The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-06-13
whio Nouinadon.

WING Nomination. 4
The Picayune, yesterday afternoon, announced
the fact that it had received by telegraph and ex
press the proceedings of the Philadelphia Conven-
ton, and that General TAYLOR had been nominated
on the fourth ballot, by III majority, which, sup
posing that $50 votes were cast would give to all
other opponents fifty-nine and half votes. After
making the nomination for President, the Conven-
ton adjourned. Weare, therefore, not yet informed
who is to be the candidate for Vice President but
he will probably be taken from New York or the
New England States. Both parties are now I'M the
field Both have chosen for their candidates men,
who under all the are their strongest
and most popular champions, and now the leaders
must marshal their forces, and the rank and file
buckle on their arrnor and sharpen their wits and
weapons for q desperate and doubtful contest, for
whatever the sanguine Or the inscriptions may
think OF say, the contest is doubtful, and will de-
pend upon the exertons of the friends of the oppos
ing candidates. and Of the principles which they
represent. We hope, however, that the good sense
Of both parties will lead them to eschew noise and
fummery Of all kinds during the canvass, for al
though it may be supposed that these instruments
are allpotent in catching the votes of the unthink
ing, yet any victory gained principally by such
means, must in the end be productive of no genuine
advantage. Let the good sense and sound judg-
merlt Of the people be appealed to, and what the
majority decides the minority will cheerfully acqul-
esce in, and the country will settle down into some
thing like settled system of policy. But a tri-
umph gained by appeals to prejudces and passions,
by unreasoning enthusiasm, and by momentary
popular effervescence, will only be the beginning
of renewed and prolonged contest for the ascen-
dancy. Let both parties place their principles,
their measures, and their men fully and fairly be-
fore the intelligent people Of the country, and let
the people candidly examine and finally decide
We know that this advice will suit neither the
frothy orators the scurrilous paragraphlsts OF
either side, but we nevertheless give 1t with the
hope that it will suit the mass Of the people, who
are really wearied with slang and fustian, and
who want some more substantial food than the
whipped-syllabub which is generally served up to
them Whether Gen. CAss or Gen. TAYLOR is
elected let there be no doubt Of the principles upon
which they were elected, of the measures which
thew are expected to favor, and of The general
course Of their foreign and domestic policy, and all
narties will look upon the contest as decisive.
Come out, then, gentlemen of the party press. lou
need not tell us that both of your candidates are
honest men,. We know that Nor that both OF
them have rendered their country good service In
war. We know that too. Tell us what they and
those who support them are in favor of In peace as
well as war !; how they propose to develope the
resources, increase the wealth and augment the
power Of this great country-tell us what measures
they favor to ameIiorate the condition and secure
the happiness, while they preserve the rights of
every portion of our people. This is what we want
to know And do not use terms of vague and I'M
defnable meaning, which leave your thoughts in
cloud-come out openly and fat-footed, and letth
people understand you and judge for themselves.
That is the way to come before the American peo-
Pile, and we have very much mistaken the signs of
the times if that is not the way you will have to
come before them between this and November
Thank heaven, the days of humbug are slowly
passing away. Pretences are being repudiated and
realities cherished.
P. sS.-We have heard, since the above was
written, that III was the total vote that Gen. TAY-
LoR received on the fourth ballot and not the ma
ority over his opponents. We have heard also that
on the first ballot Taylor had Ill votes, Clay 81,
and Webster and Scott some 40 each. The Web
ster men adhered to their candidate to the last.