The North-Carolina standard., 1848-01-26
WING MEET,1NG q IN WAKE

which now exists, was brought on Dy tne unnecesSa-
ry unauthorized and unconstitutional act OF the Ex
ecutive in ordering Army to the left bank OF the
Rio Grande, yet nevertheless, desire that nothing
should be withheld from gallant Army in Mexico,
which may be necessary for their aid, comfort, pro-
lection and success
1t is one thing to make assertions, and quite anoth
er thing to produce proof No doubt these gentle
men-Henry w. Miller, Weston R. Gales, George
w. Haywood, and others believe !" what they have
here said, they notoriousy violent partizans
and have never been celebrated for looking at both
sides of question; but they must pardon for say
ing that the enlightened and patriotic people of Wake
County will expect something more than their mere
say-so in the premises. We demand the evidence,
and should that evidence be conclusive in the name
of the people and of the Constitution we shall then
call for further action their part If the President
has violated the Constitutional these gentlemen
believe - what they assert, why do they not call
upon Whig House of Representatives to impeach
him? s ....-... ..
| This Whig Meeting also nominated Gen. Taylor
one of the heroes of this unconstitutional and
cessary' War-as their first choice for the Presiden-
cy. In July last they brought forward Gen. Taylor
as the "peope's candidate but the trap, though
we'll set, caught no Democratic birds. Whig feath-
ers only rusted in this breeze of military glory
which, it was thought, was springing up; but now
the tune is changed, and Old Rough is put forward
as the Whig Candidate. The mask is off, and the
Democrats of Wake and Judge for themselves.
But the most striking feature about this same
Whig Meeting is the coldness with which the claims
of Henry Clay put aside Henry Clay, who holds
all the Wing principles, and who ought to be pecu-
liarly endeared to these gentlemen, laid upon the
shelf, and military chieftain taken up-a man who
says he is neither Wing nor Democrat, and whose
real opinions in politics are, in fact unknown The
following is the Resolution intended kill off Henry
Clay, SO far as the Wake County Wings con-
cerned -
IS RcsOUed, That we still entertain the highest ad-
miraton for the transcendant abilities and exalted
patriotism of that great American Statesman, Henry
| Clay, whose fame Orator, and untiring devo-
tion to the of free Government, have rendered
his name immortal, and endeared it to the friends of
Republican Institutions in every quarter of the globe.
And, believe, had he been elected to the Presi-
dency in 1914 that, by wise, firm, prudent and pat
riotic administration Of the Government, he would
have saved the country from the embarrassments of
this bloody and expensive War;
Well may Henry Clay mourn over the ingrattude
of his Raleigh friends! Raleigh-the scene of his
pomps and trumphs in 1s44-Raleigh, the famous
Federal mint in which his Texas Letter was coined
Raleigh, where he dined, and feasted and kissed
to his hearts content-Raeigh, where he Presi-
dent by anticipation, and where his followers and fiat
terers induced him to believe, in the ullness Of his
arrogance and pride, that nnetenhs of the States of
this Confederacy would vote for hm-Raleigh turns
its back upon him, and leaves him, in his old age
the crude winds' of adversely and neglect! Well /
may he exclaim s...
"And have lived to fourscore years for thsl
l. who vas named preserver of the city! |;
l. at whose name the millions caps flung ,
Into the air, and cries from tens of thousands
Rose up, lmplorlng Heaven to send me blessings
And fame and length of days-tO see this day ?'
Ap1 A. D,1as Il II
Henry Clay and brought forward Gen. Taylor, will
they be pleased to give some insight into the prn-
ciples of their candidatel Will they be able to
satisfy all the voters of their party! Are they
sure he is Wing? Or do they their principles
to the winds, and rely on splendid military achieve
ments" " and "spontaneous combustion"! t
We commend to the attention of these gentlemen o
the following article from the New York Express,
one of the most decided Whg papers in the country
" Never preposterous claim set up for L
mortal man, that which General Taylors partisans f
are setting up for him upon the Wing party, at least
as long as they keep him in the position he now -
stands. We Whigs, at least tn This part of the U11ion
are not dogs, that be led By halter any
We have principles that we cherish, and that we a
love,-and if Gen. Taylor personiies these princ- O
p:s he is acceptable candidate for the Pres-
dency,-but to vote for him in the dark, sc to go it
bnd,' the phrase is, is faulty dream e.
Of and that have been fatally warned against in tc
all previous attempts in that sort of folly. Y
Nor can Gen. Taylor long stand before the coun- .,
try in his present position, for it is fase not to "
harsher term, be thus aspiring the Presi II
dency in the presence of two great parties that an
action would lie against him for false reeces, (if fc
such action could be brought) for obtaining the
office, (were it possible for him thus to obtain it. In
the very Inaugural of Gen. Taylor he would have to
show his hand and cheat the other of the great
parties that elected him. In all his measures, he
would have to fall into the other of the great ii
parties of the country. For could he intend to tao
for four long yearsl Or TyLcrize predecessor n
Of his did, not many years gone by!-Sure. Gen. ~
Taylor Is not so blind to political history not
know, that it is impossible so to administer the
Government not to offend or the other great
parties in it. Gen. Washington himself with all the
glory of successful Revolutionary struggle to en-
Dlazon his popularity, had arrayed against him
all the rising democracy of his day,-and can Gen.
Taylor expect to be free from the embarrassments
from which that great name could be saved The
false position, and the false pretences consist in g
attempting to obtain votes by concealing from the III
public the very things that he show on the 4
of March, after he is elected, and that cannot be hid
den an hour thereafter. For Gen. Taylor, then, or
any other man, to take advantage of sudden militia 10
y popularity, to conceal his purposes, keep in the
dark, to cry "hush, when his general opinions =,
are asked, is an fit only for demagogue that
cannot but believe that General Taylor will rescue
MS good from the suspicion, the moment he II
fully understands the false position in which
oondence written in foreign country has placed him.
The friends of General Taylor, in the slavehold-
ng States, who pushing him upon for the Presi
iency In his present bnd not to say upmay posi- ~