New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-09-23
Walter Forward for Taylor.

Pa at McFa3den's Warehouse on the l@th inst
Hon. Waller FORWARD, ex Secretary OF the
Treasury. made the pr.ncipa! speech We find It's
substance reported in the Piusburgh Journal as
follows
There are three candidates in the field, al pres
ent aspirants TO the Presidency. We must have a
Chief Magistrate he must be chosen BY the people add
we portion OF the people, are met to discharge
high duty in celebrating upon the making OF th"t
choice Mr Forward was dispOsed-it was the DUTY Oh
all 10 do 500 regard tie claims of the several cand
dates with fairness and candOr-and with due regard
10 ali public interests Men aud measures are required
and for his part he was inclined 10 separate men
from measures He was in favor OF good measures
ana he also wanted good and pure men to carry them
out. lCheers -. ~ -
Gen. Taylor Gen. Cass and Martin Van Buren, arc are
the candidates for the Pfesidency-iet US eAau"o 'o
measures they represent q,
Mr. Van buren, is the candidate OF the free sou
marty A for their free soil, was nothing out an Oh
Wing doctrine. The Wings as party nave away
beeD Opp0-ed 70 the extension OF clavcfy-uhny pro
uiIent Whgs in the slave states were with the wings
OF the North their opposition to slavery txtehsloh
Where were these men, Free soil men IN l544 were
they not united man in favor Of Mr. FolH ana IA
suuort OF the measures Of Slavery Extension when
he embodied Who then wthstOod the schemes WIN
which Nh Polk was idcnthed-the slavery Annexation
of Texas and all the issues growing out Ol IT, OF war
debt and decentralization The Wing party, iello"'ciu
gems the Wing party did IT, while not word on the
subject heard from Mr.. Van Buren, and MS friends
fCheersl
a,ed by these gentlemen Mr. Van Buren, and his friends
but their Free soil doctrines but one item IN the
old Whig creed lChecrs Its our.old principle and
their new position Loud and prolonged cheers
". en- Mr. Van Buren, was President we heard nOtnlng
of this Free Soil from him nothing OF this Buffalo plat
form Enjoying the power OF an emperor-onginatng
public Opnngfor that appears 10 nave been tne Dusl-
OF the Executive for the last twenty years par
ticularly through messages-cOntroilng thOu-
sand presses-and yet we heard from him word
like this Buffalo platform For his part he Mr. T. DIS
trusted party leaders After having trampled Freedom
under foot Tor thirty or forty years ne dlsuseu tns
new born zeal. lie would not conhde his fortunes 10
such hands.
lie was glad 10 see them embracing great truths, but
they were still enemies 70 a great systen--dcar 70
pennsylvauia-the Protection OF American Labor. en-
thusastc cheering against the pauper labor OF Lu'
rope They will not admit the right OF laborng men
70 protection Mr. Van Buren, 10 an ultra free Trade
man. and declares himself in favor OF system OF Oh
rect taxation.
Gen Cass is also opposed TO Protection. He is the
avowed champion Of Free Trade, and denies the pocy
Of the Government granting that proecuoh "hlch
American labor requires against the pauPer laOoi o.
Europe. He Gen. Cass) was opposed 10 IIolecuoh :
but had scrupes in abeitng schemes OF aggressive
war Now, Of what benefit was this war, TINS Mexlchh
War TO US, Who among you has gained one dollar Dy
this war There never was nation addicted 10 az
gressive war which could preserve III liberties Inc
idols for whom wars are made rcapcd al we ad'ai-
tagos while the people lost their liberties "hai gam
was il TO the Roman citizen that their egons conquer
ed IN war What did they, the people gain by the con
quest of Gau of Asia and OF Africa NOT an acre oil
ground not a single dollar OF money no my 'ro"-
cifiZeus said Mr. r. these wars are mol Tor US IHty
are for idols 10 be set above the heads OF the people
Zachary Taylor long and enthusiastic cheerngl was
the friend Of peace strange and stupid idea was en-
erained by some that TO be friend of peace-to be
peace man was cowsrdy Nothing is NOR ridiculous
~ false No man ever fought more bravery IMAM Ten
Washington. lie was soldier-empnau,auy con
queIor and a soldier, yet he was the iriend oil p ace
- ~ 4 1ffr and rom We a
peace He gains battles and makes cOnquests out ne
deprccates war and would make great sacrifices 10
maintain peace. ,,
of Monterey we all remember his answer. did II 10
save the ousOn vi blood to save the lives oi women
and children vino must have perishcd strange as IL
was this humane this noble sentiment had oeeh cen
surd by grave and honorable men in the Senate OF the
United States. m
As to General Taylors opinion the Tariff, he would
not answer from his knowledge but as ne NGeh
4 lived in Tariff S,ateas his own personal interests
were on the side of Protection he was satisfied Lcul
siana was q Tariff State she had stood sldi by sue
with Pennsy lyania in favor OF Protection iriend OF
Gen TAYLOR had told him (Mr f. that Gen Taylor hsd
expressed himself decidedly and emphaucally to MN
in favor Of protecting American Industry Gcnerm
Taylor may have been nserous IN TINS declaration ye'
IL was made when he was not candidate or me res
dency Mr. T. fully dpcrsonay that mad used
II General Taylor had resided in Virginia South
Carolina Tennessee even, and oeen mere POM
L j.
