Washington telegraph., 1849-07-11
From the Republic.
THE CASE STATED.

THE CASE STATED.
It is now a little more than twelve
month since the Democratic party met in
Convention at Baltimore, under the aus
pices of the distinguished gentleman who
sat for session in the Speakers Chair of
the House of Representatives with the
English mission in his pocket. They
nominated Lewis Cass for the Presidency,
and promulgated a series OF resolutions
which they styled the platform Of the CAM
a,nlem. In these resolutions they en-
bodied number of barren generalltles,
some doctrines that nobody denied, some
assertions that nobody believed, and
residuum of Locofoco principles, which
presented the real issues of the impending
political contest They announced to
the people their hostility to Internal Inn
provements, their faith in the VETO as 1t
had been exercised under the existing
Administration, their opposition to any
modification of the Subtreasury or OF the
Tariff of 1916, and their entire confidence
in the principles, capacity and integrity
of President whom they dared not pre-
sert as candidate for reelection. Their
nominee carefully read'' these resolu-
tions, promised faithful adherence to
them. and professed cordial APPROVAL
They presented the topics on which he
was willing to take an appeal to the peo-
pie.
This was the state of things when the
Whig National Convention met at Phil
adelphia. 1t was as emphatically Whig
pol. M
ardent, earnest, thorough-going, Wing
statesmen, trained in public affairs, emf
nent in political ability, strong in the con-
fidence and affections of their party, and
devoted to the great cause of government
tai publication and reform. They were
anxious to rescue popular rights and lib
critics from the gulf of Executive Absolu-
tism. They sought to save the country
from degrading submission and subservl-
ence to the will of single man. They
sought to restore the true dignity of the
elector by fortifying the independence
and elevating the position OF his repre-
sentatives. These were the prevailing
and primary objects with majority OF
this Wing Convention; for IN their attain
ment they saw their way clear to the &C
complishment of everything that the pub
lie interests required, which the public
voice might demand. Those ends real
lied, and the pyramid, then subverted,
would again rest upon its base. The do
minion of true democracy would be res
tored. Public policy would take its form
and color from the GREAT PRESENT OF
the nineteenth century-the age oflnven-
ton, improvement and progress-and our
statesmen, no longer dogmatizing over
the musty records of venerable local
legislature, would apply, in their true
spirit, the principles of the Constitution
of the United States to advance the inter
ests, answer the eXigencies, and promote
the welfare of the American People.
Such were the sentiments which gov
erned the deliberations of that Conven-
ton. The names of several candidates
for the Presidential nomination. were pre-
sented for their consideration. Public
opinion, however. directed their attention
to one man. Popular sympathy was with
him. His unaffected simplicity of char
acter, his unquestioned integrity his mod
crate and determined bearing under the
most irving and disastrous circumstances.
the brilliancy of his illustrious achieve
ments; all these elements OF strength and
popularity indicated to practical and dis
corning statesmen that, by the nomination
of Gen. Taylor for the Presidency, the
overthrow of the then dominant dynasty
would certainly be accomplished. Amy
other nomination would be an experiment
this was success. Still sentiment
prevailed that the political views of Gen.
Taylor were not sufficiently explicit and
exclusive to justify Whig Convention
in rendering him Whig nomination. In
spite of the universal feeling in his favor,
there was reluctance to adopt the cause
of any man who had not been scared
with the wounds of political conflict, and
party from its earliest formation. At this
stage of the proceedings, and in this state
of feeling in the Convention, Judge Saun-
ders obtained permission to read a state
ment from the delegation of Louisiana, in
reference to the position of General lay
lor. That statement settled the contro-
versy. Without it, Gen. Taylor would
not have received the nomination. With
1t, his election was no longer considered
doubtful. From that statement we copy
single paragraph:
General Taylor, we are also author
lied to say, aoilL hail a0ith entire satas-
faction any aaOnaiaaatiO7a besides himself
being persuaded that the welfare of our
country requires change of men and
measures, in order to arrest the downward
tendency of our national affairs. On max
ing this announcement, the delegates of
Louisiana wish it distinctly understood
that it involves no inconsistency on the
part of Gen. Taylor in case the choice of
this convention should fall on another