The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-25
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The Presidential ball opened to-day in fine style
in the Senate, upon the discussion of the House
resolution regarding the close of the session. Mr..
Foote had the honor of breaking the first lance,
and he made some home thrusts. He declared
his intention of opposing to his utmost the ad-
Joumment of Congress until the wing party had
expressed itself upon the Wilmot proviso, and
other questions. In this he will be backed by not
few. 1t is absurd to try the old game of 1910
over again; and as the contest must be on party
grounds, the principles of each party must be de-
fned. AS to General Taylor and General Cass,
they are both good men personally, but it can
scarcely be expected that either can claim the votes
OF party upon merely personal friendship. 1t is
amusing to hear men. who few short weeks since
denounced General Taylor as being man of no
principles, lgnoramus, IN fact little better than
TOOL, now crying HIM up as, almost, the embod-
meni OF the wing party. His views are now sound,
his political information is now extensive, and
upon any point upon which the shadow Of an UNI
certainty may exist, he can be taken tick. This
may all answer, but we are OF those who doubt H.
ii VIII scarcely do to have the wings IN the North
declare General Taylor to be IN favor of the
Wilmot ,proviso. OF protectlon, OF abolitionlsm
whist those of the South, declare another set of
virtues and another set of principles as appertan-
ing 10 him. The people may be guled they may
allow The love they bear the old general, to blind
ta-lh 10 al tns, Dut, We repeat, We doubt II.
Taings are not now as they We're in 40 there is a
different set OF men and different platform. and
mere hurra cannot get over them. Now, we by no
n cans wish TO assert that General Cass is urex-
oe,,ionable, but he has declared his principles
10 some extent. True, his ideas of the West
crn Improvement bill are of the vaguest, but his
Opinions upon the Wilmot proviso, upon State
r2h's, upon high or low tariff, upon a national
pgak, Nc are detined and it will not do to suppose
merely because General Tayloris silent upon them,
mat he takes opposite or the same ground. il the
wings support General Taylor, it will be merely
because, knowing General Cass' principles and
being opposed to them, they are willing to ad-
be worse off with him than with Cass Besides,
with Cass, they know they have not much chance
OF office, with Tay,or they think they have and as
the present day Is to have sop in the dish, they
will even permit their scruples TO stand aside, and
adopt champion for their party, who has de-
clared he knows nothing about II.
The are several points of difficulty in the way of
yielding General Taylor cordial support And
not the least is, that he is one of those who have
been engaged IN a bloody and lnhuman war;
and which 1t is questionable if he did not, in a
measure, preclpitate. However, there are some
Keen heads IN the whg party, and 1t may be they will
succeed In proving that black is white, and that
whites no color at all. However, as we have very
little interest in the matter-not seeking office
perhaps because we know it's no use-we can look
on philosophically at the contest not doubling but
that the country Will survive in the event of either
candidate being elected and il is more than proba-
bic that one or the other will be the unfortunate
man. Ourc.