The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-06-16

a'"e" oePeCiHIIy at 0eneral Taylor
could not by any means be turned against
Pillow, Worth Duncan and Burns.
General Taylor, himself, says that hs
is a Whig but not an ultra one; he pledg-
es himself, if elected, to administer the
Government upon the principles laid
down by our early Presidents; and we
beg the good democrats of this county to-
believe us when we say, that if General
Taylor or any other individual will ad-
minister the Government upon the priit-
ciples of WASHINGTON, JEFFERSON and
MADISON, we shall not find fault with the
administration of public affairs. Let
the President of this country be gui.
ded by the lights of our revolutionary
Presidents, and we shall Join all good
democrats most heartily in writing his eu-
l"gium and speaking his praises. Will
they consent to join usl WilIthey. with
us. sit down and learn the opinions of
Washington and Jefferson and Madison,
and then, with US, agree to support the
Administration of General Taylor, If he
acts in accordance with theml If they
will, most happy will we be to join them
and forget all past differences.
General Taylor says he is opposed to
any interference with foreign govern
ments; opposed to any entangling for
eign alliances; opposed to the extension
of executive power beyond the original
design of the Constitution-to all these
principles, we will join our democratic
friends and whig friends in opposition.
He says that the clearly expressed will Of
the people should be obeyed; that exc
cutive patronage should be curtailed that
officers of the government should not use
their stations and patronage to controlthe
action ofthe people-do .hese opinions
coincide with those of our democratic
friendsl if so, we will make with them
another bond of union and Join them,
heart and hand, in battling against those.
who hold contrary sentiments. General
Taylor is in favor of Peace with all the
world; he rs opposed to carnage and
slaughter; he is of the opinion that the
people of this country should be left free
topursue their peaceful occupations 20
prosperity and greatness; that no Admin
istration should recklessly and unwisely
plunge the country into War, at all times
destructive and lamentable, unless it is
demanded in selfdefence. Are oar
democratic friends willing to subscribe
to these doctrines? if so, we hail with de-
light our union with them and are happy
that we can join them in support of a man
who is as good democrat as whig,"
To all these principles, we again give
in our adhesion. To our democratic
friends, we say, ifthey are satisfied with
them, we are. lfthey are willing to sup
port General Taylor, we are. If they
will do battle for him. who has fought
faithfully and valiantly for the country
and overcome all opposition, in such
contest we will join them and be found
fighting in the foremost ranks. And more
than this, we will make further prom
ise:-when General Taylor is elected. if
he does not redeem his pledge to admin
lister the Government upon the principles
and in accordance with the measures of
our early Presidents, we will join them
in opposition to his Administration.
For the reasons above mentioned, we
have given in our adhesion 10 the nomi-
nation of Gen. Taylor. That he will
be elected, we are not permitted to
doubt. And thus the people ofthis coun-
try have the gratifying assurance that, af-
ter the 4th day ofnext March. they will
have President, in whom they can con-
hde,-a man at the head of affairs, honest
faithful and patriotic--a President whose
sole desire will be to carry out such prin-
cples and adopt snch measures. as will
tend to produce the greatest good for the
greatest number. advance the great inter-
ests ofthe country, promote the prosperi-
ty, welfare and happiness of the people.
and elevate our national character at
home and abroad. -
And under such an Administration,
whenever either our native or adopted
citizens look upon the greatness and glo-
ry oftheir country and see her rising in
tine scale OF nations. Republic far above
all others and destined to be perpetual,
they will turn with pride to the great
and good man. who has restored the gov
ernment to its pristine purity, and while
they lavish their praises upon him, they
will exclaim:-"l am an American citi-
zen, a fellow countryman of ZACHARY
TAYLOR"
The RarnhurnerS