The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-11-05
From the Boston Post OF Nov. !.
ItenersI CushIns's Address at Concord.

! va ,sdeats-Smon Brown of Concord, Alexander
Gregg Se9iord, Amos Wellington OF Ashby, and A
! II. HE-, lot Catlsle.
Sea fss-William W. Child and B. n Hudson of
/ CONGO
/ The - speaker was George s. Boutwell,. esq. of
GroioIE 30 examined The tauf question with all that
pTaoc9 ability which characterizes his political discus
sons, d showed that the present depression IN the man
uiaciubg business would have been much greater than
II Is Of JOE the financial and commercial policy OF the
presen administration Tha, establishments were
enbar ssed was certain; but II because they had
msaptrlprated their capital One corporation, with a
capita 81 SI5O,D0D, had only $4,000 IN their business.
The b apce was lying dead in real estate, buildings,
workslfg and machinery. Such concerns had 10 60
into iaiket Tor money! AID pay ruinous rates for It
One G, e % ihe MONEY pre- -ue was The vast amount
OF cas- gceed up ~ incsmplge railroads IN England
an evi isl no legislation in "a rlnnry could affect.
! II hal b source VI much cot asrcial mischief in
THIS ~ nat parties occasionally aittaspled 10 egs-
late =ilg harinatons IN bus rs dtresa s,Nif. Bout
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He followed by B. F. Butler, esq, of Lowell. no,
in animated and off hand Speech reviewed the letters
ness expctness, and great political knowledge displayed
in those of the former, with the vagueness contradc-
ons shungs, and ignorance exhibited in those of the
latter.
Gen Gushing arrived at the courthouse in the after
noon and, being introduced by Colonel Holbrook, was
warmly welcomed by the meeting.
/ After a lively march dashed of in fine style by the
band Gen. Gushing rose to address the meeting.
Gen c. began by saying that he was present in obe
dence to the junction OF the democratic State conven
ton, and under arrangements made by the democratic
State committee. He then proceeded to examine in the
first place, into the nature of the functions of the Pres
dent of the United States The President constitutional
commander chief of the army and navy. He conducts
all foreign negotiations From him proceed most of the
nominations and appointments to office under the federal
government Tie constitution requires him TO recommend
measures OF legislation TO Congress, which he must OF
necessity do in and OF HIMSELF because the executive de-
parimens the only depository of the facts and details
which legislation depends much that of the
important laws passed by Congress are OF bills draughed
in The departments 10 such degree that even when Con-
gress opposition to the President, the committees rely
the departments for their bills and the facts which
they founded as for instance the tariff act OF 1si2
which, though reported by Mr. Fillmore, chairman OF
the Committee of Ways and Means, in fact drawn
up by Mr. Tyer's Secretary of the Treasury.
The constitution also required him to exercise an indie
pendent moral judgment all bills presented for his
signature, and to approve dlsapprove the same
cordng TO that judgment In addition to this, he is to
execute all the laws passed by Congress, and is in fact
the prime minister OF the popular sovereignty of the
ton for the time being and this not like prime minis
ter in England who goes in and out as maortes in Par
lament huctuae but BY fixed tenure Of four years re-
In short, he is to be anything but the dumb. thonghess
unntellgent irresponsible pageant of power which the
current wing theory of the day supposes; and on the
contrary OF which, his functions such to require
in him the possession of all the highest qualifications
and accomplishments which belong to the significant
term of a statesman.
General c. then proceeded to show that hitherto in all
the history Of the country, only men of high civil
quremen,s and experience had been elevated TO the
dency. OF the ten elected Presidents OF the United
States have been civilians exclusively and the other
four added military to extensive civil experience Those
who were exclusve civilians were: L.. John Adams
who had been member OF the Congress of the Confede-
ration minister TO the Netherlands, to France. and to
Great Britain, and Vice President of the United States
H. Thomas Jefferson, who had been governor of Virginia,
minister to France Secretary OF State, and Vice President
Of the United States 3. James Madison, who the
mind of the convention for framing the constitution OF
the United States, many years leading member OF Con-
- g. - S.~ta III,
who had been minister to Prussia, Russia, and Great
Britain, commissioner at Client, senator of the United
States and Secretary of State. S. Martin Van Buren,.
who had been United States senator, governor of New
York. Secretary of State, minister to Great Britain and
Vice President OF the United States 6. James X. Polk,
who had been many years leading member Of Congress-
Speaker Of the House of Representatives, and governor
OF the State of Tennessee.
Those who had been distinguished in the military
vice of the country not less so in its civil service
They are (wthou reckoning service the State egsa-
turej George Washington, who had been member of
the Congress OF the Confederation and president OF the
convention for framing the constitution, and had passed
number OF years civil life before he became Presi-
dent of the United States. 2. James Monroe who had
been minister to France and England, and Secretary of
War and State. 3, Andrew Jackson, lawyer by pro.
fesson, who had been member of both branches of
Congress- and Judge of the supreme court OF Tennessee
4. William H. Harrison, who had been governor of the
Indiana Territory, member Of both houses OF Congress,
had each of them high career in civil life before
being placed in the presidential chair and had after eav
ing the enjoyed interval OF civil service before
their candidacy tor President.
Gen C. then proceeded apply these facts to the ques-
ton of discrimination between the two military who
the only practical candidates for the next presi
dency it being idle consider Mr.. Van Buren, in the
category Partial advocates of either General Cass
General Taylor might draw upon friendship magma
ton for of praise to be applied to the personal quail
ties of ether but the people must judge from the facts
which OF the two best coresponded 10 the character and
career of the past Presidents of the United States Gene
raj Cass, legislator before he soldier had, since
the closing OF his military career, been governor OF the
Territory of Michigan, Secretary of War; minister to
France and United States senator, and of admitted emf
distinction each of these capacities On the other
hand the whole of General Tayos life had been passed
the regular army He is in it now, If indeed he
tertained expectation of being elected President
According to his declaration, the day get TO ar
ripe ,chen he wH hare performed the first and simplest Of
question is, not to controver the personal qualities
military fame OF either General Cass or General lay
Tor, but which of them superadds to military fame the
satesmanIke qualifications and experience which have
characterized each of the four military Presidents of the
United States. And was, probably, in view OF the
IRENE contrast that Mr. Webster said that the nomina
lion not fit to be made, and departure from all
the past policy OF parties and OF the country IN regard to
candidates for the presidency
General C. then discussed the mutations which General
TayoTs relations to the question of the presidency had
undergone First he had been held out and regarded
sort Of national candidate above all party, If occu-
pyng supenal and celestial relation to the people
Of the country Afterwards this relation is successfully
changed by his accepting the nomination OF the ndipe
american party Of Philadelphia OF the noparty party
of Baltimore and then of the democratic party Charles
ton But the period Of election has approached
other great change has appeared and he stands as
yhg and the candidate OF the wings and this upon the