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ihers are more versed 10 such statistics Than
am. Bot see not, And therefore | tllink lhas
he issue is reduced exactly between Geo. Cuss
aEL Gen. Taylor.
You may remember, that in the dscussions
of 1914. Whcn Va. Bimey was drawing of
votes from Nr. Csv, ] said that every vote lor
Nr. B.mcy wes ia'f yote l,r Mr. Polk. Is
.t uOi uus thar me L.1,ry ,sie. absuacl5d font
Mr. Gays vote ia tae St.s of New York.
made ilr. Po.k Pusitrul lhEt Isl as elcuraa
any historical fact. And ia ms j.igmsn,, Il
vii be 80 now. coasil.r 1vry Wing Sus
given 10 Or. Van Burn, dire.Iy liiirg the r.
lection Of Ar. CDss, MARI, ! sav. WAig vote.
Nov there may be- Si5Iss ja which Van Busa
mny draw from tic 9.har side larg-y. Boil
sp,a ak Of Wing woes. IN ,his Sale and in any
SlsIe. AnJ am ofop nj n bat sny Whigvo's
given 10 Mr.. Van Ruren iuurs. lur Ten. Csss.
Now, as 70 GrL. Cass, ccrl'cm,n. We need
not g u tho BaiIiuurs pu form 10 ios'ruci our.
selves inIo what his p1lIics asr, or how he will
conducl the Government. Gen. Ca.s vili ..
into the government as coming 10 bv the sans
parry that elected Mr. Po.k and will ",ollov /,
the footsteps Of his ilusr.ous prsdeesssor."...
Laughter IhSd him, Confess, IN the ore.
sent STATE ofths country, 10 be the NOS, danger.
Gus man in whom the powers Of the Exacu,iys
Chief Magislracy coud we'll be placed. he
has described himself not Es a conscr, attvs, Eot
rs protective 10 present institutions, ba, hs BE-
longing 10 the parry Of progress. lie te.ievss
IN the doctrine OF American destiny; ami ,hgt
that destiny Is 10 20 through wars, aad iavs.
sIons, 6nd armies Of aPgfaHuIzameuI.--, estsh.
lish great, powerful, Gomineering government
over all this country. We kaoS that # Mr.
Cg5s could have prevented il, .he !raa,y viii,
England in 1912 would not have been .naIr;vs
know that il Mr.. Cass could have urasenled n.
the settlement Of the Org9u gIastJa would nos
have been accomplished "a 1855.
We know tina, General Cass could have pr..
vented The Mexican war; Lnd We know ,ha, hs
was first and foremost in pressing lhow1r. We
know thai be IS man Of talent, Ut ability, o.
some celebrity as a statesman, ia every wav S..
perior to his predecessor, il he should DO the
successor Of Mr.. Polk. Bot think bin mar
Of rash politics. forced on by rash rnrv, ami
commiucd 10 a course of ppiirv, rs ! Daijeyri
notln consistency with ihs benefit Of ihc rouu ~.
Therefore, II is Tor you, and for NE, aud iur all
Of us-Nhigs--lJ consider, WheIhnr in this
state Of the case We can. or can not. we will,
or We will not, give orr votes for the Wnit
nomination. | leave il to every mans ron.
science. have eudeqyorcd to state tn. cass
as il presents itself 10 me.
Gentlemen, before Gen. Taylorsuoin.a.tion
stated always, when The subject was mention.
ed by my friends, that | did no, and could not
recommend the nomination Of military ran
10 the people Of the United States, for the otficr
Of President. 1t was against my conviction IL
what was due 10 the best interests Of tho couU.
try, and the character Of the Republic. sta
ted, always, at the same time, thai if General
Taylor should be nominated By the Wing Con.
veniion, fairly, should not oppose his election.
| stand now upon the same declaration.
! Gen. Taylor has been nominated fairly, So
FAR as know, and cannot, therefore, and snail
not oppose his election. At the same time,
there is no man who is more firmly OF opinion
that such nomination was I'll 10 be made. But
the declaration, lial would not oppose General
| Taylor if nominated by the Whgpany, was of
course subject, in The nature Of things, 50 some
exceptions. If believed him to be man who
would plunge the country into further wars for
the purpose Of ambition or conquest, would
oppose him, let him be nominated by whom hs
might. Ii ! believed that no was man vh,
would exert his official influence lot the fur her
extension of the Slave Power, would opposz
him, let him be nominated by whom he might.
But do not believe either. [AppIauso.l
believe that he has been, from the first. on.
posed TO The policy Of the Mexican war, as im-
proper. impoIitic, aud inexpedieut. b.Iieva
from the best Information ! can ob,ain-and
you will take this as my opinion, genliemen-I
believe, from the best Information eau obtain,
that he has no disposition TO go 10 war, or to in
crease the Limits Of Slavery, or to allow Of the
annexation Of new States TO this Union.
Gentlemen, so much for what may be con-
sidered as belonging 10 the Presidency US ma
tonal question. But, the case by no means
stops here. We are Wings of Massachusetts.
We have supported lhs presen. government OF
The State for years. with success; and have
thought that most Wings were satisfied with the
administration of the State Government in the
hands Of those who have had ii. But row il is
proposed, on the basis Of the Buffalo Platform,
10 carry this into the State elections, as well es
into the national elections. There is to be a
nomination Of candidate for Governor, against
Mr.. Briggs, or whoever may be nominated by
the Wings; and there is 10 be nomination Of
candidate for Lieutenant Governor, against Mr..
Reed, or whoever may be nominated by the
Wings: aud there are 10 be nominations for
Congress. Now, what is the utility of lhal!-
We have ten members in the Congress OF the
United States. ! know not ten men Of anv par
" who are more jealous, and firm, and innexi-
bic, in their opposition cgainsI Slavery in any
form.
And what will be the result! Suppose tha, a
considerable number Of Wings rccede from the
Wing candidate and go to candidate Of this
new party-what will be the result! Do We
not know what has been the case in this coun-
Try! Do net we know that this District has
been unrcpresenled from month 10 month, and
from year 10 year, because there has been an
opposition to as good an anti-sIavery man as
breathes the air Of this District! On this occa!
sion end in this nresencn | NAV nllnda 10 nnr