The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1848-09-22
From rllfe Washington Union.
The "Avairability, Candidate.

30 cold a0u Ir'Elu an aGdFess. ny (,
Mr.. Webster had carried the same spir
TO Richmond, under the October snl
of 1910, be would have been consider,
by those ardent sou,herners as the mo
uuimpassia ned and insipid Of orators.
was Mr.. Websier's duty. at this time,
rouse TRIP the friends of Gen, Taylor. an,
by his eloquerce and decision, "create
soul under the very ribs Of DEATH" Bu
was there ever apy thing so distitnte ,
fervor aud feeling as thus hong and consul
taiive speech with his friends Of Marsh
field? Well may the New York Journa
OF Commerce say Of il, that "ihe speec
of Mr.. Webster has been read with regre
by many Of his bes, friends. True, b
sssents to the nomination Of Gen. Taylor
but it is given with such apparent relnc
tance, and with 80 many attachments, tha
silence would have been kindness in th
comparison. Probably Mr.. Webster i
not aware that his own aspirancy TO th'
station had any thing to do 18th the 'fain
eral; ret people Will be very apt TO sus
pect that il had.''
We have never seen any man Slammed
with fainter praise" Did any one ever
hear the like from great orator at an
exciting crisis, as the following remarks
upon the military candidate!
"But the domination Of the candida ( O
for the presidency by the whig conven'
tion in Philadelphia, is not Satisfactory
to the wings of Massa chusetts: that is Ger.
tain; and il would be idle TO attempt TO
conceal the fact. However so
much respectable aud distinguished iu the
line of his own profession, or however so
much esiimable as private citizen. Gen
eral Taylo IS military man, and a mil
itary man merely. lie has had no train
irg 10 civil affairs. He has performed DO
functions of civil character under the
constitution ofb country. He has been
known, and only known, by his brilliant
achievements at the head Of the army.
Now the wings of Massachusetts, and / |
among them, are Of opinion that it was
not Use or discreet to GO to the army for
a selection Of a candidate for the presi-
dency of,he United States. II is the first
instance in our history in which any man
ofa mere military character has been
proposed for that high Office. Washing
ton had great military, but by far
greater civil character. He had been
employed in the councils Of his country
from the earliest dawn of the revolution;
he had been in the Continental Congress;
he had established great character for
wisdom and judgment 10 civil affairs. Az
ter the war, as yon all know, lie was
elected member Of that convention
which framed the constitution oftbe Uni
ted States; and it was one Of the mos
tributes ever paid to him, that
by that assembly Of great and wise men,
he was selected to preside over their de-
and had his name first attach
ed 10 the constitution under which we
live. President Harrison was brave old
soldier, and, st different periods of his
life, rendered important military services;
but he, nevertheless, for the much great.
er part OF his life, was more employed in
civil than in military affairs. For TWEEN.
~ years he was either governor of a Ter.
ritory, member of Congress, or minister
abroad; and he discharged all the duties
appertaining TO those Offices to the salts.
faction of the country. This case, there
fore--tbe nomination of Gen. Taylor
stands by itself; without precedent or just
ifcation from any thing in our previous
history.
Their reasoning was this: Gen. Tay-
lor is wbig, not eminent in civil life,
but still a man of sound wbg principles.
g circumstances have given him reputa-
tion and the eclat of the country. As he
is the whie candidate, he will be chosen;
and with him as our candidate, we will be
a BILE TO elect members to the TIVE houses
Of Congress. get an augmentation of wing
the whig majority in the House
Of Representatives W ill be increased, and
the locofoco majority in the Senate will
be diminished. That was the view, and
that was the motive, however wise or un-
wise, which governed a great portion of
that assembly in Philadelphia. Now
gentleman, 10 my opinion, this was un-
" Use policy. 1t was not suitable 20 the
V big character--it was not reconcilable
With true wisdom--it was short-sighted,
aud temporisiog, on great question OF
principle.
"Gen. Taylor has been nominated fair-
iy, as far as know, aud cannat, there
fore. and shall not oppose his e.ectiop'--
AT the same time, there is no n,oa foho Is
more firmly Of opiaion that such nom'nos
IN pas not fl 10 be made"
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