Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-09-29
Websfer's MarsE.sieid Speech and
Gen. E'avssers

Gen. Taylor.
This speech of the great whig champion OF the
north, has been nightly extolled by SOME OF the
Taylor presses, as mastery effort in support OF
Taylor's nomination and by others, as aknock
down, and extnguisher upon Mr.. Van Buren's
prospects and popularity. We, however, in read
ing it twice over, and with considerable care, have
not been able to find in it any SURPLUS of material
in support of Taylor; or even HALF ENOUGH in his
favor to balance what he has offered on the other
side. .
For example Mr.. Webster says General Tay-
Tor is the Whg candidate, standing upon the nomi-
nation of the Wing convention" And that is
claimed as Websters endorsement of the nomina.
ton. 1t is, however, no such thing Andifrt
were, Mr.. Websters declaration that the Gen cral
SIS the Wing candidate" is refuted by halfscorc
or more, of the most explicit declarations of the
General himself to the contrary He has, first and
last, refused to be the candidate Of party lie
has gwen no pledges endorsed 10 platform; made
ne ayowals except those d mexPericnce and non
acquaintance with political aflairs) has promised
nothing and protested nothing, which Tyler or
Polk. Van Buren, or Cass, might not have protested
and promised with equal proPrety. Again: Mr.
w says, (and he NEVER said more truly The
nomination of candidate for the Presidency made
bv the Wing convention at Philadelphia is not sat
isfactory to the Wings of Massachusetts, That is
certain and it would be idle to attempt to conceal
the fact" Ifsuch is an endorsement, or if that is
consistent with an endorsement of the Generals
- &c tLo thor
doings of Daniel Webster. He has been long re-
nowned as the man whose avowals, declarations
and reasouings not only explicit and clear, bnt
strong as adamant, brass and IRON lie does not
endorse his clients cause III such way, when his
torrent of eloquence bears down and sweeps along
ull before il in the Supreme Court. lie would not
have endorsed Clay, or Scott. or Seward, in such
a way. Nj. Webster goes to give the cogent
reasons in dsappyoval of the Generals nomination
contained in the extract which we laid before our
readers last week And nothing has ever been said
either by Cass democrat or Barnbuner, more per-
ncnt or forcib!e, as reason AGAINST supporting his
nomination.
have underworld" says Mr. W., 81 to inform
and interest myself in his opinions and positions on
political. subjects" If he had not done that, he
would be alone among our leading politicians of
whatever party. And if he had met with any sue
cess in doing it, he would have been the great dis
coyerer of Ibis political campaign. believe him
to be skilful, brave and gallant soldier" So were
Tecumsel, Black Hawk and Osceoa. - believe
that he is modest, clear headed ofindependent and
manly character, and anab'e in all he relations of
privat, life" All that may be said Of not a few
stage drivers and beer pedlers IL do not find
him giving contumacous treatment 10 BIS rivals
do not find him making promises holding ont
hopes, 20 any men of any part" a so fer is he
from being pledged to any Wing policy.
Let me remark, in the next place, that there
was no particular purpose connected w it'll The ad
vanccment of slavery entertained in general by
those who nominated him." That was not the
opinion of more than two fifths, at most of the de-
lcsa,cs to the Philadelphia convention from the free
states. Ofthcsc the whole number was l67 And
Of this number. on the fourth and last ballot, only
65 were gwen for Taylor. On the other hand ,l03
ont of lUS votes from the slave states were given
for Tavor A Massachusetts delegate, (Mr. Al
LEM declared the Wing party that day dissolved Mr.
Wilson, another member from Massachusetts, said
he would do all in his power defeat the election
Of the nominee The Buffalo convention, contain
ing several thousands at least. of men highly intel
ligcnt and who, in point of honesty and candor,
would compare advantageously with Mr.. Webster,
declared General Taylor the nominee of the slave
power-got up and supported expressly with view
10 the extension of slavery. Several members of
the Buffalo convention, had been members OF
the Philadelphia convention The entire South,
with very triliug exceptions. avowedly support
him as the slavery extension candidate. Horace
Greeley saws he was the candidate of the ultra
slaveho.dinr interest And of the the three polit
ical parties now in the field the whole of two, and
three fourths OF the third, either MAINTAIN OR AS
SENT TO, the same doctrine. We do not know of
a single Taylor press in all the southern states
which does not contradict the last noticed averment
of Mn Webster. The debates in Congress during
the last two months of its session, were fun OF the
cleares; evidence that the whole nation had made
the extension aud the non extension of SLAYER he
grand issue in the pending election And even Mr..