The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-18

to leave New Orleans the goth for California. The
Nc Kim has proved hersefa very fine sea vessel
welear from the vincennes Gasettethat Rev. Isaac
Owen, and P. Hester, of Bloomington, Ind Ias
ing a company TO start for Oregon and California
Mt xt spring.
A Additional Articles, showing the Effect In
England OF the Election OF Gen. Taylor.
From the London News, Nov. %
One Of the two presidential contet to the issues of
which the wo rid has for time back been looking
with NO little anxiety, has terminated and has, in It's
result justified the expectations of the friends of
cia order and intern atonal peace General Taylor is
Jrerident elect of the American republic. The official
o. carstion tf his lection will not be made until Fe
bruary next when it will b. in the Senate
in peteDce Of the House of Represe IL lie not
technically correct, therefore to say that he Is yet
elected the only step taken being the choice of
the electoral colleges in the dere Mt States which
devolves the election Of President The election of
General Taylor is therefore, far. but inference
from the fact, that. being the whg candidate ma.
jority Of the aggregate number constituting all the
electoral colleges are wings, and returned bis ad
herents 1t is quite competent however for the cleo
tofa colleges in the states which have gone for him to
cast their votes when they meet in favor of another
party but this, unless they were impeled to It by
the party itself they are by no means likely to at
tempt. Although General TAYLOR, therefore, is not
yet actually President elect, his election Is now
certain, that We may regard the event as already
it is not 20 much upon the success Of the Individual
negt to congratulate ourselves These days when
violent men on either side are to be avoided, and
when the rulers wanted are men of moderate views
as firm In pursuing copoilistory policy home as in
maintaining tranquility abroad 1t is the moderate
party that has triumphsd in Amsrica, and the cleo
lion Of General Taylor is but the evidence Of its
cess. The pacific aspirations of the party are fully
typifed in the views Of its candidate Although his
profs ssion Is that Of war; General Taylor Of
peace The duty which develved upon him in Mexico
be performed reluctantly but calamity His mode
in battle The rspidi,y with whish he rose in the
estimation of his countrymen excited uneasipess
in the mind Of Mr.. Polk, not only as to his
own chanc of re election, but also to the
continuance Of the ascendency of his party. He
accordingly checked the Of his victorious gene
raj at Monterey and thought that he had nipped in
ing for b by sending General Scott reap the chief
eloriee of the campaign in the heart of tina Mexican
republic But, like many other politicians, more
astute than ingenious, he overshot his mark. The
game was palpable, and this upmany persecution Of
one Who had only done his duty too we'll end-ared him
all the to his friends Bv the month of May last
the events ofthe year bad sufficiently developed them
selves to teach the moderate party In America the
the nt1t presdeptial term. In nominating " Old
Rough and Ready as their candidate, their judgment
accorded with their and it like
rttribution on Mr. Polk, that the first instrument
whith he employed in his aggressive against Mexico
Should nov return to dispossess him Of his allied
pest
The moral atmosphere is every where at present. so
surcborRed with explosive material that would have
been highly dangerous to have had frebrand occu
plying, for the next four years the presidential chair
at Washington. 1t 10 on this account, that have
Iea'on TO rejoice at the defeat of General Cas This
man 10 40 constituted that in times Of profou
tranquility he would have been dangerous and diff
cult 10 deal with. HIS hatred to England IL as in
stnctve and quite inexplicsble as isthat Of bull
to anything scarlet; and he Is quite ready reck
Of consequences TO dah at the object which excites
bis ire. In a time like the present.. hts success
would have greatly added to the political perplex-
none was this apparent than to his own couu-
r,men; and many, whose political sympsthies
"a, yan S but who
stained from voting. on that account. With so
tempting prize a, Cuba before his eyes nothing is
me likely than that he would have been ambitious
Of sigpaizipg his administration by some perilous
coup det0f And indeed IL s we'll that the rumored
negotiation concerning that Island, at Madrid, had
not been circulated earlier In the presidential
paign, or awkward pledges might have been exacted
in respect to It, By Tsylor's success Cass has no,
tbef Since the death Of General Harrison, a month
sfter his inauguration. and the xperien which the
Union hac consequent upon that event, of Mr. Tyler
both parties are cbary Of nominating men very far
sdvaDced In life to the presidency BY the time the
nominations take place in 1852, General Cass will be
We may therefore col gratulate our
selves II not upon his entire withdrawal from public
life at least upon end being put TO his power for
mi chief We thal hear more of him. unless he
returns TO his In nocuous buster in the Senate
But however sincere our approbation of the cbarac-
ter OF the new American PRECEDENT and of the priuc
PIE Of his party In their foreign policy cannot forget
tbeir inveterste mt to commercial
Prominent amongst the articles Of their political creed
is their advocacy Of high tariff 1t Ia certainly not
10 support the tariff bill OF 1916 that General TAYLOR
bss been elected by the wings at least It was not on
tbe that he would do that be received
the toIages tf Pennsylvania His success indicates
certain extent reaction out Of doors but IL Is not
CO inclusive a. to there being any immediate danger
CT rtaotionsry measures in the legislature. General
] aylor, without the two Houses Of Congress, Is
inT ofeDt, In this respect. For thu time being, he
has got the lower bouse with bimi but there vet
dee ded democratic majority la the Senate the mem
t.rs OF which are not to be managed like flock of
'heep or TO be csoled like other upper houses
We Know Of into obedience TO the behests Of the
government exiting for the time being. Any bill,
therefore, which might pass the House of Repre-.
'entatv.sof decidedly reaetionary character, would
be ospot.d Of without bearing in the Sc nate But
i remains TO be proved that the House Of Representa-
lives dspofed to approve Of such although
The whips are in the majority. What indictmen ut
hey prefer against the bill Of 1876 they must adj
NIT that II has disappointed their hopes and fasHed
heir pre- dclone. They foretold and earnestly hoped
or. as its result, larp ely deficient revenue Instead
" which The exchequer has overlooked. They pre-
iced the ruin Of the home turer instead Of
here have been increased consumption aud comfort
'mongst The masses They prophesisd that the Anne
lean could not compete with the European farmer
n the EDelrh markets, instead OF which, he has
,oured bis accumulated products unceasingly moon
ur shorts In what, then has the bin OF is49 |
eihdy II In no one object for which IL was
FAMED, Why seeb to disturb IL IL has failed
n one thing, Which, however, was not amongst
be objects for which IL was framed-it has failed
n giving the manufacturers the protection which |
bey desire IL Ia on this plea, then alone, that |
bst thfy can seek to overthrow IL and even, IL the
uk OF the party has the hardhsod to admit that their
olicy 1t grounded such selfish considerations we
ouch question whether the wings from the south and
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