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Mr.. Editor,-Looking over sane Of ny
papers a few. days since I was singularly
struck with the language Of the Hannibal
Journal. ia speaking of the Vii e.ndid-
ate for the Lsgislature of Marion county, Il
makes the following remark: "He is q
wing, every inch Of him is wing, and he
knows nothing but whiggery;" Chs same
paper in speaking Of Gen. Tasior's claims
to the Presidency says: she is e~nphatical-
|ly the man Of the people, be belongs not to
party but the nation" From these two
conflicting sentiments I am led to the fol-
lowing reflections: The wings are now
striving for power in this State, urging the
plea that their ascension to power would be
to the advantage Of the State, on account
Of its principles; at the same time they ere
calling upon the people from Maine to Tex
a. to vote for Taylor for President. On &C.
count Of principlesp Nay, verify! but be-
cause he has no political principles-the ex-
|ponent Of the principles Of neither party.
He is a fit man for the Presidency because
lie belongs to no party. The other isp fuit-
able man for the Legislature because he is
every inch whig. Can these two conflict
ing opinions be amalgsmatedp in my most
deliberate judgment it is impossible. Has
the wing party, then, any principles2 they
answer yes. Do they believe those prin.
|ciples available, they have always contend
ed they did, then why not show Us their faiti,
by their works but do they say examine
our works? we answer we have examined
them, and what do we find? we find that
one Of two things is true, either they have
no principles, or they do not believe those
principles available. II they believed they
were available, why did they not nominate
q man who was neither afraid nor ashamed
to be tho exponent Of their principles? P
have they done SO? not n Of than will
dare to say so; on the contrary It vas with
reluctance he agreed to be called By their
He defed themto nominase sny 9TH
|er man, and wkile they hays been proclaim
ing throughout the length, aud breadth Of
the land that Locofoco measures would
bring this country to destruction and dis
grace, he calmly tells them he has not vo-
ted for forty years, and hasn't formed an
opinion upon the measures that divide the
parties, and still they nominate him., Then
! conclude they have no principles. They
have abandoned them for availability, Just
as have the wire-workers and political
tricksters Of this county done. Did they
not in the first place nominate the champion
of their party, in this county, foriths Leg
lislature, and where is he nowf iust 20
soon As the news Of the Philadelphis Con.
vsntion reached here, they commenced
trucking and shufaing, and their champion
commenced grunting and-backsd off,
Ard who did they take up nsxta man
who is good citizen, and made a good shsr.
ia, but if they were to take q stand on 9
public highway, and send ever man that
passed, to the Legislature, four times Of Eve
Ithsy, would send a. suitable Q Legislator Is
The man Of their choise. ] havs lived In
this eounty 9 lepg time, snd have too good
an Spinio1 Of The good q apd iatelli.
~eencs~of tie people, to believe they can be
Igullsa or humbsgssd in this ~.
CITIZEN.