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|own profession, or however estirnable as a
private citizen, General Taylor is q militia

l~private citizen, General Taylor Is Q militia
1ry man-and q military mar merely. lie
has had no training in civil affairs; ne has
performed no functions of a civil nature,
tuSder the ,consti: ution of his country; he
HAS been known-and is known-only BY
This brilliant achievements at the head OF an
army. Now the wings Of Massachusetts,
and I am among them, are Of opinion thai
il was not wise or discreet to 60 to the ar
Inv for the selection of a candidate for the
presidencyo of the United States"
He then, after looking at the chiefmas-
tistrstss wsshinkton and Harrison, says that
1.-THE nomination Of old lack Is a case BY it.
self-"ao1hout precedent, and ,c'thOuf Jus
hifcatiom from any thing in u Prerious
hislory."' Still he throws, out of mere
charity, a crumb of comfort TO the Taylor.
ties. After putting in a caueat that he does
mot personally know muci, Of Taylor, he
sums up the whole matter as fOllows:-
81 think Of him very much as he seems
to think of himself-that he is an honest
man, of an independent mind, and with up
right purposes; and as to his qualifications
for the presidency, he has nothing more to
say about it."
Now isn't that a rich endorsement by the
great Daniel of the qualifications Of the
candidate Of the universal wing party? and
after he had just said that the fact that
Taylor was ga skalful and gallant soldier"
went but "a very little way" with him, to
make out a proper qualifications for a Presi-
dent of the United States!!
Mr. Webster next speaks Of the msnHer
of Taylor's, early nomination mainly BY
wings, and how it was hailed in Massschu-
sets. We believe the new wing partizan,
the Reverend Mr.. Upham, Of Salem, init
mates considerable credit for himself for
his long vision in discerning the dawn of
the Taylor star This Reverend and others
interested, will please notice this para
|~graplr-r a~'
"Gen. Taylor's nomination was hailed,
not very extensively, but BY some enthusi.
astic and not very far seeing people, in the
commonwealth Of Massachusetts,. There
were even among US wings, quite early
enough in manifesting their confidence in
this nomination, a little too early, il may be
in uttering notes of exultation in anticipst-
ed triumph; it might have been better that
they should wait.
Now the truth is, gentlemen, and no man
can. avoid seeing it, unless, IS sometimes
happens, the object is too near our eyes to he
distinctly discerned, the truth is that in these
convention, and also in the convention at
Gen. Taylor was nominated
for this reason, believing him to be
a whig, they thought he could be chosen
more easily than any other wing. That is
the whole of it; that sagacious, wise, far
doctrine Of availability lines at the
bottom ofthe whole matter"
Now is notthis, too, capital? even the
bare words are rich, but it must have been
a perfect luxury to hear Webster say
them.
Mr. webster next proceeds 10 deleno MS
friends from the charge made inI
The Buffalo convention, that the wing cam
iidates were nominated at the dictation of
he slave power. After stating that he did
not believe a word Of this, but that Taylor
nominated because the wings believed
hey could elect him, he defends them in this
vise:-Ha s.4A.;, 30 rfe.+
"Noy, gentlemen, in my own opinion, that
. wholly pnwise POlicy; it vas not
to the wing character;i it wssnot re-
,oaci,abie to true wisdom;' it vs. short
temporizing upon question Of great
but ! ac;qqialiitt' any body concerned
- It from any ipputasion Of that motive
shich is ascribsd to them; and especisylly
which is ascribedto them in 9 part Of this
Buffalo platfnrm.'s sas.to- s s's '"'@' 3"
The conclusion Of the whole matter, sol
az as Mr., Websteris concsrned.i Is, that be-
I'll opPoselthss election Of Taylor; and as
the course of his hrothef wfigs ~ kore
thatissthsi ihomentous question 81