New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-02-16
The TayIor Mass Meeting.

hundred persons OF various sorts and sizes D1f-
ing the frst OF the evening noisy band exercised
their sedue,oni upon TIE passenger IN the street ard
Big Transparency the door by DO means IN The highest
style o. AZ; Cd he same ihirg.
Al about hAlfpAs the ge;ers ~ o. the meeting
most Of them member, Of the tsunsi Native party. en-
tered the hall and the audience called 70 orcsr By MI
GIo.sE FOLSOM who nominated the folsring o.eer,;
PreItd>li--JrDAH HAxXosD.
Tice. PrssidsEt-Edmund Grfeu, joseph W. Aoulton A
sidney Doare Henry H. Bat,srvorth. Zachary Peck
Jane, R. Walter sampson Tsn'. Jr James W. Van Pei
Charlie. Porter wsier Brs9s Joha stiles. George B. But
ler. Jabez williams. Alorzo A Avord. John W Hinton.
Thomas WlntshiP, seth Gser, Jr. DAVID BANS James
KIP. Moses Maynard. Wulam Cox, Drake NILS. Charn-
eey John, Chester LAMB James H. welsh John Lloyd
Jauius T. stag, Abraham Sercerean joseph ' Barns
samuel J. BOoks'sver. David Z. Nheelrr' Isaac II.
Browne, Lewis ;. Doc. JOAN J. wisnsou Isaac Doush-
iy, wm. W. Lyon, joseph ". savage Wn. B. hsArie,
James Phsen Frederic Cogs. Gerard stuJ Aes
! hey burn, William Hobart, Theodore Denon.
Secrs,arie,-Robert Sivey, wm. A. Gamble Robert :
! Colllgs Alexander Lasrence, james bAoeIt LEWIS Is
/ Reed Jr., BarAnt Deklyn. Warren L. sage, 7. K.
McDonough John o. H.s,ed Philip Jordan, Ben Aain
| YOorhis Samuel L. NJ. Barlow. Patrick Danvers, O. W.
Day, J. W. whiismore Frederick Frye C. II. HerizeL
Hon W CosT J0RSs Was then introduced 70 the meet
Ing and soon ali The could be gotof and order OBJ
taxed said that be appeared under Circumstances which
would induce him % appear before 10 other tnan un
and Ready meeting lie Wa sick but should be happy 70
address that large ard vast nuiuie uy IN Asor oil ihe
| election Of gen. Taylor 70 the Presidency But az be
could not DO Il ~ f he should 90 IL In BRET IL 50 DONG
he should q the Arguments OF both democrats
ard wings sg.us; .. lie should show mat every Wink
[ Who wished al the oiices 10 be filed BY wings mishi
gracefully for Gen. Taylor and every democrat "ho
had the good of the county 81 heart might 90 TOT MIN
/ quite gracefully.
come out and avowed himself whxher he went Tor the
whoe Of Mexico. part Of Mexico or how be would have
that question settled. In reply 20 tAis, 10 Cen IAy
4 f.fH Hnr he ~ Ia gEfI an
lie would have Il done In that wise letter, written om
heart fd Of sound wisdom alf profound suggestions he
had said everything necessary on that subject Those wise
! art nrldeut suggestions we're enough
secondly.'ror and Zen there was Wing who said he
ala not know whether he could FOR Taylor Thar Iay
or must syow oil tie Ga Wing principles or Il not they
di4 not know whether he vas Wing or not. lie was
Wi. but 10, on The Ole platform q Whlggcry. li- lAr
j. hnsor) was WING, but not on that form lie hAd
| been beaten u onen enough already. ('isai Ap-
lie had advocated all ihs principles Of the old Whis
,ery ahsn he dii Mt know better. They were, Bank o.
the United states with seven heads and tea horns the
D.trituiion OF the Sales Of tie Pebble Lands The Aoo-
lion of the Yes Power; the stOppage q Removals from
Oce except by the senate, charges preferred, and
| Taf'f. high or low, or y"here
| on The Bank NJ johnson dwelt AZ great length. IL
hal gone 20 the t0mbs asd ssing there he Old not
want TO see IL laid upon the shoulders Of Cen Ia lor
The Public Lands was lso an obsolete question Inc We
10 question: and the question o Removals from once nc
dd Introduce 20 discuss them, but only TO snow that
was necessary TO take for the highest Offices in the
gin Of the people, who we're not STEPPED and baptized In
twas said that Gen. Taylor had not appeared and writ
ten letters declaring himself an original advocate OF me
principles he had just spoken Of but he had 'ren such
letters EXPRESSED such sentiments and Ayowed such views
a. had struck with force the public mind Mr.. Johnson
then entered upon comparison Of Gen Taylor with Alex
apfer the Great Hannibal and Julius Cesar very ouch
"a the advantage Of the American General, Inc great
5ie.rence betyecn Alexander and Gen TAYLOR was that
| While Alexander guided by Homer, Gen. T. was
guided by the American Constitution and the old Fathers
! who made H. IL Mr.J.s opinion that any Whg In
the Union " no wanted Whig President, and any
| Democrat who wanted 30 have an honest Ssn, might
shske hands and and vote for him as Wing and Dem
ocrat Gen T. not great Ia dalectlcs, but hal mai
higher attribute of human character that he Was remark
able for that rarest Of human nioheci, juigmcn-Whch
! was another word for common sense and honesty.
