Democratic banner., 1848-09-25
WEBSTER ON TAYLOR

We give below a few choice extracts
from tue late Mansfield speech of the great
Northern pillar of whigg+ry. It has been
published by the leading Wing journals a,
an endorsement Of Taylor. IL We wer. ia
favor Of Taylor We would cry, save him
from such endnrsers! Such is the Iu,nil,
ia,ing condition Of tire Wing party, that
their great dcdihaM must be ead.rsed By
their great mnoraih1bhes. The people await
little party expects it. Daniel speaks
splemnly and sadly; he gives his opinions
frankly that the nomination Of Taylor was
ga "sHoRrs-IGHTED - snduNwIsE POLICY"
The Srvrnty.S Six says: .'The speech is
calculated to have a salutary effect npo
the Wing party in m"rs ways than one, now
aud hereafter, aud We wisi, II could be read
BY every Wing in the Union" But let
Webster talk = .
"However respectable and distinguished
in the Line Of his own profession. "r howev.
or cstimable as q private citizen, Gen. Toy.
LrJ Is NE thuTy m0m-aHd q military man
merely. lie has hdh u, training IN ciriI
affairs; he has p iformrd nn functions nf d
civil nature Under the constitution Of his
country ; I.e has bren known. and is known,
oaly by his brilliant achievements at the
head Of an army. Now the Wings Of Mas.
sacImsrtis, aud ! am AIMING then are Of
opinion tlIHt il was mot ,wiSs NOT discreet,
TO 60 to the army for the selection ri a can
didats for the Presidency Of the United
States. .>-t.
/, is the first instance in history. IN
which ANY man Of Iners military character
has bern pr,,osrd for the high cffce. 81
This Case, therefore, stands by itself,
without precedent. aud without Justification
frmm anything IN our previ'ms history. 1t
is np this nc c0unt, | imagine. that the Wings
nf Massachusetts feel dissatisfied with this
e.
lie gives the following as the true mo-
anil reasons which led TO the nnmina.
ton Of Taylor BY the Philadelphia Conven-
ton -
"Now, the truth is, gentlemen, and no
one can avoid Seeing il, unless, rs same
happens, the nj-ct is too near our eyes
10 be distinctly disrrrnrd-th The ,ruil, is That
IN these Conventions aud slsn in tie convrn
tiOn 1t PhIAd.lpl,is, Gen. Taylor wss innln.
exactly fur this reason, that bei,rv
ing him to be a Wig they thought he could
be chosen mOre rssily than any other Wing
Tina: is the whole Of it: that sagacious.
wise, far-strinig doctrine If ~oraiL1J,ky Ii. ,
at the bottom Of the whole mst,erl-|
Che~rs.) -
That was the view, and THAT was the mo-
however wise ar however INV isr, that
governed a great Portinn Of hr gentlemen,
! believe a large majority Of ,I,ose who
composed the ConveniIo1 at Pililadelpina.
Nav, gpntlrmsn, in my opinion, that was a
mwise pnIicy; il was not suitable
the Wing character; It was not recon-
to true wisdom; it was short-sight-
cd trmporising upon questions Of great prin-
-
Although the pill is q bitter one, he recom-
nends the Wings to swallow i. in the fol-:
syiuP: aat .''*
Snow, fellow.citizrns, if we were weigh
ing the proprirty of nominating such q pei.
son 10 tI,r Presidency, it wanld BE- one Il ing;'
il we were cOnsiI-ling the rxprdiency, or|
! mag say the necessity, which to sn,n-
may seem 10 BE- imposed upon pairi.
ut c and well meaning Wigs. to %suppariI
him since he is nominated, that is quite IN.
thing"
After disposing Of Gen. Taylor, and motto.
the Van Buren, movement rather cn |
lur,,ishly' he uses the fll"wing language
reference 10 Gen. Cass:.
'.ile IS a mas Of learning. a ma, Of tai.
mt, with every intellectual ingr-dirn, oil
c,rr far superior to his predecessor, ii
I,e should be succrssor TO Nr. Polk ; but |
him a gentleman of RASH politics,
on by an ardent aud rash party, and|
b, snch 4 cjuise of s~dministrs-
lion, as | believe not to be consistent with
the security and peace uf the couItry and|
government. , .~ ...I
Aud nOw ] veninre 10 say, gentlemen,I
Two things. The frstyis well kno WI tol
you, Gen. Cass is in faror Of what il called
the CDmDtomis. Zine. and that the W;lmnal