New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-07-31
The Tribune and the Presidency.

The ErPrcSs having deemed the following arti-
Gle OF sufficient consequence TO be copied and com
mcnded by it, We must presume that it is worth
the space it will occupy in columns also. Says
the Express:
Thcrc is much merit in this plain spoken article from
the Fulton County ~. " RqHbiicoa and we commend
1t to the attention of the quarter where i, directed
Here, then is the Republicans article:
"HoRAcx GKxELsy.-Thc course which this gentle.
man has pursued since the nomination OF Gen Taylor
by the Wing National Convention, has tended 20 alien
ate his hitherto warm friends and admirers. They
cannot but that he has adopted the plan 70 accom-
psh the greatest amount OF injury to the Wing cause
"A cause which for years has commanded his ever
ready pen and Acknowledged talents II Mr.. Greeley
cannot consistently support Gen Taylor, can he CON
sistcntly 20 for Van Buren, Does Horace Greeley
doubt that Taylor Is Wing Or does he op-
pose hun because he IS stakeholder II this Is the
ground of his opposition, 1t Will require even more
talent than Greeley master Of 10 convince the public
that consistency Is his ruling star And we must
iess that have looked in vain in Tke Tbs for any
other reasons for the Editors hostility to Taylor save
perhaps the modification the Editor experienced IN
his failure TO induce the National Convention to adopt
his candidate At all hazards.
:" II the soundness OF Greeleys whe principles is to
be weighed by his views shadowed forth IN the col
umns OF TAe Tribuas for the las, few months then we
warranted in saying that any member OF the Wing
National convention, 50 TAR as genuine Whis principles
are concerned infinitely shcad of him. and If placed
in The scale would cause the Editor of Tas T6sHs to
kick the beam
3" Did not Mr.. Greeley in February last pledge him
eelt 10 80 for the nominee of the Wing National Con.
ventoni And is he not lahorng with all his zeal To
distract the Wing party and transfer Whig votes over
To Van Buren, tie may succeed in deterrins some
Wings from voting for Taylor but he will and II an up.
hill business 20 sell the Wings to one OF their IN
compromising aud bitter political opponents. We did
suppose that Greeley could be guled by the Barn
burners profession in favor of Free Soil ard especially
VIXEN their standard bcsrer has 80 recently out
that question with view 90 obtain some Northern
votes Does Greeley know that II the BarnhUTncrs In
ths and other States could obtain the ear Of the Pres
dent and could get their share Of the spells and the
occs that there would be kicking against the Bait
more nomination 2 And even now, should Cass pro
mise. II elected 10 distribute the offces among the
Bsrnoerners In this State and they could rely upon l.
they would drop Van Buren, and YOU would hear but
little ssd about the wno, Proviso Those Of the par
" who have been foremost in denoaDcng Cass, wOgld
soon become his most noisy supporters.
ave take pleasure in announcing 20 Mr. Greeley our
coaadcnt opinion that although he has been gullod
ahere are hosts OF true Wings who are too well &C.
qaainted with Loco Foco professions to conhde in
them. II the Editor Of The Tribune Is honest in his
support vSn Buren, why does he not hoist the fac
oncei We like 10 man open and above board
he wishes TO abandon whg principles and go in for
Free Trade for the Sub Treasury. sc he has light 10
do So But we think il woald be more manly to show
his eolors, than to play the hypocriie."
Passing over the discourteoas and monitorsl
tone Of this article, and simply denying that we
have ever cherished or manifested a design 70 OPP
pose at all events Gen. Tsylors election, we will
barely indicate the gross unfairness of our lee
turers questions. Our grounds of objection to the
Philadelphia nomination., and of hesitancy as to
Supporting it, were fairly and fully indicated on
the morning after the nomination was made. and
lave doubtless been reed Though not copisd) by