Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-10-31

date.for the Presidency, must steal all
the glory and all the honor Of this God
,abhorred war. He was taken up5as their
standard bearer, and in so doing, the
Wings deserted all the principles for
which they have SO gallently fought here.
tofore. Horace Greedy told the truth.
when he called the Philadelphia Conven-
tion Wing slaughter-house; they there
slaug htered their time-honored leaders,
and abandoned all their principles: and
since the nomination has been made, even
the god-like Dan. will not pledge himself
to support the old General, he merely says
that he viii! not oppose him. Everett says,
that the wing party is gone,-that it fell
by suicidal hands, and so complete is its
destruction, that he refuses to enlist un-
der the Taylor banner, and is now found
battling in the ranks Of the aboltionlsts.
Henry Clay has not said that he will
support General Taylor; he cannot lay
violent hands upon himself, and will not.
Where is the man in your party who has
such power and influence as Henry Clay
yet: you have deserted him; your lea
der is at home amidst the shades Of
Ashland; he fights no more,-he is silent.
Is it true, that snch is the fact? 1t is,
it is,-you have laid him aside; and now
cry out, "Go it Taylor" go it lack -
At the Philadelphia Convention, the hon
est men Of your party looked aghast, and
said the nomination Of Taylor was a
mockery; but the cry was Taylor,
Taylor, Taylor, and nothing but Taylor!
Look to this, We honest Wings, and |
know there are many amongst you who
are est,-you are led by men who are
not your leaders! Tom Corwin is one
yDu don't !ndorse him [ am sure,-men
whose tongues should have withered in
their mouths when they stood up in the
Senate Of the U. S. Senate to make
speeches such as he has made, men, who
make the end justify the means, and Tom
Corwin is one Of them;-his countrys
enemy.
Look at the States which nominated
Taylor; are they not those States in
which the wing party are in the MINOR
ity! They knew that Clay, Scott, and
other Wing leaders had principles, Wing
though they be, and it would never do to
show their principles, no, there was to
much light about them to hope for success
to the whig party--Taylor without prin-
ciplcs, was the man, and military glory
was the hobby TO ride him in upon.
Taylor said that he would run indepen-
dent Of parties; the Bucna Vista Guard
rally upon him as an Independent caudi-
date, but in the meantime, he is found &C
ceptng a wing nimination. They are
astonished at his inconsistency, write him
a letter, and find that he has actually done
so. They tear down their press, denounce
him as inconsistent, and repudiate him
before the world. Why all this subtcr-
fuge, this hiding of principles? Is it not
notorious, that after his nomination by
the Philadelphia Convention, train of
Resolutions embracing the principles of
whiggery,--a platform on which to rally,
were presented and voted down,-kicked
out of the Convention, although they had
stood by them for thirty years? Why?
Because they knew that with their prin-
ciples would come the United States Bank,
and other pet measures of their party !!
1t wouldn't do to have platform no ho1c'
because the people could then sec what
they really were at-yes, they'd hide
them all, and then call on men for love Of
country only, to vote for old Zack-and
they tell you too, if you put him in, he
will be harmless to democrats! What
duplicity! what an attempt to deceive -
they refused platform, and when re-
solution embracing the Wimot Proviso
was offered, gentlemen from the Western
Reserve in Ohio, stood up to defend it,
but that too was Kissed down, and the
dlsconsolate gentlemen returned home to
tell their wives and little ones how badly
they had been treated, land to claim the
right OF abusing Cass and Butler. We
democrats stand ready to carry out our
principles, while whiggery is seeking to
commit fraud. Do you want the evil
dence? You have it in the fact, that Tom
Corwin now supports Gen. Taylor, after
hcaping upon him all kinds Of abuse,
when engaged in war in defence Of his
country! Taylor has thrown himself in
10 Ccr"ins arms, and he will there re-
cevc hug that will squeeze the very
political life out Of him! Honest Wings,
lovers Of your country, how docs it look
to see Gen. Taylor in company with Tom
Corwin! Remember tina. the pen Of the
historian will write it down, and what
will future generations say, when they
look upon this strange and unpatural al
lance? This is not defamation on my
part; | but state the facts as they have
occurred, and l now call upon you fellow
citizens, as honest men. as lovers Of your
country, and your country's fame, to de-
liberate upon these things before you
cast your votes. This nation is planted
Of God-he has kept it in existence, and
you are his co-laborers and co-opera-
tors. Strive manfuIIy-strive to push
forward the good work!
In 1910 the Wings succeeded in prac-
Using fraud upon the Amer ican people
Will they not do the same if they sue
coed in getting General Taylor into the
Presidency in '48? An insuperable OBJ