New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-09-04

o,hcr question. the friend. and supporters Of Mr. Pok
adm nlsraion denounced bin a. being and became hs
~asa Whig General. Ny friends near me, "non am
happy 10 see too belonging % the House of kepfe-en
tatise- wi remember that leading men 10 zoe p7iS
~ the Administrator declared In bis place pa lh.
that the policy OF the Administration ccnnccea VIA sp'
Mexican War would never prosper III me ffes ~
called those Whiy Generals scott and Taylor me
policy was Democratic policy. ne aFtnHieH, 80,
mat the 10 carry out this po.ley snoHa II - -
cratic men The oficers - nyht the hiiles sn-s.r
Democratic officers and on that ground te oil''a :
vote OF thanks was refused o. Gen Iay.of oN l"c "a
of the friends Of the Administration he Wa DID
mated Gentlemen. mainly thus speak Of - - 80.
faneous nominations by Wig asseinp"''' anu WINS
conventions and Wing meefinss. -
lie, me remark Ia the next place mat tnsie va. u.
particular purpose connected WIN tle auf VI
Slavery entertained generally BY tn1se VINO noi.@Dl
him A. have said. they were wing Lo"l.hall1i
more In the Middle and Northern than IN the southern
State and by persons VINO never entertained .Ae
slightest desire Dy his nomination, " py any othei
ean % extend the area ~ slavery oi me human race
or the influence a the slavehOdns States in tAe com
cis Of the Nation. The Quaker City Oi fn4.aos p.''
nominated Gen Taylor the Nniss a. over IN. LL..
nominated him. with no such view. sffai S"n'.
tion was assembled ia New YORK Of highly nl-'l..
sod respectable gentemensey msny u mem ,l
known - ms-and they nominated Cen iaJ''' VIZ
no such view. . $50. o..
cen Tsyior's nomination Wa hailed. not very eA'
,,'.osls g., h., s,,s en;nus astc and not very Ia
seeing faopi. La the Com m1ureatn Of
There sere even among Us Wings gun c@is 49,
la mantle sung Their confidence IN 'ns -,
lt,le TOO early il may b. Ia utefing NOES o,
in our anticipated triumph. " WIZ.
II they bad waited A. ,,,,b q. .,S 81,
man can avoid seeing o. unless a. soil''.,l' 'app
tbe object Is TOO near our eyes b. be distinctly o-ctih
the ruth s TIA, ia these nomination. and also ln ne
nomination Philsdelphia-in these conFenuoNs ana
sisO n toe Convention a. fnilaiepht Gen oyior = IS
nom mated exactly Cor this reason Inaf D.eF"s hi
a. he d Whig they thought he could Pc CHOSEN more
ess.ly than any ether Wing The u ne "hoe o. Il
Ttaf ir9a. Das uiss. t0rsfinR G01F"y hfAih
fss af the bovca Of fhs h2s aditcr IRENE noous eh
,bg.ia.on and applsusc 80 far. then from impuiins
any m live to those conventions over me county OF
a. tbs Convention in Philadelphia a. operating OF
usion'y Of the members - promote slavery ~ ,",
nomination Of Gen. TAYLOR. Do not Deheve "ofo D
i.no. one word see that one part Of what u called
the platform OF the Buffalo COnvenh'n ~ tna ~.
candidates before the public were nom. nA'.n u'i' '
dictaiiOn Of the slave power ] 40 MOI OS''F' WIZ
IA the r.t place the Convention a. Phade pniA wa
composed IN a very great fnaJ0nly DJ m'hV'i' ~" t
the Pee states. By very great n'Jo.ly sn,y III
have nominated any body they chose And IN me next
place il Is true that there were persons from Ne" fns
land most jealous aud active, and VINO were most
earnest in procuring the nomination o. Gen; iayoi'
and men who would cnt on their fl.ht uahn1 D'ivi'
they would do anything 10 promote slavery IN me
Unitcd states. | do not admire Their pOAcy-uhuer
stand that; but acquit them OF bad MOVIES knO"
the leading men In that Convention ulN ui.v'-,
stand the TnOises that govern them IhtI Irhsvnn
il this Gen Taylor j. Whig-not eminent 10 CIV,
Lfe-not known IN civil hie-but sun man Of sounu
Vhiy vrncipes Circumstances have gwen MN
reputation aud eclst In the country u be u the wing
candidate he will be chosen and with him there wa
come into the two Houses OF Congress an hnSnenta-
ron Of Whig strength The Wing majority IN the
House of Representatives will be increased Inc
Ioc,Foco majority In the Senate viii be diminished
That was the view and tina, was the mOtve-hOwevef
wise or however unwlse-that governed very iaf2e
majority Of those who composed the CONVENTION NJ
Philadelphia Now, gentlemen, IN my opinion ths was
h.l1 via Al
porizug on questions Of great principles But ac4m'
them Of any such motives which have been ascrOed 10
them and especially what has been ascnDed 10 then
in a part Of this Buffalo Platform.