political effect abroad. But as 1t wss-as Gen Taylor
lived in Tariff State, he (Mr F. believed him sincere
But we had another and suTer guaranty than ms
from General Taylor. He was pledged 10 DOW 10 TIE
will of the people as expressed through their Repre-
sentatves in Congress. He would nOt-he could mol
he dare not violate this pledge. To do 80 would be TO
expose himself to the scorn and indignation oil Ms
country and of the world.
/, was moi denied that our candidate lived in Slave
Stste-that he owned Slaves. Mr.. I. shid he had a..
ways been opponent OF slavery lie was opposed
TO Slavery Extension; and upon All occasions ne hhi
boldly and decidedly declared his hostility TO the odi1us
system Loud applause.l But must we proscrloe
Gen TAYLOR because he is Stakeholder Because ne
resides in state whose laws perhaps prohot tne
manumisson of Slaves No no y Thomas Jeher'
son was a Stakeholder. vet all vcnerated ms name
and memory. George Washington owned slaves-snd
Gen TAYLOR owns Slaves. People who declare mat
they will never vote for Stakeholder or Tor man
from this or that portion of the Union the solemn
compact under which this Union OF states exist Ihey
have their rights in the South under this compact,
which il is duty 10 respect and we are wrong IN al
tempting 10 prescribe any man from Office ana author
itv because he is a Southern man and SlavehOlder-
But when Southern men asked him (Mr Forward 70
consent to the Extension OF SlaVery-to he eNteuns
of il over Territories Freche had but one answer
"A firm and decided No. Loud and enthusiastic
cheering
Mr. r. would repeat what he had once before said,
the Wings want nothing that they cannot attain from
majority in Congress They desired 10 the will OF
the peope carried outno defeated by an exercise OF
authority as arbitrary that OF the Emperor oil ku'
ia They were in favor OF popular sovereignty ana
Gen TAYLOR in his Allison letter and by various ether
means was pledged TO their views on the Veto power
Gen TAYLOR said II should never be exercised except
on great occasons-whcn necessary to save the Con
s,itution from violation. The Veto question was q
question between the Executive and the People
GEN TAYLOR was on the side OF the people. He VIII
sign Tariff strong Wing Tariff passed ny Con
grcss.
would be strange If people IN this District were ID
different TO the question of Tarlh.
How long has IL been since we were unanimous IN
favor of Protection Only four years In le4i we
were all in favor of Protection We were Tor Gay
chcers and the Tariff of ls42 they were for Polk snd
the Tariff of lsi6 We denounced their claim to sup
porting the Tariff Of ~ cheat, an impesiure They
denied H. They said they, too, were Tor PROTECTION
How Is il how is il now, my triendsf we are Ill
vidcd-party influence has been al work the influence
OF the Executive; aud have large party among u
favorable TO the Tariff the Free Trade Tariff Of l-ib
Mr. r said he would waive farther notice OF the i'm
posture of 1874 but he could not overrate the import
ance of Protection He for protecting ell for
Granting Protection 70 all who needed Protection. \
Tariff which supplants American Labor the products
OF American Labor by the Introduction OF the products
of European abor diminshes the wages OF American
Labor Is any such an ass as not 10 see this Is
any man great fool no, 10 that the papabe
and inevitable effect OF the Tariff Of lsi6 TO reduce
the wages OF labor We pity the weakness of the
who cannot the fact so obvious Thirty or for