Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-10-21

] itfNNiNk " Atf maintenance ~ pfdEts btl lh>l
and honorable terms. with all nations, and to
mutually beneficial regulations of trade and
intercourse Or shall they he conducted in
a spirit OF queulousness and readiness to
qnrfel? A spirit of sggrsndize ment and
war-a spint disposed to yield itself up to
Whist il j. now fashionable 10 call the "man.
iiest destiny" OF the Cnuntry-which is to
carry the institutions we have established In
to all tie neighboring lands, willing or I'M
willing TO receive them. aud to make BY cou-
guest ami acquisition, still mightier terrific
~ of our Republic?
Gentlemen. have said that General Cass
was one OF the most dangerous men-and the
most dangerous man--oi all our public men,
who could be elected to the Presidency |
repeat il. ! know nothing in his history that
would had him to be DESTROYS OF honorab bic
peace. Nothing At all. ! do not say that he
would wBntOnly plunge us into war without
any cause at all; but | do say that the whole
tendency OF his policy is towards war, inva
sion, aggrandzement and the acquisition Of
new territory. (Applause.)
And now the question is, shall we abandon
all these great Wing principles of which |
have spokenl And it is matter of regret 10
me thai the attention OF the Wing party aud
of the Wing press. has been drawn too much
InNoN hpbi titt tbiSlNfldtlou vi THESE lltliEs.
by disputes about men. | am sorry that in
their disputes on the question whether Geu.
Taylor is Whig--of which | conceive there
! i, no doubt--or whether Mr.. Van Buren, is
and always has been, a true liberty man--oi
which there is Just as little doubt Laugh
ter)-they should have left this vital question
almost unspoken OF. Were it not now too
late, should invite The whole party, both al
the North and the South, 10 attempt TO rally
upon this matter OF 50 deep interest.
Now, genlemen, some lavorers Of this new
light OF the iree-soil sun, instruct US not TO
look backward. trust at least we may be
permitted TO look forward. | hope we are
not to be placed in the situation OF him OF
whom il was once said
"He ne'er looks haekwsrd--onwa ard still he goes,
| ct ne'er looks forward further than his nose"
pray you, gentlemen, to look forward and
see what will be the condition OF the coun.
try, il General Cass is elected | have giver
you summary OF the principles for whict
the Wings have been contending for invent,
years principles which deem deeply impor
tant, and essential TO the pros periiy of the
counuy-and ask you TO look forward am
see what will become of them if Mr.. Cass i.
chosen the next President. will tell vol
exactly what will happen. General Cass vii
say that every one OF them Was repudiated
put down and condemned, by the very major
ity which made him President.
Who, i'll the next Congress, can venture tt
stand up and say that the public voice re
qulres an alteration in the tariff of 1916
when he may tarn round and say that In.
public voice has expressly demanded that i
shall be left where ii is Who can complain
of the Sub Treasury which now in this yer,
hour OF financial pressure, has millions Of spe
Gle locked up in its vauts-when the Presi
dent may say that the institution existed il
November, lS44, when he was chosen By 1
majority OF the people, they knowing hun tt
be Tor, aud his antagonists against the system
And just so 1t Will be with every thing else
Just SO with every thing else. / will not say
that the argument would be fair one Uu
lder the existing state OF things, it would be
Unfair. But it would be plausible and he
would put 1t forth, would stand upon il, aud
would act upon it. Depend upon it, gentle.
men. that would be his course.
So much, fellow citizens, respecting the
genera question OF the election of Presiden,
of the United States.
Bat recent events have raised another CUES
ton, which has come to affect very ma terial.
y the domestic government OF the State o.
Massachusetts. A party has arisen, and has
been organized in this State, which calls il.
self the "iree soil" party. think there is a
Joke By Swift, or some writer of his time
who wished to ridicule some man who wa.
mixing no very tasteful use OF the Hora.
"ndtaie soiunl," in this wise
'.Natale souni--dulce ct natalie solnu--
Good words-I wonder where he stole EN-"
Will not say that the words Gree soil >
arc rtoieu from anywhere. But with regard
to the sentiment OF the party that uses them
| submit that II sivors much Of petty larceny
daughter and cheers.)
The gentlemen who have Joined this new
party from among the Wings. pretend thai
they are greater lovers OF liberty and grea lei
haters OF slavery than those they leave be,
hind them. d. not admit it. | do not ad
NIT any such thing. (Appanse.) think
we are as good free soil men as they are
though we do not set up any such great pre-.
eninence over our neighbors.
Why, gentlemen, what is the history Of
lhls party! Some years ago. before MIR. Van
buren, had come IN office, or ia his time. there
was schism IN the Locoloco party in New
York, which increased by degrees. But Mr.
Van Buren, was supported by both sides. The
schlsm grew wider and wider, till Silas
Wright became the Democratic candidate fo,
Governor. hen some of the Democrats
known since as "Old Hunkers,'' resolved 10
abstain from supporting him. or to oppose his
election, and they carried out that delermin
atlon. The other side assumed the name of
" bdrnburners, and are SO called TO this day.
80 mat there was an actual outbreak-an ac-
tua' outoteak-years ago, between these Two
parties oil the Democracy OF New York, and
Tins Barnbufnng party existed long before
there was any question oil Tree soil amongst
them. Long before there was any question OF
The Wiimot Proviso, or any opposition BY that
party 10 The extension oil slavery. And up to
The annexation OF Texas every man of the
party went straight forward for that annexa-
non, slavery extension and all.
But the wings, and they alone, raised a
strong opposition 10 the measure. say the
Wings alonc-ior nobody else, either in the
East, West, South or North, stirred tiDpef
IN the cause-or at least made SO firm an e.
tort that II could not b. discerned until the
wings had reused the people 10 a sentiment OF
opposition TO The further spfesd of the slave
! power.
Then this portion Of the New York Loco
iotos, these Bernbnrners, seized upon this
, mig doctrine, and attached il TO their policy
! merely 10 give them The pFedomindnce Over
their rivals.
In their origin, therefore, the Barnburuers
had no more 10 do with the Tree soil question
than they had with the question of masonry
OF anlimisonry. They only adopted it, 10
secure predomlnance IN tn. Democratic mar
~ OF New York. But having adopted This
very just seniiment--Ihoush still retaining
all The rest ol the thirly-niue Loco Foco aui
c,es-they now expect the Wing party oil
Massachusetts to enlist under theul-i had al
most said 10 be subsidized by hem, only 10
give them the ascendency ia New York poll
ties. For one, propose to do no such Thing