Democratic banner., 1848-07-24
GEN. CASS AND GEN. TAYLOR.

lively, may be compared with eacISokher'
with infinite profit to The vote may
be called upon to dec bet
During no former p6Sitfse kshe
contrast between the sEhdidates for
that high Office, been 90 Sha1ked in its char
.cter. Certainly, durisgno former period
in our history has this Contrast served to
place the Benosiaais party on hishss
ground, or in a more i~mpregnable position.
General Taylor, to use the words of Hor-
ace Greeley, a leading "whig' on the 9th
June, as published editOrialIy in the Ne"
York Tribune, has been nominated for the
purpose of "rewarding him for services
performed on the field of battle BY confer
ring upon him the Office Of President Of the
United States, leaving him to supply his
admitted deficiencies Of knowledge and er-
perience to perform the duties Of the g!9ce,
in the selection of a Cabinet who could in
struct him what to do"
General Cass has been nominated be-
cause of his splendid civil reputation-be-
cause Of bis power as an orator and states
man, and because he has served his country
with distinction in positions that required
the most powerful intellect and the most
enlarged experience-and because TO these
great services and qualifications, were add
ed consistency as a Democrat, and intre-
pidity and ardor in defending his country
against British invasion during the late war.
Gen. Taylor admits that he has not vo-
ted for forty years, and that nearly his whole
life has been spentin the regular army.
General Cass has voted, from the period
when he voted for Jefferson, down to the
last election whenhe voted for the present
executive, and always on the side Of Dem
ocracy. Carried a poor boy to the west,
forty-nine years ago, when that region only
contained twenty-five thousand inhabitants
he has remained smong its adventurous and
e~nterprising people, until It now numbers
I'VE million of Notwithstanding, in that
space of time, studied the volume of his
country closely, and gathered stores of
knowledge and experience on the field of
war: in the cabinet, in the councils, in the
executive chamber, the sensts house, and
courts of the old world,
General Taylor is nominated alone be-
cause Of the victories he has won with his
sword; and that too, BY a party which op-
poses the war in which he has earned his
'aurels, as infamous, and unjust, and ac-
cursed Of God and man.
Gen. Cass is nominated not only because
he has done good service to his country
with password, but because he has enrich
ed her literary aud political annals with his
pen, and defended the people in the halls
OF legislation. Presented by the Democ-
fscy, who approve his principles, and are
proud OF his course, he became their can
dldate without causing a sacrifice, on eth
eF side Of consistency or honor.
General Taylor is presented to the coan-
Try With strange and insane inconsistency,
because he has won his ~laurels in a war
winch his hackers d~enounce !; and the cam
va'' must be conducted by his friends by
showing that he is one of the heroes of the
var, yet thatit was Infamous in, its COM
~nencement, and that it vas waged for pur-
poses Of personal ambition and territorial
conquest.
ven Cas- is presented as the friend Of
the Hsr--as the defender of the policy
winch has Conducted it since its commence.
nsnt BY Mszico-as the advocate of those
VINO have fought lis batle,-a. the oppo.
n:nts Of those whohsve aided and comfort.
60 he common foe--and as the able and
eloquent champion of tie greet principle.
Of indemnity for the Past and security fo,
the Futurei
General Taylori Is presented to the cou,.|
try &c the Candidate for the Nativ;sts. vbo|
declare him to be favorable to tbe;, danger.
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