Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-06-29

date been Henry clay, Danlel webster, Jonn
Mclean or John NJ. Clayton, Gen. Taylor would
have supported either in preference to Gen. Cass.
Such was the sum of the authorized declaration
of the Louisiana delegation and 1t was the
GROWING act which satisfied us of his political
principles But he is not an "ultra Whig," and
he will not be party President Letter after
letter is to this effect addressed alike TO Wings,
Locos, Native Americans, and doubtless to Alb.
oliiionsts also, If any have chosen to inquire of
him. How is this rcconcilable with the fact
that he is The Wing candidate? 1t is simply be-
cause the Wings have chosen to take him at his
word, and run him on his oUn principles. This
is the reason that no resolutions were adoped,
and none entertained except an approval of the
Allison letter. We have seen, however, that his
own views are essentially Wbig-how then Is
he to be no party President? He is to be SO
truly and simply by following out this declara
ton in the Allison letter:
Second-The veto power. The power given
by the constiton To the Executive TO intetpOse
his veto is high conservative power but in
my opinion should never be exercised except IN
cuses of clear violation o: the constitution, or
manifest haste and WANT of consideration by
Congress Indeed, have thought that Tor many
years past, the known opinions and wishes Of the
Executive have exercised undue and injurious
influence upon the Legislative department of the
government; ana for This cause have thought
our system wns in danger of undergoing great
change from its true theory. The personal opn-
ions OF the individual who may huppeu to occu-
ply the Executive char, ought not 10 control the
acton OF Congress upon questions Of domestic
n
where questions of constitutional power have
been settled by the various departments of gov
eminent aud ucquiesced in by the people.
And again:
Jhird-Upon The subject Of the Tariff, the
currency, the Improvement of our great high
why's, rivers, lakes and harbors, the Will of the
people, us expressed through their representa-.
lives In Congress- ought TO be respected and
carried on, by the Executive.
AT single blow does he break the trammels
of party; he is TO respect The ,OW Of The people as
expressed by their representatives in Congress, on
all questions of domestic policy, and on all such
old disputed constitutional points as have been
settled by the government and acquiesced in by
the people. 1t remains for your Van Burens,
your Folks and your Casses to put the spirit OF
allegiance TO few self constituted party dicta
tors in Baltimore Convention, and to defy the
coordinate branches OF the Government by
threatening yetoes in advance. But Taylor re-
SpcctS the ciH Of The people, bows to the popular
voice constltutionally expressed Thus he is II
no party President. Thus he leaves us, the peo
pie, TO express our opinions and represent our
Interests, with the full assurance that in all that
relates to our well being, the will of the MAORI
ty, according to the forms and true spirit OF the
Constitution, shall be the law. In this, together
with his avowed sentiments, Gen Taylor adopts
as his patterns the administrations of WASHING.
TON and MADISON. In this avowa as to the Ve-
TO Power, that modern democracy which makes
the will Of Baltimore Conventions or of the Ex-
ecutive, the supreme law, he puts 10 utter shame
and he altogether out,whigs those wings who
have thought of checking Executive power by
the one term principle and the abolition OF the
Veto. by single bound, he restores the true
doctrine Of the Constitution lays the axe at The
root of Executive power, and iuiuses anew into
our political system the original geoulne spirit
frepub.canism, which has well nigh been root
ed out by the force of the veto and the appliance
| Of Executive threats or Executive brides - the
representatives of the people We confess tina,
when the no party declarations of Gen. Taylor
first cane 10 light, we were inclined to believe
that he honestly did not wish TO be President
and adopted this method to dlssatisfy all parties
or that he intended to bid for the support Of eli
/ Al q
thought was that he had abandoned his no party
ground for the favor of the Wings. But a re-
view has led us to a better opinion: we take him
as Wing we take him pledged only to BE-
an honest constitutional President of the United
States: and the more we regard him in thi,
light, the more ready are we 10 see him elected
and put to the test. Our government has becl
quite revolut,onized within twenty years by The
combined influence OF political demagogues ant
the Veto power. The genuine spirit of democ
racy, of republic nsln, has been almost driver
out Of our political system. Within four years
indeed, have we seen seIf-constuted Baltlmor,
Convention practically elect man for Presi
dent Of whom the people never dreamed W,
have seen it mark out the policy of a four years
administration; we have seen war originated
by the Executive of this Convention without an
anlecedent Specification of the popular WILL ant
begun without the authority or even the knowl
edge of the constitutional war.making power
we have seen an immense National Debt crca
ted which the people never anticipated, and O
which they now hardly know the amount; w
have seen an entirely new feature of nation
al policy evolved, in enlarging the Union by tn
conquest of foreign territory we have seen til
will of the representatives of the people defe
by the veto; and were the curtain to be upfte
and the secrets of the men in power revealed
we have no doubt that itwould be seen that rep
resentatives of The people have either been bribe
by Executive patronage awed by Executiv
power. Nor is it in the Government alon
that this revolution in our political system ha
been seen and felt The power of dcmagoguism
through the irresponsible caucus, has extende
TO The people themselves in the length and brcadt
of the land and has controlled them more or les
IN their political action. Witness the process
hn AaFn 10, o.,I. ha