Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-08-04

from the Richmond Wing, from which we
make the following extract
But to return to Gen. Taylor and the Wing
principles According to our definition, we hold
Wbig principles to be these
|, That Government is instituted for the CON-
mon eood--emanates from The common authority |
and exists BY the common consent-of the Peo- |
pie.
?. That as j. is impossible for the people to le-
eislate in person, by reason Of their numbers they
must make laws through their representatives.
ELECTED ty themselves for limited time, and re-
sponsible to them for their conduct
8. That an executive head being necessary Tor
the administration of the government. TINS una
voidahle delegation of power to one man. snail oe
limited aud confined by every restriction. consls-
tent with an efficient discharge of the executive
functions.
4. That the will of the people, as expressed IN
the laws passed 10y their representatives IN Con"
gress ought to be carried into effect, in almost ev
cry conceivable case. for the simple reason that tt
Is their wiL expressed through their representa-
tives in the mode provided BY the Constitution.
s. That the power of the veto, con6ded to the
President, is intended only for extreme and ext
gent cases-for cases in which the legislature
might attempt to break down and destroy the ex-
ecutive department, or might pass improper laws
through inadvertent haste or corrupt design.
6. That the abuse Of the veto, for the purpose
of arrestng legislation not of this character of le
gislation, deliberately entered into after mature
| acknowledgements by numerous prece-
dents, approved by the practise of former Presi-
dents and legislatures, and sanctioned by the SOL
emu judgment Of the Supreme Court of the Uni
ted States-is dangerous and alarming usurpa-
ton.
Z. That, to sustain such practice is to defeat
the great end and aim of Republican government:
aud. under the specious pretext of a check upon
hAsty legislation virtually to transfer the power OF
making laws from the Representative OF the poo
pie to the President alone.
8. That the public offices are created as public
trusts, to be fulfilled for the common good of the
people not as public spoils, to be distributed q.
mong the successful partizans of a faction-and
that to deprive Of Office competent and faithful
public servant, for no ether reason than differ
ence of political opinion, is an injury to the pub
lie interest," and violation of the true principles
Of free government.
| Now, in the first place, the Richmond Wing
is one of the leading organs of Federalism in
the Union, and therefore what it says must be
regarded as orthodox, and in the second place.
its article is copied and adopted by the Regis
ter, the acknowledged organ Of Federalism IN
North Carolina, and therefore the above must
be looked upon as an orthodox exposition OF
the Wing creed here in North Carolina. Now
we would simply direct the attention of the
reader to the eight Wing principles put forth,
which the Richmond Wing says must now be
regarded as the Wing platform. To what
beggarly account they are reduced from what
they once were, say in 1914, when that party
went openly and above. board for National
Bank, Protective Tariff, Distribution of the
proceeds OF the sales of the public lands, works
of Internal Improvement by the general gov
eminent, sc. These principles set forth above,
amount TO just nothing. They are simply an
enumeration of truisms, to which every one
will a: once assent What else do they amount
to? What practical principle or measure does
this platform set forth None The amount
of all this is simply this THE Wings have
no principles that they dare now shew TO the
people. If, however they get into power,
they will then soon shew their culors, by at
tempting to revive all the old issues. This is
their game.
i W-The Commercial of Saturday. in noticing
our remarks on the discussion. not " between
the Electoral candidates at Smthvile," but
simply between gentlemen candidates for no
particular office or appointment that We know
of, says that we have misstated Mr. McRee
The Commercial saws
1--WE notice it FIR the purpose of extracting the
following. which refers to the speech Of GRIrTIrH
J. McRAE, Esq, made on that occasion:
{" He boldly took The ground that the Wings il
they should get into power, would modify the
present Tariff nill. Stick pin there"
1t is best, we think, now to state what Mr.
McREE did say. He said. The Democrats had
defeated their own lauded policy of free trade and
low tariff They have Involved the country in
debt. and consequently have created the necessity
Of additional revenue pay off said debt. TO do
this. the Wings will he compelled to alter the
Tariff as to raise additional revenue, the pres
ent revenue being insufficient
Now, our recollection still is, that Mr.. Nc
Rec told the people of Smithvlle that the
Wings, should they get into power, woult
E modify the present Tariff bill. But, as We
presume, from the quotation marks used by
the Commercial in giving what Mr. McRee
! did say" the correction comes from the gen
tIeman himself, we are willing to give him al
the benefit Of the amendment We are, then
to understand that the reason why the Wings
would modify The Tariff bill of AS, should
they get into power, would be not on accoun
, OF any innate intrinsic defects in that system
, but because necessity would compel them
e We say again, stick pin there. But really
it is singular that the Commercial or Mr. Nc
Rec should talk about modifying the Tariff O
'46, e. making it more protective in it's cha
racter, for the purpose of increasing the reve
nue., when experience has demonstrated tina
the amount of revenue derived under the bill
of '46 is at least rs per cent. greater than tina
under the darling Wing Protective bill of AZ
e CALIFORNIA AND New MEx1co.-We fnt
in the Union of the 9th ult., an official state
ment from Richard NJ. Young. Commissions
of the General Land Office, in relation to tn,
extent of our recent territorial Acquisitions
n He states the territory West of the Rio Grande
that we have acquired by the late Mexican
treaty, at 526,O7S square miles, or about tie.