Wabash Express, Volume 7, Number 29, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 5 July 1848 — Page 1

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SPEECH OF

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At a great RATIFICATION MEETING held in Baltimore, Maryland, on the 20th ult. Mr. Thompson, among many others,

invited to be present.

The following is the report of his speech on that occasion, which we find in the Baltimore Patriot, of June 21st:

Mr. Thompson took the stand and was cordially received. He said, he felt no little embarrassment in appearing before the people of Baltimore here assembled, on this occasion. They had met in the expectation of hearing the distinguished Senator from Massachusetts, (Mr. Webster,) whose severe indisposition was so much a cause for regret* and whose inability to appear here was BO justly regarded as a great loss to the meeting. IIis clear logic, his powerful reasoning, his ponderous and convincing sentences—his matchless ability to elicit truth and to array and give force to facts—the all engrossing power of his eloquence, and the artless beauty and finish of his periods—all these were anticipated by the meeting, and by his absence ull thef«e were lost. And then there was the only less distinguished Senator from Tennessee, (Mr. Bell,) »hose moving eloquence, and fervid speech, was also Winning to gratify the public expectation. Mr. Stephens, of Georgia, who had been invited, and who had intended to be present, was also absent, and iherc was lost to the meeting his scathing eloquence, his brilliant wit, and his powers of argument and persuasion.

But as the drop of water adds something even to the ocean, so he might hope that the little he should say to night would goto swell the stream of popular enthusiasm which

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now spreading over the

Innd. That mighty stream, which, like the waters of the Nile, enriched all the country to where it reached, had swollen up already to a power, which defied all efforts to restriehi it. It was the personification of thb popular voice and the popular determination, and alike all-potent in the struggle that prbticdes tire contest, and 'in ilife buttle itself. 'He (lid not, he "said, cftme to deal in 'tcrllis of Imrshhesn or denunciation. He woulll not, if he criuld, array Dcnftocrat ngaimtt Whig in angry dontmversy, nor would lie, by abuse of the one, shftt him out TrOfn the reach of the reason Of the other. He filt but kindKess tbwards them all. ''ritey wore his countrymen, and if lie felt any difterence 'in taking the hand "of a \Vliig Or a Democrat, it was feeling of gratification in knowing tliat he agreed ivith the former, and regret thht he differed with the latter. He would'confirm the one in his faith, and strive, alt he Tiest could, by words of reason and kindness, 'to bring the othor to know the trtith as he Biitv it.

Ho alluded to the candidates of the 6thVsr side, (Sen«rals Cass and Rutler, as gentleman Whose acquaintance he not oftly had, but whoso personal respect and (regard he trusted ho enjoyed, as they did his. As men they were not in the contest—they were conoerned only tispblilitlans and partisans-. And as such he opposed tlioirt. He should, with all the energies of mind and body, struggle tb defeat their electiony by fair argumertts.-^ Though he knew he could not do mucin the people could, and, hert In the beginning of the contest, he was rejoiced to believe, Us he did, that they would defeat Ihem, and tint, tob, by such a victory, as had ncvef before crowned the efforts of anv party. lie would appeal, then, to those who Call themselves Democrats, to regard themselves only as American citiaens.— To look abound Upon the beautiful and favortd lancf» whidh God had given them as home, slid to contemplate the glorious institutions which our fathers have established for the protection of freemen, and to extend to all and to perpetuate to all ages, the blessings of liberty. So regarding himself, so looking around upon the land, he lived in and loved so much^and so contemplating the institutions whose protection he shared—*he would hstve him think of himself only a man, who was one among the millions of the sovereign people, whose voice controls the government of the nation, and who was now called on in the high character of a free citizen, to say, who shouhi rule in the land.

Look around and ask yourselves what is the condition of the country? You most so interrogate yourselves, or you fall below the duty of citizen. Are you satisfied with ail you see—are you content that things should goon in this downward course! You mvy not surrender up your free will to any man's tontrol— you are all. and each of you. the equal of any and all, the proudest and the highest in place or power-—-and you are, none of you, in your character as Anericaa citizens, above the lowest or humblest of us all. Look, therefore, as TOO are bound to do, to the affairs of the country, you vho call yourselves Democrat*, as well as you who call yourselves Whigs, and then decide as American citizens, free as the freest, and by the Constitution of the

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land adjudged to be as wise as the wisest to decide, and say what is wanting to make the country more prosperous, what is wanting to redeem the government froiti the depths of corruption into which the executive has plunged it, and whit is your duty in the crisis.

