New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-09-05

The " Li-s Of. CLINTON county Cllof ass---
bed AZ Wilmington on the 21th ultimo. Hon.
THOMAS EwIvG was the first speaker be was
followed bv M CoRwIS. who spoke for three
hours. 4 correspondent Of the CiaciHH0fi ChroH-
ulcle gives a synopsis Of his remarks:
He denied IN tie outset that the old party issues were
thrown aside. The Protective Policy Internal I'm.
pr0vemen's Opposition to the W ana iae 'on4I1- o.
Foreign Territories. questions iu the success OF
which every true Wng was deeply Interested, and Tor
which ne should never cease % battle. Cas- opposes
all these saluiary messures and 81 everybody knows
j. the sy0wed champion Of Conquest Gen Iaylor mas
repeatedly declared himself l. oe opposed 20 war ou,
- hen ordered ~ bis GOTeinm nj - ngnt tne Jaes yi
hi. Country Ike true soldier DC has nc or NlCneH
from the faithful periormance ~ MS atty zen Da-s
bus,ers grea, deal about War-talked 81 one time Of
avail owing tie whole oi Mexico. the whole OF Ore- u
but ne takes good care not % d. my OF the fgtng
which his council brings Gen Taylor d opposed "a
tie acquisition OF any more Territory, a. y shown by
his Al.lOn letter and bic letter % Gen Gaines Cas- -
10 favor of the acquisition of All Mexico, A. could De
proven by the debates in Congress.
As 70 tie questions Of the Iarin and Internal I'm
prOyensnts Gen Taylor pledged not ~ veto tlen
~ well A. al other questions OF domestic poAcy-the
Wimoi Proviso any other measure mat the people
through their representatives., may demand. lass u
already pledged 10 veto these measurcs-ihe latter by
recent avowal through the columns o the UdsAmSi0H
THou and the former. by his endorsement OF the sd
mini-tratiOn OIL Polk The difference, SAID NJ. Cor"h'
between Cen Taylor and Gen Cas- IT, that the former
true 70 the instincts Of party goes 10 the Baltimore Con
vcnt0u
dent had over the people where ne cOuld use te
veto strip him Of that power. elect man who i
opposed 10 toe use Of H. and the people can nave Jut
such laws enacted as they want The people nave ID
Gen TAYLOR iusi such man. presented TO them VINO
respecs the wishes OF the pcOpewnO seeks no hlgnef
ambition than carry out their ue@s on All questions
that pertain % their and their country interest
Nj Corwin SAID be wa not in the habit Of drawing
comparison between the men oi the pIcseht axe ana
the ilusiriUus Washington but n there was man OF
the pre- sent day who resembcd the faher Of hi Coun
try all those noble qualities OF mind and heart "Aicn
disrnpusied that beloved hero and from the
men Of his day that Zachary lay lor W a-u-
ngton At the head Of our army ia the revolutionary
struggle exhibited thOsc inner traits OF character when
directed the OF his country 10 him ~ the no
blcst specimen Oi humanity ana lhyiof Al OH iia
rsou IN the swamps of Florida aud al the head OF our
army Mexico. Las shown mse quail 70 every en'i-
sency and has displayed qualities Oi mind aud heart
in his hrmne.s and decision Of cnaracter-ln MS
humane treatment OF fallen and PROSTATE Toe when
nave endeared him 10 his cOunirymen, ana naFt IN
duced them single him out "a the man best neu ior
the present crisis and b administer the Government IN
that plain Republican simplicity which marked the al
ministrations Of the early PRESIDENT Washington,
when solicited by his cOuntrymen to become candi'
date Tor the Presidency declined upon the ground tnat
he was unit for fhe discharge OF the duties OF so npOr
ant an Office snd Taylor when importuned TO become
candidate for President by the descendants OF the
very men who elected Washington, shows the same
Inodesy aud employs the same language to express
his uuftDess for the station that Washington ala yet
greea b0gs OF the present day rise up and tell US that
TAYLOR is a fool Washington made very good Pres
ident--ouite as good one Polk CalihOugh ne de-
cared himself unit tor the office and ne (Mr Corwin)
was willing intrust the helm OF state win Zen lay
lor as he has selected Washington for his standard
Mr. Corwin made An earnest and eloquent appeal 70
the Abolitionts He besought them not to commit the
same act of folly that they did in -i4, by which Texas
WAS brought into the Union, with a provision IN us
constitution granting perpetual slavery IN It's borders
What do they expect to gain be asked by thelr present
course Was not the Wings opposed 10 the luttneT
extension OF saveryi Was there Wing in the North.
crn States who opposed to Free SOL II there
was he must have exceedingly long e0rs LOOK al inc
votes OF the Wings In Congress on the oregon BILL
Every Wing member from the Free states not only
voted for the bill but abored night and day 70 secure
Its passage What better Free soil party do the Adolf
tionisis want than the Wing party II they expected
10 prevent the further extension OF slavery lnsy has
chosen a most strange and singular mode Of ei-
Getting desirable object by voting Tor M
Van Buren,. and arsying themselves against the
Wings. Who is Van Buren,. and what mas ne zone
b commend himself TO the favorable notice OF the
opponents OF slavery fasked M. COrwin Has ne not
done all he could do to strengthen Slavery And ne
no, pledged In his Utica letter to veto any bill Congress
may pass for the abolition OF slavery IN me DISTRICT u
Columbia should he again be elected President s ne
in favor of free speech Look at his vote wnen ne
was VcePresidcnt of the United states Dill was
then introduced into the United States Sens'e allowing
Southern Postmasters to open or intercept any new"
pspers or other printed correspondence suspected Oh
being adverse Slavery and i Senators voted Tor ana
Is against the bill Martin Van Buren, gave the casting
vote in favor of the bill And this man your free
Soil Free Speech candidate Let no such man be
trusted
Mr. Corwin said he had read somewhere in history,
that the Romans whenever they conquered country
would take from il piece of its soil and an animal
and upon arriving at Rome they would place all the
animals and the soil which they had collected IN ths
way in an amphiiheatre and the result was that each
animal would run TO the soil of its own country How
unlike those animals Van Buren, When Van
stuck his nose into free s0 he put II where II aunt
belong.
Mr. Corwn closed By urging in the most iervent and
eloquent strains every Wing present 70 be found al the
ballot box in October and November and vote for the
stnt, and National NNhir fckefs.