The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-05-13

ing left to contend for. The battle was
ost. We felt our country's wounds in
your person. We paid your debts, we
condoied with you in your retirement
once more, and raised monuments 10
your memory! Once more the exces-
ses Of the Democratic party began to
exhibit themselves. The unconstitu-
,ional annexation of Texas, and the
Presidential war, began to stir the souls
Of indignant freemen.-Seeing that we
were ia a minority, and without the
sympathies Of the peopIe-having ex.
perience that 'peace-party can never
have the confidence Of a Republic du-
ring a raging war-our WISE Wing |
leaders voted supplies, and the Wings
turned out to the war, and once more
we steadily brought ourselves up from
the minority where you had again left
us into majority. The administration
had had all the responsibility Of the
loss Of honor, men and money, by the
war, our Wing generals reaped all the
glory The success Of our party was
certain. The public, with unanimity
never before seen in this country, look
ed to one man; a man who, growing
too great for the power at Washington,
was left to perish with handful otmen
before twenty thousand troops in an en-.
emy's country. Zacharay Taylor was
not the man to de- accommodate either
President Polk or his ally Santa Anna?
The battle Of Buena Vista fixed Gen.
Taylor in the hearts Of the people?-
Neither you, nor the wire.workers OF
party, nor the President can cause him
or his friends TO "surrender" The
honest old soldier was generous enough
to give parting compliment TO your
name, by saying he would have prefer
| red you to himself to lead US once more
| to the battle. : You have taken him al
| his word! !fas Immediately your ends
of the 'ssecret CIRCULAR under the pre-
tence Of being the 'friends of General
Taylor," stab him to the vitals. Then
sharp sighted patriots found out that
Gen. Taylor was not the choice Of the
| Whigs-that this willingness Of the
grateful heart Of the people was all a
sham; in word, that you acould retuc-
tantly consent to run again! ] am a
plain spoken man, sir, tell you know
i these men, they would not have ventur.
ed to take this step ,rithout your con.
sent! 1t is true this is not fair play!-
! l, looks to me like political assassina'
tion! Nor will it be cured in the eyes
of all disinterested men, by the spirit o
violence, (which our friends IN Frankfort
in Baltimore--in Cincinnati--and in
New York, have vensured against the
friends Of Taylor and "the liberty o.
speech" The verdict of a Jury agains
your son lately in Kentucky, ought tc
teach you and them, that we are no
slaves to Henry Clay.
It's true that this is in you deep in
. gratitude 10 Gen. Taylor; but you are
but playing out your lifelong game
for when did Henry Clay spare an enc
my or a--riend? ] congratulate yol
upon your determination a! last 10 de
nounce the Native American party, I.
whom you wrote encouraging letter
during the last canvass; and which the,
were kind enough to suppress; you cal
do so with impunity! The Native A
merican party is dead! But whelhe
the memory Of the Irish and other for
eigners will be as easy in forgetting {
,orong as you are in not rememberin.
a .fapor, remains to be seen! Space
compels me to pass over the long rol
of your selfadvocacy and confne my
self to two specifications. You seen
to think that Ohio will not 60 for an,
"one residing in the Slave States" bu
you; and that New York would NOR
certainly bestow her vote on you "thaI
, any other candidate" IA
Ohio went for you, by the Western
Reserve vote, which assisted in gel
ting for you, because you were sas
|, pected of truth, in declaiming agains
Slavery! I had TOO much respect 70
your talents to suppose that you woul,
again attempt the same shallow game
No, your Janus-laced resolutions a
Lexing ton, deceive no longer the blind
est ssfanatics." Besides, if the fire
7 North would not take you, when tn
question was Clay and no slaue terrific
;, ry, will they take the issue. which yo'
coverlly tender them, Clay and NO FREE
TERRiToRYi hna aaa =sW aa.p
with regard to New York you seen
] strangely to have forgotten: the fact tha
the Wing members Of the Legislature
, have declared that the State will 60 70
aany other WRig," TO close the mouth Q
your partizans here! The city election
, Of Democratic Mayor in New York
, whilst your friends put the election
!. upon your popularity here. demon
! strates that your name is indeed sal
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