New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-06-17

rf-.. md -. r.f De- ogs with bis f.i.oog.ci-z.us n.
D.. 90 Wig h0ugl ROY an o. IRA on'. tu' D. b. Wing
who warmly .l favor o4 eAeoNi n- American To-
da-trv. sll rA4i alter rle Nauonl- De1- Was cz-u-
-.-1.d fa was a- warmly 20 favor 90 DISTRIBUTION of
fle proceeds ci tie Public Lands among fle hsr- 1f
fh- Republic 4s " The most ll.t u Table and federal
i.po-it on 0t taa. surplus Dc is w his Vao warmly
oof.,-sf tro-o Mid Governmental experiments "a airh
brought lalkuDfcy aud ruin upon tle people and the
country. n De- Wli- VINO warmly opposed The Al
aexauon Of Texas. reeeiHs % on oi-er Wnss tlaf
tv8ult inevitably involve us in Nar and Dtht lle d.
"a IVL.r uho ceurecatlIE the spirit 10 conquest was
opposed 70 the .l1,lss-Jn or the d.snem5ermeai u
Mexico.
An ,dioirer and discpl. OF Jefferson General Tsyior
srla.f- th- rho sr.rt 90 party should be Invested 90
tlc bitterness frequently exhibited be = opposed io
tllf sy-fen NJ Prescription when Dos 90 often driven
GOOD men from of es end thrust Dad one INFO ther
r-ces Bar fhe rule which justly protects good men
from pr9-.rint.ou .s .mlerat-ftly u4uts tle Dee
rr.ral VI au ARMY 0t bad ONES WAC have slu.d iuto
Once uu rtLc currlr-- hl-t. 20 l!.-r ana tg.k
Gen. Taylor. $50 are a--ulri 'r--rfrs WIN Ar iri
-.r-on fh.r power -lol.l reside zoo long in tre
same haai- - Rotation .l Once j. principle which,
Justly and honestly applied orsila-ra with ihe Fathers
1f the Republic ir accordance "a th tle provision 90
the Constitution and The spirit o Republican Equality.
The Constitution provides that president and Vice
President shall bold their Offices for four years. The
Laws Of Congre-s, keeping ih- provision n view limit
tie terms 0i lie subordinate officers % The Govern
20 four vears With chart thus clearly defining his
duties apre-dnt need not err 10 the discharge OF those
duties
There is however another and higher question in
volved in ,ais ls-ue. shall the geographical boundary
AID political power O.: Slavery be enlarged aud
menfed 1y means of 'he territory wruug from Mexico
Gen TAYLOR j. identified by BIRTH l0cat0n and Interest
VITA the South and is Institutions. Tie j. planter and
-laveholier Put Whist las been bis sentiments mp 20
these questions Though f. Southern man. Ike Messr-.
Cutt,nden. 3erriau Msngum Cingman ani other de
t.ug4.-led Southern Wl.--, le Was trm and unrom-
promising in bis opposition f0 fle Annexation 90 Texas
sui % our shame be q remembered. that While hEN-
rrcKY and NoarH-CA4OLINA ana TENNESSEE cast their
Electoral votes against the Texas ami Mexican war
csud iaie. Ner-Ir. and PenHsyir1Hifi AMI lrr'
Ham slire' and Maine aye iuEl0roa-ly responsible
for the election 81 Polk the Annexation Of Texas tAe
War with Mexico and a their attendant consequence
20 was from no wish and from fault OF Gen. Taylor
that we have Texas sni part OF Mexico.
But now that we have. hy virtue Of Conquest and
Treaty territorial acquisitions, the question re-
turns shall that territory remain free, or become bond
ed And that question. when Gen. Taylor snai. have
been elected President viii remain % be decided by
the People and their Representatives. 10 whom t rsni.
fully belongs and which decision when thus made.
Whatever that decision may be. Cen. Taylor will shx
his name and seal Alb. Eve. Journal.