The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-09-14

opinions, fitness, and personal character oil
Gen. Taylor, and the circumstances that
have caused hIs nomination. Now, ii we
are weighing the ProPrie'y OF nominating
such person to the Presidency, II would
be one thing the exPediency, as may say,
the necessity, which to some minds may APP
pear 10 be imposed on patriotic and we'll
meaning Wings, to vote for him, since lie
has been nominated, is quite another thing.
And that leads To the consideration Ut what
the Wings OF Massachusetts, are TO do. II
they do not see fiji to support Gen. Taylor,
thew must vote for Gen. Cass or MIR. Van
Buren,, or they must omit TO vote al all. i
agree that there are cases III which, 1t We
dom, know in what direction to move; We
oueh, TO stand Till VIC do. | admit there
are cases in which, il we don't know what Ia
do. we had better not dOwe know not what.
But a question SO important 10 ourselves
aud the country-on a question OF a popular
election in constitutional form, In which il
is impossible that every mans voice can
prevail, il becomes question Of conse
quence, duty aud patriotism, what is best to
do on the whole: and he!e again this leads
Ia consideration which should influence
Wings, in my opinion, on the question now
befuTe them. Under The practical admins
,ration of the constitution of the u States
there cannot be great range Of personal
choice in regard TO candidates for the Pre-.
sidency. In order that their votes may be
effective, many must Join for some one can
didale of those prominent before the people
That is the necessary result from our foam oil
government, and from the workings of the
constitution, and il does therefore some.
times bring men to the necessity of choosing
between candidates, neither OF whom would
be their original personal choice. Now,
what is the contingency? What is the al
tentative presented 10 the wings Of Mlssa.
chusetis? In my judgment, i, is merel,
one. The question is between Gen. lay
lor aud Gen. Cass, and that is the whole oil
il. (Applause) am no more skilled in
political affairs than others only Judge
for myself; but in my opinion, there is no.
the least probability ofany other result thar
the choice of Gen. Taylor or Gen. Cass.
know that the enthusiasm of The newly form
ed party, the popularity of new name, with
:, Out communicating any new idea, they Leaf
somo men TO believe the sky is about 10 lal
and we shall soon catch larks. entertain
no such proposition. speak without dis
respect Of The Free Soil parry. have read
their platform, and think there are some roitei
places in il. QLaughter.) Yet can siant
on il very well. But san see nothing in il
that is new or valuable. Whal is valuable i:
old, and what Is new is not valuable
(Lnughter)
|, II the term free-soil party, or fee-soil men
designate one that is fixed and unalterable, tina
Is to-day, was yesterday, and will remain the
same, then hold myself to be as good a FIRE,
soil nan as any in the Buffalo convention.
desire 10 know who is TO put under my feet
freer soil than that have, since 1 became
public man. | want TO know who is to i'm
press on my breast more fixed determinatio,
to resist the advances of slavery in this coun
try, 0an have had since first opened my
mouth in the councils of my country. Tn,
gentlemen at Buffalo have placed at the heaC
of their party Mr. Van Buren,, for whom ha v,
all the respect that should entertain for on,
with whom have been associated i'm some de
gree i'm public life, for many years, but really
speaking for myself should think that if
were to express confidence in Mr.. Van Burer
and his patriotism on any question, and mos
especially on this one of slavery--if on thi
question he and should be found united,
think the scene would border on the ludicrous
If not on the contemplate. (Laughter.) Inev
er proposed anything in my life that MIR. Val
Buren, did not oppose, aud never could favo
any measure that emanated from him. If
therefore, MIR. Van Buren, and l were to fine
be-, H. - a n
sure that with his accustomed good nature, ht
would laugh Laughter and applausel at tn,
strange occurrence and jumbles of political life
that should bring him and me TO set down coz.
! lily together, side by side, on the same platform
! (Laughter.) My first acquaintance in public
life with MIR. Van Buren, was when he was
pressing with great power, the election of Mr.
Crawford to the Presidency, in opposition tc
John @. Adams. Mr. Crawford was not elect
ed, but Mr.. Adams was, aud MIR. Van Buren,
was IN the Senate nearly during the whole oil
the administration, and, for the rest of it, was
Governor of the State of New York; and he Wa:
the soul and centre of opposition to Mr.. Ad
ans administration, aud he did more than any
ten men IN the country to prevent Mr.. Adam,
reelection. These are intelligent facts, which
even short memories NAV retain. Gen. Jack
son was elected President, and Mr.. Van Burer
was placed at the head of his administration, a.
Secretary ofState. 1t so happened or did ha p
, pen, tina: in July, 1929, MIR. MLean was sen
Minister to England, under instructions from
the State Department, TO arrange in that coun
try the disputed subjects of colonial trade MIR
: Adams held high and austere tone towards
England. He planted himself on the grounc
of reciprocity-the right of introducing on
produce, as well as our ships, into the West la
dies, since Great Britain was flowed TO brins
her productions and her ships into the United
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