The North-Carolina standard., 1850-06-29
THE WHIG PLATFORM.

If the people Of North Carolina wish to see
wholesale system Of subserfage deception, and hum
bueeery, let them refer to the Platform laid down
by the late Whig Convention, which assembled in
this City. On the al-absorbing and exciting ques-
ton which aeitates the country where is this party
in North Carolina to be found. Do they favor the
adjustment of Mr.. Clay, No one is authorized to
draw anv such inference from the Resolution passed
this body from the election of officers down to the
after publication of speeches drered, al-all is
deceit and subterfage.
But to the Resolution. The substance is this:
they believe the people want adjustment and anx
ous to get on the popular side If they can only md
it, they favor adjustment; but when they come
to deal with Mr.. Clays adjustment, they desire that
with such amendments as their friends in Congress
may deem necessary, just, and proper, it should be
adopted. Now, in the first place, we are warranted
from the tenor of this Resolution in asserting, that
without amendments, they opposed to the adjust
ment Do they say they are willing to take it as
it stands. Not at all. The utmost they are willing
60, is to desire its adoption after amendment.
Now, if they had gone to state aOhai amendments
would make it satisfactory, the people would have
had some glimpse of their position but this was not
their intention. The Resolution was drawn not for
the unpretending but honest understanding of the
people, but soos expressly framed By cunning and
wihy politician, to blind and delude. And pray, who
are the " frends'' that are to preside over these
amendments ! Are they the President and his Cab
met! or MIR. Winthrop, or Mr.. Duer, or Mr.. STAN
ly9 Are these the IS friends'' that the Whig party
of North Carolina look to, for such amendments as
will make satisfactory adjustment Of this important
and vital question! lfany thing is to be CLEANED
from their Resolutions, the above inference is fair
one, for in the very Resolution they express the
confidence that Gen. Taylor will do his whole duty
to the country
Now, could there possibly be greater want of
meaning and sense. greater disregard for truth and
candor. than this position of the Wing Convention
displays? Engaged at the same moment in appro-
wing Mr.. Clay's adjustment, with amendments, and
apPlauding old Zack-who, with more obstinacy than
intelligence, has persisted and still persists in his
own peculiar plaza plan condemned by the whole
South and persevered in, to the procrastnation and
probable defeat of this very adjustment which, with
amendments they profess to favor The fact is,
they have not the manliness define their position
They had Misunderstanding members-Mr. Rayner
and others, who are utterly opposed to this adjust
ment; and not being able to unite on any general
position, they with shameless disregard of honesty
concocted the above subterfuge, and are willing to
abide the rdicule in order to hide their want of ar-
mony, and to conceal from the people how they do
stand in this matter.
We shall notice this subject again, and contrast
the manly and open course of the Democratic Con-
venton, with this sneaking and deceptive policy.