Washington telegraph., 1848-07-05
TIE NOMINATIONS

Nehllon WINCH nominated rs the standard
bearers OF the Wing party in the coming
contest for the Presidency and Vice Pres.
idenoy Gen, zaehery Taylor, and Millard
Fillmore, men worthy Of their United sup.
port--men honest aud capable General
Taylor is emphatieally the man OF the peo.
plea man universally admired for his pat.
rlotism aud devotion TO country, against
whomslanderhas never yet dared to rear
ih hydra head 0ne who has never
slavishly knelt Al the ioetstool Of power
who has not been nil things To all men
That he might gam place, but, who
has taken stand before the country.
where corruption would never dare M.
proaeh him. Gen. Taylor--a man of nm.
erring Judgement, unihnchng integrity,
and great decision of character is now be.
fore the American people, Il candidate for
the highest eifite in their gift Ile Is Il
candidate whom all can trust, and upon
whom all true friends OF the country, be
they Wings or Democrats, can unite in
the effort toput down horde OF Leeehes
and Vampires who have for years been
tnggng at the public tcat-who have
soaandercd the peoples money with II
prodigal hand, IN order that they might
reap the benciits-whoha have involved the
country in public debt OF million. upon
millions, 10 CRAFTY political aud personal
ambition
We love the nun for the purity uf lis
hean-we honor him for the pronl aud
independent stand he has ,akcnbciore the
eountry-ive support him because we he
lieve INN honest aud eapable-becanfe
he looksupon the power given 10 the e..
eeutive TO interposc his veto, rs high
conservative power which shond never
be exercised, except IN ease Of clear yio.
lalion OF the constitution or manifest haste
aud want 81 consideration by Congress,
and not asa mea<nre OF sustaining his IN.
: diyidual opinions, in opposition 10 the Will
( Of the people In ether Wnfis-beruusr
Z he Is opposed To the Will Of one mru
thwarting the viii Of the majority. We
90 for HIM, because, upon the subject OF
the Tanh, the currency and the lmprcra.
; mcnt Of our Western rivers aud hurhor,,
he advocates the doctrine that the p'illoi
the proplc. as expressed through their
representatives ought To be respected and
: carried outhy the Executive Thesc are
, the principal grounds upon which We sup
port hm-arc they not democratic enough
IN their tendency to suit the views OF even
a majority Of the Democracy of Arkansas,
l. 1t not more Democratic that the people
themselves shoull rule, than that they
should be governed 10y the will OF one
man. Although he be their President, he
is still the peoples servant. Nas not the
Veto clause IN the constitution Federal
measure, and is It not now advocated by
the Democratic party a. a Democratic
measure. and opposed hy the Wing
party, on the ground OF It's placing too
much power in the hands Of the Pres.
ident Which is the most Democratic
government that IN which the people
rule or that in which the viii OF one man
can set at naught the viii OF the majority!
Are not the Wings cndrayoring To res.
train the Two frequent exercise Of ihe
veto power. for other than the reasons set
forth 10y General Taylor in his letter to
Capt Allison, advocatinga measure more
! Democratic ia is tendency, than the 50
called Democratic party is in sustaining
the President in the abuse OF ihnt power!
II we are any Judge of what constitutes
democracy, they certainly are
The people OF Arkansas have deep
interest too, IN the improvement oi our
rsand harbors more particularly those
who reside IN the valley ri RCD River Ia
/ relation TO these improvement. Gen Tay.
lor says the "will OF the people as express
ed through their representatives ought to
be respected aud oarurd out hy the Exc.
cutiyc.' Here is "a direct promise that
IN case OF his clrci'on-,n which VIZ hive
as much confidence "A in nuything yet
IN the womb Of mluTity, he would not
veto bill making AN appropriation lor
the rcMordi ci the Ruu What have we
locIpcct from the opposite party! Didnot
Mr.. Polk Veto Il bill tor that purpose.
and b not opposition To internal improve
ments by the general government arow-
cdlyn democratic measure Wrthink We
have shown that the principles advocated
by General Taylor contain more OF de.
mocraoy than those advocated by the
leaders Of the Democratic party, and we
trust the people OF Arkunsas, instead oiiJl
lowing the mere empty souudings OF "a
name, will look To these principles, and
for the honor Of the State, and their own
interest, cast their votes for 0d I0ch,
under whose guidance many ol her sons
won imperishablc homer, on the memom.
bic hc.d OF Bucna Vista.