Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-04-01

aHi "oh ttt ocean 10 the Miss tuU. | avn
Nui'A 10 ak them will Won %contiunr
'hls war Tor trfritory-to b. purchased after
"Ii Tor an enormous price. a thosanl times
tn- vI'u I'd at that Is pirchasel: or will YOU
tdA" p'drr concerning Yourselves with the +.
Ho-''r that th- conntry HIS r.,Js,.l nv IN.
military achievements nt lis arnir,7 viii YOU
taAe peace without territory and preserve the
t'trsat' oi tne COAST utica aal the Uaionl /
Id inviting To gp on thit Tor one.
lam Wiling -. to kake this issue with
"dl new States, keeping our money To outsl- /
ve>; or IS Z ttl ihes, States shall be acquired?
i"''s the a., ION Tor the people themselves.
IL taeN support IN an those VINO think with
me 10 the view take OF the m,tter. VERY
well. Il they will have territory it they
viii did new States To- this Union. why let
then do 50 and they will be the artiicers Of
thrlr own fortunes, FOR goo or Tor evil.
EXECUTIVE POWER.
But, sir we tremblt b-tpre Executive no.
Wet HE truth cannot be cnncedi-l- we
tremble before Executive power! Mr.. Polk
viii lake nothing else than this,an d it we do
not ta6e 'his' the king's anger may kiudlc,
ana ne my IN pos' still heavier bdrIens.
Now. who, ant what Is Mr.. Polk? sneak nf
MN III ~ manner OF disrespect. | mean only
to d,k who aud what is The President OF the
nv AtlttuI flllTFll. he Is
III the last year OF The term of his adtuinistra.
ton-iormally, officially il can only he
drawn cut til The Fourth OF March. Wby.
really and substantially We know that two
snort ~ nlhs wi; or may produce events
t;ldt render tue duration oil The official term
o. 'try liI'la importance. We are on the eve
OF d fresliculldl election. That machinery
res0ted TO, 10 collect public |oplniun or party
oP'hl1h Is u De put IN operation two months
hrnte' we shall sre Its result. Ii uay be
tidt tHe present incumbent OF the Prrideuilai
once VIII De agdii pres nted to his party
tflehd>hid ad'nifefs Tor their sulfrsges Tor The
next Presidential term. b.. MOI say hny
probable or improbable that NAV he--perhtns
Ii Is not eniiiely pfobs ble-su, pose thai not
to be the resuit-whdt then? Nby. then. Mr..
FOX becomes as absolutely insignificant as
any rep cidbte man amongst the public men
oi III uhued Stdtes-huuurdbie in his mi
'dte 1--we -vdludbe in his private character--
respectable, never eminrnl in public lie. ft.
VIII lron ne moment ihIt d uew star arises.
hd'e Jdst as little tnid ace Is you. sir. or -
ana - Lar as respects myself. God knows
mat MI be veIy ,ltls! Sir, political parlizans
aud asPifan;s aud office see Ae f. are MOI SIM
hosers--they doa't
turn on their god when he sets.
IL same 'ooA W"icn iify TUNED " hen he rusc!'
THE Presidency.
Now, sir. II The respectable Gentleman who
Is now at the head OF tht government s1ould
be agreed up II, there will be those who will
c lIdtn nj his consistency. anl b.. b,ual 10
n%alntdla II aud the integrity OF til. rar,y:
his lrifhds VIII require that dis should he
done. II Otherwise, wiio Is there IA tlir uhoie
lellSth and breadth OF the land =, no Will car.
'of ne consistency 81 the present incuIn cut
OF tidt once! lhtTe VIII then be new Oh.
