Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-06-10

DENT of the United States have resulted as follows
FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,
ZACHARY TAYLOR.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
WILLARD FILLMORE, OF NEW YORK.
To even careless observers, but much more TO
rejecting minds, it must have been obvious that the
difficulties to be surmounted by the Convention
were of a grave and formidable character. The de-
termination by the Wings to hold Convention at
all was indeed recognition of those difficulties
The sentiment, equally entertained by all opponents
of the existing misrue, had manifested itself in pre-
ferences for different individuals for the Presiden-
cy, which, if pertinaciously adhered to, must have
defeated an effective expression of the general will.
Much was accomplished, therefore, when the friends
of the several distinguished and eminent citizens
brought forward for the Presidency consented to
commit the selection of candidate to National
Convention. This consent was the evidence Of a
patriotic determination to sacrifice all personal cen
sideratons, if necessary, to the main object of pac-
ing the Government in the hands of the great Con-
stitutiona Conservative party, which is included in
the general term WING which object can only be
effected by electing WING to preside in the Ex-
ecutve Department of the Government The Dele
gates to this Convention were chosen, accordingly,
not to persist obstnately in adhering to the first
choice of themselves and their constituents, but in
the spirit in which this Government itself was form
ed--in the spirit of compromise of conflicting inte-
rests for the accomplishment of great general
good-to unite their voices in the nomination for
the Presidency and Vice Presidency of those cit-
zens who, recommended by their own political and
personal merit, and known to be willing to carry
out the views of the Convention, should unite the
largest suffrage of that body.
For the Convention thus assembled to arrive at a
determination, and present ticket acceptable, in
all particulars, to every Wing in the United States,
or even to the Wing body in every State of the
Union, was both hopeless and impracticabe. All
that could be expected from it was to offer to the
Wing party for lis support such Ticket as, upon
the whole, the best that could possibly be obtained
This object, we believe, confding as we do i'm
plcitly in the intelligence and honor of the great
BODY of Delegates, the Convention has attained ;
and, under that conviction, all other considerations
aside, we should most freely give our adhesion, as
we earnestly invite all our readers to do to the nomi
nations made by the Convention.
But it is not merely on the principle of adhering,
as we were beforehand pledged to do, TO the dec-
sion of the Convention, that shall give willing
support to it, The gentleman who has been put
in nomination for the Presidencyis favorably enough
known to us BY common report, and by private IN
formation from those in whom we entirely confde,
to assure us that he will not only make safe Pres-
dent to the country but will; in his administration
bring us nearer to the platform of WASHINGTON than
we have been for the last twenty years. with the ex
cepton Of the few first months of the HARRISON Adj
ministration And as TO the nominee for Vice Pres-
dent, he is not only unexceptonable in every rela
lion of life, but he is recommended by the qualities
of irmness, distinguished ability, and zeal, which
particularly and conspicuousy displayed in the
very arduous position of Chairman of the Commit
tee of Ways and Means Of the House of Representa-
tves, in the Harrison Congress, by his services
wherein he acquired solid and enduring reputation.
The two parties are now fairly in the field, each
having presented to us a candidate for the Presi-
dency rejecting its peculiar views. 1t is for the
People to decide between the antagonistic princi-
pies which they represent.
In Gen. TAYLOR is presented to us the represen-
tative Of constitutional, conservative, and beneficial
policy at home, and peaceful, just, non-interven
ton policy in regard to foreign Powers.
In Gen. CAss is offered to us the representative
of Dorrism and Locofocoism, of the Veto upon
liberal legislation at'home, and ofinervention, war;
conquest, and annexation with almost every Access
sible part of the foreign world.
These are the political characteristics Of the two
candidates for the Presidency.
Need we say that we hold it to be our duty to
give to the Wing candidate, thus recommended to
by his political sentiments, by great public SER
vices, and by the preference Of the Convention, a
cordial support!
CHESAPEAKE AND ONO CANAL.-The Cumber-
land Civilian of Saturday saws: