Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1848-08-15

will not pledge ff1eelf 10 any measure Of the
Wing party-In short that lie has not even voted
/ for for'y years, been mere soldier al the
days OF lis lie. Why hen, does the Wing par
ty-the party which advocates a nation Il bank
hioh protective ttei tile distribution of the pro-
cr eds OF the sales dtbepnblic lands, an extrlra-
CANT system OF int nal imp an assnmp
Lion OF the State dchist the bankrupt law, and the
/ whole brood of fedefalmeh nres--suppon Gen,
) Taylor? Thesonly apswei is, they support him
on the ground of his slppose arai!atiiity they
thus abandon all prinefal and fight only for of
sficc-,he "spoils of VI oiE, which they affect
10 desPtse SO muehYslle az OF ,power=-apdlt that
Is Ba.. what haiti, Ilas Ts slor soasai1z,
4 he fought in a war lwfrcli they have condemned
and opposed What shocking morality is this!
What betrayal of truth and honesty! What vIo-
lation of decency and consistency!
But this is not all. The Wings of The north
ern States bave pretended 10 tie opposed TO the
further extension ofthe territory al the United
States. Yet, for the selfish purpose of securing
the Offices ofihe general government, they are
willing to support for President man ach0 raS in
far0r. If taking byJ6rce Sercn SiatcS q The Mnri-
can Republic running The line as l0'G dozen as The
| Sierra lIttdre mountains
The Wings have condemned President Polk
for ordering Gen. Taylor to march the troops of
the United States to the Rio Grande, and thus
'unconstitutioually" commencing The war. Yet,
they are ready to vote for the man who advised
the President to make this very order!
The Wings pretend 10 be horror-stricken at
slavery; they lave adopted the Wilmot Provlso,
and have declared they would not vote tura slave
holder. Yet they are supporting for President
man who owns two hundred slaves, and who has
been at least purchasing slaves nearly all his life.
The Wings affected TO be llorror-stricken at
Mr.. Van Buren,, because it was contemplated 10
| employ Cuba boodhounds 10 hunt the Indians in
the Seminole war; yet they are supporting for
al,
da on that OCCASION and who recommended that
very measure. 1'
when Gen. jackson was candidate for the
| Presidency, who had not been in the army iOr
near twenty years, and then butoccaSionally,i he
| Wings affected great horror al the election OF a
military cheltain Now, they support for Pre-
sident a man who is still general in the army,
and who has no other ground on which TO adyo-
cate his election, except that lie has been sue
ccssfuI military chieftain.
Can such brazcn.inconsstency, such bare faced
hypocrisy, fail to disgust honest and truthful men
| And are there no honest men in the Wing ranks
| to be disguised by sRch arrant knavery III politics?
] We shall sec Let The religious men of the
| Wing party be guilty of such conduct and recon-
Gle it to their conscienccs ii they. can. No
man Of principal andinegrity believes in the afro
cious maxim that Is all is fair in politics" And
iftherc are any such men in the Wing ranks, they
will scout his foul and disgusting Dissertation Of
principle, of whicfIthe leaders of their party have
been guilty, IN inc nomination oil Cen lay Tor I'M
der the circumstances in which they have pre-
scented him toftlie SURFACES OF the American pee
lple.
One word as 10 the policy Of the two parties.
Let us recur to 1912. The Wing party was then
| in power-it repealed the sub-treastry establish
ed by Mr. Van Buren,. 1t enacted high pro-
lcctvc tariff, in place OF the compromise act,
which they promised, should be perpetual. 1t
distributed the proceeds of the sales OF the pub
| lie lands. 1t established bankrupt system. by
| r. I,NNNyFo
| lators in its ranks escaped from the payment OF
their debts 1t carried into effect its ipvorlte sys
TEN of measures with the exception OF a bauk.-
! What was the result? The revenues Of the go
vernment partially failed, and it was forced to
contract loans, even in time OF profound peace
The policy Of the Wing party alsqslartialy de-
stroyed the credit of the governmenf,9for it was
forced to contract its loans at discount, notwlth
standing it promised to pay interest quarterly
And the result of this 6isgraceful policy was The
! expulsion of the Wing party from power in 1914 !;
| thus proving, under the Harrison and Tyler ad-
ministrations, as well as those of the two Adams,
that the Federal or Wing party is incapable oil
administering the general government success
fully and to the satisfaction Of the people,
Now, how has it been under the presentDemo'
cratic Administration? Texas has been annex
ed, thus adding $4,000 square miles to the Union.
A just and equal revenue tarifi'las been estab-
ished, yielding more revenue than could possibly
be raised under the prohibitory system of the
Wing party. The Independent treasury has been
re-estab!Ished, thus preserving the currency IN
sound condition, and elevating the credit of the
government at home and abroad. A war COM
menced against US BY Mexico without just cause,
has been carried on and brought to a triumphant
and honorable close atera ession OF military
| achievements Unparalleled in he annals of the
world for briliancy and glory. The national char
acter has been eIepFed in the estimation of TO-
reign nations TO degree never before known in
the history of this rePuBFGs An additional terri
tory, equal TO 100000 square miles, has been
added to our nationa, domain. And the credit OF
the nation has been constantly preserved. In a
time of peace, undera Wing rule, our national
stock vas below par During the present adj
ministration in the midst Of foreign war, 1t has
been sold by the government at premium, and
never at a discount More than half million
of dollars have been realized to tire TREASURY III
Ipremiums upon the sale of national stocks under
The present administration. And, TO crown All
never has our country been filled with such abun-
: dance, such plenty, and snch an amount OF pros
perity and happiness, national ana iini''oi'"'' Ss
under Democratic policy. -
Now if Gen. TAYLOR is elected, this 6Illlani
and glowing picture is TO be changed lie mas
: promised not to use the Veto Power, the gfeat
safe guard of the people against ylclo9s ieslsla.
ton; and thus he will permit Wing poifcy again
10 prevail Then will come national dishonor, ma
tional iscredit and national and individual dls
i tress The patriotic men Who have sustaineot lit
honor and glory of their conntryin tue Senate afc
Il The field, afe to be put down; and the men WIS
have sympattised with the public enemy, %a 9.
have traitorouslg given him AID and eo'torI'
who have voted for the disgrace either country
in Congress, byaIkgine that the ayar was uncop
stitutionally commenced, who haze eHesSifa gee
the Mexieaus 10 1850 and Dlstcher our bra eyote
men who rolnnteetnd To tght The battles OF thei
!. country whose conduct should render 6sleH
: more Infamous In tileestmalion Of their county
men than Mexican Sfuerrfias -are 10 be installee
in power, with their iefui batch of measures
depress aud eRabas The country 10 iniure i.
4GEedtt; and 10 ,destrey high sepli Epa Shic
81 IL nov enjoy 10 the aa OF
II But & those Eve noble and Slofious pafEiats