The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-20
The Result of the Presidential Election in
Canadian Point of View.
lErom the Toronto Examiner Nov 1h1

FROM the toronto Examiner, Nov. 10
The hero of Resaca de la Palma, Buena Vista.
and Monterey, has become President of the Uni
ted States Republic. The prestige of a military
name secured him the nomination, and the wings,
seeking triumph, by Joining their fortunes to his
military popularity, have carried him into the
Presidents chair. But the triumph is something
different from merely whlg victory, something
less than reputation of the principles of the de-
mocrats. If General Tay lor never fully commit
ted himself to the principles OF the whlg party and
never opposed himself to those of the opposite
party, he rather owes his election to the disseve.
rance Of old party ties than to the triumph of any
party principles; He declared himself the candi-
date,of the whole people, and at one time previous
the meeting of the Baltimore convention, which
nominated General Cass, 1t was a question whe-
ther he should not be taken up by the democrats
II he had any political principles he concealed
them, and either party had something to hope and
little to fear from his success. The democrats,
believing themselves able to elect a man who en-
braced all the articles of their political creed soon
decided that 1t would be unsafe TO accept one of
unknown or equivocal principles, and their choice
fell on General Cass. The wings, knowing that
they could not elect any prominent man of their
party-that to run Henry Clay was to meet Ger.
tain defeat-that Daniel Webster was never able
TO carry more than a single State-selected (rep
that his popularity would more than balance the
deficiency OF their party when fairly placed in the
scale, without any ,eXtraneous adJuncts, against
the other great, and, IN most instances, success
ful party. Genera! Taylor, thus converted into
make weight, has proved sufficient for the
purpose of those who made use of him.
How he vii draw In party harness, after his re-
peated declarations that he would not be the can.
dldate or the President OF party, remains to be
seen. 1t is already manifest that the party who
joined their otherwise desperate fortunes to his po-
pularliy, now that success has been secured, will
demand OF General Taylor that fexlbility of cha
racter and complete devotion to the creed Of the
wings, which he has pledged himself before the
world TO yield 10 neither wing nor democrat
Scarcely Is the fact OF his election announced, and
before the result Is definitely ascer;a med, than
repeal OF the tariff OF 1876. As parties stand at
pre- sent Congress- the attempt to revive the tariff
Of 1912 is hopeless expedlent. The wings have
no more than nominal majority In the House Of
representatives,, while they are in minority in
the Senate. Except IN the case of the removal by
death OF some OF Its members, nearly two years
Will elapse before any new members be elected to
the Senate. Unh then the tariff cannot be dis
turbed Nor is there any fear that majority OF the
protectionsts will ever be elected to the Senate
The principle OF representation IN that house
gives each State an equal number of repre-
sentatlves,, two, without reference to the mum.
Der OF inhabitants 1t may contain. All the
new or Western States are decided anti. pro-
tecuonist, and by their equal influence In the
Senate, they prevent the triumph of the sectional
Interests OF the manufacturing States. The adj
mission OF new States will strengthen the tree
trade party in The Senate. The wings will now
will regard the election of Gen. Taylor as the tn
umrh OF the principles of their party. They will
mistake the homage paid to the military chieftain
for, public devotion to wing. principles This
will embolden them to attempt the resuscltaton of
aprotectlonist tariff the exhumatlon of the Ma
tional Bank scheme, vetoed and condemned har-
Dor bills, and every old issue which the intelli-
gence of the country has long since consigned to
oblivion. The country, though willing to accept
Gen. Taylor as President is not prepared to assent
TO these extreme measures ant. that the ATTEMPT
TO carrv them will utterly PROSTATE the party, there
evidence in the history of several OF the ablest
statesmen in the Union to induce the belief. 1t
avais nothing that Daniel Webster and Henry
Clay are men of brilliant talents and extraordinary
genius by Identifying themselves with unpopular