New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-13
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Tho Senate Of Tennessee on the LIST inst. passed
the following-a motion that it lie one day on the
table having been defeated b. 10 TO s--.he Wing
says party vote
R<.oyed by the General As,eJiy Of the State Of Ten
n<ssse That the people Of Tennessee their Rspressn
.sn co nCHARY TAYLOR candidate for
the Presidency At the next election, In wno'e soy I'M
partially. patriotism and devotion TO ,os
Confidence can be safely deposited oy he people
On this the Courier d Enquirer comments
Perhaps the character Of the this motion may
enshten the Ttbun< somewhat as 70 the political posi-
ton u Gen TAHOE IT, as a Iaper proi,,s 70 etese
POGO politicians 10 every part Of the country should exer
themselves strenuouy and constantly TO prevent MS
nomination"
We ask the Courier for proof OF its unqualified
assertion that profess to believe Gen Tsy
lor Loco-Foco. We are not aware that we have
made any such profession. We certainly think II
odd that an eminent Wing Of some sixty years
should have formed no opinion on the questions oil
Protection, National Currency, Land Distribution,
&C. &C. respecting which the country has been con-
vulsed and divided for many years-odd that a re-
liable whig should be nominated for President by
q Loco Foco State Convention, and publicly sup
ported by such men az Duff Green. g. M BIB, J.
z. Belser, Adam Diller, James Page Ovid f.
johnson, Calvin Blythe, sc. Yet we have been
inclined to believe that Gen. Taylor il, after some
sort, Whie though less essentially and unequivo-
cally 20 than John Tyler was in ls39-4o- What we
object TO is the necessity forced upon as by those
who are jockeying him for the Presidential race OF
taking the vsguest general ASSURANCES that he IS
Whig, that he opposed the Annexation OF Texas
and would have voted for Mr. Clay in l544, in place
of definite and unequivOcsl statements OF his views
with regard TO the great Economic and Legislative
Questions which have divided and must continue TO
divide the country. We do not ASH nor expect
that any candidate for the Presidency shall
hold precisely our own views all contro
verted points We could heartily vote for John
c. Calhoun for example, for President, IN prefer
ence to many meaner and faser men with whom
we do not differ ia sentiment so widely as with
the great CsroiinisD. But let Mr.. C. Undertake To
cover up aud conceal his opinions In order 10 catch
votes from both sides OF great public question,
and we should Be repealed and disguised. We
thought and said all this when the Courier Il Co
were tolling in votes for Gen Jackson by asserting
that he was In favor of sjudic,ohs Tariff" So Of
Folks swindling Kane letter to Pennsylvania Let
us have fair and manly avowals of sentiment, with.
out expecting any candidates views will accord in
all points with our own.
BY the way, we notice in one Of our exchanges
that Gen Taylor being asked by Bale Peyton il
he would accept the nomination 81 Wing Ma
tionsl Convention, promptly replied in the stirma-
tive. Very good so far. Now we want to know
Just as plainly II he rW support tie candidate 'rho
may be nominated By that Convention. Pro0'ded
some one beside himself rs selected. II not let us
know phy. II he goes into a Convention to take
it, nomination If rendered him. but to oppose it in
case another is preferred perhaps some OF bis
friends can show that his position is consistent
with honor aud fair dealing. VIII the Courier at
tempt it