The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-09-28


speech and no man, in his whole system
Of intriguing jesuitism. to secure place, has
hung heavier shacklcs upon the limbs Of
"lrec men,"
In the canvass Of ~ ono wsg Of his
hcad-onc beck Of his finger, would have
blown the whole Texas scheme to the four
winds. One wnrning gesture from him,
to the voters Of New York and our western
boundary, would have been, at this mo-
ment. the river Sabine. No slave soil be-
yond that barrier stream would now wave
its wild luxuriance under the flutterings Of
our national ensign but for his treachery
to the same freedom Of which he is now,
with n late repentance, the apostle and the
chief. Errors like his mny claim forgive
ness from the charity that 'shopsth all
things" but no true friend Of '.frce soil''
can stamp him with the mintage Of gcnu.
inc discipleship, while the wrongs he has
done its cause yet cry aloud for expiation.
From aspiran,s ssch ss these, 70 turn
to one who 10 uncontaminated by the asso-
ciations Of ultra partizsns; to him, who il
elected, will carry out the requirements Of
the constitution in the spirit Of the father
who formed The noble work--to Zachary
Taylor, the successful General, the puro
pa,rio, aud the incofrupiible man. Is he
worthy Of your support? As a military
Chieiiain- he has filled the world with bis
renown. Yet soldier By education, nc
''looks upon war at all times aud under all
circumstances ~ a national calamity, TO
be avoided, il compatible with the national
honor" A leader Of the invading army,
acting under the orders oc tho commander
in. Chief Of our Army and Navy, he is top
posed to the subjugatio0 of other nations
and the dismcmbermcnt Of other countries
by conquest" Bred in tho camp and i'm
bued with the rigid sentiments Of the Mill
tnry code, he repudiatcs the exercise Of the
arbitrary veto power, unless s.in cases Of
clear violation Of tho nstitution, or mani.
Test haste aud want Of consideration by
Congress. laugh, to respect The author.
ity Of his superors in command in his pres
cnt station, he bows submissivcly 10 the
wish Of the masses, and will, il President,
defer to their commands, ''and respect and
carry out the will Of The people rs express
cd through their represent stives," ''upon
the subject Of the tariff, the currency, the
improvement Of our great highways, rivers.
lakes and harbors." The inhabitnnt Of n
slave State. he stands by tho compromises
of the Constitution. and asks no extension
OF ,s present domain. The faithful citizen
and soldier for whole life, he has, in his
ripe manhood mo private purposes 10 nc
complish. no party purposes 10 build up, no
enemies to punish--nothing TO serve but
his country" You have for all this his
own written guaranty. You cannot douh,
bis honesty. Il has been incorrnptible in
the temptation of long official station. You
cannot question his patriotism. For forty
years, the last object on bis closing eye at
night, and the first 10 greet his opening lid
ia the morning, has been the stripes and
stars which speak to W. and to the world,
Of our greatness and glory, and with ,hat
gorgeous blnzpnry Of national pride waving
ever above him, the glow Of genuine love
Of country must be warm ut his lsean.
Let us look to him then, Fellow Citizens.
for the reform and renovation in our gov
eminent, for which VIC nre now striving.
But, We must mt only look, but labor
Organization, active. vigorous, untiring
exertion alone can win the triumph. None
arc so elevated rs TO bc above tho work.
none so humble as to he below. Every
man las duty to perform 10 the canvass;
n duty which he owes to his nation, his
family, his posierity asd himself. Let it
be faithfully done.
In conclusion. Fellow Citizens, let us
more strongly urge upon you to GRID your-
selves for this great work. Let us drive
out the spoiIer from his high places. Let
Us purify the whole frame and machinery
OF administration from its present corsup-
tons. Let VI demand, from our rulers,
peace, the pursuits Of peace. and their mid
and protection against tho evils under
which we now suffer. Let US insist on
return to that purity which marked the car
lier Presidents NJ The Republic. Let us
revert to their histories and learn new les
sons Of wisdom, moderation and iorbesrance
from their actions and their lives. And a.
we turn our eyes to the eastern horizon
where elisssns the gray old granite, which
marks the spot where the FIRST great battle
of the Revolution was fought, let the men,
Org Of tho sacrifices there made, nerve our
arms for the struggle; and n further south.
Ne catch . glimpse Of that marble shaft.
which tells 10 the eve. Of him, the leader q
our Armies and the ruler Of our Csbinets-4-
our own Washington, le. the contemplation
Of his great life purify our hearts, to strike,
through the baIot-box Tor the prosperity.
purity ssnd perpctuity Of constitutional
freedom.
FITZ HENRY WARREN.