The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-06-30
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STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE ROOM.
CoLuMBUs, June II, 1S4S
TO THE WHIGS OF OHIO.

an important duty. You have always
been faithful and sincere in the mainten-
ance Of leading and distinguished whig
principles; and from your known charac-
ter for integrity. it cannot be expected
that you win sacrifice or forsake them
Wings of Ohio regard political Integrity
as offar greater consequence than polit-
ical success. No influence has been suf
icient. heretofore. to change their fixed
aud unalterable determination TO carry
into the State aud National Governments,
their long known and we'll tried princi-
Piles. To forsake them now, is at once
to disband, and yield to our political up-
ponents the full control of on: State, aud
in all probability, of the National Gov
ernment. The result Of the coming
Presidential contest depends, in great
measure, upon the vote of Ohio. 1t be.
comes us then, in view of the important
results which may follow from the course
we pursue, TO examine the whole ground,
weigh we'll all the circumstances con.
nected with our present position, and
pursue such course as will accomplish
to the greatest extent, and with the great
est certainty, those high and important
purposes for which it has heretofore been
our privilege and pleasure to labor
The selection of candidate for the
Presidency is always delicate and diff.
fcuIt task. Popularity and qualifications
are not the only questions to he seltedi
but the four great divisions of the Union
have many interests not entirely idcnli.
cal, and which are sometimes unlortun.
ately in direct opposition These con
ficting interests must necessarily be har-
monized by mutual concession. Many
are thus compelled to sacrifice their pc.
culiar preferences in order to accomplish
the general good; and they ought so To dc
when it does not involve sacrifice o
principle. These views and sentiments
we have no doubt influenced the action
of the National Convention which has
Just presented 10 the wings ofthe Union
Gen. TAYLOR, of Louisiana, as a candi-
date for the office of President, and Mu.-
LARD FILLMORE, of New York, for the
office of Vice President of the United
States.
II would be useless and dsngenuous
in us 10 disguise the fact, that the can1i
date for President was not the first choice
of large portion of the wings of out
State. Ii, however, we can accomplish
the objects of our political organization
by electing him, it is due to ourselves
and to our country, to give him our mos
hearty support
The determination Of those question.
which so nearly concern us, aud are Sc
intimately connected with the policy O
the whig party, belongs almost exclusive
ly to Congress; the President having NJ
control over them. except in the exercise
of that remnant of royal prerogation, the
veto power. We arc assured by the
written declaration of General Taylor
that he concurs with the whig party il
relation to the exercise of this power. -
He has declared tho principles upoI
which, if elected, he will administer The
Government. "1Hat upOn Mc smbjcct o
tile tariff, the currency, Me improvement
Of great highways, rirers, iakeS, and lar
bOrs, tie wiH ofMe people as expressed
MroaghMeir Representatives. in Congrew
0nght 10 be respected and coryied 0m By
by tie Erecutioe." But as lie will have
no voice in the making of the laws, he
does not specify his preference for all,
particular measures, but in general terms
declares himself always to have been
whig. In regard to the exercise of Ex
ecutive power he is full, frank and ex
plicit. He will leave to Congress tho ma
king OF the laws without any interference
on the part Of tho executive; will faith
fully execute the laws so made, aud wl
notexercise the veto power except wher,
the constitution has been clearly violated
or there has been manifest haste ol
want of consideration by Congress-" nol
will he interpose the veto "upon ques
tions of constitutional power which have
been settled by tho various departments
Of the government and acquesced in by
the people" These principles would have
rescued from the executive fang, all the
laws which have been vetoed for the last
twenty years, and have left the represen
tatives of the people to carry out the
popular will.
1t has long boon cardinal principle
of the wings of Ohio, 10 oppose the OK
tension ofslavery over territory now free
AS this subject appeals To our moral mt
political feelings, as well as to our politi
cal rights, it rises above all ordinary po
litical questions, 1t admits of no compro
mise; for in aud Of itself, the extension o
slavery is politically and morally wrong
in those States where slavery now OK
lists, 1t is moral aud political evil, n
which as good cilizens, having respect
for the constitution and the rights of oul
brethren, we arc bound to acquiesce.-
And we most freely admit that tho in
habitants oflhe free States, have no riph,
10 deprive the stakeholder againslhis will
Of the possession and ownership of hi,
slaves, But we are undcr no obligation
religious, moral or political, to go OF,
step further. On the contrary, it is no
only our right, but most solemn aud I'm
Peralive duty, TO make no further con
cessl0ns, and here to take our stand; an,
whatever influence may be used to diver
from our purpose, firmly, steadily, ac
lively and' uncOmpromisingly, to 0ppos,