Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1848-06-07

trely without reputation or popularity Of any sort
II seemed libel upon the public judgment to as
sumo for moment, that such man could be elect
ed President over Mr. Clay. Every whiy in tn
country felt so. Mr.. Clay himself shared the gen
erai conviction and never gave sOunder advice Il
me wings, than when he exhorted them to "hgh
the battle as if we had Napoleon in the field a
gaiDst u.s.
But The canvass showed the futlity Of such cal
cu'ations. tproved that apparent popularity may
oe OF little worth that whenever party lines are
strictly drawn, the enthusiasm which any name
may seem to excite, weighs but little in the strug
gle and that the man whose name will aay pre-
JUDGES, soften resentments and compromise differ
ences of sentiment, is always stronger candidate
man one, no matter how brilliant his personal quail
ltieS or how loud the cheers with which his name
Is greeted, whose nomination instantly summonses
10 The encounter all the bitterness which personal
and political animosities for half century may
nave engendered. And it proved, moreover, this
sentiai and most important fact, that II IS NEVER
sge 70 rely upon the ,ceakness othe enemy, no mat
Ter now palPable it may appear or how overwhem-
ing our own strength may SEEM
;, we hope the Wings will be wise enough not TO
disregard their past experience, or undervalue lis
eachlngs. They may rely upon it that tho Loco
rocos have not consulted their interests, though
'"ey may seem to have met their wishes in tho
nomination they have made. Gen. Cass is not
, weak candidate His political principles we dis
ike his public life exhibits little which we can
approve land his whole career has been that of a
oeinagogue, rather than statesman. But he has
oeeh ooid, volube, persevering and popular He
has mixed himself up with many public questions,
IN themselves important and calculated to excite
d,eeP public feeling. And upon them all he has ia
ken te side, and assumed the tone best adapted TO
WIN 'he support OF the unthinking, impusive and
patriOtc masses. In popular canvass all this will
teH,--and that, too we have little doubt with an
ehect Tor which the Wings are not prepared
besides this, there features i'm the coming
contest which give increased strength to this selec-
lion Gen. Cass is Northern mainland this
TACT alone Is destined TO have great weight There
IS on'y one Southern man whom the Wings could
run, win me slightest prospect of success against
Northern Loco Foco,-and that one. we need
scarcely add, is Gen. Taylor. Gen. Cass. more
over Is Western candidate, and he has not vet
committed hmselfagainst Western interests on any
important point lie has military odour about his
name and his history, and this now-a-d DAYS. is not
entireiy worthless. He has always been bitter
canorous advocate for the EXTREMIST claims of this
country against England and the world, even at the
cost OF war; and that fact will give him more votes
than 1t will take away.
Under these circumstances he will clearly re-
ceive against any Wing nominated solely ON party
grounds, The rhOle cote of his o,yn Pa,tu:-and
'at Voe experience teaches us, is quite enough 10
make him President. If the Wings. therefore.
nominate candidate who can bring no strength
from any other quarter, they NAV count with Ger
fanny upon defeat. If they enter upon the can
vass for the sake of victory they must shane their
policy to the emergency of the case They must
nominate WING, but one whose friends are not
bounded by the lines of par,isanship They must
Seiec' candidate in whose principles, ability and
honesty they have full confidence, but whose ser
wees 10 the Country have been such as the ,cIoIe
Country can appreciate and such as honest men of
all parties will be ready to reward Such men can
he found and the Wing National Convention will
not 90 lis duty 10 the Country nor the Party. if il
makes any other than such man, the Wing can
dldate in the coming canvass
we trust, therefore, that no Wing will rise. or
echo' or listen TO, the cry that, with any candidate
Mccah peat "en. Cass 1t is not true; and even if
IL We're true, II would be the worst policy in the
world to act upon it. We must carefully examine
the whole held-ascertain precisely where the enc
NY strength conslsts,-and dispose our forces ac-
cordingly we must nominate The Wing who can
certainty command the most votes We must
leave nothing TO contingencies and sacrifice nothinu
OF TIE public good TO personal preferences or private
ends: Let the Judlcous intelligent, and sober
minded among the Wings decide, after the most
careful inquiry they can make, ,chat Uhig ,cW OBJ
tam The MOST electoral UOfes and place him before
the country the candidate of the party Let
them not select any man because he can get votes
enough, SO long as there is any other who can oct
more.
If this policy be wisely and closely adhered to.
we have strong confidence in the triumph of WHO
principles and the election Of Wing President
Any other course will perpetuate I.ocofocosm for
years 10 come