The North-Carolina standard., 1848-10-11
MR.. MILLER-GEN. TAYLOR. sc.


which the Wing Elector, Mr.. Miller urges in favor
of Gen.. Taylor, and against Gen. Cass's election
to the Presidency. Unfortunately for the people of
District, Eector has been confined to his bed
with Sickness that several of the speeches which
Mr. Miller has delivered have not been answered. We
do not pretend to measure ntellects with him, yet
constrained to reply to some OF his arguments,
because truth and justice demand that their sophlstry
should be exposed. D.
In one of his speeches he says it is very inconsis-
tent in the Democrats to vote for man who has
gone against of the great principles of party,
and that Gen. Cass has, more than once. voted for
bills of internal improvement by the General Govern
ment. Admit this to be fact, which we will for
the sake of argument, what right has he to charge
with inconsistency when that Of the Wings is more
frequent and glaring We do not pretend say that
any is perfect, nor did we expect to find Gen.
Cass So, though he may have supported those bills
because he instructed (adoctrne contrary to the
true principles of Whiggery,) or he may have view
ed them as National In their character and therefore
not inconsistent with the principles Of the party to
which he belongs. Be that as it may, it is point
of argument from which Mr.. Miller can gain but
little 1t is an old maxim which is very applicable
here Sc that must first get the beam out of
eye before can see to pick the mote out of our
neighbours In this do verify believe
the beam in Mr. Miller's eye to be SO large as to
make him as blind bat to his party nconsis-
tency, and we hope he will not complain if we at
tempt to enlighten him on this subject.
1t was at the time that Gen. Jackson against
John Quincy Adams for the Presidency, the cry of
the Wings throughout the land was that he
Military Chieftain.'' So loud and strong they
in opposition such men that Henry Clay declared
in public speech, He had rather see this country
overun with war; pestilence, and famine, than to
such a character at the head of our government"
We were repeatedly told that it was dangerous
precedent, and 1--WE quote from of their own ad-
dresses published about that trne) by such
ample would be TO lay the foundation of that
moral deprautty and admiration of arms. which must
soon reduce us to the condition in which Greece
we'd hV r-R hU
by Cromwell-France by Bona parte-and in which
will assuredly find some future Jackson not too
fastdious to accept the proered crown, and erect
military despotsm the ruins of the last Republic
Can any language be stronger than this But how
have they acted out Where is all their boast
ed professions upon the subject? Where was their
consistency when they run Gen. Harrison-a man
but little known, except by his military deeds! And
we would ask where is it now, when they have for
their candidate man who says he knows nothing of
politics-never voted in his llfe-and whose whole
and sole recommendation is,@that he has fought
battles with success And would ask what con-
sistency is there in party who has condemned and
reprobated war with Mexico cruel and unjust,
and when at the very time it has taken its most
prominent character to for the Presidency from
the army engaged in that war?
Is it not known to every person who is at all con-
EeTsant with the history of tmes that when Gen.
Jackson was candidate the Wings condemned the
Democrats for holding meetings to aid in the
of their cause? Did they sigInatize all such
meetings by the odious epithet of caucuses, cacu-
lated to cheat and disfranchise the people of their
legitimate right in voting? We will
deny it, for there is too much evidence on record to
prove it. Now who are more eager to hold meetings
and conventions than they g! and SO far the true
character of caucuses is understood, we appeal to
any candid man if their last Philadelphia Convention
which sat day after day in secret session and with
closed doors, not IL every Of the word de-
serving of that odious name of caucus, which they
years ago charged so heavily us If this is con-
sstency then we perfectly willing to surrender to
thayr Anr:rr
Again, in 1910, when Gen. Harrison was their
candidate they declared to the whole Union that they
did advocate National Bank. Gen. Harrison
himself said in his letter the Inuuisitor'' dated
Sept. I6. 1922, 81 believe that the charter given to
the United States Bank unconsttutonal.'' Here
is short extract from of the Wing addresses of
that year (1940): ' AS to a Bank Gen. Harrison's
unqualified declaration that it unconstitutional is
before you. = .* 4 He has but opinion
abouta Bank, and that is against it,. Mr. Badger in
speech delivered at Oxford the year declared,
"That it was charged against Cen Harrison that he
was in favor of Bank. The charge fae-his opin-
ions on the contrary are against it, He told US
plainly it was not question which then before
the people. No sooner was Gen. Harrison elected
President than he called an extra session of Con
gress and although he did not live to carry out their
measures, yet at that session national institution of
the kind with enormous capital would have been
forced the country had not John Tyler possessed
the moral rectitude veto it. Mr.. Badger was one
of the Cabinet and how did he act then He who
at Oxford declared against Bank, would no longer
act Secretary of the Navy, because Tyler vetoed it,
Was this consistency It is useless for US to carry
these charges, for their whole political existence
abounds with inconsistency. We venture to assert
there is public of theirs for the last
twenty years but w bat has been mixed and mingled
with it. They can't point out one free from it. And
so far as'that is taken into consideration think
their party is indeed blessed with candidate whose
heart and hand will assist them in every political
undertaking which has, or may hereafter. emanate
from that We hesitate not in saying, during
the short period in which he is known to us as an
asprant for that Office, has yet given more
fair samples OF that kind than he has. The most
violent and rabid Wings could not wish or desire
clearer demonstrations than he has given. Such in
truth has been his love propensity for it, and so
rapid and palpabe have been his acts in this respect
that some Of the most candid and Influential men of
his party have bushed and turned away from him
with suspicion and distrust 1none of his letters he
tells us he will not be the candidate of any party
in another he accepts the nomination of the Wings.
He afterwards says in letter to Mr.. Lippardthat he
is not party candidate. He afterwards accepts the
nomination of the Democrats of Charleston run as
their candidate, with VIM. O. Butler on the same
ticket for Vice President. He declares in letter to
the Independent Tayortes Of Maryland and also in
Card published by Bale Peyton and others, that
Judge Saunders with the other Louisiana delegates,
had full authority from him to act they did in pre-
senting his name to the Whg Convention, and in
pledging him to abide by its decision. We after
wards learn from Col. Winthrop and Col. Stewart,
men of equally as high standing, that Taylor told
them that Judge Saunders had autn6fity from him
to act as he did in pledgng him to abide by the de-
cison of that Convention, to withdraw his name
in he was not nominated. Inone letter he tells
he cannot let know his political principles un-
til the war ended, and Since then he has taken
good care not to announce them. In one he prefers
Mr.. Clay to all others In another he will not