Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-06-07
From the Baltimore Argus.

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BRITlsH INTERFERENCE IN OUR PREsIDEN-
TIAL ELEcTIoN:-THE Vino CANDrDATE
FOR THF Presidency NOMINATED. .r@r
The London Times, being the princi-
pal organ in the support Of the British
monarchists and those oppressers and
plunderers Of ireland, seeing the angry
contest in the Wing ranks about the rel
alive claims Of Henry Clay and Zachary
Taylor, has kindly stepped forward to
settle the difficulty for them, by exhort.
ing them to make an old soldier like Gen.
Scott their presidential candidate. Pri-
or making this suggestion. that British
Editor first advised the Wings to soon
clude peace with Mexico upon any
terms, but takes good care 10 remind
them that the "sole efectual means" Of
accomplishing this sis to remove from
power the man" under whose administra-
ton the war commenced. 1.-THE real So
luton Of the dificulty"-the question Of
war or peace-''lies in the next presiden-
tial election" says the "Times; and that
paper urges its Wing allies to look 10 the
''govcrnment Of cool headed soldier to
bring back the policy Of the United States
within the bounds Of peace and reason"
We quote from the British tory organ the
following:
ave venture to assert that, even if q
decided majority Of Congress were a,
this time to condemn this war, and re-
commend the conclusion Of treaty OF
peace on any terms, they have not the
means Of carrying such a resolution into
effect; for it is evident tina. the sole ef.
fcctual means Of terminating such war,
is to remove from power The man who
commenced it, and who now persists in it.
That would be the inevitable fate Of a
minister in any constitutional country,
with an adverse majority on such ques.
ton. But Mr.. Folks term Of Office cannot
be abridged. He holds the whole engine
Of state in his grasp until March, l849;
and to compel him, as the servant Of the
state, to negotiate peace on terms to
which he has expressed his decided per-
sonal opposition, would be ridiculous un
dertaking. Hence the real solution ofthe
difficulty lies in the meet presidential clec-
tton; and for that pitched battle both
Wings and Democrats are preparing all
their powers. 1t is said the great Demo-
critic Convention will assemble at Cincin-
natl in the course Of the summer for the
nomination Of tho popular candidate,
whilst the Wings will once moro muster
their forces in New England, and proba-
bly, in New York. We suspect Mr.. Polk
himself has by no means relinquished all
hopes Of re election; but the mos. conspic-
uous candidates will doubtless be taken
from the staff Of the Mexican army. 1t
happens, curiously enough, that the lead
ing military officers who have figured in
this campaign are themselves Wings; and
we have frequently had occasion to APP
plaud the moderation oftheir conduct, as
contrasted with the extravagant violence
Of the Cabinet Of Washington. " Pro-
baby an old soldier like Gen. Scott, per-
lectly acquainted -.;.h tho -oal -.,at.,-a- &C
the war, the real value Of these terri,ori-
al acquisitions, would be better able than
any other man to restore the blessings Of
peace 10 the country he has : jtss. conquer.
ed, and TO bring back the policy Of the
United States within the bounds of peace
and reason. That is tho most promising
aspect in which we can now view the
questions which agitate the American
people. BY some means or other, the
passions Mr.. Polk has excited for his own
purposes must be quelled, or they will en-
broil the nation in ceasless wars, and in
the present state of mems minds, the gov.
eminent of cool-headed soldier, is more
likely than any other remedy to cure
this malignant fever, which has yet ma
ny months to rage before its violence
can be interrupted"
What say the freemen Of the United
States to this? Is that vile British Print
Ignorant Of the two places where the two
national conventions are to be held
to be thus interfering with the az
fairs Of this country, and debating pres
idcntial candidate to the Wings, without
exciting the strongest feelings OF indigna
ton in every patriotic breast? Are the
sentiments uttered by our Wing states
men respecting their country and theil
country's war. to be echoed back from q
cross the Atlantic by the enemies Of re
publican progress in that quarter, with
out awakening our people to full sense
of the identity Of feeling between British
monarchy and American Whiggerys-
And worse than this, is President to b
made for " in England? and made to-
bya British Journal which has Away
taken the lead in misreplesensing thu
character Of the American people, an,
, soothing at our noble republican instisu
tionsi @ ma sB
{ From the present signs Of the times,
appears that this British nomination .
!, the wing candidate for tho presidsnc.
will be ratified by the wing conven.io'
that meets in Philadelphia on the sth 9
June. The movements in Congress, an
the bad feeling between the friends g
Clay and Taylor, plainly indicate il. =
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