Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-10-25

Il desire peace. I would mtber save one OF
Of your children than kil a hundred Of your
warriors. Such sentiments are worthy Of the
genuine phi'antbnpis' and the true Christian.
rha. be Is not o man OF blood Jet the fact that
although IN command forty years no drum
head sentence Of death, hss ever received his
approval, speak. Bot the camp ground ani
battle field, are only the broad theatre which
have afforded Gen Taylor such signal opPor-
%tunities Of bringing into relief the genius of
the soldier and the worth of the man. 1t is
here the wisdom OF his judgement is proved,
his frmncss and decision tested, bis quiCkness
Of comprehension displayed. and his prompt
moss Of execution displayed. But this man 50
great in action. SO pure in hear. unfortunate
" las no principle to suit the fssiidious taste
Of these modem democnts-and what are
principles according to their own authority
O string of unmsaniug resolutions. passed
every four years at Baltimore by an i%respou-
sible convention, a platform reconstructed out
Of the rotten wreck Of former one again to Ne
mended and patched up TO suit The temper
Of the tines, when the occasion requires its
use-we would suppose lhata platform when
built. would possess sufficient solidity TO
support its great democratic Architects-ioes
the present pure administrator, stand ON the
platform oflSil: one ofthe principles Of that
platform was 81 30 or fight, yet we have ~
and 10 fight believe that among the gem
ealties proclaimed as new Truths in the last
platform are toe following:
l. That Congress has 10 power to inter-
fere with slavery riflin the States. Now it 50
happens that the discovery Of this same pria-
ciple was made by Congress itself in lS44,
when a similar resolution was passed by a
vote Of l5l to 2-Giddings and Hale both
voting for it; but it was upon the Free Soil
question that the South would have been
much obliged to the Convention to have en-
lightened them. The Southern portion Of the
Convention had been privately advised that
the sentiments OF their candidates, in COM
mon with those of the country. generally had
undergone a change upon this subject that
the change in the sentiments OF the people
generally alone produced the change in his
own mind, we may safely assert and upon
tins great and momentous question that cdu-
ses more alarm Tor the safety OF our union,
tIan all other questions put together. We
think this Western man with Southern pria-
eiplss, who bad not, in forty years OF public life,
come to any settled opinion until just before
the election for d President, " hen it was pro.
bable he would, himself, be the candidat, of
The Convention, can harily be trusted at this
eleventh hour upon this subject. either by the
North or South. Should the public opinion
undergo a change hereafter, we think the ia.
Gle mind OF the gentleman would find no
difficulty in performing a back somerset.
2nd. Another of these resolutions, aud
which was also passed in 1874 by Congress,
by a vote OF l6I to 6, we believe was, that in
LAYING duties for the support of the general
government, Congress had no power to discri-
inmate in favor OF one branch of industry in
the country. 10 the crci7sion of another, and
upon this satisfactory and transparent priaci-
pie. enlarged aud explained By the letter Of
the President, the people of a whole state
were deceived and betrayed TO an ABANDON
ment OF the tariff Of l842-the desertion OF
their best interests, and the loss OF all just
protection to their own industry.
Sid. Another OF the memorable principles
of this new platform, we believe was, that the
General Government had no power to com
rleace and carry on any general system Of
Internal Improvements. This principle was,
no doubt, considered equally transparent as
the last, and fully satisfactory to the Western
country, but still, like that, ii needed some
further explanations from the candidate
There were some people still who were so OBJ
fuse that they could not say whether this prin-
, cjpie admitted or denied the constitutionality
Of appropriations for the Improvements of the
: Western rivers, lakes and harbors, and the
candidate when called upon before a very
5 large assembly OF lis fellow-citizens at Cleve-
4 land, declared that the noise ant confusion
was so grea, that he could not possibly be
I heard upon this important question, though it
i seems il was not TOO great to 90 on for two
i good hours 10 give a history as minute as O.
l thellos to D~esdomena, OF every incident OF
i his life, from the day his hat was adorned
{ with a black cochade to the very moment
} they babe him speak, The noise and contu-
/, sion on that occasion must have been great
indeed, since il has never sufficiently subsid-
ed to allow him the pleasure Of gratifying the
curiosity of his inquisitve feilow-citizens.-
Gen. Cass has said that he cordially approved
of the whole course OF the present admins
%tration. Now Mr. Polk has in his messages
broadly and unqualifedly denied all power
in the general government over the subject Of
internal Improvements, and supported that o.
pinion in his veto ofthe river and harbor bill;
but Gen Cass bad also another opportunity
than al Cleveland 10 have expressed his opin-
ions upon this matter. He was invited among
Others 10 attend The Chicago Convention, but
fearing lest here might be too much noise and
confusion there, in place of attending in per-
son, be replied 10 the invitation in a letter,
expressing his opinions at large in these bright
satisfactory words, Il regret that ~circumstan-
ces will prevent my attending" now before
Gen Cas- has asIertained upon which side of
tie river and harbor bill he must stand, it may
become necessary TO ascertain first, WHETHER
the public has not suffered some change upon
the subject: but in either event be must yio-
late the present opinions al the people, or
surrender his avowed appreciation of the con.