New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-18
The New.York Tribune and Party Spirit.


cen. influences Of the late Buffalo Convention tne
weakening Of party ties and the Transformation OF
many thousands of party machines INTO oehoer-
ate and independent freernen 49,,
TriJune paper which opposed Gen Taylor before his
nomination chiefly account Of the alleged weakness
Of has party ties and because OF ms siegeo uhwig
,es, 10 submit 20 that grsndest and most controlling oil
NJ, conrivances 10 make nen party machines 10 WIT
q National Convention
We utterly deny 10 The Tribune the privilege Of
assuming the high and proud position II now claims
we deny that It stands the equivocs ground II now
occupies by OF ts opposition 10 party ties and
party machinery On the contrary II ls unq1esnonaoe
that that paper endesyored 70 prevent Gen Isylors
norninafon BY getting up the Wing National Convention
in the belief that itself and its friends would be able 70
control II in accordance with It's own wishes and would
BY means Of il make all the Wing freemen Of the United
ststes-snd rejoice 10 know that they are" debera
tive and independent freemen'-" into mere party ma
ehines."
And # The Tribune and its friends had only succeed
ed 10 obtaining the control Of the party by means OF
machinery they set up they now instead OF scout
ing H. would be intoxicating upon all Wings, that they
bound in honor 10 be governed by IL ltls only
because they disappointed in using II for the pro
motion OF their objects that they now repudiae
and reject their own inventions.
Undoubtedly Gen. Taylor nominated by the
Wings Of the country because Of the pedness Of her
pdrtg ties and the strength Of their ties 20 the Consfnp
non They nominated him because he would pledge
himself thus far only namely TO the faithful hone
Constitutional fulhment Of the duties imposed uPon
CODQres7.
deeply imbued with the great and most salu'ary wing
principle that the Executive should not be partisan
Executive party machine-but me ithiu TX
ecutive Of the measures 0rdained by Congress
And who are his opponents Lewis Cass ana Marth
Van Buren, Of whom truly be said that the lat
ter IL the perfect creature OF party machinery ana he
special embodiment Of party spirit and HofhHS fts''
ana thai the former is serye follower IN ms footsteps
in this respect
II Is not for any advocate Of the Buffalo nomination
II IL not for such opponents Of Cen Taylor as Horace
A.
ponenfs of party spirit and party machinery.
Remarks on the Ab0Ue
There Il n class Of Wing journals, which seem
10 desire the election of Gen. Taylor, land we
know thai With the Gazette this is more than
seeming VINO fancy that they promote that object
bv an occasional shy ut The Tribune. Perhaps
they act wisely but their wisdom is too deep Tor
our penetration. Do these journals doubt our at
tachnent to Wing principles andthe Wing cause
Do they doubt that we would prefer Wing to
Loco. Foco President Do they doubt that we in
tend 10 act and vote with the Wing party so far
a. We consciencously can ? II they do not is It
worth their while to be eternally goading us into
defep,iye observations which can hardly promote
Gen. Taylors election We ask them to look
at ..ns business in the light OF common sense
We regret to say anything which will even seem
10 oppose the party with which we have uniform.
~ acted with abundant zeal if with little etfcien
cy. We prefer silence to contention, where 81
lence does not compromise the truth, Most that
we have recently uttered on this subject has been
slicited by the attacks Of the Fulton Republican,
Boston Atlas &c &c And, as the Gazette would
seem 10 believe that capital may be made for Gen
TAYLOR by such discussions, we will accommodate
IL with another.
The leading point made by the Gazette seems
TO be this Gen. Taylor is independent of party
The Tribune opposed him ON that ground and
now The Tribune exults in the Buffalo Movement
es a rendng of party ties, when 1t ought to con-
denim all independence Of party, TO be consistent
with its position with regard to the Philadelphia
Convention.-Let us consider this
Is il desirable that the President OF the United
States shall be party man This is a question
which may be honestly answered either way
There are many good reasons for desiring that the
President shall not be partisan; there are also
sound reasons, we think, for preferring Wing to
& Loco Foco, a Free Soil man to an advocate OF
Slavery Extension. We blame no man for pre-
ferrng no.party President or President of his
own party, as he may think best But when you
undertake to produce the same candidate in two
antagonist characters, then we demur. II Gen
TAYLOR is to be supported as the Wing candidate,
he ought manfuy TO own his faith in the funda-
mental principles of the party, and stake his cleo
tion thereon. 1.-The is to run as the no-party can
ddate, land this seems TO be his choce,) then let
as have done with this dragooning of Wings as
Wings into his support. He can tfairly run with
the hare and hold with the hounds or rather, we
can't help any such game. We recognize obi
gation to support Wing candidates as such except
they be openly Wings and ready to stand or fall
with their party.
Bat the Gazette says The Tribune Co.
were disappointed at Philadelphia, hence their
subsequent course. Hoc disappointed No
mere change of men can ALLEVIATE us. If Gen.
Tsylor stands In the same relation to the Whig
party as Mr.. Clay Mr.. Webster, he will suit us,
though we don't consider him well qualified
tor the Presidency as either of the above-named.
Yet he seems an honest. well.meanine off-hand
man of action and has evinced some qualities we
like decidedly. He has been a very badly-sd-
vised man in regard to the Presidency, but we viii
gladly overlook that. We like the doctrines of
the Allison Letter so fer as they go; and, though
we prefer President of decided Wing convic-
tions, we don't want him to be partisan Exec
atve nor a party machine. If he is Whig
In principle and will not be sectional Instrument
or sectional partisan, he wil do. Let Gen Taylor
say with regard to the organization OF the New
Territories as he is understood to have said it'll
regard to the Tariff, River and Harbor Improve
ments, &c that he will defer to and execute the
will of Congress, and We are for him. We will
take our chance Of Congress doing the right thing
and do our part toward making it no chance at all
but q sure thing.
But here steps in the Editor of The ErPress.
Let US hear what he has to offer;
The Editor of The Tribune while he is plotting the
disruption and destruction of the Wing Party here IN
the North demands that Gen Taylor shall write let
Ter, that will lose every Southern vote Would MI
Clay have ever written such letter We answer EN-
phsticsny MOI Would he have given such
pledge We answer again. Mo- Gen Taylor has
gone far on this subject Mr. Clay has gone. To
ksk him 20 speak now, In the present excitement and
when Van Buren, and the Abononsts are trying to un
d<rmlne him in the North, Is TO ask him % commit
political suicide. Beside, in the Allison letter he is
pledged 10 approve any Free son Bill that Congress
nav pass and unless Congress passes one no action
viii Sc nscsssary from the President