New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-09-23

lin t. This TigLf D. clear d1y, and IN Cen -
lore Alison letter ~ have all thu pledge can ask
desire.
Mr. F said he was sat.hed with Gen Taylor he
never nestated al instant aitr the nomination. he
took survey al the political held aud al the fret
after doing 90 when be had been fairly nomi
mated. he had determined 10 90 for Taylor and be did
with ali bis might. Cheers
For years the people, he moderate men Of the coun
try-haye called Tor fresh from the ranks Vi the
people. " We want no more heads Of Departments
Senators or Foreign Minister" more intriguing
politicians il j. the misfortune Of our public men-s
misfortune Of public e-thai they are each surrounded
by sdneTent VINO desire their election 10 Office that they
may mOnOpOze the patronage Of their places IL u THIS
feeling which lies at the root OF party spirit and gives
20 much bitterness 70 party ambition But Gen Iay
or will be President without friends to reward or
enemies 10 prosecute. lCheors lie will be the Presi
dent Of the people, ard not Of party.
Gen. Taylor Is Wing. but no ultra Wing. He viii
be the hesd Of the country, Of party Mr.. said
be knew this character would not recommend him %
sefsh and intriguing politicians but Il would 10 the
people Old Jack would persecute no man Tor opiaion
sake.
What would George Washington have sad If be had
been told that the time would soon come when an honest
difference OF opinion would exile men rom oiace-that
high and ow-all down even TO door Keeper. wou4d
be required subscribe 20 pattern OF pOuca Hlth II
could have believed this, he would have sunk mo
premature NO-nO-this was not the principle oil
George Washington, II not the principle OF lhomas
Jefferson il il rot the principle OF Zachary Taylor.
With Gen TAYLOR for President, mOdest and honest
men would have a chance-all would have justice
done them Gen Taylor. God bless him would give
no cOuntenance TO piliul prescription Low parry
hacks would find no favor with him. He would put
such whelps aside Il would not be with him as II had
been here in our own State OF late years, where man
scarcely permitted to dig on the canal unless MS
political opinions conceded with those Of the dominant
party. Cheers He will not act upon the principle
which dstincuished the administration ia which Mr..
Van Buren, il said to have welded controlling intu-
ence and his own. when man 20 md favor with the
dispensers of Office not permitted TO have athoughi
ha NOT Unit -
call the soul in his body his No no, my friends
Old lack will have of that. He l. true as steel
He will prosecute no man for opinions SAKE Is ne
honest he capable Is he attached 20 the Constitution
will be his questonsi Honest men viii have chance
-rogues will have 20 stand aside. Cheers lie has
no thirtynine articles which you must su'scribe-
He would think Of refusing solder the prv-
lege Of going into battle because he differed with MIN
about some political mstter-he would as soon think Of
telling the soldier he should not fight because he did
not agree with him in politics.
distinguished European, and who was also an I'D
mrcr Of our Institutions had mentioned this y5tem OF
bitter prescription a symptom decline, OF the
premature decay of our GOvernu' mt Elect Gen lay
lor and honest Old Zack VIII forever put It down
With him will have liberation, justice 10 all men,
freedom Of opinion This j. Whigism, this is the Wing
gerry whore triumph he (Mr. p desired to see
Let u. now review the ground we have gone over.
on the one hand we had Taylor, the improvement OF
our Rivers and Harbors the Protection Of American
Labor and the rule OF the people through the Represen
tatvcs in Congress.
On the other, we had Gen Cass-Proscripton, Free
Trade and the tvrannica exercise OF the Veto power
defeating the viii of the people, and sacrhcns Their
interests the dreams Of Political economists BY the
abuse Of this onc-man power
Mr. Van Buren, too, face Of flint against Protec
ton.
Ii was most apparent to every one that either Gen
TAYLOR or Gen Casp ould be elected % the Presiden
cy However desirable the election of Mr.. Van Buren,
would be to his friends they could not pretend that
there was any possibility OF his success VINO can
hesitate. when the choice is thus brought down be
tween Cass and Taylor Between Cas- pledged to the
Extension of Slavery and Taylor pledged TO aolde Oy
the will Of Congress. Elect Taylor, and we VIII have
Protection and good strong Wing Tarif. Fail 10 81
cure this Tariff and, however year Of famine IN lu
rope may delay temporarily mitigate the evil the
day will come when you will mourn in bitterness the
folly Of the Free Trade delusiOn.
Our State debts may now be estimated at c2OOOOu
beside our National debt of countless millions. AZ least
eight tenths OF this stock Is held ~ Europe
and thus annual drain of millions goes 10 Europe IN
the shape Of interest on public debt We have gone on
and boirowed-unt We can borrow no more-pluug
ing over head and in debt We have had me times
very fine times indeed during this war. One man
a very honest aud respectable gentleman. he htd no
doubt had made $4,000 or $4,000 during the Wal lie
made wagons for the Government, he believed. IN
other made gun-carrages swords cannons and The
Lord knows what Fine times indeed but all this must
be paid Tor Interest must be sent 10 Luropethe pro
cess of depletion must go from year TO year ADM
the operation of Free Trade Iarin, untl you VIII ma
the wages of labor down to the lowest ptance neces
sary to keep soul and body together Believe or not
that DAY must come sooner or later.
And who are 10 thank for this. Nou SIR are a
manu- 'scturer you are a laborer, y0R are mechanic
who are we to blame Shall spcsk II said Mr. /
why then are to thank you for II You whose IN
teres,s are thus sacrificed you who suffer yourselves
to be blinded by party leaders and party prejudiee
You are the msjority the Government, Is yours take
it, Good God is II not deplorabe, Is It not lanenta
Die that you will remain thus infatuated until you are
bound hand and foot aud your country brought 70 the
criss of whose approach have this night taken the
| liberty to warn you.
Mr.. Forward sat down amid such tremendous ap
plause as we have scarcely heard equaled in pub
| lie meetings. . ,
After he had concluded and the applause subsidized
the meeting closed with songs from the hou5n and
Ready Glec Club