Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-05-06
! Platforms.

lormS OF the Republlcan and Federal
parties were clearly defined. The
distinguished leaders Of that contest
had filled high and important posi-
tons in the government. Their
opinions we're On record. Such was
the character Of all the political con-
tests down to 1910, when the COM
mittee at Cincinnati announced that
the wings must take Gen Harrison
with a generous confidence and re-
quire no declarations for the public
eye. Harrison and Tyler were
elected and the sequel proved that
the whig party who attempted to
cheat the democrats, were themselves
cheated. Gen. Harrison died and
Tyler made a bad whig President
His history and the history of his
admin istratlon will not soon be for
gotten. Tired Of his system, the
wings in 1914, nominated Henry
Clay and. made their platform clear
and distinct. 1t was a contest on
principles and resulted in the tri-
umph of Mr.. Polk and democracy
and the defeat of Mr.. Clay and whig-
gerry, In 1913, Gen. Taylor, who
had written all sorts Of letters to all
sorts Of people, and on all sides, was
nominated Tor President and Willard
Fillmore, d known and avowed Whig,
for Vice P resident t. Taylor had 800
negroes and lived in the South, and
Fillmore, who had repeatedly G x
pressed anti-slavery views, Was put
on the ticket to honey-coat the pill
for the North. They were elected
and both wings Of the pr rty have
been cheated. Taylor, under the
lead of.his Secretary, Ewing, adopted
the northern or anti-slayery policy,
and pursued it until he brought the
country to the verge of civil war.
and at the very crisis when this
bomb was about bursting in the wing
cam ? and scattering its fragments
the fuse died out by the death o.
President Taylor.
Then followed Mr.. Fillmore, who
adopted a new line ofpollcy, dis
missed the old cabin ct and attempted
to cleanse the Augean stable Of Alb.
olitionism; in doing this he disap.
pointed and enraged the northern
wing of the wing party, and they
now stand united as d Roman legior
in opposition to him. So that du
ring the last four years both wing
of whiggery have been cheated anC
disappointed. The sout b byTaylol
and the north by Fillmore. 81
much for no platform. Now there il
an effort with the northern wings
backed by the office-seek ers and bot
holders, to elect Gen. Scott with
out any expression for the publ,
eye. lie has some military fam'
!, but no civil reputation. Has neye
held civil office Never gave ;
vote in legislative body. His let
tiers have all been military excep
, one which he wrote in favor and an
!. ! other against Native Americanism
: Where has he ever uttered one wore
! on the tariff or currency questions 0
! on the compromise? A question
!, which has OVERRIDE everything els
: for two years past. He is perfect,
!, silent and his friends even refuse t.
J construct a platform for hi m to stanc
! on. Had he been a civilian like MI
Clay, Mr.. Fillmore, and Mr.. Webster
there might be some show of reason
for this silence. Their political act
and opinions are part Of the writer
history of the country. Their re
i, cord is made. They stand on th'
National whig platform, and stand
ing there, have no chance of success
: Hence the necessity of selecting
, candidate who has no political re
! cord, whose opinions may be con
, structed to suit circumstances, who's,
political thermometer will rise ant
fall with the latitude and the degree
Of heat and cold. For this reason
a the wings now oppose platform
They want the offices, and to obtain
, q boon SO desirable, they are willing
to throw measures and principles t,
the dogs. They have been in powe
j four years and no effort has beer
made to change the democratic poll
: 10y adopted under the admin istratior
, of Mr. Polk. The scheming anC
wire-working wings have gdt the of
+ fees, and the honest whig voter:
who desire a change of measure:
have got nothing. State ,S{nttnd.
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