Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-10-19
The doctrine Of "plaIlorms." After quoting
this Allison letter, he says:
EGTh;s - Gana,al. TNo ,l or'e l,Ia atcoYrn II

hold every man who does not prefer party
10 his country lie made il, and stood open
before the nation; il was approved by tho
people and the Wing party; therefore, the
Convention of Wings who met al Philadel-
phia on the 7lh of June, but gave utlerance
10 The national voice and TO the voice Of
their constituents, when they adopted Gen.
eral Taylor as their candidate, and support
ed him upon his own platform. The Wings
do not fear To trust those measures which
they deem important TO the public welfare.
to the uncontrolled judgment Of the people,
speaking through their constitutional agents
for egisiation."
Well, sir. General Scott was persuaded
(by The gentleman, perhapsj that this was
the true position. He Joined with min cor.
diallyi IN the support Of General Taylor and
this platform, thus recommended for It's
"b,ead,h" and "slrenglh." He learned the
lesson on campaign pledges. as@he did upon
slavery. from our Southern friends. And
now that he has pracliced upon the gensle-
mans own precepts, he is assailed for it,
Is there any fairness In ,his2 Is there con-
sslency in ill Is there craftsmanship in III
Is there, | ask, good common sense in it!--
Neither, sir, neither. II the gentleman
from Georgia could Jump Jim Crow" and
turn political somerset, General Scon
could nol-would not. The gentleman,
assuming the command, issued the word oI
'bou, face bu, the old campaigner, not re-
cognizing he,rightin rank.aDd-file recruit
,oho Had epinced determination to deser
and Din The enemy, refused TO obey, ant
marched smaigh, forward, according to ,ht
most approved discipline and usage Of lht
Why party. Al this The honorable gentle
man became exceeding worth. and we fint
T him now fugitive from The Wing party
That, sir, is the whole story; and the ques
lion Of consistency is respectfully submitted
10 his own deliberation, in his leisure mo
men,s, after he shall have finished givini
"aid and comfort" to the Democracy. AM
, his effor. 10 fix up d Union parry sha
have more completely "fzzlcd ou" v
THE RIGHT OF PETITION.
5 Iflhis right guaranteed by the Cons'i'c
. lion is Withheld upon one subject, ii may b
y upon every other. |. is important 10 unde,
stand The position OF candidates and of pa
a lies upon i, Gen. Pierce and his party a,
=. recorded against il. Gen, Scott declare
# his opinion in the Atkinson letter, and N
i. is another Of The Objectionable "incidenlS;
u ii have from the first been of opinIt
,ha, Congress was bound by the Constitute
TO receive, 10 refer, and 10 report upon P
r. li,ions relating 10 domestic slavery. as
ai Ilhe case Of all other petitions; butll%ha'
D. not failed 10 see and TO regret abe unayoid
le BILE irrilauon which the former have pr
le duced in the Southern States, with Il
al consequen, peril TO the TWO colors, where
n. the adoption of any plan Of emanclpall'
a. has everywhere among US been grea'
| retarded"
IN These views are in exact accordance vi
al the opinions eloeuently expressed and adv
- Gated by Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, a
n, other distinguished statesmen. in the Unit
On States Senate. in 1889, as will be seen
f. reference TO the deba,es.
- ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN THE DISTRICT
,w COLUMBIA.
Here is another "incident." 1t is
m frank expression of very conserva!
in opinion on this subject, in the Atkinson
Ter Ter. |, is the same that has often be
en- avowed by leading statesmen, North
l." South Ii has been recently endorsed
rds the National Inteilgencer. and other LEI
ire ing papers published in the South, as sou
in. doctrine:
all, 81 suppose scarcely need say that
nv opinion, Congress has no color OF
io. ,hori.y under the Constitution for touch
AL The rela ion Of master and slave With
Ter, State.
81 hold the opposite opinion in respec
be the District of Columbia. Here with
ma consen, ofthe owners, or on the paymen
} to .us, compensation Congress may legs
nan al i,s discretion. But my conviction
lie; equally strong that. unless it be step by
ha. with The Legislatures of Virginia and Nj
leir and, i, would be dangerous 10 both n
will in those States to touch The relation betw
his master and slave il this District"
uch ONE PRESIDENTIAL TERM.
tenn Gen. Scott, as early Gen. Jackson
'lan rs l84l, defined his his third annual
inc posiion. as follows: sage 10 Cong
lake "Of the eight Chief said:
edge Magistrates that pre- al have heret
4 he ceded General Harrison recommended an
whom the nation yet ments to the Fe
Tvs mourns--the first, third Constitution, givln
VINO fourth, fifth, and sew election Of the
tied enth, presided over this dent and Vice Pres
stop Unlon'respectIvely' Two % OF the people anC
az, other three but four former to a single
OH yeBrs each; and every So important do |
aim one of the eight, whilst slider these chang
in Office, became a can our fundamental
from didate for second that cannot, IN
a., term. dance with my SCI
me duty, omit to press
'AY- al am, however, in upon the conside
was favor of an amendment of new Congr
o,,.d of the Constitution, in For my views m
GO one of the forms pre- large, as well IN
Urn scribed declaring that points as to the dl
Wing no citizen should be ell ihcation of memb
that igible TO a re-elecuon congress 10 recel
to the Presidency; and office from IRE
,.; also of an extension OF in whose electo
P'' the tenn to that of have had an
wrong Senator-a period of six agency, which
Isl OF years" posed as suOStl
'uSted refer you 10 my
lerely '''oS'' , .
n6ded Clay, and approved by the whole ~
sniff. Whig party in its former contests.
,dood THE VETO POWER.
n, ,he This was designed by the trainers
,xecu. Constitution as conservative power,
urious able the Presiden, to protect the olh'
-,men, par,men,s of the Government froI
ause encroachmenls Of The Legislature