He (Mn Thompson,) said he was a Whig. He had never been called by any other name. He had always been protid to so call himself

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was a Henry Clay

Whig. As such he had desired the election of that great man- td the Presidency. It had been decided that he could not be elected. His regrets on that account were only for his country but were all lost in the glorious anticipation that anolhef great man could be and would be eleCtedi That man was Gen. Taylor, and to his sup' port, all that he possessed of ability, all that he could command of zeal, all that he could influence by example or by words, would be as freely given, as if the man of his first choice had been selected as the leader in his stead.

As a Whig, he believed the durability of the republican institutions of the country rested on the success of Whig principles and Whig men. And therefore it was that he supported them. It has been objected to the Whigs that they have not, what in the new fangled language of- the day, is called a "platform of principles It is true that they do not allow any body of men, whether they assemble as a National Convention, or meet as a village caucus, to say for them what are the principles they musi for the time profess.— The Baltimore Convention had done this for the Democratic party in 1844, and henceforth with that party, the question became not whether the Constitution allowed an) measure to be passed, or the public

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required it, but whether it

was sanctioned by the "Platform of the Baltimore Convention!" And this was modern democracy!

The Whig party acknowledged no such authority in any National Convention or any other Convention. When the Philadelphia Convention met. it was to select from the several candidates named one whom all who were represented in that Convention, would unite in supporting for President. This done, their whole duty was done. The Whig principles existed before the Convention met—they would remain intact after the Convention adjourned. They are the principles of the Constitution. Whatever is wise, whatever is just, whatever is expedient, whatever is wanting to make the country more prosperous, more free and more happy than it is, it is

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principle that if the Constitution allow it, that it should be done. This is what the men of the Revolution understood when they formed that charter of our liberties. They never designed that it should be a bumile of negations, saying that this should not be done, and that should not be done. They made it

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strument for good. And whatever the good of the Country demands, the frars of the Constitution intended it should authorize and require to be done. As man has been given power to take care of himself, so was the Constitution of the United States framed to take care of the people of whose will it \Vas an exponent.

And this practical power for gnod, which had been given to the Constitution, and for whi.th only had it been formed, wasexemplified on thestatute books which contain the laws possed by its immediate framers. tf this '-iWlliinore platfoVm" was orthodofc and did as it is claimed by those who made it, include everything, then the men who made the Constitution did not understand the meaning of their own work. They did many things which the "platform" says cantlol be done.— They gave us a currency which the 'platform* says was unconstitutional. They gave \is a bank, which the platform says was In violatioh of all authority of Congress. [Here vdice in the crowd cried out, "break down all your dirty banks."] Mr. 'l\ replied, if you do my friend, you will break down All your clean cities, you \Vill drive off your commerce, you will Silence labor, you will breakdown your prosperity, you will leave industry without a reward, and-enterprize without a return. Break down the banks! Such was not the language of Washington.— He made them. Such was not the language or Adanis, or Jefferson, or Munroe, ok-any of the long line of revolutionary Presidents and sages^ who built them Up, as useful institutions to develope the resources of the conntry, to cherish its pros1 peritv artd to extend the blessings of labor and plenty to every man! [This response i#&s greeted with tremendous applause, and when it had ceased another voice in the crowd asked, "Would you vote to construct a bank?*' Mr. T. replied *No! iri the present condition of the country I wottld not, though did so tote in 1B42. Such *n institution is not how necessary as a practical measure it has ceased to be of importance, and like other great measures which have been superseded by time or circumstances, is not a question which we may profitably dispute.^

But the Baltimore platform said yon should not do this, and you should not do that and went on adding negative upon negative—thinking, perhaps, that it gamed strength thereby, as the rule which the schoolboys learn, that two negatives make an affirmative—until nothing is left that may be done, except to establish a sub-treasurv! [*•1 am willing to take it," cried a voice, «*b*d as it is."])

Yon are willing to take it, had as it is! »«Ah! my friend." said Mr. Thompson, "Your confidence betrays you to yourruin. You do not know what medicine you t*ke when you swallow the "Baltimore platform" which is destined to be the political death of so many of the partv. Even Gen. Cass, with afl his rigor, will find ft too strocgly isnpegsatcd with

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political poison, for him to swallow, even used as he has been of late years, td tich feeding on snch stufr.

Now the men who talk of taking this Baltimore platform, bad as it is, call themselves democrats! loVe democracy.— The principles of it as understood by the fathers of the country, has done for me all that I am, It has opened the way for me, and it has opened for us all, the honors and distinction Which station can give to tho6e who fell them honorably.— But he did not like the progressive democracy He did not understand it. He did not care to understand it. There was the fionstitution, there were its principles. These were ertough for hirrt.~ tte only desired to stand by it and live up to them. Had the Constitution progressed since the days of Washington? No, but there is a principle of progress which was well illustrated iri this day, and that meant everything. It was the progress from one office to anothel-, always taking care that the office which Was progressed to, was belter than the one pt-ogressed from.

