The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-06-28
THE WING PLATFORM.

THE WHIG PLATFOAN'
The following resolutions were unanl.
mously passed at The Great Wing Ralih-
cation Meeting, held in Philadelphia, on
Friday the 9th instant:
1. Resolved, That the Wings OF the u
ni,ed States here assembled BY their KEEP
resenla,ives, heartily ratify the nominal
tons of Gen. ZACHARY TAYLOR as
President, and MlLLARD FILLMORE
"a Vice President of the United States,
and pledge themselves to their support
2. Resolred, That in the choice OF Gen.
eral TAYLOR, as the Wing Candidate
for President, we are glad TO discover
sympathy with a great popular sentiment
Throughout, the natlon-a sentiment, WHICH,
having us origin in admiration OF great
military success, has been strengthened by
The development in every action and word'
of sound conservative opinions, and oil true
fidelity to the great examples OF former
davs; and to the principles OF the Constr
tuition as administered by its founders.
3. Resolred. That General Taylor, IN
saving that had he voted in ls4i, he would
have voted the Wing Ticket, gives us the
assurance, and no better is needed tom
consistent and speaking man,-'ha'
his heart was with US at the crisis oi our
political destiny. when HENRY CLal
was our candidate, and when not only
Wing principles were well defined ana
clearly asserted, but Wing measures de-
pended on success. The heart that was
with us then, is with US nor, and we have
a soldiers word Of honor, and a life OF pub
lie and private virtue as the security.
4. RESOLVED, That we look to General
Taylor's administration of the government.
as one conducive of PEACE, PROSPER.
ITY and UNION. OF PEACE, because
no one better knows or has greater reason
TO depore what he has seen sadly on the
field of victory, the horrors OF war. vi
PROSPERITY now more than ever need
ed to relieve the nation from burthen OF
debt, and TO restore lNDUSTRY-agn'
cultural, manufacturing and commercial
to its accustomed and peaceful functions
and influences. or UNION, because we
have a candidate whose very position as
Southwestern man, reared on the banks oil
tha, great stream. whose tributaries, natu-
raj and artificial, embrace the whole unl'
on, renders The protection of The interests
of the whole country his first trust, and
whose varied duties in pas, life have beer
rendered, not on the soil or under the nag
of any State or section, but over the WIDE
frontier and under the broad banner OF The
nation.
5. Resolred, That standing as the Wing
party does, on the broad and firm platform
Of the Constitution, braced up BY all ITS
inv,olable and sacred guarantees and com,
promises, and cherished in the affections
because protective Of the interests OF the
people, we are proud to have as the maj
Of our opinions, one who is pledged TO con
strue it BY the wise and generous rule
which Washington applied to ii, and VIII
; has said-that he will make Washington
I Administration The model of his own.
! 6. Resofred, That as wings snd as a
mericans we are proud 10 acknowledge Gu
gratitude for the great military service
which beginning at Palo Alto, and end'n'
7 at Buena Vista, first awakened the Amer
T lean people to jus, estimate OF him VII
is now our Wing candidate. In the di
J., charge of a painful duty--for his marc
into the enemy's country was a relucla
&c one-n the command Of regulars at oil
time, and of volunteers at another, and
4. both combined in the decisive thous
IN punc,ual discipline Of his camp where
2, respected and beloved HMM The neg
10 ,ia,ion of terms for detected and desp'
to ate enemy--in the exigency OF actual &C
az hict,-when the balance was perilou'
IS doubtful, we have found him the sam
IA. brave, distinguished and considerable;
SO heartless spectator Of bloodshed-no
nd fer with human life or human happlne
cb and we do not known which 10 admire m
al his heroism in withstanding the assault
the enemy, 10 the almost hopeless fields
ei- Buena Vista-mourning 10 generous $
iug row over the graves Of Rnggold, OF c
will or of Hardin--or in giving IL The hea
he'll battle, terms Of mercltul capitulation
a. vanquished foe at Monterey, and not be
told women and children, helpless infancy,
Col more bel pIess age, agalns! whom no An
ech, lean soldier ever wars. Such mlll'
ion. man, whose triumphs are neither fen
d in nor doubtful whose virtues these 4
ing. have tested, we are proud TO make
men, candidate.
, or. 7. Reso'red, That in support Of su
Mr.. nomination we ask our Wing fren
Gene throughout the nation to unite, and CO
q he crate zealously and resoluiely-with
the neslness on behalf our candidate, W
the caiumny cannot reach, and with respe
h of demeanor towards our adversaries, "
candidates have yet to prove their clal
stan, the gratitude of the nation.
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