The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-03

Political MISCELLANY.

Political Miscellany.
The wings held general meeting in of the lowe
rooms IN the fremont Temple last evening, and chos'
delegates 10 the wing State convention, to be held u
Worcester on The 18th of September. Hon John
Bseow was president of the meeting, and the Hon Alb
bot Lawrence made Speech in which ne undertook if
define General iayors views in relation to the veto he
SAID the General means ''that he viii not veto any bi
passed by Congress relating to any internal measure
The principal portion Of Mr. Lawrences remarks related
to the free soil party, which he pronounced to be wholly
uncaiied for inasmuch the wing party of the North
and always has been, in favor of The free soil principle
Ever SINCE ne had taken any in politics. either as
ezen OF pubic man, period OF twenty-five years. he
had been free soil man. .s...fr
Thomas Jefferson addressed letter to Lafayette, from
which we quote as follows: On the eclipse of federal
ism with u.s. though not its extinction, its leaders got a!
the Missouri question: compromise, under the false
front Of lessenng the Of slavery hut with the
real view q producing geographical division OF parties
OF the north went bndfod into the snare, followed their
LEADERS, for awhile with zeal truly audabe, until they
became sensible that they nurng instead of aiding
the real interests OF the slaves that they had been used
merely tools for electioneering purposes and thai
nck OF hypocrisy then fell as quick as il had been
got up"
The Atlas appears to be delighted at the fact that w
Rives has consented to upon the Taylor electoral
ticket in Virginia. Now, the only principle OF action
that ne wings directly ayow will govern Gen Taylor,
should he be chosen, is refusal 10 exercise the veto
power yet Mr.. Rves, when in the United States Senate
defending Gen. Jackson against Mr. Clay spoke of that
power as "a shield amoag other great purposes. for the
protection OF the constitution and the rights of the
States las 1.-THE great constitutional provision"
In favor OF the qualified veto we have the evidence OF
Washington, Franklin, Jefferson, Madson-the latter OF
whom exercised it siI times. The wings cannot dsavow
were in favor of the qualified negative "for the sefde-
fence OF the President and for the rights and Liberties OF
the people"
Mr. Shafter wing ary OF State for Vermont says
ne had always been In favor of the nomination OF Mr..
Webster for President, and was dissatisfied with the
nomination OF Gen Taylor because his opinions bu,
little known
The attention of southern wing papers is called to the
following extract from the New Bedford Mercury oil
August 80: l.tIs5I
"Let us now go into the with enthusiasm. in,
scrbins upon our banners Taylor. Fillmore, and ressoa
A SUBSTANTIAL BLOW AT TAYLoRIsM:-From the Mil.
ledgevIlle ga Union: Lieut. hlaney OF the army,
the son of the wing candidate for governor of North
Carolina, as he passed through this State last week,
his return from Mexico stated in presence that he
went to Mexico full boo!ed whg but returned full
blooded democrat and that in the army there were many
more of the same sort MIR. Maney with General
Taylor at the battle of Buena Vista"
Glen. Taylor sLesched by a WING
Joseph L. White, now of New York, and we believe a
member OF the wing general committee but formerly
influential member OF Congress from Indiana, dele
gate TO the Buffalo Convention, and made OF the most
powerful speeches to which that occasion gave birth
He said that he could not remain longer with party that
consented to abandonment oil the great eeso prin-
cipe in the nomination OF STAKEHOLDER edeaer
and slavery extensionis In the course of his speech
he thus skeched the character OF the nominated BY
the Philadelphia "saughter-house" for the wing candi-
date for President:
Who was he whom they (lhe whgs) presented us
our candidate man who had distinguished himself in
civil service Mo- He had fought four battles and written
four accounts OF Them and therefore, he be
didate An honrst old gentleman who, in the honesty and
simplicity oi his rough western nature, told them plainly
have the qualifications for this place; but If you
choose to make fools OF yourselves and iof me, will
90 me bes' can for yos but God knows what viii be-
Perhaps, genenen il is possible that this old man ma
be elected No. no If be is, what Of admins
ration will he have? miscellaneous Miscellaneous
some one says. True; pledged to nothing but himself.
you would mad this government turned kind of mill
ary hospital for the sick, and soldiers
lagne that that old occupied the White House Be.
wldered by the srangeness of his position he would
round himself by his friends from the army, for under
stand II, he has in civilized bed for forty years
and OF course his only friends and associates have been
those OF the camp. \
remember that in 1923 and 1884, we made the country
wings, vocal with denlnciatons of military men
being msed to the presidency OF their military
qualifications But Gen Jackson had been distinguish.
ed in Congress and able Judge in Tennessee
and tho mere fhci OF his military qualifications
rous objection to him. and his thus stopped
But in ISlS this cientious wing party,
taught me this prime pie in 1925 and 1892 by way of show
ing the nsncerIty of all party professions presents
Tor my suffrage fresh from the CORY battle field, with
no qualification except that which he has wrought ou
by his sword Such was not the purpose for which the
wing party was oganzed, and such not its cha
as understood il.