There is no safety, continued

See the effect or party schemes, as illustrated in the operations of the Baltimore platform! There was the tariff of 1842. It was a good measure—the country prospered under it—it gave ample revenue—it protected all industry.7,',.V ["What protection do you approve of?" here cried a voice in the crowd.]

I approve of that system of protection by legislation which will afford ample protection to the labor of every honest man in the Union! ("That's it!"— "That's what we want," cried an hundred voices, and a round of cheers confirmed the justness of the sentiment.) I am in favor, moreover, of American legislation for America. I am against repealing our laws because England finds it her interest, or is obliged by a blight upon her crops, to change hers. I am for looking to the American Congress for legislation for the American people, and not to the Lords and Commons and potentates of Great Britain. (Immense cheering.)

Mr. Polk (a general laugh.) Don't laugh at him my friends, he has only got a little time to remain in office. Mr. Polk, when elected, found himself fettered and bound by the Baltimore platform, and he pledged himself to obey its mandates. He made himself then the mere instrument of a party Convention, composed in great part of office-holders, executive dependants, and official expectants. Contrast his situation with what would be that of General Taylor's, when he is elected President. I speak not of what may happen. I speak of what will hap-1 pen. (Cheers.) When he is elected President, he will go into the office, as the Executive of the people's will. What they say, he will do. We want no pledges from him, as to whether he will do this or that. (,4Yes," cried a voice, "we will take him without pledges, as we sent him to Mexico *4No pledges." "Give us old Zach, that's all we Vvant.'V

Now, if there was anV thing more cTe&rly set forth, as a cardinal principle in the "Baltimore platform," it was our right to the line of 54 40. What did Mr. Polk give it up lor (Jen. Cass is entitled to have it said of him that he voted against corning dovvn to 4^ but the question is, if it was a principle—and that "principles do ndt change," is, you know, the proverb—that We were entitled to the line of 54 40—to the whole of Oregon—anti the rallying cry it will be remembered, was "5t 40 or fight"—how came it that

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Polk gave it up? He backed out. He made a great show of fighting—declared in his Inaugural address that our right to the line of 54 40 was unquestionable and unquestioned—and yet he backed out.—

Victoria showed her true spunk, and Mr. Polk gave up. Why did he do it? Perhaps it teas gallantry! He (Mr. Thompson.) would not deal too amply with Mr. Polki and he therefore gave him the benefit of the Suggestion. Mr. Polk, like arty other man, wa8 unwilling to fight Willi a woman—the mother too, nfso large a family and, therefore, when Little Victoria became pugnacious,

Polk's gallantry obliged him to back out, as he did. But the war fevpf had gpt Up. and a§ we could hot fight Great Britain, without whipping Victoria—and here Mr. T. remarked, he would say, that he had no doubt of our ability to defend oui-selves successfully against any or all the powers of Europe^- should they undertake to attack us. But the war fever was tip, and like the man iii the pUv, we must have somebody to fight with. We went at Mexico, and what have we got Conquered a ptace Yes, we have got peace, but not as Mr. Polk pfomi»ed~nor with such results as his pariy And admirers hoped for. This war was commenced, Mr. T. said he verily believed, for political purposes. It had been made the pretext for many things, and in its progress most shameful advantage had been taken of the power which the Executive possessed. of harrassing* persecuting, and all bnt ruining several of the most gallant generals engaged in it. Ruin them they could not, fof the people took care of that. The war was said to be ended, and in its beginning, progress and ending, we had illustrated to us the force of the lesson taught by Dr. Franklin, in the story of the whistle which the boy paid too much fof. "Paying too dear fof the whistle." after that 8lory, became a 90ft of nation*! prcrr-

13tooted to politics, actuation, Agriculture, £l)c JHarkcts, Current 3m»0, ®l)e Arts mtfr Scicnces* fitcvatuvc, (general Intelligence, &c., &c.

