Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-11-14
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For the Express.

tore nothing to be accomplished, either
way, by a political article; yet. there are
one or two statements in the Wing journ.
nal Of this city, of a personal bearing,
which am not disposed to suffer to pass
unnoticcd. Among other things, i, is
stated that sin the course ofthe discussion
at the Court House, on1Saturday evening
last, Judge Clark went out Of his way to
utter parcel Of the Locofoco PENTHOUSE
slang, that the Wings were Old Federal.
lists, friends of arbitrary power, trai,ors,''
&c.
Now, wish my Wing friends (for
claim TO have solne,) TO understand, that
| said no such thing, nor did l say any
! thing from which such conclusion could
be drawn.
| said that there always had been u
party in this country opposed TO her in
terests, and the course Of her policy in
times OF necessity and distress that the
war Of the Revolution had its tories; that
of 1912 its blue-light federalists; and the
late war with Mexico the Wing leaders.
Moreover, what said in this connection
was limited, and explained by the fact,
that lspoke ofcertain recorded sentiments
of Clay, Webster, and Corwin, so notori-
Gus that they need not be here repeated.
1t IS true that spoke Of them with as
much severity as l was capable. And
am now willing 10 take the responsibility
of CHASING those sentiments with the most
odlous features Of Federalism, to say no.
thing Of the toryism Of Seventy-sx. And
| am willing that my denunciation them
should apply to all who will openly es-
pouse their patriotism and morality. But
| did, and do suppose, that there arc thou
sands in the Wing party who would open
ly rebuke them. My object was TO char
acterise the leaders, and warn the masses,
80 far as they might be willing to listen
TO counsel from me, as 10 the real nature
Of their associations OF course this will
not be regarded as in the ligh, OF an apo
logy, but merely true statement Of facts.
am also accused of itleaess in crli-
cising the features Of General Taylor
There would be no want Of magnanimity
in this, if rightly understood. | have Of
ten said. and that publicly, that no man
entertained higher regard for General
Taylor, out Of the Presidency, than my
self: But to exhibit the profile Of man
all t'ickca out in military sewgaws. as a
substitute for all that could inform the
judgment and command the reason of
men, is what | did, and do despise. And
the motto: "The hero that never surrcn-
ders." Here is an exposition Of cons,itu-
1ional principles, a declaration Of a course
ofpolicy, luminous explanation Of views
Of proper measures Of government wor-
thy Of the authors, and for which, per-
haps, some will feel grateful.
AS | suggested, no reflections Of po-
itical nature can now produce a political
effect. But it is sometimes satisfactory
TO look at VIVA! has taken place for truths |
sake. 1t is manifest, that the Wing cham
pion, after insisting upon his right o f cen
c|usion, contrary to the arrangement
made by his friends, put forth in that
conclusion almost all his obnoxious and
false positions. blame myself for one
thing, and that is, for waving my RICH,
70 conclude. For instance, he argued, in
he conclusion, tina, the southern Sc gment
IF the Wing party fully expected that
Gen. Taylor would suffer tho Wimot
Proviso to pass untouched; when, sup
Fose, that no Wing Of common, fair intel, i
igencc and candor, who does not believe
precisely The contrary. Has it not been
distinctly stated by the Wing party north,
that the Wing party Of the Union we're
agreed upon all subjects, save that Of the
Proviso, and that upon that question they
IF the North would simply cote dozen
hem Of the South.
He stated that the Presidcn: was mere
officer, and sustained the same
relation to the General Government that
The Sheriff does to county. Can it be :
possible that it is necessary to contradict
such statement as this? The wonder is
rather, that any man, with common re-
gard to his reputation for the humb|est
understanding Of the constitution, should
give such an illustration. doubt wheth-
er such another has ever been ven,ured,
even by Wing, outside Of the debating
society Of some district school house. It
surely was hardly necessary for me to
nrve told the boys that the Sheriff Of
hoe o~oo-,, l..