New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-11-24
p.,,,,c,nn. and Popularity.

We have IN good faith supported the election o.
Gen. Taylor TO the Presidency. We hope be VIII
prove worthy Of that proud position and meriitne
gratitude OF his countrynen. Ths, he viii hon
e,,ly ende.vor 70 make hs elevation puonc
blessing no nan seriously doubts, and there IS
manifested very general disposition 70 J1ose ~
act. kindly and favorsbly-to give hin JAZZ "is'
In the new and critical station % winch 'H' WIZ
Of the People has called him. There are Fe'S ie"
ooen dissen,er. from the general desire that MS
Administration NAV prove honorable 70 nm and
benehoent 70 the country
Ba, there 4. class Of idolators for a consi1era-
tom Of the rising sun, whose utter dehsHce o.
Truth and II story their oblations ought not 70
ns.. without apprehension, because they are cal
culst.d 10 mislesd careless observers with regard
" the c.u,es Of the ate revolution. There IS a
good deal oftslk, among exPectsnts Of CABINET
places or Missions or Colsctorships, or something
else Of the sort. Of the great alscrty with when
N, People rushed % the support Of Gen. lsy lor
while the Politicians alone hung back and tire"
cold water on his nomination. The facts 70 ooi
certain knowledge are Just the reverse OF this
lsrge majority Of the active prominent iesalD :
Politicians Of the Wing party were warmly sn'o'
eating the nomination Of Gen. Taylor before the
nos.. Of the Whig People became at eli Feconcheo
10 bis support There were the Wing Members
NJ Congress. for example three -fourths openly
and another eighth secretly operating for Taylor
lons before the Philadelphia Convention met
VINO does not know that there was no such pre-
gondersnce Of Tsylonsm among their constitu
ep.l 60 in our own State, we had Governor
large share Of our great men, Of our leading press
as And about half the Members Of the Legislature
for TAYLOR but when 1t came 70 choosing Dele
rates. these went almost solid the other way And
had there been one journal IN each State Of the
Union 70 give uttersnoe 10 the predominant convlc'
ton the choice Of Delegates in most other states
would have gone much the same as here
So Of the Popular Vote We hear a great dea
OF poetry from prosaic sources respecting the
eager rush OF the People vote for Old Zach, the
overwhelming majorities for Taylor his unprece
dsnted vote, &c. &c But look at the facts IN
this State, under circumstances Of great depres-
sion and discouragement, after Pennsylvania was
known 10 have voted for Polk, and everybody felt
that he was elected, We poed Tor Mr.. Clay 232,-
ss2 votes while for Gen. Taylor, with the cur
rent running strong IN our favor the Adopted Gu
zens no longer terrified into hostility but incinlDg
in good part toward US, we polled but 2ls,55l.-
Now, making fair allowance for the natural IN
crease of votes in a State so thrifty as ours, and
the vote for Gen. Taylor is at least twenty per
cent below that cast for Mr. Clay.
We do not say Gen. Taylor was an unPop-
ular candidate. The fact is quite otherwise. We
do not doubt that If the necessity for effort which
impslled our brethren in Pennsylvania had exist
ed here, we too mis- ht have given Taylor heavier
vote than Mr. Clsys. This We do maintain how
ever, that the votes given TO Gen. Taylor were
mainly votes for Wing principles and measures
and not for any man and that we could have
elected any fair Wing this year, in view OF the
general depression OF our Manufactures and the
distraction of our adversanes The victory has
been won by the Wing party, on the strength o.
its principles and character, aud we cannot tamely
see them deprived OF the credit of 1t merely to aug
ment the honors of one already so renowned snc
30 fortunate as Gen Tsyor-still less to subservt
the sinister designs of fatterers Let the truth be
understood. and the popular discernment win
dicated.