The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-17
The sixth Congressional District-The
Nomination.

NOm1n0t1Ons
The nomination of Mr. James Brooks as the
Tay Tor candidate for the sixth congressional dis
trict in this city, has caused great deal of con-
versation and agitation in political CIRCLES espe-
cially in the district for which he has been nom-
mated. To assert that 1t has given satisfaction to
the friends of Gen. Taylor would be an untruth
1t has done so such thing, but the contrary, has
gwen offence to them and the reasons are
obvious.
Long before the wing convention met in Phila-
delphia, Gen. Taylor was nominated for the Pre-
sidency by the independent thinking and lnde-
pendent acting men of all parties-whlgs, demo-
Gratis, and even Native Americans. That con-
vention took him up, and gave him the nomination,
not because he was whig or converted to WING
prlnciples-whch he is not, even to this day-but
because his brilliant military achievements In
Mexico, and his intellectual qualifications and in
dependence of character, made HIM popular with
the masses In every part of the country Previous
to his nomination he was abused and viliied in
every possible way, by the wirepullers and pseudo
leaders, and politicians of the whg party, lest he
would be nominated but no sooner had he re-
ceIved the endorsement of that convention, as
well as the nomination at several previous con-
ventions and meetings, various parts of the
country, than these same parties turned round
and In whom they had previously seen nothing
but lmperecuon, they, after his nomination, OBJ
served all the qualifications that dgnifed the
father of his country, and made him the first man
OF the age. One of the most prominent of these
revilers of Gen. Taylor was the gentleman
recently nominated as member of congress from
the sixth congressional district.
There is, however, another point which we
wish TO refer to, while writing on this subject,
and that is, the threats that the wing poll
ticians and wire.pulers have been mutterng
for sometime past, VIZ: that If General Taylor,
after his election, do not carry out what they
choose to call wing Notwithstanding of course
the very important one, that the Offices under the
general government must be given to the friends
and adherents of the successful candidate-they
would treat him as they did Captain Tyler, and
make him political scape-goat for the remainder
of his natural life This Is what the clique OF
office-seekers this city. pretending to be the
friends of General Taylor, mean by carrying out
wing principles. They surrounded General Harrl.
son when he was elected, with the view of carry
rylng out the same purposes, and actually worried
HIM to death. They kill I'd him, physically, and
then fastened on Captain Tyler, whom they killed
politically, because he would not lend himself to
carry out their dictates in regard to the Offices
der his control They wish to repeat the same ex-
pertinent with Gen. Taylor, and the little clique
this city have nominated Mr. Brooks, and hope to
elect him, their organ for obtaining office, or
the channel through which executive favors will
flow to them
Under the circumstances, therefore, it s not sur
prising that the Independent friends of General
Taylor, the men who really nominated HIM for
the high office of President of the United States,
feel annoyed and indignant, that the ancient and
bitter revller and detractor of General Taylor is
nominated member of congress to support his
administration when he shall have been elect
ed But their abundance of time between
this and the period for holding our election
the seventh of November next, for them to re-
consider this nomination, which they very reason
ably think, il allowed to stand will ,niure ma
orally Gen. Tia ylors prospects, so far as that dis
tnct and the whole city is concerned The real
friends of General Taylor-those who have ad.
hered TO him through good report and evil report.
must fee huu at seeing such candidate on the
ticket which they will be called upon to vote for
on the seventh OF November next, and, as we have
already shown with good reason. Why not, there
fore, letthem take the matter into their hands,
and nominate another candidate in lieu of Mr.
Brooks. There are plenty Of good capable men In
that district, the nomination Of any OF whom would
be more sa isfactory than that of Mr. Brooks to
General Taylor's independent friends and adj
mirers. His nomination will be looked upon
likewise by the Insh voters as sanction by the
friends of General Taylor of the course which Mr..
Brooks thought proper to pursue towards them
during the agitation at Vauxhal Garden, some
time since, when the eyes OF all were directed TO
the men who were exerting themselves to free
heir native land from slavery that has scattered
them, as the Jews have been scattered, over every
country in chrstendom, and rendered II a charnel
house among the nations of the earth.
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