Jecis. Manifest destiny Will have fixed up IA
SOM oiher m IA sli; the euloaies are now WIT
ten; The communications OF the press are al
ready eioaorated; | viii nDt say every thing
iuisoine. but l VIII say every thing pauegyrt.
ca, Is already written out with bank for
nannss. lGrrat Laughter. 10 be filled whel
the convention Shall adjourn. Wnen mani
lest d,sint shall be rtacapd. then. ,ir. all
ii Sc srills oil pdnegsric made beforehand.
idil 1b III pi5eou-aoles. studiei, frd med. en-.
bt.lolei, ddI embossed. will all come out,
and Thea there is bound TO b., somebody ia
the United ) dte>, possibly, whose merits
nave lItteto'ofe 1een strangels overiooked-
mdrheA 10y provldeucr-a kini OF minclr--
II is a wonder tat nobody thought oil hun BIS
iott; d ut tniti, ani the only I'll MA t, bat
The head OF this great Republic. | shrink
NV - N'' i'Oiil any t4fiig lldl ! Irtl 10
b. my duty, by any apprehension OF the pow
er an importance. aud Imposing dignity aud
the power at vii which is asrribed to the
present incumbent oil that office. | wish we
had that power OF will. / wish we had that
tirmness--trniness--irmaess. 81 sill nutnrn
nullam abslt. Ii we had adherance | wish we
couii S'lher something rom the spirit OF our
brave corps that have met the eneiny under
circumstances GioSt adverse and have stood
the shock. | wish we coald initiate Zachary
idylor III MS olvoutc upon The field OF Buena
Vista. He SAID lie would remain Tor the night,
ne would lerl the enemy IN the morning aud
Try his position. wish before we surrender
that we could make up our own minds TO lpel
the enemy and Try his position, and | think
we should tud hirn, as Taylor did, under the
early sun on his way 10 san Louis Putosi =
That Is my judgment.
THE c INCLUSION.
"Oae out ia hundred instances and these
are son t. be our beloved coautrymen.
Mr.. President, tor a good many years | have
struggled to oppose every thing that / thu ugh
tended to strengthen the arm OF Executive
Power ltmnk 1t Is growing more and more
lorniidbir every day; aud / thiuk that il
~yietilpg 10 II IN this ss in other instances
viii give Il strength, which it may be heresl.
WI WY tilliCutt ~ resist. l kutith IL Is moth
lag else than fear OF Executive Power ina,
l~cotnllis Us to taa support OF this W. for the
acquisition OF teeritory--iedr-tear-and not3.
ing else. Ia The little part | have acted in
plolic lite, II has been nav purpose 10 preserve
I'll people of the United Slales-what The
cons tuition wos designed 10 make them
one p'apie-one IN lntertst-one il charac-
ter-on6 IN political feeling. When we de-
part from that we break il all an. WHAT
stinPlthv can there b. between these New
NeNicahs. these CI,i!OEiians. with The inh, b.
ilanlr OF the valley Of the Mlssissippi or OF
The Middle States, OF OF the Eastern Stale, in
NE chnlce OF President! Do they know the
same men? Have they an; general cousenia.
trous sautImsni Not at alt. An arbitrary
government may have territorial governments
IN distant possessions, because an arbitrary
governments may ruir lis distant terntorie, by
different laVsd Il dilfcrent systems. Russia
IN ~ govern me Ukraine and lne Caucasus and
N lnsc'IitHa by different codes or ukas-s.
W. can to no such Hi X. They must be OF
u9--pdrl OF us-of else estrans d. | think |
Sc thcn IN progress what i, ia d|isii2ure and
driorn the Constitution. Waiie hes. t.rri.
tories rem ~! as territories ti.Y will be iron
oies 'lir amt aun'hlig. Iley viii draw alter
''eu vast * ieise. IL VIII Probably require
% "."S '"'Ps "a an dfefa5c as we have
ba'h IL the haoit of maintaiuiIg Tor the last
iwenty years, IA defending thes. territories
from 'hr IN iidn tribes. We must maintain
an army al that distance, and wien they be-
cons Sdtss they are sit'i more likely 10 give
us irouole than 9eaeht. | think see a course
adopted that IS likely to turn tn, constitution
under winch we live Iuto d delorurd m, ts,-r
%--litnd curse rather tnan a hlessinL-iuto +.
great ifdinc IT ulrQ "a government n,I l,,,3
= a on popular re present tiDu. but founded in
the Sross-st lheq l%alities; aud, think, il il 90
on-ior there Is danger mat it viii 20 on
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