahize viii The feelings
OF yourself and other. OF our Wing friends,
" no may feel constrained to come to a diff
erent conclusion. But il we must dlller
lei it b. without hdrshness, aud in spirit Of
mutual consideration and forbearance re-
5 nemberlng hat our diflerence~is no about
principles bat only Us 20 the best use OF men
and means BY which those principles are at
this tme to be advanced. We have work be-
fore US, in whica can all cordially unite;
the preserving OF our own State from the
chances Of anarchy aud Locoloco mlsrule.-
Let us all pull heartily together, to that end;
and, While we do we may discover, By the
way, that we can also consistently agree as 10
our action in relation TO that which lies be-
yond.
Respectfully and truly, your friend,
K. c. SCHENCK.
) 2. McBRATNLY, Esq. A-nil, ONO.