The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1848-11-18
TIE PLATFORM.

mighty patty is rearing its gigantic form be
fore the world, i, is not merely the Wing
party, Tor yet the Democratic par,y-ror
the Native party, nos the Foreign party -.
nor the Free Soil party. nor the Slavery
parv:-i, is the .rea: TAYLOR REpUB-
LfCAN PARTY, Of which. the Distinguish
inc characteristics are Identical with that
which trough, the olh---thc real-lhe gem
nine democratic party into powerin 1901
The shibbolelh of HAT parry is lie right Of
the majority 10 eortrn. 1t is utterly opposed
TO kingly power, under a republican Eame
Ii will tolerate 10 mnnocracy-iio monar-
chy-1.o arislocracy-no toryism. No dis
gui>e, under falsely assumed names. will
he permitted to gull OF deceive i. Rpu'h
an i, is aud will remain, and ii will gather
and grow as long as our constitution and
country shall endure"
We placed al the head Of our columns the
above cxllaci from Mr.. Claylon's Brandy
wine speech, as expressing the grea, fact:
rather felt than known by the vast multi
rGe OF freemen abont 10 vote for Gen. Tay-
Tor AS President of the United Sales-lhe
iacl tina! they constituted a new and mighty
party--"uot merely The Viii. party, hor
We, The Democratic par,y-nor the Native
nor the Foreign parly-not the Free Soil
patty nor the Slavery pariy''-bul the gIea,
TAYLOR REPUH iCAN PARTY"
which had taken for lis wa,chword The old
and true, though abandoned, creed OF de-
mmfacy 1.-The ris, of the majority 10 gov
ern.' Within ten days after the announce
ment of tia, party as ''reaing its gigantic
form before the world we find ii success
ful party, a party alIeady about to come in
10 power, which it has won by decisive
triumph over all lis opponents. Its victory
is glorious aud all the more so tina, it is
owing to the simple and just republican
principles whch have always been profess
sed nv General Taylor and accepted BY
those who have conquered under his baa.
ncr.
The Taylor platform is wide and liber-
al one; tina: has been proved by the hosts
who rushed forward TO stand upon il. as
they nov do, graspng hands i'll the fra'er-
nzalion ola common purpose and COM
mon victory. "The right OF the majority
TO govern" is the. basis principle, the pc
.lcs,al, the rock of foundation, upon which
the republic itself may be placed with The
assurance Of Il supper, as solid and eternal
as tina, Of the pyramids.
Besides this great leading and governing
principle, which will shine as the pole star
tile very surlighl-of General Taylors
minis,ralon, his election has settled vari
Gus olher-we will not call them subordi
nate-p,incples OF vast practical import
ance. In the first place, i, has settled, aud
in our judgement, as We have already pro
claimed, settled forever, the principle of pro
,cction--,he principle hencetorh in every
tariff bill, Of discriminating in favor Of
American industry and enterprise. II
any now be disposed 10 deny this, let him
look at Penrsvlvania-brave and honest,
and glorious old Pennsylvania, who has al
last, so signalIy bufeted down from their
high places the fraud mongering free ira
ders oi'i4;-le, him look at her and BE- sa,
is6ed. Did that mighty voice, coming. like
he roar ofan explosion OF fire damp, from
the depths OF her coal mines, shakln. the
hills above them-thal wrath cry from aban
doned furnaces and silent mills, and work
shops-tlat loud tone Of Indignation sound
ing from go many fertile fields no, We, acn
ally reached by the fast spreading death
blight-did these, then mean nothing? No
one Is now ignorant that Pennsy lvanIa
spoke for herself-spoke for her ckiIdren-
for their rights 10 enjoy the encouragement
and aid ola palernal government, in all
their pursuits. instead Of having TO mourn
its unnatural expressions. Pennsylvania
spoke for protection, and'sstruck for pro,ec-
tion, and the blow she struck will never be
forgotten. Here The cunning of Locofo.o-
ism overeaChed itself; and when James
Buchanan i'll his late Washington speech,
impudently told Pennsylvania she must tx
pee, no other or better protection than tha,
she enjoyed in "lhe independent 'reasury'|
Pennsylvania had already resolved upon
the act which has made her failhless "favor
tie sons" examples OF fallen demagogues
and punished traitors. Who will ever
dare again chea, Pennsylvania on the sub
ject of The tariff, or preach 10 her the beau
ties of free trade! Perlidy is rebuked, and
vice will hereafter be prudent.
And has not the election OF General Tay
ier also settled the question Of Mr. Buchan
ans protection tariff that is to say, the
aforesaid engine Of oppression, the very
guilo'ne Of trade and commerc e, the SUBJ
treasury! Is here 10 be still, one curren
cy for the people ant! another for the gov
erumen'-paper nnly for The one, and gold
an silver for the other The defpa, Of Lo-
cofocoism was tue death wauan, OF the sub
treasury.
1t was on lis favorie revenue and fnan
cial systems, or its alarming war and sla.