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erb iifttJ "plflffSg^loo cRflr for a"*\var" is entitled to an equal distinction. This "Baltimore platform"—which was not, however, Mr. Thompson said, as strong a platform as that which he then stood upon—has, under its operation upon the President who was elected by thb men who made it and their followers, got us into a war, which will cost us twenty-five thousand precious lives, and an hundred and fifty millions of treasure. That is one of its practical results. First, we had the annexation of Texas—which, uhder the pardon of the meeting for mentioning, he would declare it wds not his intention to renew the discussion of—Texas annexation, which had been commenced under an "accidental President^' was made the the cause for involving us in a war with Mexico—a war unnecessarily and unconstitutionally commenced by the President, ahd without the knowledge, much less the Sanction, of Congress! ["That's not so,' cried a than in the cfrowd. ''Turn him out," "i'urn hideout,*' responded an hundred voices.

i4No,

Mr.

Thompson, in binding the hands of the people by party resolves. All party schemes, and all parly pledges werC full of danger. He acknowledged ihe power in none to control him. He would tie his political faith to no man*s skirtsi He thought for himself, and he was determined to remain free to think for himself.

don't turn him out,'*

said Mr. Thompson, "for" said he "I haVe a question to ask of that good democratic friehd.,k "When )id Mr. Polk inform Congress of the war?" asked Mr. T. The voice replied, 'He told them when it suitkd him!" "Yes," responded Mr. T., "that is true he told Corigress, when It suited him, that the country was involved in a war! The President of the United States in the majesty of the right divine of Kings, got the country into a war, and then, when it suited him, he informed Congress of it! You are right, my friend you are right. AVhen it suited him he did it. That is progressive democracy! I thank you for your frankness, and commend your honesty to Mr. Polk himself." This sally brought down peals of laughter. and cheers upon cheers followed]

In the selection of the man to command our army iii Mexico, Mr. Polk was fortunate, though not as he intended. He could not send Gen'l. Scott there. That distinguished officei* had already achieved so much glory, that it was dangerous to give him a chahfce to win more. Mr. Polk looks arourtd. He has heard or read that there was an old man, who, when but a raw lieutenant, had, along time ago,.defended against, fearful odds, a little Fort in Indiana.—The then raw lieutenant, had but seventeen men in. the Fort, and there were three wounded besides.

The Indians led on by Tecumseh, had attacked the fort in immense numbers, and demanded it to surrender, and its soldiers and women to be given up to the knife and tomahawk of the savage. The reply then was. as on a more recent occasion, "Come and take me!" They tried to take him. and after a long contest, during which the red men fell "like leaves in November" before the well directed guns of the small but gallant band, the sun went down and the sun arose, and there were the stars and stripes still waving over the little fort! [Here there was an outbreak of cheers and cries of "That was young Zack!'' which was like the shout of an earthquake.] Mr. Polk had heard or read of this perchance. Mr. Thompson said he must digress here to remark that that little fort called Fort Harrison, was in the Congressional district which he (Mr. T.) represented, and is within three miles of his own door. There is to be a great gathering of the people there in a short time, and rou may be sure that the shouts which will then go up from the man who there fought his first battle, will be louder than the loud ocean's roar. It will be! worth a life time to be present on that occasion.

Mr. Polk has also heard of this same iwar lieutenant, then become a plain captain, who had fought out, and conquered a peace in the Black Hawk war. He had heard also of his deeds in the Florida war where the I same invincible spirit, which never knew defeat, carried him through the trying scenes of that prolonged conflict, and gave him the victory whenever he encountered the foe.

This raw lieutenant, then a plain captain had now become to be an old man, though still in the vigor of health, and rich In all the resources of ah originally strong and well matured mind. He was without ambition. He was retiring as he was brave. He did his duly, he fought and conquered, whenever there was an enemy to fight or cooquer —and then set himself down contedt with the consciousness of having done his duty, and of having done it well.

This old man Mr. Polk Selected to lead our bends inm Mexico! See how he loom-

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ed up on our Southern horizon! He crossed into Texas a plain soldier, hardly known be-1 yond his own canip, though beloved bv all who did know him. He reached "Point! Isabel," and in his first despatch to the war! department, he wrote his own character in one line. The department ordered him to march 8t once. He had been delayed by a want of, provisions and meani of transportation. At length he had gathered up what he thought might do, and he prepared to let bnt for Fort Brown. He So advised the de1!Mint partment. and of the IppeSrance of AriSUM Iftd his Mexicans along on the Rio Grande, and added,

ihe cntrny oppose, my march,

yt vhatcttr nvmbtrh, 1 shall fight him!" [Here there burst out again the most enthusiastic cHeering. and the same voice that had Said it was "Touitg Zack" at t"ort Harrison, cHed out "This is Old Zack here."| There was some hesitation, in a council of war, about his marching to Fort Brown, bnt be said, after the court had given its advice against the march, "1 promised the bojS thev should go to Fort Brown, and tbej must 8a-"

And thence what followed—Palo Alto, Resaca, de la Palms, add Monterey. Hard fighting every where, and ^reat odds against him in all combats, but victory always on his side! He never surrenders, and he never loses a battle! Invincible Otd man, how can they hope, those who oppose jrOo now, to beat voa in tbia contest, when with the prestigt Of yoor great name, yotj have tbej people all ranged on yOor side!

