Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-07-12
FOR G,OVERNOR OF OHIO,
JOHN B. WELLER.
Of Rsxklea. Conn tn.
Gen. Taylor has Surrendered.


following, from which i, is to be inferre
that after having affirmed upon numerous
occasions his fixed determination to b.
the candidate no party, but to run, if he
run at all, Independent of party. and with
out being pledged to carry out the meas
ures Of any party, has at length been in
duced to surrender:
eve are authorized by Gen. Taylor to
stale that the course Of the Louisiana dele
sgotes in the Wing National Convention at
philadelphia, meets his entire, fail and un.
sequivocal appreciation, he not entertaining
doubt that his honor and reputation were
safe in their hands.
(Signed) BAILIE PEYTON,
LOGAN HUNTER,
- A. G. BULLITT."
The course Of the Louisiana delegates
alluded TO in the above, means, undoubsed-
sy, the pledge made by them that General
Taylor is a whig, and if elected will carry
out whig principles. There is some dis
pu,e, however, in regard to what are whig
principles. Their convention laid down
no platform, and ONE Of the prominent
leaders Of that party have some time ago
pitched their whole creed overheard, SO the
people are left in the dark upon the sheet.
The Wings Of New Orleans held meet
ing On the 24th ult., to ratify the nomina-
lion OF Taylor and Fillmore, at which Mr..
Pey.oa, whose name is signedgso the. above
card vouching for the whiggery Of Gene
uai Taylor, was present. The meeting put
forth the creed Of Gen. Taylor and his sup
poEtera, the FIRST nine articles of which are
-as follows:
lst All who were favorable to the an
nexation of Texas.
2d.-Who believe in the justice and ne
scessity Of the war with Mexico, and that
war at all times is a national calamity.
3d.-Who advocated vigorous prose-
tcufion Of the war until an honorable peace
could be obtained.
4th.-Who approve the peace conclud-
ed with Mexico.
5th.-Who approve the entire separa-
tion Of the national finances from oil Banks,
as we'll as the entire separation Of Church
and State.
6,h.-Who are in favor Of specie cur
'rency, or for its equivalent.
7th Who are in favor Of such amend
ments to the law establishing the Indepen-
dent Treasury as viii enable it to. receive
the deposiles of public money from all u
nited States officers, and disburse the same
son the checks Of such officers, with the
came facility as the Banks are in the habit
eof transactiDg such business, and thus test
the wisdom Of that great national measure
BY a full and fair experiment, which it has
not yet had.
sth.-Who are in favor of free trade, so
far as it can be established Oh principles
sof perfect reciprocity.
9th.-Who disapprove Of q protective
tariff further than it may be- necessary to
provide the funds required to pay off the
national debt, and for the most economical
administration Of public affairs-and for
this to be imposed in such form as will in.
4cidentally afford the best protection to A.
merican Industry
Such are the doctrines Of the party in
louisiana, such the whig platform upor
which the Southern wings have plautes
snhemselves. The very reverse Of all thi
has been the whig creed Of the North; bu
We find the wings both north nnd soutl
compelled to abandon their old politica
faith, and either to go for man who ha
no principles in accordance with the OIL
doctrines ofthe party which he is willin
10 avow, or to set up new party nltogett
.er, and to abandon entirely the doctrine
and principles which they have heretofor
regarded as sacred, and upon the success
tof which they have endeayored to pursuad
the people alone depended the welfare {
sthe nation and the prosperity dfshe people
10 This close corner have the opponentsss
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