New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-06-01

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Availability. No. ,.
One Of ths essential elements Of Availability Is
Pablo Confidence, and especially tie confidence
.. the Pa-ty whass support Is desired aud expect
ei Has Mt Henry Clay the confidence preem.
nsa'ly. Of TIE Wing partyl Can Gen. Taylor be
sad % possess it At all Not that he la not
esteemed ga bonest. brave, welimsaning man-au
cheeruily concsde him that character But mie''
!ireat men do know, aal CONSCIENTIOUS men act
upoa tho knowledge, that every honest and well
meaning raa1 IS not well qualified for President
that very many such are hardly qualified az ali
evenfoi much le SO responsible and critical positions
Ths Wing party. especially, has earnestly AMI
1rdenty Unlisted the important and obvious dis
tln.ton between qualities which win the huzzas
OF the uareaecting and those which Fl, the posses
.of 70 discharge the highest md gravost responsi.
5iit.ss Through perseverance and sacrncs lli'
distaetion has been craven on the heart OF the
Wing masses; and it viii not be easy 70 eiiaoe It
Of tbe mere nod Of O National Convention.
Party Ines aad Party names are now regarded
b. great numbers more justly than they formerly
were. On tie one side, an anreasoning devotion,
apassive obeaienoe TO the DEGREES Of Party organ
i1a,ions i. far less general than it has been; On
the other, the irrational contempt for aud aversion
70 Party is cherished by very few, and these main
" the weak minded and thoughtless. Parties are
Justly regarded by nearly all as means to ends-as
convenient and even necessary instruments for
giving effect to personal convictions. a Party IS
good thing, as a Railroad is, If it carry man
rapidly aad surely on the way he wishes 20 travel,
aad which no could only travel more slowly and
laboriously By himself Now the great end de-
sired by very large portion Of the voters is GOOD
GovERNMENr--a wise, safe and economical Ad-
unstration. These consider the questions OF pol
!cy which divide the great parties OF secondary i'm
roltalce, or not likely % De much affected by the
success OF either while their FIRST inquiry Is, Which
patty has presented the ablest and safes, clnli
dates shall vote for them" We had striking
instance OF this in our late Charter Election when
Hsyemsyef was chosen Mayor on his personal
s,renath-that is, the strength Of his presumed
fitness for thar post-although Mayor Brady was
knowa to be a faithful and capable ofioer, and had
himself been chosen on personal grounds at the
preceding election. That patty which in the APP
p.oashng election presents the nT1EsI AAE Tor
Presdeat-a candidate whom the People outside
O. bglA parties aud comparatively indifferent e
party will recognize and turn to as intrinsic
ally most suitable-will have Al immense advan
tare IN the contest. Is that man Gen. Taylor OF
Hsary Clayl
Its common fault OF politicians to count ho
gains by any proposed adventure ard forget the
losses. Thus we hear daily that Gen. Taylor can
carry Louisiana, Mississippi, aud even South Caro-
! Ina. Perhaps be CAM but is there not another
siIe TO this In thus carrying Mississippi do we
not endanger Vermont May we not win Lousi.
ana al the cost Of Connecticut In fishing TO-
South caro.ins, do We not fearlully hazard Ohio
The Dslsgstes from the three States named will
cn.Aorita1vey answer these questions eud answer
them IL the affirmative. We do not include New
Yo.k, because, u The split between the Barnbuyn-
ers and Ola Hankers continues, il will probably
vote even for Taylor--oertainly for any other man
whom he Wings may nominate. Bu,, ia our de-
hbcrate judgment the nomination Of General
Taylor will ALLEVIATE twenty thousand votes from
the Wing ticket in this State, rendering defeat In
evitabe ii cur opponents were united. The I'd
verse iaAaence Will operata in nearly al the Free
States and viii be efficiently coantorvniled in this
oay.
II = quito cay 4of TWO or three huAufcu dluell,
prominent politicians 10 halmonize over good
dinner and sunigies in the support OF any candi.
date whose name shall seem 10 promise them vic.
tony. bat tbs iratefnizing influences which affect
them 50 powerfully Cannot be communicated to the
g'eai MESS OF the People. We do most earnestly
believe that ia view of Cen. Taylors vague, an.
satisfactory avowals Of principles, his profound 81
lence on the sreat issue Of Slavery Extension, his
declaration tina, he WI run agains, the Wing
pomince e another candidate be preferred 70 him,
aai bis manifest in.ed0r.ty to our eminent States
men both in services to the Wing cause and in
positive qualifications ior tie Presidency, there are
ct this moment Half Million Wits Voters who
have resolved not 70 support him if nominated
Say, ii YOU viii, that many Of these viii thiak bet
ter o. H. in case Of his nomination. and be ut
ms'ey won to support HIM ye, their besitancy, re.
Instance Inactivity, iAgoush ,he greater part o. Tie
canvass, VII operate powerfully to diminish the
chances oi bis election. Instead OF there being
oAe Million and a Half OF Us to begin with an in.
tent on winning others 20 our standard and maxine
victory secure. one half the Wings VIII be had ~
WORK for weeks aud months convincing the otb,r
ball thar they ought TO support the Whis canaidats
Deeratcs 10 the Wh.g Convention think OF these
fiit.rs