An»t then came that crowning •Ictory oft alt—Buena Vista! l"hey wefe twenty thooSand, and we were bat five thodtond. liiejr had their chosen soldiers, led on by their fa' vorite General Santa Anna, whom h/lr. Polk had gracioosly sent ihem. We bad only raw troops a few regular*, and the rest volonteers. The veterans of the previous bat1W had been drawn off. The most distinguished officers in those fights bad been called to another command. Those that were there, however, were all men, every one of tbcm They felt themselves to be soldiers,

TO0 TO VIDKIimKD TBS TttOE PBIXCIPLXS OF THE S0TKKXME5T—I WISH THEX CAKRIK1) OCT—I ASK JiOTUIKK NOUK. "—Last Words of HarrtSOIf.

VIGO COUNTS?INDIANA,

JULY 5, 1848

snd they were determined to he' heroes. Tnejr were, however, only a handful, to the I mighty host which was opposed to them.

But then old Zack was there.' That name was worth ten thousand Meticans! ("Yes, twenty thousand." "Thtee cheers for old Zach," and thev were given with 9 will.) It was a fearful fight to make. Old Zach felt it to beso. He prepared for the worst. He wrote what letters he deemed necessary to explain his private affairs, in case of the worst coming, for it was to be a contest for "victory or death." A council of war was summoned. The members composing itriiffered among themselves, as to what should be done—"go on" or "go back." The bid man heard all that was Mid, and without asking a general decision, announced that "the council is adjourned until after the bat-

We all remember what fearful forebodings of the unequal contest—unequal in all that relates to uumbers on the oue side, and generalship snd indomitable courage 011 the other— we all remember what fearful rumors we had of the~battle. We knew Santa Anna's strength—we feared for the remnant of our army left to encounter him. The administration sought to relieve itself of the] responsibility of thfe defeat, for such they supposed it must be. It was for Gen. Taylor to avoid it, if h^ chose. The responsibility was ell his. It ever was all his, and gloriously did he meet it. The sun rose and set twice 011 the contending armies, and when it went down on the second dav, the victory was no longer doubtful. When it rose again, Santa Anna and his host were no where to be seen, whilst the dead strewed every field!

This is what old Zack has done, and this it is that turned the minds of the people to make him President. [Here a feeble voice in the crowd cried but, "And will tell you what old Zack has done. I woS with him two weeks ago. I stopped at his home. He gave rtte a good supper, a feather Bed to sleep on, and when 1 left in the morning, gave me ten ddllars to pay Aiy way home. This is what he has done.] "That's an old soldier, who speaks, said Mr. Thompson, is it not." It is

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voice. I fought with old Zick. I shall vote for him, and 1 would die for him! "iSo will I vole for him, crieA another man, ahd 1 have alwoys been a Deihocrat," [The excitement and enthusiasm which burst out on all sides after this interruption, defies al! description. Every mart iu the crowd seemed to raise his heart and with one accord give three cheers for 6fd Zach, the old soldier's friend!]

And Gen. Taylor will be elected but I am wearying you and fatfguing myself, said Mr. Thompson. [No, no, "go on"—."goon" —"we want you to speak all night!"]

I can't do that my friends, though if old Zack were here, and should sa.vhe would, he would $0 it. Well, Gen. Taylor will be elected. I devoutly believe so, and therefore I say so. j" What will Indiana do?"' asked some one.]

She will vote for hirti. How could she do less for the man who fought the first battle which ever took place within her borders, and defended her wives and daughters and children, and homes, froth the ruthless "savage, who threatened them with death and desolation? [Here a voice cried, "she will give him twenty thousand majority!"]

Perhaps that is. too much, replied Mr. Thompson. Say fifteen thousand, though there is no saying where the people will go, when they once get started.

Gen. Taylor will be elected.,and here is an anecdote which \Vas told,by Mr. Stephens of Georgia which will give Mr. Cass consolation. A jremendouS hail storm once occurred in Georgian-beating down the growing cotton, and a fiood ensued, which swept off all the fences, horses artd cattle. The rage pf ihe storm having abated, a planter sent out his old servant rt8ii, to ascertain what was the extent of the damage. Hereturned. "What is lost?"' asked the master. The cotton all gone—fences all gone—out houses all gone—horses and cows all gone! "Why," said the master, "all is gone, at that rate!" "Yes," replied the old servant, "all is gone: bnt then we have dip consolation under it—it is a gineral thing!"

