Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-06-16

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views Of others. we are satisfied. fully satls-
fled with Gen Taylor's political position and
50 we think. must be every friend OF the con-
stitution and OF popular freedom, whetner ne
has beeu snpporter OF one party or the 9th
or. or whatsoever may be his views oil men
aud principles re
This will be fully appreciated when IN
facts are fairly considered. In 1882 the ffesi-
dent of The United States first laid claim mat
me executive possessed co ordinate leg'sa-
tive powers with Congress. Tins was fe7is
Tod bnt this was never fully felt, until he
forced. BY the power OF party Mr. Van Bueh
AZ his successor. In the administration oil MI
Van Buren,, party ties were more closely
drawn, and that most detestab'e OF al party
machines. the Surveillance OF an unofficial or
kitchen cabinet, was adopted TO secure every
member Of the party, against the exercise oil
his Judgment or free viii, Tie people then
r4n,ldjat,d Mr. Van Buren,, but the calamity
that left Mr. Tyler in the chair, placed one III
power who sought 10 promote the same ends
but BY the unskillul use OF means, Jailed IN
his efforts.
No sooner, however, was MIR Polk elected.
than the cid party machine was adopted, ana
worked the more easily from having been a
liule used. Ii has shackeled all ;he freedom
our people claimed, and bound them mana ana
and foot as with chains
The machinery and it's effects are simple
and easily explained, but like simple polsons'
sure death.
MIR Polk could not have obtained the vote
o7 PenDsylyania, but by the claim that he was
IN f8yor Of the tariff of l642. Upon that
ground was he there supported, because he
could not otherwise obtain lis vote. How
ever.as soon as he was elected, the South
claimed the repeal of the tariff. a lew men
assembled. holding no Office, and having no
vo;ce IN the administration of the government
They wrote TO individuals throughout the
country. setting forth that the supremacy oil
the party al the south required the repeal OF
the tariff. In short time attacks appeared
from these various sources upon that tariff
knowing that by those attacks the party ma
king them. would find favor in the eyes OF
,ha executive. Members from the north,
who had not strong tariff constituents, and
who had hankerng, for self or inends' Tor
1he spoiIs of office, first yielded Then those
who did not were made to dread me wrath Oh
the executive, and OF their constituents from
whom expression had been Obtained unless
they united in lis repeal: their influence was
aeain made suhservient to re act upon con-
sti,uercy, and thus was public opinion man.
ufactured, until the party declared the manu-
fart,red article was as good the genuine,
and much less trouble to manage. So was 1t
with the Mexican war, and with the "a Az
which was made up aud abandoned BY It's
narents. The people have not been permit
led to entertain one candid opinion, since the
commencement Of This administration, arr
sing cut of the fact that the party shackles
were put on them.
Gen Taylor's FIRST and great pledge to the
people, is that he viii notintcrlere with the
legislative power, but leave to the people
through their Congress to make the laws Oh
The country. II then the people elect free
trade Congress, they have free trade; II
tariff Congress a Tariff war congress, theyhave
a war, aud so on. The peoPlesre free-no
sword is held over the necks OF their repre-
sentatiyesor their own. They are Tree The
irresponsible executive public opinion man
uiactufng cabal is broken down.
We ask the patriot. the democrat, the re-
publican, any man which administration he
preteIal