Washington telegraph., 1848-08-02

ellizeni tfee iFom biasi nafIizanship, or the
imputaton oi Inconsistency.
The powers Of the geleral government,
are few and simple The constitution,
plain aud obvious instrument. Ii was
made for the people, and they can easily
comprehend it, So can Gen. TAYLOR
Lawyers claim monopoly Of constitution.
al leafning, but tins is gratuitons
Washington, Franklin, aud many others,
OF our illnsiflous patriots, We're no lawyers,
and yet who could appeal from them, to
the dieiples Of Blackstone and Coke
Strong practical good sense Is the iounda.
ton stone OF our government, and OF all
others, and Gen. Taylor has as mnch Of
I his as any man. Honesty Is the great
desideratum, and he has this also, even
his enemies being judges
But he Is u Wing say the Democrats.
and the Natives and variuus other rhnies.
OF all sorts aud eoors, aud some Wings
fear thai he may be a Democrat in dis.
guise. This difficulty Is easily CLEARED. up.
In his general bearing and feeling h Is no
dnuhla Nhie, bul not anultm one. lie
says 80 himself. and Who disbelieYas him
Whal Is a Wing! hhat Is a Demo.
erat, Any honest aud Intelligent man
who ask himself thsse questions. Will
dnd how harl they arc 10 answer Nor.
ihem, Moslern aud Southern Nhigs, do
nol aaree IN all the articles al political
iailh-any more than do the Democrats
| All men cannot think alike. any more
lhan they could look alike. II IS morai
impossibillilyi unless they ure fools and
cannot reasou, or hypoerits, and pretend
to agreo WHEN they do not there vii be
extremes OF opinion, on VARIOUS subjects
This Is the great boon Of freedom. many
II last forever Read General faylof's
Allison letter What Wing finds fault
with IT. What enlightened Democrat
finds fault The four cardinal points con.
tanned in that letter. cover the whole
field of national interests L Is Wing
enough for YOU il Is Democratic enough
for me-and verify believe II shadows
forth the true system oi government, a
faithfully n Washinglons farewell ad-
dfess. illustrated by hIs administration.
mnkn On the broad principles Of TIM lellef.
thu ground work oi any administration,
aud If viii restore 10 u the days, When
faction was aJashod, corruption dcspl.rd,
I aud patriotism triumphant, under the stern
benevolcnce, ui the great first Presidcu,
| OF our country. and first man OF the world
What is Mr.. Polk democracy, orihal
Of Cen Cas-: Gail for It's principles, and
echo will answer "where.' 1t Is said
that Gen Taylor has not ayowed his
principles. This is foul calumny. No
man was ever more explicit and distinct
in his ayowal lie lets tho past go ior
what it is worth, he di,enlombs 10 dead
issue, he looks at things as they are. aud
he has icarlr-sly proclaimed what he
thinks, and what he would do, Even
slander herself, mus, be- silent. Father
Ritchie can hardly pat on the face, 10 he,
upon this point amy more,
Ii is said Gen. Taylor has descended
from his high position rs candidate.
and that Democrats must withdraw nom
his support. Why so' lla-ha di.ayow-
ed the nominations hitherto maIc' Has
he said that he would no longer be the |
candidate OF the people and not of uprly !
that he would be- ihc president O! amy |
parity aud not of The county, NDiu.ML |
lie is the candidate Of oll ,ha,c citizens |
who have nominated him and will support |
him, and 1t does not in the least degree |
change his principles or his character TO |
hc supported by Mhigs, Democrats, and |
parties of all kind. While he makes
pledges 10 none, beyond the general an.
nouncement OF his principles, what more
can any reasonable man ask For my |
part, Democrat Us | am, | am glad the
Wings put him IN nomination, am sorry /
the Democrats did not do the same. Ills /
election will be blessing and God send
TO the whole country. Those men who
desert Taylor now, because other parties
have nominated him, are to be pltiej.
II proves that they either never were his
true friends, or that they have no con.
tdcnce in his integrity and honor, or what
is more probable that they arc towards,
and fear to be reproaclpd for sustaining
a man who is sustained by citizens OF am
adverse party For such Democrats, if
such there be-, have an opiuIan of which
contempt would be- a feeble name Eli
more aud Butler are worthy reputable
men, deserving the utmost respect Of the
public. Twill say nothing, but that each
must follow the fate OF his siaudaFd-5earar
am glad, for the honor of the country
that such mcu ore presented for support
have said nothing OF Gen. Taylors
military fame. regard it,, bright and
glorious as it is, rs but the accidental
occasion for the display OF those great
talents for administration which he has
eyinG lie would have been the same
great patriotic man that he is if he had
never fought at Fort Harrison or in Flor.
ida, or the Rio Gragde, or at Buena Vista,
but who would have known and believed