Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-09-30
cnrwin mon Taylor.

a, meeting of some two thousand OF the
..nereign People, held in Green Co., ONO,
The s0th ult., after a sound speech from
~ On .IoHN Woons, in favor Of the W mig
Iandidates for the higest offices in the ueh-
III Government, MIR. Senator CoRWiN-
Toy CoRwIN, as the People fondly cal MN
.ooL fine stand. After some preliminary
-1narts. he said that he found but one wing
le snd;date in the field for the Presidency;
.aJ believing Wing principles to be neces-
anu, for the prosperity of the country ne
sai! IA he recreant TO that county IT ne de-
sno w. tbose principles nolc for the sake of
SER Is Gen. Taylor a Wing? (Crles OF
inon y loud and long, with few faint
~ | am glad to hear those hasty
noo ;, am here to testify: listen to me
no ",;nu,es. and then say no" if you can.
What w are Wing principles Are the tariff,
~ currency, internal improvements-are
s sm questions of policy. which are mutable
snJ liable to change with the changing cir
"nmstances of the country-correct to-day,
and inexpedient tomorrow, perhaps-are
hose the principles of the party? These
form form the policy Of the Wings; but the Prln-
e;aIes upon which that party are founded
are older than these. Wing principles did not
originate win Gen. Taylor. No. Look
hack for centuries, and across the waters,
and YOU will find that John Hampden was
The first Wing, and laid down his life in de-
fence of their principles. IL 1cas opposition
70 The one-nala- poper. The king wanted
his ship money, but John Hampden and the
Wings said he should not have it until voted
nv Parliament This was the principle
brought across the water by the Pilgrims;
and our fathers in '76 declared that because
the King withheld his consent from laws
wholesome and necessary, they, as Wings,
would no longer consent to be governed by
him. What is Gen. Taylor's position upon
this uuestion-this Wing princple' Is he
not A WIG? Does he not say that the
people, by their representatives, must make
the laws, and he, if elected, will execute
them. What do the Wings want of a
Presiddnt' suppose you want President
to act under the Constitution; to RECON-
rlend to Congress measures he may deem
necessary: to recommend appointments to
office: and to stop there, letting the law
making mower, created by the Constitution
do its duty within the boundaries marked
ont by that instrument. Is this so' Well,
this is the position occupied by Gen. Taylor.
Like you, my brother Wings, | wanted to
know, when Gen. Taylor became the can
didate, his opinions; wanted not his pledg-
es; wanted to know his opinion upon We
toes; for, while the People rule, our Con-
stitution and cur Government are safe a
ganst corruption, money, and power; not
even the powers of darkness can overthrow
them. We have his opinion-we may thank
the Democrats for that, for their published
falsehoods drew him out-and these opin-
ions are such as the Wings entertained from
the time of Hampden till the present day.
But, says some brother Wing, Gen. Taylor
is no p0litician-he never made any stump
speeches! No; but he is equal to every
emergency, wherever placed; and the plain,
honest-hearted old soldier will not he found
wanting in judgment even in the White
House, ,chere he takes up his residence on
the 5th Of neat March.