The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-28


edition they furnish " suescrsbsss 'sr. ssia a
the country with any more military chisfans. Mr. Web
ser has told quite lately that Gen Taylor is merely
military cheftain. brought forward without precedent.
All the other military who have been supported for
the presidency had long performed civil service in high
stations This tho with Washington, Jackson,
and Harrison. 1t also the case with Col Monroe.
All these men civilians. They weso known as
statesmen. lsit with Gen. Taylor! You ask hln his
opinion whether bank constitutional. and he replies
that he has had leisure duly to make up his opinion
on that subject II is not that he has no; much conf
dence in his opinion, but he has forned no opinion
So it too with reference to the tariff and works OF m
These questions have been before the country ever
since he boy, and they have been the subject of
conversation in all society, military and others When
his politics [Cheers] Why. if he has not had time to
form opinions these Questions, when will he OH
in the army in time of peace have leisure than
most of us. II he had not leisure 10 form opinions,
how could he, if President of the Uaited States, amid
his various avocatons, dodge these great questions!
He would have troops in far greater plumbers, and far
more undiscipned; than any that were under him in
Texas Mexico. You all recOllect when Harrison
inauguated how they rushed 70 Washington, like
the frogs around Pharaoh, and filed up every eating
place where trough could be placed, until finally they
tormented his life out of him. Tranendoue applause
the man who could not find leisure n the camp IN
form opinions on all the great questions OF the day.
could be expected to master these questions at any
period subsequent to his election He has no sxpe-
renee in politics, and was not nominated becanse no
is Identified with the wing party He has not yvted in
his life, although he nigh, have yosed.T When Mr..
Webster addresses The wings he scorns to speak OF
the claims of candidates a ground on which to
solicit their votes, and he tells them that he will 'speak
OF measures and not men," He said they to blame
in keeping OF sight old issues, and that he did not
think II right He for bringing up, at this late day,
old issues decided IN many campaigns He told us in his
speech Abingdon that the wings were just what they
always have been that they stand upon the old ground;
that the wings what they have becn and the demo-
Gratis what they have been. He is determined to fight
apluh attla lar. he IH
What the which they mean TO fOist upon us!
They have affection for Taylor; they don't like army
officers, especially if their hands have been mbued IN
Mexican blood but they wish to carry out old
They want high tariff, and such change in the sys
TEN of currency to inuse into our circulation larger
portion of paper and less species they condemn every
which tends to increase the quantity OF specie IN
circulation they condemn specie circuatiOn the indie
pendent treasury and the receiving OF government dues
Species and paying specie by the governmental
which tend to make our finances steady Whether the
wings great national bank, or good many pet
banks, don't know but their system has tendency to
nuse into our currency more paper and less But
we know of reason why the democratic party should
abandon its ancient landmarks
In regard to the tariff, told in 1916 two things
was, that it would ruin the revenues-ruin the
finances OF the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 1t would not afford
sufficient revenue. This the ground taken by Mr..
tee He said would yield about thirteen millions
year. Others took ground inconsistent with this they
said would cause immense importaons, and ruin every
body. Instead of thirteen millions. it yielded more than
thirty millions last year, and it will yield very near the
same amount this year. The revenue will be as large as
ought to be- tits quite high enough; and not dollar
of additional duty need be imposed 1t has brought in,
since January, lS47, two and halt millions month.
The former tariff chat of ls42) yielded but two millions
month on an average Instead of cutting the revenue
from this source down to one million month"; 1t IS two
and half 1t is high enough; no man wishes it perma
1t was said that the tariff of '4s would be curse to
the country. The democrats declared in "a. Il was at
the time in Ohio, that by making tariff LIBERAL
would greatly increase the expectation of agricultural
products and that they would sell for better prices Now
go and tell what quantities of flour, what corn,
what bacon and butter and cheese have actually sold
since this tariff went into operation, and at what ad
vanced prices, understand what the answer will be-
The famine that occurred in Europe had undoubtedly
famine made the price high and the demand great yet
the tariff made it higher than it would have been with
out it and it will be higher and rise than it would
if the famine only exstedf indeed the famine has
already ceased
will stop here and take up the objection which is
made to General Cass he is said to be man. If it
is that he is who has seen some service, it
is true. They attempt to dazzle us with the military
glory of Zachary Taylor; but in the last with Great
Britain, General Cass was the first man who stepped upon
British soil He the first to tear down the British
flag this side of the line, because he was determined
that the soil of his country should be free soa Loud
cheers.] Rather than that his sword should be dis
graced by surrender, he broke and cast 1t from him.
say Lewis Cass is hero, icheers and the other can
idate VIM. O. Butler he too has not been entirely un
known to the people OF this country by military exploits
and if any is anxious to vote for barn6urner who
more worthy OF MS SURFACES tndn CdnUluAlc LOT
the Vice Presidency who burnt barn at the battle of
the river Rasn, under perfect hail storm OF bulles
1t seems superfuous go into this military question,
but ii were voting for commande-ln Chief tor the
army, should give my vote for Cass and Butler loud
cheers But we not voting for military command.
ers; voting for civil officers Gen. Cass is civil
officer of much experience; he is statesman OF long
sandng of varied and extensive information 1t is said
that Cass is man, and not friend OF peace. Why
more man, having been for 30 long time states
man. than who has spent all his lie time in war,
time to learn the elementary principles OF the
science of government! Why he is more OF war man
than such man, unable to conceive or conjecture.
lCheers We are told that he will bring US into war
with Eng andthat his disposition hostile to England,
and that he will bring us into Gen. Cass has taken
high honorable bold and decided ground on the Oregon
question and on every other question where there has
been aprobablity of war The way TO make war Prooa
bic is to knuckIe make them aware that you are AFRAID
of them, and then they will 60 to war with you When
Gen Jackson told France just what he would do and just
what he would not do; when France knew 1t, she was
very careful go to with him. II he bad equiv
ocaied if ne had irucked for peace certain leading
wings did we should have been involved IN hostilites
Honesty holiness, steady purpose-putng the foot
down and saying, farther shall you come without
determined, sieadas resstancethis will from
aggression France the line, and she took not
to cross it, If Jackson had wavered, we should have
been compelled to fight it out.
1t was Just 50 with England. Cass is peace man.
He tells foreign nations what policy they are not
DESTROYS to 30 to war with us they wait TILL they know
what we will do Ii is tile disposition of Gen Cass, as IT
has been heretofore ask nothing that not right and
submit to nothing that is wrong: [Cheers Does Great
Britain desire to 90 with us, without reason or
provocation9 II so, know not how to preveniit We
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