Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-09-08

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IN what manner f,epcrol ra,ia, ~.
didole. II il grrnt ni.,als w. .,,rs,,. ' W.
il The selection merely 81 ill., phiIJoIsL;a e. :.
vention. for he Wa, non;na,cd i, sa,;a'. s,',
by numorons non,lar cn,,,'",,;,,,'. ,s ine
the Philadelnba Conyen,;on sssor,I,isd 's'''s
Gentlemen. Tho whole h;s,or,. 80 ~, ,.,i
shows us that. whether IN ,hc ,1,s, ,;";l;.oJ W.
tho most barbarnus noes tLo noao,;oS. a''J ~. n
miration of Tho nconlc aro oa';,. aai L.. "u
carried away bv spccassf,,i mi;tary taI..nt. M,
achievement And in ,b casa ~, i,,,;,., ,,s
General Tavlor in, III ,y,, hr;il;a',, o,,asa,;,,
on The Rio i;r.,ndc. nj Pale Ai,o AMI oIss ,sh"rn
secured spontaneous non,;nn,;ons from ,,or,;ons
Of people IN all lie State. And H., Inc S,v
too, that they were mostly Wing nomination.
they wrr, nominations l,y Wings mot always,
It Is true, but generally ilcy were Whir nomi-
nations. .taaN
General TAYLOR has been esteemed, from the
moment his military achievements brought him
into public notice, us a Whr General. You an
remember that when we were discussing in Con.
grcss the merits Of the Generals, on the question
Of presenting thanks TO the army, the supporters
of the Administration and the friends of Mr.
Folk denounced General Taylor because he was
Wing. MY friend whom / am happy 10 meet
here, the Representative in Congress from this
district (Iion. Aricmns Hale), will remember
that a leading man of the party, and prominent
friend Of the Administration, in his place in
Congress, declared that II was the policy vi the
administration to prosecute the Mexican war.
and that that policy couhl never prosper till the
recall OF those Wing Generals, Scott and Iay.
Tor. That was the policy OF the Dcmocracv---
that the war should be carried out by the be
mocracy--it was Democratic merit and glory
and on that ground the Democrats would refuse
vote OF thanks TO Wing General. 'AH
General Taylor was nominated mainly thus
by Wing conventions and Wing meetings in
numerous quarters Of the country.
remark, gentleman in the next place that
there was no particular purpose concerning The
advancement of slavery entertained bv those
who nominated him. As have said. the nomi.
naion was made BY Wing meetings and convcn.
':ons--more in the Northern and Middle States
than at the Southland the men who did nomi-
nate him never entertained ann desirc NJ cxtond
tho area of slavery tbropob he nd,n;n;.,rs,ion
~ b, M. ;na,en,. Tbs 0,,.t. ais'. - pt:i'
delnb;a IN. gr.,, s,a,s os PSnr.,I;.n;. n na--
ta;,,l,, nom;rs,oa b;,,, VII, ~, ,,,aL W.
remember lbs, 4 lsrao conven,;on IN ,ba ,i,r ~
Nav YORK connect of b;ehI,, rss,,,o,ahlo -,
many Of whom are ncr.onaiv we'll known ~
me Nominated him mi ccr,s;rI, H.. III ~
sncb vio,rs AMI No ro,r;na,;3,, w.! Ia;i.I
moi ,,x,sns;,a,. h,', h.. -a..
and not ver, fsrss,c,, ,,ol;;;,;an. re-, y, a."
s,eL,,so,,. .,,'o., IL, ,.;.'a ~ ~ 1""s ~
cxnltat;on over ,be;r an,ic;na,ad ,,s,,,,.h 81.
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for sornd ;,daman, nd d;srr.,on RI. .,;.,t y
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the Object e brougb, tn nom. tho o,. =, ~ N.
cerrcd d., ,hos VIZ, ~ ". ~, ~ ~: MI NJ,
oJelnLa Convcn,;on ,,,,,o.,I.d a.a',l .'s
inc 10 ,bs rn,son III, b;ay;n,, $500 ~, ny.
Jor 10 Inc Wb;a ,bey ,bouaL, IT, c 49, ~
cd moro ess;lx ,ban an, e,J,ar W.. M.
wns the whole Of h TIA, ,1ooc,on, III A 6'a'
go, - ,. 'o'.', - JH-
If ,bn ,vbo,o ,ns,,or ''''y' wv az '"o o''''n'
So Far No, 60,
sire for Tho ,ron,o,;on ~ ~, ~ ~
oncra,inr mon ,bcse corvea,;ons ,i,'a',,y, ~
tie country, or on that at PLilndelnb;sH i"ss,
as regards a majority Of their me,nbcrs%in In.
nomination and election Of General rnvlor1 i
don't believe ono word Of H.
But see that one part of what is called the
Buffalo platform, says TINT the nomination at
Philadelphia was made under the ,lictation of
the slave power don't believe Eoyl Of that
either. For there was a very great majority of
members from the free States in that body, who
mHNt nave nominated anyhow else theN chose,
on whom they could agree. And, then, there
were great many of his most earnest advocates,
some from New England. who would sooner cut
of their right hands than submit TO anv such
dictation in any such case. j may not admire
their discretion or policy, but must acGuit them
Of all such base motives as have been charged
upon them. | think understand their motives,
Their reasoning was lust ths,-"Gcneral TAYLOR
is a Wing; an eminent rmn--noi indeed in civil
life, but circumstances ilaro gwen him cclat with
tho people; il he is elected, with him wc shall
have an increase OF tho Wing strength in Con.
grcss, AMI therefore it is best to sustain him.
That was the object and inoiiyo-hoYeycr wise
or unwisc-of large majority of the Conyen-
ton.
In my opinion il was wholly unwisc policy.
II was not suited to the Wing character. ltwas
short-sighted. But acgnlt the members OF the
convention of any of the motives Inscribed to
them, especially this one set forth in the Buffalo
platform. 7fa
Such, gentlemen, are the circumstances con-
nected with the nomination Of General Taylor.
And / will only repeat that those who had the
most agency, originally in bringing him before
the people were Wing conventions and meetings
in several Statcs--free States--and a great ina.
iority of the Philadelphia convention from the
free States. They might have rejected him Il