Such, gentlemen are the circumstances connected
with the nomination Of Gen. Taylor only repeat ta'
those who had the most agency Originally ~ Dfinsns
him before the people Wing conventions and
meetings in the several StstesFrec states and hat
a great majority of the Convention whlch nominated
hun in Philadelphia were from the free Statos' ana
M ght have ec.ed him II they had chosen Hnd select
cd any body else on whom they could have united This
the case gentlemen, far AS can discern H. ana eN
ercsiug upon II as impartial Judgment AS can ioim
this the presented to the Nhgr 80 Tar as re
spccts the personal fitness and personal character OF
den Taylor aud the circumstances which have caused
his nomination.
Now, fellow citizens. if we were weighing The pro
prciy of nominating such person 70 the Presidency
II would be one thing II are considering the cNpe
diencv ar 1 NAV ,ay tho necessity (Which to some
minds may seem 10 be the casc) By wen meaning ane
patriotic Wings to support him after ne l. nominated
that is quite another thing And that leads 10 me con
sder,iion OF what the Wings OF Massachusetts care 20
do OF such of them ~ do not NJ 10 support Gen
TAYLOR OF course they must vote Tor ten Iass OF
they must vote for Mr. Van Buren,, OF they must omit
10 vote 1t all agree that there are cases IN winch II
We 40 not know in what direction 10 move, We ought
20 stand still till we do. admit there are cases ma
which, II we do MT know what TO do we had better
not do we know not what Hut on question 90 I'm
portau to our elves aud the country ON question o
popular election under Constitutional forms in which
IL - impossible that every mans private Judgment can
prev all or every mans private choice succeed ~ DC
comes then question OF conscientious duty ana pat
roiis whs il is hest 10 do upon the whole And tnA
lead. to the considerations which should influence
W nigs. In my opinion, upon the question now before
Under the practical administration oil inc 'onsu
tuition Of the United states there cannot DC great
range OF personal choice in regard To the candidate for
the Presidency In order that their votes may BE- elect
i've men must give them for one OF those VINO are
prominently before the public Inis 70 the necessary
result OF our forms of government and from the pro
visions of the Constitution. And Il does, therefore
bring men sometimes to the necessity OF choosing be
tween candidates neither Of whom would De thcn OH
gnsl personal choice.
Now what "a the contingency what is the altcrna
tive presented to the Wings Of Massachusetts In
my Judgment fellow citzcns, II Is merely one the
question 10 between Gen Taylor and Geu- Cas- Ana
that ia the whole OF it, Great scnsationl J am no
more skilled to iorcsce political occurrences than
othofs Judge only for my sell. Bat Ia my opinion
there Is not the least probability oil any other result
than the choice Of Gen. Taylor or Gen Cas- know
that the enthusiasm of new.iormcd psrty,-thHt the
popularity OF a new formed name, without conmuui.
ealing any new formed idea lenthpsiasml may lead
men think that the sky Is a. fall aud the la * are
suddenly TO be taken entertain no such expectations
speak, without disrespect OF the Free soh Party !
have read their platform aud though think there are
some rotten places IN H. can stand on u pretty wei
Hat ace nothing Ia II new or valuable. What IS valu
able IL old aud what Is Is not valuable. II the
term Free Soil party, Free soil men. designate one
who IA nSed and unaterably IN favor of the restriction
OF Siavcryis today aud was yesterday, and has
been ior some time daughter then hold myself
a. be as good Free soil man As any OF the Buffalo
Convention. Much clsppng pray % know who is
10 put beneath my feet trccr soil than that upon
which | have stood ever since / have been IN public
life pray to know who Is 10 inspire into my breast
more rosola,e and fixed determination, TO resist the
advances aud cncroachmcnts of the slave power than
has Inhabited IL since tor the hrst tue opened my
mouth ia the councils OF the country Enthusiastic
excitement
The gentlemen =, Buffalo have plsced a, the head OF
their party Mr.. Van Burcn. gentleman tor whom /
have all the respect that should entertain Tor with
whom have been sssociated. IN some degree IN pub
he life for many years But really. speaking Tor myself
I should think that II To express confidence in
Mr. Var Buren, and his politics any question--and
most especially this very question of clasery-l think
the scene would border upon the udlcroHs n not upon
the contem Diible. | never proposed anything In my
life OF general and public nature that Mr.. Van Buren,
did oppose Nor has II happened u me - support
any important thst he did propose And II he
and now were % ind ourselves together under tue
Free Se Asg. sure that with his accustomed good
nature no would laugh. Laughter Ii nobody were