So it will be with Gen. Cass. He will find consolation for the loss of this State Bnd that State, by seeing that it is a general thing!"

Mr. Thompson then ,closed his remarks with a reference to Mr. Fillmore, the candidate for the Vice Presidency, whom he had kriown intimately for many years, and who was an honest and pure mirtded man and a well informed statesrnan^as the country could boast. With "Taylor

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we went into the contest confident of winning and deserving the victory. Here Mr. T. look his seat, and the imthensc auditory, which had listened wiih uninterest to his remarks, gave lriin many long and enthusiastic cheers.

An adjournment was now called for, when the whole audierice escorted Mr. Thompson to his lodgings, the baud leading off, passing up Lexington street, down Charles to Biltimore, and thence to the City Hbtel, where Mr. T. returned his thanks, and bade all good night.

Two M£OALS voted by Congreifc jo Gen. Taylor have been struck at the United 8tates andareabdut two inches and a half in diameter, and weigh each abdiit eight ouhces, and bear the following legends and ornaments:

OBviritre.—A profile likeness Of the General,executed from a likeneSi painted br Mr. William Brown, with the legerid, "Major General Zachary Taylor."

REVEBSE.—A

wreath Of olive and palm

combined, with eerperit in a circle, emblematic of eternity, iurrobndihg an inscription as follows: "Resolution of Congress. J«!y 16,1848." "Palo Alto, May 8. 1846." "Re esaca de la Palma, May 9. 1846."

The second medal bears the following: OBVEBSE.—Likeness of the General surrounded by the legend, "M»J«rGen. Tevlor." The letters are somewhat larger than the first medal.

RCVEBSE.—An oak wreath surmunding the inscription, "Resolution of Congress. March 2d, 1847. MorJterey, September, 1846,'

party. 1 would endeavor to act independent of party domination." Letter td Capt. Ailisou.

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yOL, VII.

"I" From the Bilti inon* Pitdot.

FinsT President should not !w theslaVeofi Mr. tJog^in offered a resolution ihstructPr,y' ihg the Coin'rtiittee on Commerce respecting OKX. TATI.OB.

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dent is correct, iif6llows that they never could havlb expected that he who wns constituted the umpire between contending parlies, should ever identify himself with the interest of ono of them, and voluntarily raze himself from the prbnd eminence of a Under of a nation to 'hat tij a chief of a party. I can easily Conceive the existence of a state of thinus by which the chief magistriHo of a State may be forced to act upon party principles hut kuch a courst i? entirely opposed to ail the obligations Hvhich Ihe Const it ut ion impose» on a President of the United Slates."—Letter to Sherrod Williams.

-President should u'ot.be the source

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of legislation. OKS. TATLOH.

OKV. HAimiVoN. "M^ published letters to Mr. williatnatind Mr. Denny j, will show that! do not consider the President a constituent branch 'of the Legislature ^'et it is impossible to read ihe letters (hat have been addressed to mo \vithout believing that many of the writers hait adopted the opinion that the Presidential office was the'proper source and origin of all the legislation of the country— an opinion, Iri my judgment, at war with every

"I have thousht that for many years'past, ihe known .opinions and wishes of the Executive have exercised .undue and injurious influence upon the legislative de partmentof government and from this iuse 1 'thought our system was in danger, of undergoing a great, change, from its true theory. The personal opinions of the individuiil who may happen to occupy the Executive chair, ought not to control the action of Oonsresanpon queationsjprinciple of the Constiofdomestic policy.

and of deep and

ilanceroua consequence. Congress should he left as much as possible untrammelled by Executive influence. The habit of considering

Upon the subject of the tariff, the currency, the improvement of our great highways, rivers, lakes and harbors, the will of the people, as expressed through their represen- la single individual as Ihe tatives iu Congress, oucht to be respecte'd and carried out by tl Executive."— Lettiir To Capt. Alliion.

source from which all th? measures of Government should emanate, is degrading to a Republic, and of the most dangerous tendency.''—Lfit/er to Whigs of New ¥orfc Lfizitilaitire, May S3, 1840. '•Tlie clause in the on it on makes it the duty of tho President to give Concress information of the Union, and to recommend to. their consideration surli measures as he sbnll ju:lge necessary ahd expedient, could never lie intended lo make him the source of legislation.— fnlormatiori should alwnys be frankly given, a ft recommendations upon such matters as come more immediately under his cognizance th'an theirs. But there it should pi)d.''—better to Sherrod Willitg^s.

