Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-10-05
The Nete York Tribune and Gen. Taylor

by the Philadelphia Convention for the Presi-
dency, the New York Tribune, a Wing pa
per Of great influence and circulation, as well
as very ably conducted paper, has stood alooi
from the nomination and refused to support it.
But the turn matters have now taken and the
certainty that Gen. Taylor or Gen. Cass mus,
be our next President and the great probabili-
ty that Gen. Cass will succeed if every Wing
docs not put his shoulder to the wheel and do
\ what he can to secure the election Of General
Il Taylor, has influenced the editor of the Tribune
to give in his adhesion to the nomination and
| 10 exercise his influence TO secure the election
Of Gen. Taylor, and the Tribune is now bat
Ting manfully to secure his election.
II A few days since, an immense Taylor meet
ing was held in New York, which was sd'
dressed by Gen. Coombs, Mr.. Greeley, editor
Of the Tribune, and others. At that meeting,
Mr.. Greeley made the following remarks
which we copy from his paper -
/ thrust, fellow-citizens, shall never
be afraid nor ashamed to meet Wing
assemblage and express my sentiments on
N,e political questions of the day. And
although have had 10 intimation ill
now that my presence here was expected
or desired, | am the more ready to an
swer your call since ] have heard intima-
tions, even from this stand, that there
was some mystery in my course to be
cleared up-some astounding revelation
with regard TO it TO be expected. And
our eloquent friend from Kentucky even
volunteered, in his remarks, to see me
personally and get me right.
If there be indeed any mystery in the
premises, will do my best to dispel it.
But have, in truth, nothing to reveal.
l stated, in announcing Gen. Taylor's
nomination, the day after j, was made,
that would support it if saw no other
way to defeat the election of Lewis Cass
That pledge | have ever regarded.
shall faithfully redeem it. And. since
there is no chance remaining that any
other than Gen. Taylor or Gen. Cass can
be elected, ! shall henceforth support the
ticket nominated at Philadelphia, and do
what can for its election.
Il But have not changed my opinion Of
the nomination of Gen. Taylor. ! be-
lieve it was unwse and unjust. OF Gen.
Taylor personally | have ever spoken
with respect; but believe candidate
could and should have been chosen more
deserving, more capable, more popular.
| cannot pretend to support him with en-
thusiasm, for do not feel any.
| Yet while frankly avow that | would
do little merely to make Gen. Taylor
President, l cannot forget that others
stand or fall with him, and that among
them are Fillmore, and Fish, and Patter-
son, with whom / have battled for the
\ Whig cause ever since ! was entitled to
vote, and to whom cannot now be un-
faithful. lcannot forget that if General
Taylor be elected we shall in all probab-
ilty have Whig Congress, if Gen. Cass
is elected Loco Foco Congress. Who
can ask me to throw away all these be-
cause Of my objection to Gen. Taylor!
i And then the question of free soil !;
what shall be the fate Of that? | pre-
sumo there are here some to whom the
question of extending or restricting sIa-
very ou,-we,ghs all other considerations.
| ask these what hope they have Of keep
ing slavery out Of California and New
Mexico, with Gen. Cass President, and a
Loco Foco Congress | have none.
And | appeal to every free soil Wing
to ask himself this question How would
|, South Carolina and Texas wish you to
votel Can you doubt that your bitter
adversaries would rejoice to hear that you
had resolved to break off from the Wing
party and permit Gen. Cass to be chosen
President, with an obedient Congress?-
/ cannot doubt it. And | cannot believe
that wise or worthy course, which my
bitterest adversaries would gladly work
out for me.
\ or Gen. Taylor's soundness on this
question l feel no assurance, and can
give none. But ! believe him clear
| ly pledged by his letters to leave legisla-
ton to Congress, and not attempt to con-
troll by his veto the policy Of the coun-
try. Ibeleve Wing Congress will not
consent to extend slavery, and that a
Wing President will not go to war with
Congress and the general spirit Of his
party.
So believing, ! shall support the Whig
nominations with view to the triumph
Of free soil, trusting that the day is not
distant when an amendment Of the feder-
al constitution will give the appointment,
| of post masters and other local officers ,o
the people, and strip the President Of the
enormous and an,i-republcan patronage
which now causes the whole political ac-
tionS Of the country TO hinge upon its
Presidential elections. Such are my
views, such will be my course. trust
it will no longer be pretended that there
is any mystery about them.
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