Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-07-18
THE WIG PLATFORM.

Baron RoUGH. April p. ISIS.
DEAR SHINY opinions have 80 often been
mi'cuHCeIyed and misreprrss FL that deem
IL due 20 mys 70. iluot 10 my friends tJrmake I
d mi exposition OF them upn the duluS
TO which You have colled my attenu'n.
have Consented TO She ti>e OF my aslne as
a Ciuliiue Tor HE Presidency have frank
IN a'nWed my own dislrust Of my fitness ior
this high station: but having. at-Ihe sJiicIta-
Hou OF many OF my commemorative my POI
s!u1n asa candidate, do not feel at liberty 10
slHender TIA. p sition until ms friends tulni-
1T wish hat should retire from il. vlr-
tb-n most gladly do SOL have no priva,epur-
poss loaceomPlisb, no party projects to bulid
ur, no enemies To understanding TO ssrve
bat my county.
have b-en very often addressed b. letter
and my opinions have been asked upon almost
every question that might oecur To the VII
ters. as effecung The interest of their country
or thDrrdrty. | have not always responded
10 these itquries for various reasons.
confess, while have great cardinal prin-
clPies which will regulate my political lie,
am not sufficiently familiar with all the min
! ute detail Of political legislation, TO give 81
letnH pledges to exert myself ID carry out this
or,rsdt thatimeasurt. have no concealment
/ hold no opinion which would not readily
! proclaim 70 my assembled countrymen: but
Grade Impressions upon matters OF policy,
which may be right to-day and wrong to NOR
! row. ore psrhdps not the best tests oi fitness
fJf eihCc. One uhJ cannot b. trusted with
oul pledges. cannot be conf,led in merely ON
account OF them.
| viii proceed, however now to respond TO
/ your inquiries;
II rSf--l ia tvb.t | h.Ha 90 oil au Sti
II am Wing. II elected would not BE- the
mcre President OF party. | would endeovor
10 act independent .of party domination. |
should lee bound to administer the govern
ment untrdmeie by ANY parry schemes.
/ Sscond-the veto power, The power Civ
ca By the Constitution 20 the Executive TO
Interp 'se his veto, is high conservative
/ power: bat III my opinion should never be ex-
ercls d except IN cases OF clear viodtien Of
/ the Consultations or manifest haste x want OF
consideration By Congress. In deed have
+ iidught that ior many years past, the known
opinion AID wishes ol HE Executive have ex-
erclsed an undue aud injurious influence upon
the legislative department Of the government;
/ and Tor tins cause have thought our system
was M danger ui undergoing great change
| from us true theory. The ersonal opinions
OF The III ivldudl who has happened to occu-
| py the Executive chair, ought not TO contro!
| me acion OF Congress upon questions OF do
nestle policy: not ought his objections to be
lnterpOsed where question oil constitutional
power have been settled by the various de-
partments OF g lvernment, aud acqulesced in
by The people.
Third--Upon the subject of the tariff, the
currency, the Improvement of our great high
ways, rivers lakes, aud harbors, the will OF
the people as expressed through their reprrsen-
tatlvts IN Congress, ought TO be respected and
carried out BY the Executive
Fourth-The Mexican war. | sincerely re-
Jolce at the prospect OF peace. My lie has
been devoted to arms yet hook upon war at
all times aud under all circumstances as ma
tonal calamity TO be avoided il tompd tibe
with the nation honor. The principles II
our GutcrnneDt, as well as its true policy
are opposed TO the subjugation OF other nations
aud t ACKNOWLEDGMENT vi other countries 10y
conquest Ia the language OF the great Wash
| lngton wv ny should we quit our own to
sand on foreign groundf Ia the Mexican war
cur national honor has been vindicaled aud
III debating terms OF peace, we may well atlord
10 be iorbednng aud ma lIdnimous to allen
Toe.
These are my opinions on the subjects re.
lerfed to by you, and any reports or pa Nllcd-
1onS, written or verbal, from any source
differing IN any esenIial particular from VIA
Is mere written, are unauthorized aud untrue.
do nor know that sbalagdin write upon
the subject OF national politics. snail en-
gag IN no scnents, no combinations, 10 iu-
tflSurs Ii the American people have not
confidence IN me, they ought not to give me
tier suiirages. II they do not. tyou know ne
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