New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-06-10

70 pursuits not yet considerably followed IN the
country bat 20 which it is naturally adal ted-such
sa the manufactures oil Linens, SILKS, Hosiery, g.
It may be that particular measure adopted or
recommended in pursuance Of cettain principle
may be anw.se aud pemicious, although the pril-
oipie itself : sound ana benefcent We need not
surely stop 20 illustrate these truths.
They ers-meaaly, basely eT-who imsgine
that Whig Principles are nct acoePiaole 70 aAd
making progress with cur People because through
the death or 1ne man. the treachery oil another
and the unto. tuaafe uprising OF Natyisrn in 1874
our party has been for some years past out %
power. he who has paid any attention 70 the
public policy Of Democratic france VAL have per-
cei,e4 tbat every principle or which we are here
oo.ta,.lirg Is there recognized aud AGED upon as
e.seot.s1 % the wise government OF Free PEG
Mo And .n our own country. with our adversa-
r.es triumphalhy n power. we see them every
yearoossing such acts as are utterly inconsistent
with their cardinal maxins-' The world Is gov
erned TOO much'-sThe best government IS that
which governs least &c. OF this class are the acts
recently passed in both our National and state Leg
satures making stringent provision ior the iea''n
and comfort Of Immigrants brought 70 our ports
the act inst unanimously passed through one
branch Of Congress 10 prevent ana PUNISH 'i'
Adulterstion oil Drugs and Medicines-and several
others These acts are based on principles essen
tally WMc-they are utterly adverse 70 cardinal
roco.F,co doctrines. and the lastnamed IS rallied
M accordingly by the Journal Of Commerce. Let
tho yVbic party be anuihioted tomorrow and our
opponents you'd be compelled step by steP 10
adopt and carry cut all cur fundamental principles
discarline and subverlng their own Ihey
might change names aud forms, but they could not
avoid adopting what is essential in our principles,
l,r On these only can Government be SO admins
tered M 20 secure 10 an enlightened and practical
People those substantial benefits which they wiI
net consent for any considerable time to dispense
with.
Now consider how the mind Of one who has de-
voted some years and the best energies Heaven
has given him 70 elucidating and commenting
these principles must be struck by such letter as
that of Gen. Taylor to Dr.. Deony from Wing
aspirant TO the Presidency, followed by the nomi-
nation Of such aspirant by Wing Convention IN
preference 70 such a man as Henry Clay, whose
genius, eloqucnce and lie have been most ell
centy devoted to the adv jcacy Of those principles
The thing seems to plain men, TO paraphrase the
Italian proverb, though perfectly true, neverihe-
less impossible We admit that the Allison letter
OF Gen. Taylor was a great deal better, and If he
had always written ia the spirit Of that letter. eau
tious oad guarded as it is, the nomination could
have been much easier swallowed by those who
even in politics make no Pretenslons to the diges-
tive powers Of m ostrich And even then we
should have insisted that this picking up Of man
who has made good campaign and cleyerly won
three or four battles but has had no experience IN
matters Of State, TO be our Presidential candidate
an honor which, even though he should not be
elected, may well repay a life OF eminent and pa
,riotic SERVICES unworthy OF the Wing party
Aud when that candidate, who never did days
work for the Wing cause, has IN substance
advertised 10 the whole country, u am ready
to take the nomination of any party and Of
al parties, but will not be the exponent OF the
principles of any am the Peoples candi-
date, and shall not Withdraw even though the
Wings place in nomination the man they best love
aud most honor say nothing OF the amazing
weakness aud meanness Of taking him m such an
attitude. there seems 20 be evnced a recklessness
of the success or overthrow OF our party which IS
utterly inconsistent with the character OF such
Whg as can be deserving OF our support Tor the
| Presidency We admit all the qualifications and
notifications and explanations put ia by the Lou
| is;ona Delegation and othcrwise-'go understand
the necessity felt by Gen Taylor Of saying some
\ thing 10 give countenance 70 the motley host ol
outsiders who profess to he his supporters and are
exrected 10 vote for nun ia spite Of his Wing can
ddatcshp. and yet we think the Wing party en-
/ tiled 20 demonstrate with him az least ia the
spirit Of the familiar distich-
4 suppose was night /. disseuble YOU, loye'
But why did you kick me down sialrs
But the struggle is over, and Gen Taylor IA
nominated Aud, ii politics are 10 be regarded as
a game. We think. looking at the matter as cooly
as we can, that the managers have dealt them
selves good hands We believe they VIII win, and
we hope they will not be the only gamers by theH
dexterous shutting. Unless that patient donkey
the Public prove uncommonly restiii, we see mo
way OF preventing Gen. Taylors election. The
combination upon him is very comprehensive, and
we do not think the country prepared to take the
risk ola Lewis Cass ll-creation-annexing Admin
istration, much as they would like to defeat the
nominators OF Gen Taylor.
For our own part we shall take time for reilec-
ton. Ii it shall appear TO us that the support o.
Gen Taylor is the only course by which the cleo
ton Of ass can be prevented we shall feel bound
10 concur in that support H. ON the contrary, the
developments OF the next few days shall prove
that the Free States are ripe for the uprising
/ which must come sooner or later, and which this
nomination has done very much to precipitatc,
4 why then ace are ready. Oar present impression
IS that the time has not quite anived-but we
shall see.
! The Convention.
We have something more to say about the do
! inss at Philadelphia when we shall have time and
room. For the present, we will simply remark
/ that it was at no moment possible for the oppo