The North-Carolina standard., 1848-09-13
A BoMB-sHELL FRoM. wEBs1tIER,

gerry, has spoken, and his words have fallen with
startling effect upon the hosts of Ceondom. He
says hswill not oppose Gen. Taylor's election, but
that the course of the Wings in nominating him,
was neither wise - "discreet''-and that such
nomination scGs not fit to be nsdde.''
The Register affects to be delighted at this Speech
of Mr.. Webster. 1t says Mr.. Webster has 'scome
out, as every one who knows him well must have
anticipated, unequivocay in favor of the election of
Gen. Taylor to the Presidency And now in what
way has he g come out''? Will the Register pub
lisf his Speech at Iength4 Will that paper permit
its readers to for themselves how Mr.. w Webster
kills off Gen. Taylor with faint praise -! Accord
ing to the judgment of the New York Herald, neu-
trail paper which has leaned considerably in favor of
Gen. Taylor, Mr.. Webster has by this Speech in
ficted infinite harm upon the Whig or Taylor cause
in the Northern States and that journal after taking
general and dspassionate survey Of the whole field,
is forced to the confession that unless the Wings
every where wake up and do better, the g Hero of
Buena Vista will be defeated.'' t-i f-;J e.
We want the people of North Carolina-and es-
pecially the Whigs-to read and ponder upon this
Speech; and we present this week as many extracts
from it our limits will permit e-
Mr.. Webster runs the parallel between Generals
Washington and Harrison and Taylor, and shows that
the latter does deserve be compared with either
of the former; and that the nomination of such
Gen. Taylor is IS without precedent justi-
fcation from any thing in previous history. He
says: r 81. ~ s.ss . -.sussaa -...=. ..E
tsThe nomination of candidate for the presiden-
cy made by the Whig Convention at Philadelphia,
is not satisfactory the wings of Massachusetts:
that is certain; and it will be idle to attempt to
ceal the fact is now more just and more patriotic
to take facts as they are and things they and
declare own conviction of duty from what exists
before US. However respectable and distinguished
in the line of his own profession, however esti
mable as private citizen, Gen. Taylor is military
man, and a military man merely. He has no train
ing in civil affairs. He has performed functions
OF civil nature under the constitution of his country
He has been known, and is known only by his bril-
liant achievements at the head of his army. Now
the wings of Massachusetts, and among them, are
of opinion that not tcise discreet to go tile
army for the selection Of candidate for the Presidency
Of the United STATES. 1t IS the first instanee has
tory in arhich any Of mere military character has
been proposed for that high office Gen. Washington
was great military character, but by far greater
civil character. He had been employed in the coun
ellis Of his country from the earliest dawn of the revo.
lution-he had been in the Continental Congress
he had established great character for civil wisdom
and judgment. After the war, as you know, ne was
elected a member of that convention which formed
the Constitution of the United States; and it is
of the most honorable tributes paid to him, that by
that assembly of good and wise men he selected
preside their deliberations. And he put his
name first and foremost to the Constitution under
which we live. President Harrison was bred SOL
der, and at different periods in his life rendered i'm
portant military services. But President Harrison,
nevertheless, was, for much greater period of his
life, employed in civil than military service. For
twenty years he either governor of the Territory,
member of one the other houses of Congress, or
minister abroad; and discharged all these duties to
the satisfaction of his country.
"This case, therefore, stands by itself; aCithOut
precedent justification from anything tn preriOs
history 1t is this account, imagine that the
wings of Massachusetts, feel dssatifed with this
nomination. There may be others-there are others
they perhaps, of less importance, and more
easily to be answered"
Mr.. Webster thus hits off the doctrine of availa-
bilty. He shows that Gen. Taylor was nominated,
not because he considered fit for the Office, but
because the wings thought they could elect him
"Gen. Taylor's nomination was hailed not very
extensively, but by enthusiastic and not very
far-seeing people in the Commonwealth of Massachu
setts. There were even among US, wings quite early
enough IN maniestng their confidence in this nomi-
nation-a little early, it may be- in utterng notes
of exultation in our anticipated triumph. IT WOULD
HAVE BEEN BETTER THEY WAITED.
snow the truth is, gentlemen-the truth is, and
no man can avoid seeing it, unless, sometimes
happens, the object is too near eyes to be dis
tinctly dscerned-the truth is that in these nominal
tions, and also in the nomination at Philadelphia
Gen. Taylor nominated exactly for this reason
That, believing him to be whig, they thought he
could be chosen more easily than any other whig.
This is the whole of it. That sag1ciOus, tUise far
seeing doctrine Of AVAILABILITY hes at TIE bOthonp Of the
matter" Tremendous enthusiasm and applause
Mr.. Webster does not say he will vote for Gen.
Taylor-he merely says he will not oppose his cleo
tion.'' But he emphatically decares-and we call
upon North Carolina Wings to take notice of the
fact-that if he believed that Gen. Taylor " would
exert his official influence for the further extension
of the slave power" he '0ouH oppose him., let him
be nominated by whom he might Hear him:
"Gentlemen, before Gen. Taylor's nomination,
stated always, when the subject mentioned by
the nomination of military to the people OF
against my conUictiOn Of eChat due to the best
interests Of the country, and to the character Of The
public stated always, at the time, that if
Gen. Taylor should be nominated by the whig con-
venon fairly, should not oppose has election. stand
now upon the same declaration. r-,,.,.-:--, . r-
Gen. Taylor has been nominated fdirly, as far as
hnoaC, and cannot, therefore, and shall oppose his
election. AT the same time, there is man who is
more firmly OF opinion THAT SUCH NOMINATION VAS
NOT FIT TO MADE. But the declaration that
would not oppose Gen. Taylor if nominated by the |
whig party, of course subject, in the nature of
things, to some exceptions. If believed him to be
a man who would plunge the country into farther
wars, for any purpose of ambition or conquest,
would oppose him, let him be nominated by whom
he might. If believed that he was man soho
acOUH erert his Q6cial Influence for the further erter-
sion Of the saUe Poaoer, a0OuH oppose him, let him be
nominated 6y '0hone he might Bat do not believe
either. [APplause.] believe he has been, from
tho fret cd 0Iio u0fk ~