Mr. johnson then went back 20 the Grecau skepucs n
ind an argument favor Gen s. the point OF which
was not by any plain asa pike stsf Cato Solo
! mon and the immortal, the eternal and the godike
Socrates and young Aclbades, and Plato, and Demos
themes were also impressed into the service. He Mr
was against long eche aud long etter-wrting Three
cheers for Clay, and hissug Cries q Baker, Col
being all the while endesvorns 10 briag Mr. safely 10
close Order however restored and he went on }
The example Of Sir Robert Peel was then sdducef and
Mr. would finally conclude by saying that Taylor was
wise IN not attempting 10 dictate to the people all their
thoughts 20 1gure 70 consider the people as so
many young robins, with their mouths all open Into
which one could put azard or tadpoe or amuckworm
this he thought vas prAcucng rather too mnch on the
creduity Of the people g. Baker Baker , MI. j.
thought the fewer questions party urged the more keJ
IL would succeed This Gen. ; course and Ia II he
had understood the phosop Of The constitution In ano
Their point had understood the philosophy OF the
government This was On not attempting TO put ms ow
opinions upon the people Ike tyrant IL was the bust
ness Of the President execute the Laws but II wasn't
necessary that he should take opinions OF his own a.
all This IL the substance OF Mr. Us SENTENCED lie then
told story about Gen. rs youth for the purpose OF
showing whss and Democrats how they might All 20 for
| ga Roush and Ready The story about G-z. re-
knocking young down a. hall and The point OF II
| wss that # he couldn't dance he cosli nsht.
! Nr Johnsons speech I'D not receive the most eb
sorbed attention from the audience. much more en-
,hualasc meeting outside and at the other end Of the
room interrupted considerably the smootns's Of The ex
| ercisei. $500,
cheered Col b. glad TO have the pleasure Of meet
inc the audience and addressing them. lie thought II A
great loss that he was NJ At the battle OF Buena l'a
but In that nghi with old lack, be should
be with him In the GIT for the country. He knew
he did nj think ali present did about politics lie was
Wing all and some OF them were Democrats But
=, thew had made up their minds FOR him. they would
! not quarrel about what would happen afterward lie
| (Mr b would like 20 see Ar. Clay elected now II he
could be elected applause and hssesJ While be was
so happy and sai 20 for Cen Taylor, he was not IN
| clinet 10 t.ract from the merits OF Henry Clay. Col
b. then argued az length that Gen. T. would make good
| President. and against the itss that military man
should not President (Great nOSs At the back
door- Open the door and let bear the orstOr. Cen
T. was not exclusively military man. II there were
this earth whose conduct showed that he was not
affected BY the sllaemens 81 military slory, that man
was lack TAYLOR. (Appsuse-Three cheers for Mr.. Clay
If that meant As applause for Mr. Clay Col b. would
on in Cheers for Clay. cheers for Taylor. cheers for
Sc1ttD Dear me, continued the speaker, after two or
three trials 10 elect Mr. Clay viii elect old Taylor
Gen T. had been than forty years soldier, and In
ALI that time had been most law abiding man, and there
was not In his the fear ofen expressed about MILL
tary men that he would break ana destroy the laws.
detailed euogy Of Gen T. then followed interrupted by
frequent cries Henry Clay could not be elected now
lie could not ge; SewN0rk; admitting that he could
| get SsW-York be could not get Tennessee And II he
could before tho election FLORIDA Iowa and Wisconsin
could come into the Union. FLORIDA with votes, lowe
with snd Wisconsin probably with 5 and these would
/ be aeainzt Mr.. Clay. (Grcst aisiuTbance)
Col r. thea made very brilliant eulogy Nr Clay, de-
clarng him the fOremas OF this country, and
saving that IN the future the Of HENRT CLAY would
be written high the arches q Immortality that not
one finger Of his enemies could reach 10 bOt out Three
cheers for Csy) But there something In the present
crisis Of ths country which made such a Gen.
TAYLOR the only available candidate II ihey went for Mr..
Clay what would be the resut' Il would psrpetuate In
this country Of second-rse politicians Ike James
X Polk, Three cheers Tor James X. Polk three more,
great disorder. Three cheers for country, right or
wrong three three more FOR Tack Taylor three
more Tor Henry Ciay.)
Col T. then said that be had the honor 20 attempt 10
address the meeting be hoped Tor much attention a. was
nosshle (ROw In the front II the rOom impossible 81