Washington telegraph., 1848-12-06
From Me Nat. Iatei'igcaeer, Nor. H.
TIE RESULT,

li.h this morning proclaim that Zachary
Taylor has been elected President Of the
United States.
We are without words fit laf expfess.
mg our sensations on this glotlons event,
As members Of the great political pafiy
to which il Is our pride to belong, We are
naturally and deeply gralhed at the tn.
umph of its principles hut II we know
ourselves, any eNuIlallon on this head Is
subordinate To u feeling OF devont thank
fulness 10 the Almighty Rulerof Nations
for his having guided the minds and
hearts OF the American people 10 result
which, we believe, is the salvation oil the
country. We shndder when we think OF
the abyss to the brink of which another
four years OF misrule might have brought
It.
The lth of March, 1919, will revive
the heroic aye Of the Republic. II the
head OF the Government viii be u man
with character whose dimensions are
suited to the olliee and which. III il SIM.
pie greatness, Is a tit type OF the majesty
OF the American people. Formed AMID
the hardest seenes OF u camp lie, aud
respeudent with military glory, Il l.
eraccd by malal aud intellectual qualities
hitting it, possessof for the high CIVIC stu.
liuu to which the voice of his country has
called him History exhibits 10 Us lwo
knds OF military men, One elias i mil
Inry, and nothing else, and unti for any
bat military Theatre ol eXertloui aud III
3. this are TO BE- found some OF the most
distinguished conquerors-men at whose
names the world grew pale. The 9th.
er aud higher rlass Is that OF men who
in their military conduct display, like
/ Washington, eminent civic oudoWmenls
To this latter eiass belongs Iarhafy lay.
lor. Ia the interval OF a long aud event.
lul professional service, h, active mnd
has been eufiehed by study aul dl=eipliu.
ed by thought. saga1ion-, well informed,
mhcNlhly huaezt, selt.felylng, yet modest :
moderate. but iirmi straightforward,
mag gnannou-. knd.h1aued. republican
IN his principles, aud republican II his
habits, lac Is the mad Tor the piice aud
the man lof tie times lis character and
hls political cIeed assure hi county lhal
he Will administer the Constitution II thu
splrl OF IL. founders. aud IN iufihsfauee
ol It's declared ohJecls. Uuisuerd by
any sectional pledges, h. viii b. the
+ President OF the nation, looking II the
/ good aud To the night, ol aliil, memhef..
and ever mindful oi the tenpes Ut com.
promise in winch the federal constitution
Wa, aud ia winch oug It could hale
been framed aud thus making The ENr-
eu,rc policy the agent OF "a mUa per
lecg uu.ou ufihe .,latr- aud OF tlr poo.
pie. lis proYFlb.al integrity guannlles
the "Iu,liee oi LIS political conduct the
"a domestic tranquility of the country will
be guarded uy lue iiiu-u.ous warrior who
Is devoted peace man = The di-clple
ul Washington Nlli - cDu~irue aud net On
the constitution "a, To promote lhe gen.
eal welfare aud thiei Magistrate
whose loyalty to the wall Of the people
has been ayowci aud is beyond suspicion.
will never stretch Executive power
against public" liberty
lc-, a bright day l. coming. \ rIyui'
headed and hoHc.i.heanpi thltl NJ I'.
trate will refuse the uid OF the EX rauvy
I 10 that absurd system ui oou,lrmu4 ibr
constitution winch Is % 1ir moment Iul.
/ iul hails aud atmulher .waluwIu. rau.
els. winch lleuts that slcld m4umsu.
"a, lhlug incapable of good hut capable
Oi mischief, Il, not permitting thr m'
proycmcut Of territory already possessed,
hut allowing new Territory TO De- acquired,
Oh any plea. however UNJUST OF cNimva-
-amt, ouly to be consigned TO the same
neglect as heiug insufficient 10 protect
home industry against the panpof labor
ol Europe, but rs being quite sufficient to
eunblc the President to do what hc
pleases as restricting the Legislature
within the nauowc.t bounds, but leaving
the Executive "a chartered !ibcHine' to
make war to found governments, &c,
and, in short, TO exercise kiugly p0wcr,
! winch il denies 10 the three bHuchr, OF
the Government in the aggregate, aud
which subjects the constitution itself 10
the diclauon oi rump conventions and
partisan platforms. BY their votes, on
/ Tuesday last the people have rchukcd
such irrational aud auIi.rcpublican pnncl.
| pies Ut the word may be thus penchcd)
vi construction. Aud IA SO doing, the
people have set the seal OF condemnation
Oh the arbitrary exercise OF the one man
power which wa. the prominent feature
OF the fallen dynasty. Not le,, emphall.
eally have they Tebuked the congeuIul
abuse oi the Interference OF federal Office.
holders IN elections, The Unprecedented
extent ol this abuse, wilhit- concomitant
circumstances, At the late Presidential
election, disguised the country, and so
TAR had it. share IN lhc cvcrmomombIc
result In that result the people have
,ludicalcd the confidence OF their real