New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-06-17
CENTRAL NETWORK.

The N0NINEEs.-We tnis morning place NJ the
head of our columns the of the Wing candidates
for President and Vice.President General Zachary
Taylor oil Louisiana, and Hon. Mllard Fillmore o.
New-York.
II would be hypocrisy in frankly to admit that
IN placing the OF Gen. Taylor In tna position We
perform the most Notifying and unwelcome duiy OF
our editorial life We had ion1ly hoped thoush h'-
without fear that there enough OF SELF respect ana
attachment orthe free principles OF the Norin 10 me ne
representatives. from the antssveh0dlng state 70 nom
mate Northern man FOR the Presidency lney ha1 /.
their power 10 have gwen Us cand date VINO "oul4
have carried out the principles % which the Norta nave
20 long proessed 10 be- warmly devoted ana WIN al
absolute certainty Of his election.
But they have Jet the occasion pass pefadPs only lu
four years perhaps for many more. we are oouAA il
believe they have acted from pure and pitfouc coA-i
ierations and that Gen Taylor has gwen slcu as
ances Of attachment 10 the integrity OF tne Jn1l' ~
willingness 10 respect the views and interests OF the
free States aud his devotion Whig principles A. WI.
afford them fun and complete Ja-ttncaon Tor Their
a2pareat iathlessness 70 tie principles oil iAeH con
stitueIts.
There is much. very much in the character or Gen
TAYLOR to redeem MS nomination from many Of lno
objection, that would exist against Almost an! Dsucl
Southern and much that VIII ieconO-e TIC wing
OF the North to that result
Its known that in his celebrated signal letter ne IL
effect declared himself in favor OF the principles Oh tle
ordnance OF ISL the spirit Of when 3 70 proAolt lAe
extension Of slavery INFO any territory no" lire-l4
be has declared MS defsrunhlion not ID Felo a- o.
a.-ed n rhe rpreseutatvcs OF the peOple-tuat ne ID
u favor Of River snd Haroor mpFovements-the Iari1
1f 's2-opnosed 10 the Mexican var or any war Of az
,re..Ion and in short a Wig. though not an ultra
one BE Is also Sa lwn 20 be man Of great hrmne.i
OF purpose iniomlabie energy 'uct in'esI.y .ne VI
most smolcv OF charscter un1ol1ied patriotism ana
ol purely Republican habits
Atal event. he is lmnca'lfa1-y superior % u-l
Cas- La every ou.l icaiion 5ol Of character and MI
that are required 90 man for the hsn and pccta
he ,ice al President OF the United States that no
v-l;- ,,b.ber frlr, the North or south for mo
raent hesitate upon which 10 east his suffrage
We shall therefore. disappointed though we are give
Gen TAYLOR a cordial jealous, unhe.tatng support
orr whole eDerre. shs De exertcd in his favor. VIII
the hope OF contributing something however small u
nav BE- 10 prevent the fnghiiul calamity which the
LECTION III H. renegade Cas- would most certainly
b--ny unon the country II we admit that Gen. Taylor
non1Inatiou b. an evil il IS undoubtedly the daiy Of
evrv good Wbg 20 choose it Ia preference % the in
rneasuTab!y greater one presented IN the person Of
Lew. CO OF this there can be no dlnertnce o.
mimic, yyi.h these views Of our duty a. Vhig A.
well ss Nor,lsrn wax, and repetition OF our deter
mina-ian 10 20 for the ticket the whole ticket and
n9thin- but lie ticket we leave the subject until We
shall have slept upon u lAl'l9h %. y A1''