Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-07-08

for the first time in his life, determines not to support the
Wing principles and the Wing candidates SHAH he sup
port the candidates Of any portion of the Lbey party Can
ne forget the consequences Of their separate and hopeless
ganaon upon the results OF the last Presidential canvass
Tan he forget by what minor agencies Mr. Polk elected
Texas annexed and the Mexican war brought upon the
NY Much as he may respect the motives and deeply as he
may mpahze with the views Of many Of the members OF
ne Loe.y parry, ne cannot support their candidates
pohon oil tho Democratic party the State OF New Fork
have brought forward Elk Van Buren as Northern
ee-so candidate But surely cannot be expected that the
anayey Wings Of The North possibly put their faith in
nm re look iof tae an'ayey votes Of the free States He
who obtained the Presidency by threading in the foot
steps OF slavery unfolding extending President He
known the Northern man with Southern principles D,
de who carried the North by party machinery, and the
South by falling in with Southern principles ~ He who i'm
his inaugural address, pledged himself to veto any bill to abo
ish slavery in the District Of Columbia and by whose infu
and fault h much perhaps as that Of any other
that slave markets are now open in the city of Washington
within sight and hearing Of the capitol midway between the
capitol and the monument Washington He who opposed
the right Of petition and by his influences crushed and kept It
down. while the venerable Adams wearing out his life to
establish and sustain He who while Vice President and
President Of the Senate gaveh casting favor Of the bill
to authorize Pomaes oopen the mails and prevent all argu
mens and papers against slavery from passing through them
Is to be supposed that the anti slavery the North
are about to leave all these principles behind them to forget
all these facts to and strike hands with Mr. Van Buren,,
IN the halfway house that has been cobbled up for him
They can do such thing sir. Can Northern Wings do
this Northern Wigs, who saw for years his steahy
termination to pander to that false cry from the South that
protective tariffs were enrching the North at the expense Of
the South who him introduce from the State of New
York into the General Government the proscve system of
removals and appointments for opinions sake that spos
system, which fatally inuTing the Democratic party
and has inflicted great perhaps vital injuries upon the country
itself who saw him lend his name, influence and power
sacrifice the business and currency Of the country his hard
money subeasuy and theories those theories which
temporary and accidental circumstances hitherto sustain
a he
these Northern Wings be brought to trust him whom they
trusted before, account of his present betrayal Of bis
old friends and supporters who conferred upon him the highest
distinction which be conferred upon citizen Will this
deseon of his old party and old friends be taken evidence
of his fidelity to the principles of his newycourted friends
whose aid and alliance is sought for him
The only other alternative for the Wings Of the free States
is to bring forward Wing from those States. Of
such movement if made at all, must be earnestly and unit
eddy made to be Of any avail Whenever selection OF that
kind is made it must fall upon well known and eminent
Wing But can any body suppose possible that the Wing
party IN the free States be united upon any Wing
candidate against Gen. Taylor Or does any body suppose
that the slavery feeling of the North be united in the
support Of any eminent Wing And should either Of these
improbable things be accompshed-shoud the whole anti
slavery strength OF the North be united upon Mr. Van Buren,
upon any eminent Wing candidate, what could be
effected than TO bring that candidate the House of Repsen
atves, and subject the constitution to the shock and the
country the evils Of election Of President not by the
people, but by the members OF the House Of Representatives
voting by States, proceeding in which the Represents
ves from Texas would have equal power with the thy-sx
members from New York
II the result OF that legislative proceeding should be the
election of Gen. Glass; should wish have contributed
TO IT, the result should be the election Of Gen. Taylor,
then have say, that would, my Judgment be better,
far BETTER for the whole country, well the free States,
that he should be elected by the people, he assuredy will
be- if the Wings OF the tree States unite his support.
Elected by full, free and hearty Northern support he will
be the President Of the whole country, IN feeling well
fact Influences merely sectional will reach him, and
saluary conservative free influence will be ein his Cabinet
Sir will add, that is not with feelings Of unmingled
pleasure that have this conclusion But
to be conclusion fit to be firmly maintained. In Mas
Of State might have received the nomination Sir
the Northern free blood, if il had fit nghs
could not have found filter representative Of its quail
ties. In the district which represent, old affections and
young affections cling also around the standard Of the Sage Of
Ashland We had others also whom we would have pre-
ferred to Gen. Taylor; but Gen. Taylor succeeded all
these And, sufficient against adopting
the blunt good practical philosophy Of venerable
friend from Ohio (Mr VANCE, when he said be too
old soldier not to give up when he fairly whipped"
And must confess sir have left the ranks Of poll
tcians and pracsed statesmen for candidate it will
be without interest and high hope that shall
what effect the free air, the independent spt of the forest
and the prairie will produce upon the balls of the White
House and Of this CAPITOL and upon all the departments Of the
Government.
Mr. Chairman, have felt willing and bound express my
present views and feelings upon the subject the next Pes
my constituents will convey them the announcement Of
candidate for reelection to the next Congress.