Arkansas State Gazette

THE GAZETTE

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1848.

FOR PRESIDENT

ZACHARY TAYLOR

OF LOUISIANA.

FOR VICE PRESIDENT.

MILLARD FILLMORE.

OF NEW YORK.

WHIG ELECTORS.

JOHN PRESTON, Jr., Of Phillips,

JESSE TURNER, of Crawford

JOHN W. COCKE, of Hempstead

THE PEOPLES PLATFORM.

"I have no private purposes to accomplish, no party purposes to build up, no enemies to punish—nothing to serve but my country."—ZACHARY TAYLOR.

"The power given by the constitution to the Executive to interpose his veto, is a high conservative power, which should never be exercised except in cases of clear violation of the constitution, or manifest haste and want of consideration by Congress."

"The personal opinions of the individual who may control the action of Congress upon questions of domestic policy, nor ought his objections to be interposed where questions of constitutional power have been settled by the various departments of government, and acquiesced in by the people."

"Upon the subject of the tariff, the currency, the improvements of our great highways, rivers, lakes, and harbors, the will of the people, as expressed through their representatives in Congress, ought to be respected, and carried out by the Executive."

"War, at all times, and under all circumstances, is a national calamity, to be avoided, if compatible with national honor." "The principles of our government, as well as its true policy, are opposed to the subjugation of other nations and the dismemberment of other countries by conquest, for, in the language of the great Washington, 'why should we quit our own to stand on foreign ground?'"

ZACHARY TAYLOR.

MR. FILLMORE'S PLATFORM.

"I disavow most unequivocally now and forever, any desire to interfere with the rights, or what is called the property of the Southern States."—Millard Fillmore, in the U. S. House of Representatives.

GEN. CASS'S SLAVERY PLATFORM.

"I am no slaveholder—I never have been—I never shall be. I deprecate its existence in principle and pray for its abolition everywhere."—Cass's Pamphlet.

"He (Cass) stated to me that every Northern Democratic Senator had agreed to vote for it (the Wilmot Proviso) and but for Mr. Davis's speech, would have voted for it. He said, repeatedly, 'he regretted very much that he could not have recorded his vote for it before the adjournment.' * * * This, sir, continued to be his language all the way to Michigan, as I understand."—Rathbun.

"It is true that for want of time the Senator (Gen'l Cass) had not then [at the preceding session] an opportunity to give his vote, yet his opinions were undisguised, and he openly avowed his anxiety to vote in favor of the Proviso. The position of the Senator upon this great question was not only understood here, but his friends throughout the North held him up as one of the great champions of human liberty, as the uncompromising opponent of the extension of slavery into territory where it did not exist. In addition to this, the Senator had at this very session presented the petition of citizens of Michigan, declaring that the acquisition of any new territory, whether by purchase, conquest, or otherwise, we deem the same the Ordinance of 1787, with all its rights and privileges, conditions and immunities."—Mr. Miller of N. J., in the U. S. Senate.

Our Locofoco opponents are in the habit of using constantly the cant phrases 'the Whigs have no principles.' This is their principal weapon, their shibboleth, their armor in which they trust. We give below an abstract of Whig principles, and a synopsis of Locofoco no-principles.

WHIG PRINCIPLES.

A faithful administration of the Government with a view to the promotion of the interests of the people, according to the provisions of the constitution, without addition to or subtraction from those provisions.

To provide and preserve a sound currency is within the power of Congress, to be exercised whenever the state of the currency and public opinion require it.

Encouragement, diversification, and protection of national industry.

Facilitating commercial intercourse by improving harbors and rivers, and by making roads and canals as parts of great national improvements.

Peace and union—progress and prosperity—no more wars of conquest—no accession of territory beyond that required in the recent treaty of Mexico.

Offices and trusts to be filled for the common good, and not treated as spoils—the qualification for the honesty and capacity.

The respective States have exclusive control over their own institutions.

Limitation of the patronage of the General Government, and economical expenditures.

LOCOFOCO PRINCIPLES.

1. TO THE VICTORS BELONG THE SPOILS.

2. LARGE REVENUES. LARGE EXPENDITURES. LARGE PATRONAGE. NUMEROUS JOBS AND CONTRACTS—THE GOVERNMENT A MACHINE FOR COLLECTING MONEY OF THE INDUSTRIOUS CLASSES AND DISTRIBUTING IT AMONG THE OFFICE-HOLDERS,

3. OPPOSITION TO ALL WHIG MEASURES AND ALL WHIG PRINCIPLES.