Washington telegraph., 1848-07-19
MIR, CRlTTENDEN's SPEECH AT
pIfTSBuRG.

AIllttuutH s sHtHeHs Inc Hhtlfh aoNbl-
les, contains the substance OF Mr. c.
remarks, but il laeks the HiguE spirit, and
clearuess winch ehameieri1as all OF this
distinguished gznIieman's efforts, We
give tin samaWhaI condensed form:
Mr. Gdtlaudru md he wished he was
ns able to addse= the meeting as would
Ihn inferred lfam the hiahly eouplimenla.
|ry introduction he INT received from Mr.
Forward, af that ba Wasa# well able 10
.oHlaT.am aul .aH.aet lis ielIoW-ciuzcna
.oa tMs ..aasIal s. lual gentleman
Tho Wa afeat Fz5IIa= baFe metin their
conventions. aIaI selected thor candidates
have made tdeiI nominations The
. Wing convention has nominated General
Zachary TayIo APHIause Prerord.
IugtNs nomination. there existed. asthere
always viii upon such occasions, great
/ difference Of opinion among the whigs as
10 who should be The candidate llwas
not possible that the wishes OF all could
be gaHuai, but the convention was com.
posed OF delegates lEam all sections OF the
. Union, they eaHRafza lhar opinions, and
I Gen. Iag laf nomination Was the result
10. die !lza aud faII interchange OF their
W,Ns.
/ uaw propose. ny iellow.fil.zaus. 70
. examine somewhat INTO the qualifications
often fayiof iaf lhis high office, aHd
.wAu should recommend Mm tor b. ]
unrFeu IN the M rIaee, personally &c
know Gaa. IaY.af Ahat objection eau
Zoe mads 10 nm AHat objection i-
mate TO hun by as opponents have
heard no Impeachment ul his chamrtsl
70. q salIisr OF uau. but his quaiua1
u1a, 8f the aIIIes al President have been
culed m question. | d3 not ihu
tuai mala military feHaWn aud H."nt
.quaHiy man iaf exalted eiyii stations
any more iHaa believe that hign riyl
talents gualiy a nm - command an wg
MY ltWHz sometimes tho ease, however
that iha=e Wha Ind welded tha swuf
uuyely ID defence u their country Were
u.sn endowed wilh Hreat evil talents
were learned m eislI duues, AMI .unmis
.He to the constitution aud law- OF ihgi
county.
What induced the belief that the pos
session OF high intellectual powers wa
tUe goat qualification necessary for no
a-yluuf 90 fhr Presidential oHcai Wb,.
$50 a-rarmu that uuu ha. as mUah n
tu,l.t, a- auy mauW1-t have WHO ., eve
thought 1l tor that ouiee, We have Io1m
ed enough on that subject AHeraI, ih
heart OF man Is the best qualification
T. % heart tla' De- honest and iulIiul hut
iuudt would keep @ heart m ihe ugI
'paru, aui under the rule OF such ma,
$50 could not be- In danger None o, ou
|iu.IIeut, have ever failed through g
lWaut OF iufcllect-the failure OF our al
mIu.,mtous. where they have failed
|ua- been through want of heart, not d
'ual. 4 man with "a sound Amauca
.H.uu, aud good common understanding
d. Wba, !, wanting, aud with such w
. .arr secure against iroaohegy aud laugei
. An honest man Is uccdgd-and hone-
|muu are uo, so scarce as is sometime
supposed. We have tale ofgu old ph.I
1.1pher. who when askcIwhy ha walAe
Iu daylight with a torch, replied that h
wa, iu search OF m honest man. Wei
gentlemen, | think the people oi tbe u
states have found what the old phllos1
phcf searched ior-ihcy have found al
honest man in Zachery Taylor ZAP
pIausr.l They have not carried torcl
to ind him-A's character was iorrl
showing him TO be au honest man. lei
|hrId 10 high that all the world can sec
and the whole kyand the whole heaven
are filed with the light Applause
A word us to Gen. Tuylors poIiic1
principles. Previous to the aurmpl u
politicians to investigate his character
no man was more universally Recognized
Iamong his personal acquaintance as o
wing. than Gen Taylor know himt
b, a whig. cloud AppImse) Ha ha
: sgid-lud d there is a man living VIII.
would not tell ial-ehood that man wa
Zachary Taylor--"l am a wing, bat mol
am ultra wmE-it he had been near
place OF election, in At, he would hay,
voted for Mr. Clay npplau-o) Chi.
man. Gen. Taylor, has spent hs lito 10
the camp-in distant plares-whcrc th
services Of his country called him IL,
has kent his mind free from the aulmos.
liesora party politician. While heagree'
in all tha loading wMg principles, he ha.
no mkul feelings towaris those who
dacrirom HIM Wings aud democrats
have fought nudrf his orders, side by -il,
Equally lighting conqunrug ani shed
dmg their blood under him-how coul.
, 10 br possible ioi him to regard the on'
with less favor than the other! How
could he give place TO amy oi those liitl.
auimostl's orthe petty Politician How
could he be bound by petty party llga
ment-, inducing him to favor one mort
than the other of those who fought un
der him, bled under him, and of whom h'
is alike the object of Obedience and alice
|tionl (Applnnse) This, my icllow-citl