The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-06-17


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Such is history Of the two last days;
that are ever destined TO be memorable
in the history OF our city and Union.
The Whig Ticket Taylor and Fill
aI .'en .. more. a4H a,
The telegraph of yesterday morning
brings US the news that, on the 4th bal.
lot, General Taylor was nominated the
wing candidate tor President, and Mil
lard Fillmore OF New York, the candi'
date for Vice President. All the de-
tails are not before US; but such is the
general result. reg @.d .a ~. =
We leave it to the wings TO settle
their o wn differences. We leave it 10
them to justify TO their party the selec.
ton of a chieftain over civilian, and
their casting aside the "embodiment"
of their principles, their long tried and
long.trusted Clay, and the taking up OF
military man, who has no claims upon
them for party services or for political
qualifications. We leave it TO Ken.
lucky to explain why her wing dele
gates have, on :he first ballot, and Ior the
three following ones, thrown MAORI
tv Of their votes upon Gen. Taylor, and
abandonded her favorte son. We
leave it 10 the friends Of Gen. Scott to
reconcile his exclusion from the con.
test--an older soldier than Gen. 'ray.
Ior-one, who is at least equally, il no,
more accomplished, and who has dis.
tinguished himself bv more and as brill
liant battles during this war--who cap.
tured Vera Cruz, and the castle, and
the capital Of Mexico-and one, too.
who has more O! the qualities of civil.
ian. and is better known asa whlg.
We leave it to the wings to settle these
ouarreIs among themselves; but tire
mains for them to oexpiain to their coun'
,ry why it is that they have selected as
their candidate amIitary ch'ef.ain who
frankly admits that he is no politician
that he is ignorant Of the subject
has had no lime 10 study measures
who has never acted in civil capacity
like Washington and Jackson-who is
taken with the military uniform on
him, and with his sword at his side.--
They are yet 10 justify the act Of be
slowing the. first civil honor in the
country upon one who is at least quail
| fed to understand or discharge its du
| ties. and who is indebted for his nomi
nation to his military achievements ir
war which they have pronounced tt
be unjust. outrageous, and unconslitu
4 .tionaI. %rhe selection, indeed, show:
the desperate excuses to which they
are CARRYING their favorite system o
humbuggery-resoriing in 1870 to log
cabins and coon.skins; lin 1874 to mis-
cradle spectacles and doggeral music
, and now takingns their candidate
man who is no politician. and can only
/ dazzle others by his military eclat. i'
But they deceive themselves. lie
them take General Taylor as thei
champion. He cannot be elected
!. Give him even New York--and w
are sure that the gallant democrats Q
!, the empire State will not 'surrende
!, iheir fortress without a valorous resis
/. tence-- he cannot get Pennsylvania
l., nor Virginia, nor Ohio. The last Stat
. is strong ior Cass. and her delegate
h never gave but one or tw o votes I
5 Gen. TAYLOR; and without Ohio, he car
|. NOT be elected. Allour friends in Obi
. ridicuIe the very idea of his carryin
5 the Buckeye State. The wings hav
d not only forced the General upon thei
5 as their President, but they would nc
!. even give her the choice ot'the Vic
|, President. For one, therefore, "
Hold our success as safe in the highei
g degree. '''''d w .''," ...1s -, ~"
/ On the same ticket runs Mr.. Filmor
j. . thus showing that they did not thin
e New York was safe, but wishing to 81
u cure her by offering her the secon
! honor in theirseiection. In this calcl
J. lation they may find themselves wofu
!. " mistaken. Millard fillmore W
/. scarcely unite upon himself all d
i. .bwhie vote, for reasons which we MIA
1. speciiy hereafter. But even oil q
4 whig vote cannot cnrry New, York U
j Hess the mass Of the bafnbdrners sbou
4 desert their legitimate coiors. And !,
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