Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-07-29


form The party leaders afterwards occupied the attention Of
Congress for months with this Oregon question: disturb
ing and disracsng the naon embarrassing trade and
merce, alarming the business with the apprehension Of
with the most powerful nation the EARTH with which
have more commercial relations than with all the world
beside The price OF insurance high that
no shipping merchant could any distant voyage
General Cass stood in the front the whole He declared
war to be inevitable. His belgeen propenses displayed
on this we'll all other Subjects whole plat
FORM never believed that this cry for on
the part the we-wokers behind the SCREEN though
doubted that the worthy General perfectly sincere and
completely duped by Them advised my friends here
for the amicabe notice to England pay rope
and test their sincerity about this platform The result pre-
cisey answered my expectations When refused hold
them they refused fight and the result that the whole
pretensions fifty -four forty abandoned by themselves
and they fell back the British line Of foynne, upon which
settlement could any moment have been made without
word Of all this unjust and nsoent bayado The platform
abandoned those who had adhered to violently,
among whom General Cass, prosrated in the dust
The chairman Of the Committee Foreign Relations, (Mr
Allen under deep sense Of this humiliation, instantly Ie
signed and the present chairman Mr. HAsrEGAS declared
his place that Mr. Polk had by surrenderng the platform
and his pledges adhere sunk himself low that
the hand Of resurrection could reach him. When put
the test Mr. Polk treated the whole platform Of 54o 40'
with contempt and gave up the whole country above 400.
Mr. FOOTE, Tin his seat.) He was wise, and acted By
the advice OF the Senate.
Mr.. CLAYTON. Oh yes he was wise. The folly was
in having platform In this case, irresponsible cabal,
called Convention, like the last Baltimore many
the members of which appointed at tavern
road meeng assembled and assumed the duty Of directing
and controlling the whole legislation Of Congress questions
of peace and They did devote ten minutes the
title Oregon which they decided, and not Of fifty
of them had read known any thing about it. The
platform thus formed deeply endangered the peace OF fifty
millions of human beings We at time, by oil the
laundering and clustering Of the Administration, driven with
In an inch of with England.
There was another Plaform-,hat made by the famous
Kane letter. In that precious document your President
codng the construction Of some, avowed himself TO be in
favor of the tariff and according that Of Others opposed to
it. Unquesonably the Of the people In the Northern
States believed that in that letter be avowed himself to be
friend Of the tariff is true scripture that in the State
OF Pennsylvania and other States at the North the flags
flying with he inscription "Pok, Dallas. and the tariff Of
AZ and when assaed those who pracised these mPo
sitons the people, repeatedly did, and accused them
Of dupiciy the reply all occasions 'swe the
champions Of the tariff Of ~ - in proof of the
serion referred the Democratic the other
House. without which the bill of 1912 could not have passed.
and told that therefore, the Democrats entitled to the
whole merit of the Now, again. the politicians
have published life of Gen. Cass suit the North, and
another to suit the South, in regard to the Wmot proviso
Thus, by Platforms they palter with in double
sense keep the word Of promise the ear but break
the hope"a time deluding honest people into
for Mr. Polk which he could have received had he
then aowed himself to be what he has since proved to be-
the champion of free trade and at another representing
Gen. Cass Of Northern principles in the North and
man Of Southern principles in the South.
There is another platform 1t is that Of honest man,
i n Il
dency he will not be the tool Of paryha he will be the
President of the peopethat he has enemies to punish,
friends reward-that while he will do his duty in
moving corrupt incompetent unfathful men from office,
he will not be the supporter of that Infamous system of pro-
scpion which distributes the public Offices of the country
the spoils Of vcoryths he viii this and all other sub
ecs endeavo the Government of the country the
principles of the constitution. His platform the oonsffu
hon all others utterly unworthy Of respect The patr
otsm of politicians, which explodes in deceptive party
Pledges is understood be, Dr. Johnson defines it, ihe
last refuge Of scoundrel There is little difficulty in find
and illustrations 10 suit the title page OF the whole
volume Of political platforms In the action Of Of the
Presidents of the United States find enough to
mind US Of the old
eThe Devil sick, the Devil monk would be-
Ihe Devil got we'll, the Deraia monk rDas he 2"
The honorable gentleman also attacks General Taylor on the
ground that he lacks qualifications In justice, however,
his noble heart the Senator admits that Gen. Taylor
pure. honorable, hghminded, and patriotic But be
ends fault with Gen. Taylor account Of what he supposes
evnce want OF great learning He from General
Tsyos confession that he not politician, that be
competent for the Presidency That is think his chief
objection The gentleman certainly did also find much fault
with Of Gen. Tsylors letters shall not deny
that his letters like those OF other great military commanders
written in the hurry of camp, and on barrel box
drumhead have not the beauty Of finish and the rouny OF
period which the gentleman well knows how to to his
letters But for strong sense and appropriate language
convey it, excel those letters Of in which
he found important to attend TO the manner well the
matter OF his composition. On every court martial which
the court although often scholars of high character have ge
neray selected Taylor draw the sentence Of the court
Of his superior qualifications We laugh at the
story that be cannot write his letters That from his enemies
is tribute their excellence Gen. Cass is admit,
a knowing and learned but Gen. Taylor is q icise
man. agree with the poet that
g knowledge and wisdom, far from being one,
Have ofttimes eonnexiou Knowledge dwels
In heads replete with thoughts OF other men;
Wisdom In minds attentive TO their own.''
Gen. Css has great crudon, and has written books But
in the great essential qualities Of wisdom, justice, integrity,
humanity, and moral well physical courage, Taylor sp
proaches the character Of ashngon than any
who has occupied the Presidential chair his day And
with regard TO the champion Of the gentleman from Connect
cut (Mr. NIrs,) who has INDUCED hmself in sly fling at
Gen. Taylor will give my opinion with equal frsnkness
Mr.. Van Buren, is cunning man, and has often been OBJ
served that no cunning ever yet wise one Ex-
ccPon taken TO Tsyor qualifications because he has been
compelled in his couny service TO pay more attention to
the cartridge than the ballot box and in his letters has
dcsly expressed his ddence Of his ability TO discharge
the duties of President Of the United States But let call
the attention Of the Senate what Gen. Washington said Of
himself in bis inaugural address
The gntude and difficulty Of the trust to which the
voice country called being sufficient awaken In the
vsest experienced Of her citizens distrus'fu
tiny into his could but oyerwhem with de
pondency who, in inherng inferior endowments from
nature and unprcsed in the duties OF civil administration
ought be peculiarly conscious Of his deficiencies"
Taylor Is the Of modern times who has rvalled This
admirable modcsty and bis friends, far from regarding il
fault Of the brightest among the features