Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-07-05
From the Grcenvillc Mountaineer:
WHlG NOMINATION FOR PRE-
SIDENT.

! WHlG NOMINATION FOR PRE-
/ SIDENT.
The Wing Convention, which assembl>
ed at Philadelphia on the 9Th June, have
nominated General TAYLOR as their
candidate for P resident, and Millard Fill
more, of New York. as their candidate
for Vice President.
A portion ofthe Conventions sitlings
at Philadelphia we're held secretly, and
the public entirely excluded from all
hearing of their doings. This is some
thing new in the proceedings of such
Conventions, but the design is obvious.
The session was held in the dark, and
they have determined to remain dark
before the people, ifpossible, as 10 what
constitutes their platform of principles.
Unlike the Democratic Convention, the
Wings adjourn without expressing, by
Resolution or otherwise, any principle of
party cohesion OF purpose. They re-
quire their patizans to ego it blind'' for
their nominees, Gen. Taylor and Mill
ard Fillmore. Gen. Taylor himself has
avowed no political principle but one,
and that is, under the present posture OF
affairs, particularly obnoxious; we mean
his hostility TO the exercise Of the Veto
power-the great conservative power
for the protection OF minoriles, and the
Constitution itself, against the usurpa.
lions of Congress. A surrender Of the
Velo power, or more properly, pledge
not to exercise it on any measures
which have been heretofore passed and
become preredents, is probably enough
10 reconcile to Gen. T.'s supputt the
Northern and Western Wings who re-
present the majority section of the Un-
ion, and who probably now feel them.
selves thereby prospec,iyely licensed to
"wcrk their will" on the subject Of the
Bank, Tariff, Internal improvements
and general Bankrup, Laws, and even
on the subjec, of Slavery in the Terri
tories just now acquitted from Mexico.
The Norlhern Wings. then, are ex-
pec,ed to support Gen. Taylor because
lie will let them have their own way in
political measures, without regard to
Yetoes from him.. The nrincinle ealnne
Oh wfiIcTf ths Souiil @ill be called on q.
support Gen. Taylor, is the fact that at
present he is a resident of Southern
State, and Southern property holder.
Gen. Taylor has been a good officer,
brave and fortunate commander, and
an honorably man--as such we honor
him, and shall continue to do so; but we
cannot supper, Gen. Taylor, or Gener-
al anybody else, without knowing sin
gle political principle which is to 60
vern his Administration, if elected; and
j, is difficult for US to understand how
i, is possible for any other Democrat to
support him under such circumstances,
and we presume that there are exceed.
ing few Independent, men Of that party
in this Stale, or any where else, who
will think Of wheeling, their eyes blind
folded, into the ranks of the Wing party,
because a successful General in the
Mexican war is the chosen instrument
and nominee their party. The nomi-
nation of Gen. Taylor has been made 10
catch the woes of The multitude by the
Wings. We are confident. in our own
mind, tha, the politicians assembled in
the Philadelphia Convention who made
the nomination, and many others else
where who have favored it, care moth.
ing for Gen. Taylor; only as an inslru>
ment 10 gain power and place for them
selves. This sentiment has been, that
the mass Of the people, Of both parties,
care very little for political principles,
and know less; and the nomination of
General was the only thing necessary to
carry the Wings into power. Just as
matters are arranged in Mexico, where
the Priest-ridden popuIace are ,ransierr-
ed every year, almost quarterly, first to
the support OF one General and then
another, sometimes for Santa Anna and
sometimes for Bustamente, and then "a
gain for Paredes.
We should not be SUI prised, however,
if the Wings are mistaken this time in
their sagacious calculations Of catching
votes by batting with General. The
Democrats like the General and the
bait, sin and of ITSELF" just as well as
the Wings, but they do not like the
trap and the motives of the trappsrs.
They object 10 being caught like coons,
to be skined and sold for the support of
their old antagonists, the Wings. L. is
very silly bird that can be caught in
snare 'laid in sight-of i;" but there is
part of the bait served up with the Gen'l
which is enough to turn the stomachs of
Of all Democrats, and Southern men of
all parties: We mean Milard Fillmore,
the Vice President nominee of the
Wings. H. is described by cores
pendent of the Palmetto Banner, as
san Aboitionist of The Gerrit Smith
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