Titfnn—The Veto Power.

r,r.x. TATLOII. 'The power jfiven iH'e Constitution io Eifecutive, to interpose liis veto, is a high conservative power, but in my opinion should never be exere'wed except in

or.K. inntMso*. "I consider the Qualified veto upon the acts of the Legislature, conferred by the Constitution upon the President, as a conservative power, intended drily to be used

cases ol clear violation to secure the instrument of the Constitution, or manifest haste and want of consideration by Conare,ss.''—tiller t'd Cap. Allison.

itself front violation, or in times of -Inch parly excitement, lo protect Ihe rights of the minority, and the inicresia of the weaker members of.the Union.'*- Litter to Sherrod Wifli&ritt.

Fociim—Campaign Pledges. okx. lUimtrtox. "A lietier guaranty for the correct conduct of a chief magistrate may be found in his character and the course of his foroer life, than in pledges rni l(u loublful contest

f£t. TATLOH. "Crude impressions upon matters df policy, which may be right today and wrong lo-rrlrir-ow, ere, perhaps, tloi heal test of fitness foroffice. One\Vhcannot lie trusted without pledges, cannot be confided in merely on stount of them. If the American people have not confidence in me they ought riot to give me their suffrages.*'

and opinions given during the pendency of

As it regards the subjects

Upon

Letter to Uaptain Allison-

learn fromSfridr Cartna-

that it i* the Oni«*r»al expectation and belief of the Mexican*, that Santa Anna will return to Melieo oor rait Inm the coon try. Thn«r wbolut*e incurred the hostility of tbia powerful chief, are looking fof a divition of (be country into independent republics, as the only thin? that can save them from the eriU of a continuation of his oppressive and corrupt role. Hence their etire*new to forward Um Sierra Madre movement, which it is expected will indode nestfy all tbe prominent chiefs of the liberal or Weral party in tbe eorth of Mextco*-fr O. tkUa.

which the Le­

gislature may lie called to act, the pledge* snd opinions should Ite required, ifrrtpiired at all, of the candidate* for Congress.M—Letter lo ihe Whigs of TieU) York f^gislaturi. ••Of lata years, the corrupting system of requiring pledges hath hffn adopted. The Presidency hath 1-een put op to the highest bidder in promises, and soe the result. It remains for you my fellow-citizens, to arrest this course of icings.' —Speech at Dayton.

UrtTfci)i»»WAt or THB SacADno*.—The hethm»rr orders have been issued for (he withdrawal of oor naval foreea from iba Ontf of Mexico Coin- Perry will proceed to New York in (he frigate Cumberland. The sloop* of war 8arat0ga and Germantown. the steamers Iril and Water Wi»ch. and one or two of the smaller vessels, will probably remain in the Golf. Tbe other vessels composing the squadron will come to the North. Passed Midshipman Wm. G. Temple has been ordered to the Observatory at Wasbiogtoc.

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To-*e«aoW.—Awav with sntiety. Let as lean on Providence. There is being to whom all (be distinctions of time are the Mine, and r-ho is able to dispose of everything to ottr wise improvement.

'"NO. 29.

THlliTIEfil CONGRESS

A1-1 .^Tuylor and Harrison. On readinsr the, late latter of General Tavlor to Unpt. Allison, was forcibly impressed with the similarity of the "great cardinal principles" therein avowed, to those advocated |y Genoml Harrison, iYi 1840. Tfie Hero oV Bueun Vista stands now precisely upoiWhe gr'dumls then taken and maintained fy old Tippecanoe, the Coiftmittee on the Judiciary t'd Veport"reanomInee of the Whig National Couveution.— peeling the practice of Courts giving preferLet us institute the comparison etoce to suit's 5n certain cases— passed.

3' FIRST SESSION.a I

SVNATE, June 16.—The Senate was not irt "session to-day. HOUSE, June 10.—Mr. Brown, or Mississippi, submitted a resolution instructing the

HAniu'snv. the payment of Virginia VohfAteers. Ob-

"I am a Whin, huij "If the opinions I have jeCtions were made to the reSQlutiou, and ic net an ultra Whig. Iljuiven of the' motives of

elected I .would not bejihe frnmers of the ton the merp President of a stiiuiion in ^ivine \he vel'o power to ihe Presif.

w»s

consfQuentlv laid aside

consequently laid aside. Mr. White offered a resolution to pay S300 for the removal of the remains bf Mr. Holley ,(rom Florida. Objections were made.

Mr. Rockwell moved that the House resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole, '6rt the state of the Union, which inoiiot'i was not agreed to.

