The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-07


ION aud for his course In ''Not Opposing th'
Generals Election.
We have now this elaborate aud carefully prepared
manifesto of Mr. Webster III full before and well
are we satisfied with the impression which IN the present
state of parties it must make upon the public mind that
nothing but the great pressure upon our columns prevents
w from LAYING entire before readers. AS 1t is, we
bal make copious extracts from il and we hold under
,Jvisement the question of publishing ii in our Cam
u;gnp 1t is special pleading for General Taylor by a
great special peater; and, to our Judgment IT shows the
,,aknes of the Generals position and claim to the pres
dency better than any document have yet We
hone every voter the country-whg, democrat, Buff
ialonan-will read il before he votes.
We begin our extracts with the following candid and
truthful statement in relation to General Taylor's claim
70 be nominated Remember that Mr. Webster is speak
ing in the Generals favor and saying the best he say
for him Observe, too, that for the best of all
Mr. Webster carefully avoids contrasting this military
nomination of the wings with the only military nomina-
ton which the democratic party has made for the olice
Of pesidentthe nomination of that great soldier and
statesman whose stands side by side with that
Of Jefferson in the love and reverence of the American
democracy:
Tbe nomination OF candidate for the presidency made
10 the wings of Massachusetts: that is certain aud will
be idle 10 attemp conceal the fact 1t is jus
and patriotic take facts they are, and things
they are, and declare own conviction OF duty from
guished in the line of his profession, however
mable AS private citizen, Cen Taylor is military man
civil affairs He has performed functions of civil ma
under the constitution of his country He has been
The head Of an army. Now the wings Of Massachusetts
and among them are OF opinion that 1t eas not nise
s" %', S ss IS tie fas" f1a
j. orr Ho,y !" '1sA Gny sr o o mere ary s1aJaet
great military character, but by far greater
civil character He had been employed in the councils
of his country from the earliest dawn the revolution
he had been in the Continental Congress-he had
t,bished great character for civil wisdom and judg
member of that which formed the constin
of the United States and 1t Is one OF the most honor
able tributes paid him. that by that assembly of good and
wise he selected preside their debsra-
tons And he put his name first and foremost to the con
bred older, and different periods of his life rendered
important military But President Harrison,
poyed in civil than in military service For he
either governor of the Territory member of the
charged all these duties to the satisfaction OF his country
Ths case, therefore, stands by itself; wot precedent
publication from anyhing in o~r previous hswy. 1t
this account, as magne that the wings Of Massachusetts,
feel dissatisfied with this nomination There may be
ohers-there otheTshey perhaps, of less impo
lance, and more easily to be answered y
This is candid and has force in it which will not be
lost on the mind of the country little farther on, we
have something still better
"Cen. Taylors nomination was hailed not very extern
vey, but by enthusiastic and not very rseeing
paupe v 1 ooo m hes snn% T. apefe
testing their confidence in this inationa little early
NAV be- in ute ring notes of exultaon in our antirprf5
triumph Ir WOULD HAVE BEEN BErrER WAITED
Now the truth is. gentlemen-the truth s. and
jec is too near our eyes to be distinctly discerne-the
truth is that in these nominations, and also in the nomina
ton at these conventions and also in the
Observation-Disclosures TAYLOR w inafe cd
exactly Tor this That, believing him be whig
other whs This the Whole Of it, That sagscios ,eis
fTSeng doctrine Of AVAILABILITY lies at the bottom Of the
matter" Tremendous enthusiasm and appausel
That General Taylor was thought to be "auailable,"
and known to have other claim to a nomination.
may have been, as Mr.. Webster says, sufficient wing
for nominating hm but what kind OF reason is
for votng for him now he nominated Nay, MORE
since nothing but his imagined availability nominated
him. what is TO elect him. now that all pretence of his
availability has, on Mr.. Websters own showing in this
very passage, utterly vanished
We close this part OF Mr. Websters vew with the fol-
lowing statement, showing just how far Mr. Webster is
willing 90 in favor of the candidate of his party. He
has, at last made up his mind that he will oppose"
the General "Call you that backing your friends ," The
wing politicians OF the South will of course notice of
Mr. Websters reasons for "not opposing" the nominee
Gentlemen, before Gen. Taylors nomination, stated
always when the subject mentioned by my friends
that | did and could recommend the nomination of
military the people of the United States, for the
Office of President against my conviction If Uhdt
due tn The best interests of the country, and to the char
ar Of the republic stated always, at the time,
that if Gem Taylor should be nominated by the WING
vention fairly, should oppose has elcction stand now
upon the declaration.
Gen. Taylor has been nominated fairly, knou,
and cannot therefore, and shall oppose his election
AT the time, there is who is firmly OF
opinion THAT SUCH A NOMINATION WAS NOT
FIT TO BE MADE. But the declaration that l would
not oppose Gen. Taylor if nominated by the wing parry,
was OF subject in the nature of things to
ceptlons If believed him to he who would plunge
The country into farther for any purpose oil ambition
or conquest would oppose him. let him be by
whom he might If / believed that he man ,oho
~ord ere his ociat influence for the farther erfenson of
me Stare porer womd oppose him. let him be nominated by
'chom he might. But do bere either. (Applausel
believe he has been, from the frs opposed the policy
oil the Mexican war, improper mpoitic, and inexpe
dent believe, from the best information can obtain
and you will take this my opinion, gentlemen believe,
hom the beat inform alton obtain that he has dis
position to 90 war, increase the limits of slavery,
or TO allow OF the of States to this Union
Mr.. Webster shall give us his opinion of Gen. Cass,
very soon after this together with his reasons for OPP
S5sing HIM But first let us see brief statement of Mr.
"ebsers own position and policy. and that OF the wing
party IN regard to that great and capital question OF the
extension realms OF our republican system of
seli-govenment-in other words, the question OF our
national growth
Gentlemen will detain you but moment longer You
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