Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-08-17

OF GEN. TAYLoR-All of our public men anc
| great Statesmen, who have heretofore acted
with the Wings, with one or two exceptions
have come out IN support of the nomination Of
Gen. TAYLOR, as the Wing candidate for :he
Presidency, as the only safe course that can be
Il pursued at the present crisis in the affairs Of
the nation. No one, who calmly considers the
subject, can fail to see that either Gen. CAss
or Gen. TAYLOR will be the next President,
and that if Gen. Cass succeeds, we shall have
a continuation of the policy pursued by Mr..
Folks administration, "a policy that has in
volved us in an unjust war with a neighboring
nation-involved the country in heavy debt,
which will take years to eXiinguish, and
deranged the whole business of the country
On the other hand if Gen. Taylor is elected
we shall have a Wing President, Wing
Cabinet, and Wing administration through
out An administration that will be opposed
to the acquisition of terri,ory,-the extension
of slave territory-opposed to foreign and ag-
grcssive wars, and IN favor of peaceful poll
icy towards the neighboring nations. An ad-
ministraton that will give confidence to the
business community, which will be soon seen
liz the revival of business and general prosper
ty throughout the country.
Hon. Robert Schenck, member of Congress
from Ohio, has written an able letter on the
subject to his constituents We make the fol-
lowing extract from it.
"Surveymg," he says, "the whole ground .,
have not doubt but that either Gen. Tay-
lor or Gen. Cass will be elected the next Pres
ident My vote, if it is to be effective at all, /,
must be choice between Meu. Believing
this, with me it is decisive of the question -
You and l., and all of us in Ohio, have been ac-
customed to deprecate the ineffective and mis-
chievous course pursued by third party men,
We have argued with and implored, on former
occasions, the seceders from the Whig party,
scparatists on some point f conscientious diff
ference-not to act in such way as to make
worse than waste of their moral and political
force. We have believed and charged that in
this way the anti-slavery party in the United
States had made themselves responsible at the
last Presidential election for the defeat of Hen
ry Clay, the annexation ofTexas, the war, and
the extension of slave territory-thus promot-
ing, by their Independent action, the very evils
which were most abhorrent to them. Win
not our own arguments, views, and illustra-
tons return upon us now with accumulated
force, if we either stand aloof sukily nursing
our disappointment, or squander our strength
upon the unavailing attempt to accomplish
what is utterly impossible And if, on ac-
count of such procedure on the part of Wings,
Gen. Cass should be elected, who will be,
who should be, answerabe for bringing that
great evil upon the country For it would be
an evil, disastrous | verify believe, beyond all
former experience of misrule."
Seen. Cass has not only put himself dis
tinctly upon all the issues of the Baltimore
Convention, but he has in terms declared that
he should consider his election as an endorse
ment of the whole course aud policy of Mr.
Polk, and as direction to himself TO pursue and
carry out schemes Of similar character. What
is this but to declare for policy of war for
debt for conquest; for extension of slave ter
ntory' for opposition to home labor and indus
try, and the consequent crippling Of national
independence for internal improvements and
IN short, OF every form of gross outrage and
Executive usurpaton which has characterized
win such " bad pre-emlnence" the present
administration And every one that knows
Cass and has marked his course in the Senate
must know that in the event of his election,
these sad consequences would have to be our
only expectations.
With Gen. Taylor only can we in any hu-
man probability now succeed, so as to arrest
these calamitles, which continued democrat
lc rule would bring upon us. And what may
We reasonably expect through him
frankly admit that since his nomination,
and since have set myself coolly and calmly
to consider under the best lights afforded to
us, his character and position, my estimation
OF him has greatly increased. believe he is
a strong-mIndcd, singlo-hearicd, true man. as
honest AS he is brave, and that, under him, We
shall have safe, pure, and sound Wing adj
mnstratl0n of the Government lie is "a sol
der, but regards "war," he says, cat all
times, and under all circumstances, as ma
tional calamity and he distinctly protests
his opposition to the policy which would sub
Jugato other nations, and dismcmbcr other
countries by conquest