Democratic banner., 1848-09-18
POiiricaf Discussion,

speeches upon the Presidential question
by Dr.. Welhorn & Thos. l.. Anderson, ESQ.
Democratic end Taylor Electors for tli
Electoral District. We r. grrt that We yer
unable TO hear the concluding remarks o
Mr.. Anderson, as il was :l. first time W,
had ever heard him in political discussion
The debate, We are certain, " as highly sat
.|isfactory and useful to the Democratic
party. hwas opened upon the part Of tn,
Democracy BY DR.. WelbOrn, who spok.
about two lior:s in forcible and clear chair
of argument--convincing and satisfactory
His argument upon the Tariff aud Curren.
.cy vas sound and explicit the same
preached BY "a party from Maine to G. or.
.gia. Upon the subject Of Internal Improve.
mehts, he was national in his arguments and
dealt great national blows upon tie Wing
leaders in and out Of Congress, for the hol.
iowness Of their professions, and treachery
OF their actions upon this much abused
question. He viewed TO scorn the course
of the Wings IN the last Congress, as con.
with their ciamor and professions
before the people-a bill was there intro
duced for the improvement of the four prin.
ciple rivers Of the West, viz: the Missis.
Missouri, Arkansas aud Ohio, and
but 10 Wigs could b. induced to give i.
their support.
Upon amendments to bills for the i'm.
provsment Of the St. Louis HsrbOr, and for
> donation Of public lands to the Hannibal
aud St. Joseph Rsil-rosd, in the session just
he showed their conductto be equal
" inconsistent. But it was upon the sub
ject Of Gen. Tsylsr's anomalous position
between or before the Wing party. and the
country, aud the unpardonsbly inconsistent
attitude Of the Wigs between their own
course and that Of Gen. Taylor in
to the Mexican war, that the Doctor
without mercy. His argument was
clesr that the country had nothing to hope
from Zen. TaylOr's position upon the VIII
not Proviso. His election is urged By the
provisionist upon the ground that he will
not veto that measure. if applied BY Com
press to ell the new Territory south Of the
Missouri line. Mr.. Anderson scknowl.
edged the c~nrrectness Of this argument, BY
asserting tast Gen. Tsylor would veto n
bib pssss8 BY Congress. Il 10 argued i'll
South that Gen. Tsylor'wiIl bold AL
to apply the principles Of the "Proviso''|
southern te .ritory to be Unconstitutional
md veto it. While Il 10 more confidently
urged in the NortI, that he will veto mol
measure passed BY Congress. DR.. Welborn
Mr.. Andersen with Declaring. iu 81
'ublic speech at New Lond'u, tia, Gen
would mt intrrpose the veto power
stay Q measure passed BY Congress, how.
yer unconstitutional and blighti"g in its|
influences it might be. This charge was
several times, with emphasis, in|
he face Of Mr.. Anderson, who remainsdl
under the scstIring rebuke Of tl,sI
The democrats were sstonished,l
the wings looked COMPOUNDED. Wei
slso heard other respectable gentlemenE
present, coufr,n the Doctor's version Of hisI
aaf |
He then passed to the course Of the whigsl
ipon the Mexican war. They sanctioned
The. war apd afterwards condemned it,
They Condemned the march TO the RioI
Gssnde, and it las been proven that Gen.
fsyior advised that march. They upbrsid.
The administration for provoking the
Mexicans, BY having our cannon pIsntedl
hear and pointing into Mstamoras, and i,I
been proven that Gen. Taylor alone
that spot. They denied that the
Rio Grande was the boundary, and that
american blond was shed upon American
and the Mexican Commissioners thatI
igned the late treaty, in their report to
heir own Government ssy, "Ths Intention
{ making the Bravo . limit, has been an
'ouncsd BY the c~learest signs for the last,