The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-06-30
WHAT THE YANKEES SAv!-We cop,


~ere present and can speak frOm obserra-
t'0n. 1t will be said however, that the
South took undue advantage in The Con
vention but by 10homSOeDer this charge is
made as may be made, we challenge him
10 the prOof There was aothing dme
fAdt WaS R0th0nOrabIe or aboreb0drd. The
Conveution,ouevery ballot took the open,
manly uiU0 rOcc vote. The constituents
"f every delegate are, therefore, aware
ofhow their delegate voted and for whom
he voted. Eorry Congressional district m
eoery free State in tie Union was repre-.
srnted, w'th Me erccpijm oftWO in Illinois,
whiie there were ten d,strtcts in tile SIa0e,
hoI1'ng States, ,mh'ch a0rre not repeeSented.
and Mercfore, had M cOte. This simple
fact shows that the North, even in pro.
portion to its power, was more fully rep
resented than the South in the Conven-
lion, yet the choice fell on Gen. Taylor,
There must. therefore, have been some
other causes than local ones assigned for
the choice made; and there were and we
can give them; aud, first, settled con-
viction that with the Wings. as a nation.
al party. we must have umt0ry nOao or
nererjand, second, that Gen. Taylor aone.
If the distinguished candidates brought
forward, could give us victory. lie was
behered, and is beIie0ed, that mhiIe lie is
as g0Oda Wing as any in the Un'On. he
combined Herewith that indeinable yet
necessary element of success, acaiAbtijty
that lie would draw To his support the
great mass of our countrymen.
From The Bg6alo Express.
We throw our banner to the breeze,
in>crihed with The honored names of
ZACHARY TAYLOR and MlLLARD
FILLMORE. and never have we per.
formed similar duty sojoyfully, or with
such perfect confidence of triumphal
result. The great Wing party of the
United States have been anxiously wait
ing for the action of the Convention at
Philadelphia, persuaded that its deliber.
alions would he guided by spirit Of wis
dom, cancellation and harmony. presagng
n glorious victory. The delegates car
ried to this assemblaee strong individual
preferences, certain tu control their ac.
lion, until convinced that the good Of
The country and the party required sac
ri6ce of predictions. The result de-
muns,rates the sounduess of this persua.
sion. The Convention have come to Il
conclusion thai will be satisfactory to the
Wing parry from EaSlport TO the Rir
Grahde. The breath of SANDER has new.
er snlIed The fair fame of Gen. Taylor
In the language of Gen. Per,ifer Smith
the hero of CnnIreras, we may remark
that Gen. Taylnr's military exploits are
not the causes ofhi1 popularity. they are
only the occasions for the display of hi'
snund judgment. energy of character. lof
Iiy and pure sense of justice, aud incor
ruplibIe hnnesty. He has as much repu
tation for what he has written as for wha
he has done, because, oven if the compo
sitiOn is not his own, the sentiments, mo
lives and feelings are his. and everythu!
he says, as everything he does. is mark
ed by the purity aud greatness of his owl
character.
From HE Hartford CO"rant.
y The Philadelphia Convention, com
posed of delegates from every State, at
ter prolracled deliheration, have indica
ted Gen. TAYLOR as the candidate hes
fitted, in their judgment, 10 lead the Viii
party 10 victory.
This he doubtless will do. 1t is IN
necessary to draw pictures of extrava
giant success; extreme speculalions are +
he avoided; but ii is as certain as an
; event depending onhnman agency can be
that Gen. Taylor will win complete, il
! dlspulable triumph over the Ballimor
: nomination., and have it in his power t
do much for the welfare of the penpl
E and the substantial prosperity of th
I country.
, From The NeV HaUea (Conn,) Palladium,
"The old hero who was never defrare
Q and who "never snrrenders" is designi
n ted as the one who. better than any otht
v man, can unite the suffrages of the grei
y Wing party ofthe couulry. Though M
= Clay was undoubtedly The preference
ii. ma ajority of the Wings in this Stale, W
g doubt net there will be thorough all
e enthusiastic support hy the party of I'll
II nomination of the Convention. Thi
II body had the best means of deciding a.
= on the best course, and we therefore al
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