The House then on motion Adjourned until Monday, SENATE,

June ^3.—A petition wns presen­

ted by Mr. Hale, Irom citizens of 'Ohio, prayitig for the removal of the* Capital, in consequence of the fclave-trade carried on at Washington, which was laid oh the table.

Mr. Hale then asked leave to withdraw the petition. After an interesting debate the Senate refused to grant leave to withdraw.

A^Veeably to notice, Mr. Webster asked, and obtained, leave to bring in a bill to amend the Naturalization laws, making children of AmeVicans, born abroad, citizen! —referred to the Judiciary Committee.

A motion was mode to take up the joint resolution frorb the tlon&e, fixing ihe 7th of Julv for a final adjournment.

A long debate ensued, in which every Senator except two or three participated. The vote was finally lost yeus 16, nuy$

The Senate then.ndjcvnrncd. HO'USK, June 13.—The busi'Aefc's in tha House to-day was unimpoVtaVit.

SENATE, June

15.—Tlie joint resolution

providing for the transportation of the troops at the close of the war, was taken up. Messrs. Bert 1011 slid CamerWn offered amendments, granting three iVicnths extrt pay to ihe volunteers.

The ameildme'htii were fiVially withdrawn, and the original Ve'solutioh was adopted. The extension of the haturalizatfon laws was debated without actioVi.

OA motion, the Indian appropriation bill was taken up, the morning business having been laid aside for that purpose.

After considerable debate, the bill was laid aside and the Senate went into Executive se&itin, and boon aflcrvvaid adjourned Ulitil to-morrow.

Ho\j&V„ June l5,—Mr. Holmes asked, leave* to introduce a bill reducing the nUleuge of Members.

Objections were made. On motion, the House Vesolve itself into a CdtViinittee of the Whole, and took up the Kavnl Appropriation Bill.

Art amendment carrying 6nt the laws of Ihe last session relativejo the Philadelphia Dock W88 negatiVed.

The bilLwas tlieli ordered to be e,hgrbs8ed,' when the Cotttmiliee rose bnd the House udjourne'd.

teen. Taylor's Rliimnhify. TlVe Albany Evening Journal relate!' the fbllowing anecdote', commrinicnted by^ a venerable bhaplain, who was then at­

tached to Geri. Taylor's army, and tho order to which it refers, was giVen in hi^ language:

••/\fter the biUile of Buetla Vista, Gene-! ral Taylor made his dispositions for the! renewal of the conflict ori the following morning. But at the dawn'of the next* day, Santa Anna was in fdll retreat. TheAmerican cavalry was dispatched in pur-' suit. Soon messengers returned informing the General that the xMexicans, bro-. ken and scattered, were in rapid flight, but that the roHds and the Waysides were, siretvn with exhadsted, and wounded soldiers, all of whom, in the precipitation of SaiVla Anna's flight, were left lo die without either food, water, or inedical atlbnd-, art'ce. tlpon receiving this information, Gen. Taylor immediately ordered uVenty wagons to be furnished with all that was required for the relief of those whotri tho' Mexican general had left to suiter and' die. These wagons were promptly dispatched accompanied by Surgeoris, ivhrt' were directed lo find and administer to rill ihe sufferers. And to the Quartermaster who executed this order, Gen. Taylor said: 'Keep an exact afetount of eVery article sent so tliat if aiiy doubtshodld arise of the propriety of thus relieving the ene-' my's WoUnded, I cah pay for them mvSelf.'

SUICIDES—On the 16th instant, Simon Dunn, of Bath, (Ohio.) hung himself on his porch a few hours before daylight. He had been in the legislature and served for fourteen years as a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas—was in good circumstances, and was about 70 years old, but recently intemperate.

William Chambers, of the same township, drowned himself the week before. He was also in good circumstances, but inlemperate. =======

WHO'S \Vno?—The Washington tfor*

respondent of the Journal of Commerce says: "f

"At the farewell dinner given to Mr. Crittenden, yesterday, several Democratic Senators made very good Taylor speech' es—gftod enough for the canvass—better than the Whigs cart make for him» They dortt pledge their votes—but they give their commendation and their sympathy. I allude to Senators Westcott, Jeflerson Davis and Cameron.'V

KEKP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLK.—*Ths Philadelphia Pensylvanian, the leading Locofoco organ in Philadelphia, thus speaks of Gen. Taylort "General Taylor has made fame enough to fetire at once, if he "desired to do so, to private life. The laurels won on the banks of the Rio Grande, and upon the perilous heights of Monterey, are laurela that will never fade,*'