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lor has been nominated By Wing Convention,
holden In conformity with usagrs Of the Wing
pury, and by the party fairly nominated, SO far
Us | know.
lis to be considered, also, that he is the on.
ly Wing, before the people, as a candidate for
the Presidency; and no riliZen Of the country
with any effect can vote for any other Whig. let
his preferences be what they might or may be.
In the next place, it is proper To consider the
personal character Of Gen. ToyIor and his po.
ilucal opinions, relations and connections, so
lar as they are known.
Now, gentlemen, in advancing 10 few OBJ.
servailons on this part Of the case, wish eve.
rybody TO understand that have no personal ac.
qualnlonce whatever with Gen. Taylor. | new.
er saw hun but once, und that but Tor a few
moments in the Senate. The sources Of infor-
maon are open to you, as we'll as me, from " hich
derive what know of his character and opin.
ions. But have endeavored TO obtain access
10 those sources. | have endeavored 10 inform
and instrucI myself by communicating with
those who have known him in his profession as
soldier, in his associations as a man, in his
conversations and opinions on political subjects;
and will tell you frankly what think oil him,
according 10 the best lights which | have been
able to obtain.
| need not say that he is skilliul, brave and
gallant soldier. That is admitted by ALL With
me, all that goes but very little way 10 make
out the proper qualifications for President Of the
United States. But what is more important,
believe thai he is an entirely honest and upright
man. believe that he is modest, clear.head.
ed, of independent and manly character, pos.
sesslng mind trained by proper discipline and
selt'conIrol. | believe that he is estmable and
amSble in all the relations Of private life. |
believe that he possesses a reputation for equity
and fair judgment which gives him an influence
over those under his command, beyond what is
conferred by the authority of station. believe
that he Is a man possessing the confidence and
attachment Of all who have been near him and
know him. So much for what | think of the
personal character Of General Taylor.
will say, too, that so far as / have observed
his conduct since he has been a candidate for
the office of President has been rreproacha.
BILE. ! hear nointrigue imputed TO him, no con-
tumeIIous treatment of rivals. do not find
hIm'maklng promises or holding out hopes to
any men or any party. | do not find him put
ting forth any pretensons Of his own, and there
lore think Of him very much as he seems 10
think of himsell-that he is an honest man OF
an independent mind and of upright intentions.
As TO his qualifications for the Presidency, he is
unwilling 10 have any more to say about.
And now, friends and fellow townsmen, with
respect TO his political opinions and relations,
can say al once, that believe himto be Whig
believe HIM 10 hold to the main doctrines o.
The Whig party. To think otherwise, woulC
be to impue to him degree OF tergiversator
and fraudulent deception, of which believe
him to be entirely incapable.
Gentlemen, il is worth our while to consider
in what measure General Taylor has become a
candidate for the Presidency Of these United
States.
II would be great mistake TO suppose that
he was made such merely by the Nomination Of
the Philadelphia Convention; for he had been
nominated for The Presidency in a great many
States, by various conventions and meetings oil
The people, year before the Convention OIL
Philadelphia assembled
Gentlemen, the whole history of the world
shows, whether in the most civilized or the
most barbarous ages, the affections and admira.
tlons OF mankind are always and easily carried
away towards successful military achievements
all history proves this. And we know in the
case now before us, that so soon as brilliant sue
cess had attended Gen. Taylor operations on
the Rio Grande, at Palo Alto, and other places
spontaneous nominations sprung up for him.
And here let me say; that generally these
were Whig nominations. Not universally, bu
generally, these nominations, made at various
times before the assemblage of the Philadephia
Convention generally these were Whig nomi.
nations. General Taylor was esteemed, from
the moment that his military achievement:
brought him into public notice, as u Wing Gen
eral.
You all remember that when we were discus.
sing his merits in Congress. upon the question
OF giving thanks TO the army under his com
mand, and 10 himself, among other questions
The friends and supporters of Mr.. Folks admin.
lstratlon denouncing hun as being, and because
he was Whig General.
My illendS near me, whom am happy tc
see, too, belonging 10 the House of Representa-,
tives, will remember that leading man of the
party Of the Administration declared in his place
in Congress, that the policy of the Administra.
tlOh SOhlOStGu VIII tn6 MGAlCdu war would
never prosper till the President recalled those
Whig Generals, Scott and Taylor. The policy
was Democratic policy. The argument was
that the men to carry out this policy should be
Democratic men. The officers TO fight the bat.
ties should be Democratic officers, and on that
ground, the ordinary vole of thanks was refu.
sed 10 Gen. Taylor, on the part Of The friends
Of the Administration.
He was nominated, gentlemen, mainly thus.
speak of these spontaneous nominations by
Whig assemblies, and Wing conventions, and
Whig meetings.
Let me remark, in the next place, that there
was no particular purpose connected with the
advancement of Slavery entertained, generally
by those who nominated him. As have said
they were Wing nominations, more in thc
Middle and Northern, than in the SoutherI
States, and by persons who never entertained
the slightest desire by his nomination, or by an,
other means, to extend the area of slavery o