The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-14
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
THURSDAY MORNING, SEPT. IA, Is4s.
Senator Corsin ON the stump.


taken the stump in Ohio 10 make President. if he can
tbevery many whom, few months ago. he exhorted the
Mexcans TO relcome Nth bloody hands and hospitabls
grave When the TAYLOR politicians planning the
nomination of their military cheltan, and counting on
the Buena Vista hurrah which to sweep everything
before it, we knew that Senator Corwn's haranguing
was set down as leading feature in the programme OF
bumbug by which the wing masses to be carried
up to the polls Rumor sad in fact, that the conditions
Of Mr. Corwins adhesion Taylor were all settled and
that nothing less than seat in the Taylor cabinet
be his fee for carrying Ohio TO the General This
was thought very liberal compensation, be sure but
then il was remembered that Corwln had committed him.
self against the war, and all concerned in it, more deepy
than anybody ese and that support of man nominated
solely because OF his share in the war would therefore
cost the senator proportonatey greater wear and tear
in the way of nerve and assurance Thus it was
thought that nothing less than very gtering official
prize would compensate senator situated for swal-
lowing at onceabsolutely boiling all togetheral tina,
he had been declamng against the war ever since ii
began,
The wing journals have at last brought us synopsis
Of Mr. Corwins first speech for Taylor II is very briefly
reported-he senator seeming 10 have felt natural
qualms a, seeing himself at full length in his new and
strange position. Yet if the whig journals have pre-
served at all the substance Of MIR Corwn's remarks he
must we think when making his speech, have felt pain
fully that he at least (however it might be with others)
had very little to say in favor of the Generals election
The speech, reported, is utterly below Mr. Corwin
usual mark. Something, either in his position or
in his subject has plainly paralyzed his powers.
He begins, for instance, his speech as follows
"He denied in the that the old party issues pers
roon ASIDE. The prefecture policy, internal improvements
opposition to and the conquest of foreign territories
questions in the of which every wing
was deeply interested, and for which he should never
to battle"
This is the sangest of all reasons for eecting Gen
Taylor. 1.-The old party ssues--protectve tariff, Sc
not thrown aside" Has not Gen. Taylor over and over
again utterly refused to take any position in favor of the
wing view of those issues Can Senator Corwn at this
moment pretend to say that General Taylor in favor of
protective tariff We know, on the contrary, that
if a democratic Congress should enact revenue
tariff per cent lower than the present one Gen.
era Taylor is pledged to sanction and sign it, And
yet the fact that the wings want protective tariff is
sayey brought forward by the senator as reason for
eecing General Taylor, who comes into the field over
the ruthless sacrifice of that great party leader of the
wings, whose is forever identified with the high
battle for high tarif-and therefore, should
vote for General Taylor, who avows that he knows
nothing at all about tariffs and will by no means say
whether he be in favor of such tariff or not What
may be thought of this logic can at least thank
Mr. Corwin for letting the country know so distinctly
that the wings now ever, in spite of their military
humbug SYSTEM in fact aborng to bring back all their
oous and thrice condemned issues.
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that he mas chosen Washington for his standard
Thereupon, Mr.. Corwin, though "not in the habit Of
drawing such comparisons proceeds first to euogse Gen.
era iaylors modesty in the selection Of his stand
ard and then to give the Generals theory of the pres
Dental office, as follows:
"Mr. Corwn commended that the only power the Pres
dent had the people was where he could the
Strip him of that potrer, elect who is opposed
the use of it, and the people have just such laws
ed as they want The people have in General Taylor just
such presented to them who respects the wishes OF
the peopewho seeks higher ambition than carry
therviews, all questions that pertain their and
their countrys Interest,"
Is Washington the standard" of such views of the
presidency these Was he in favor of stripping the
President of the veto power given in the constitution
Did he think to "cary out the views" of the people BY
abogang clause of their constitution, and laying down
the feet of any accidental majority in Congress the
most important protective power with which the people
had clothed him. Washington statesman of quite
another stamp than this and before the constitution had
been three years operation he exercised it's power
in of Inconvenience" rather than that it
should meet the remotes possibility of lapsng by
user! He never thought it his duty, while he remained
IN office. "to strip himself of great conservative power
which for wise purposes the people had placed in his
hands But then it must be remembered that General
Washington did not labor under the misfortune of hav
ing political opinions of his own nor had he under
taken to be the available candidate of party having
party, no principles for the public eye
We come at last, however, to passage in Mr. Cor
WINS remarks in which we can recognise the speaker
Here it is:
aooHionids. He besought them commit the
act Of folly that they did in 1874 by which Texas was
Drought into the Union, with provision in its constitution
granting perpetual slavery its borders What do they
expect gain, he asked. by their present course Were
not the wings opposed the further extension Of slavery
Was there wing in northern States who opposed
'oee soi2 II there was, he have exceedingly long
ears Look the Of the wings in Congress the
oregon bill Every wing member from the free States no
only voted for The BILL bu, abored night and day it
passage hat better free soil party do the aboitiomis
nan the pg party? If they expected to prevent the fur
'he extension of slavery, they had chosen strange
and singular mode of efecng desirable object by
ons Tor Mr. Van Buren,, and arrayng themselves agains
the wings"
lin a bold far Mr. hust IN nrOclam