New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-09

not degen erste into vague common place It's m
most matter u course on such O,CasloJs 20 Oh
aerve that the private virtues OF he fcceaael ~.fo
great, and fis conduct, as an individual. exemPIa
~ Bat the public career Of General "a. Tor = .
credi,able 10 himself and peculiarly valuable . hlf
country The truth is that, coutraryto the an,lcl-
pttions Of many among the most sag acioss oil Us
party be proved % possess very eonsi1eFaoie OH'
cial aptitude. He displayed much task IN o5SiuB
with personal questions OF great dItc1 " ana ue'
cscv and his management Of hotuIe LegsiAture
snd q leterrgepeous Cabinet Wss well nigh sdni-
able. The distinguishing feature Of his character
saens To have been q much enduring PAHenCef
which would have served MIN Instead Of raref quar-
tiles had be not possessed them. The hopes % his
uteulIess in office, which were out lanI before MS
Accession were fast rising when be died nor snort
az was bis career, is It likely 70 be speed
" forgotten. One OF the very lew admi'sloie
schemes that have been advanced Tor the set
Element of the great Slavery controversy. WIZ
be identified with bis name; and, even should Us
adoption not secure him permanent place among
the civil uminaries Of the UGion, ne - certain -
be remembered on other grounds For ms very
demeAnor in the Presidency the nature oil has poll
cy and the maxims OF public conduct which ne
profemed were, from peculiar circumstances, Of
estmable value 70 America IL must not be forgot
ten that he succeeded 10 the char o! governments
q critical period. President Tylers INSCRIPTIONS
efforts TO purchase for himself party, by the free
handed distribution Of Official favOrs, and the after
nations Of profigEte recklessness and weak SUB
tervsncs to popular passion IN the measures OF
President Polk, had gone q very long way 70 VI.
tste the morality of the American Government, II
rot Of the whole American people. Gen Tay
Presidency arrested the current OF national de-
basement Although he owed the reputation Voich
gained him promotion TO that very greed OF con
quest which his predecessor had iOstered, the
rev ruler did not hettate 10 profess bis adneslon
IN 10 sd m NJ "
same predecessor had impudenty violated. HIS
behavior in the matter Of the Cuban eXpedl-
ton exemphfed the principles Of hls policy
and whatever shortcomings we may nave dis
cerned in the measure Of Justice which Spain has
received at the hands Of the American Govern
ment these were in all probability, lot the fault
Of it's be ad This 10 an instanceOf hs rectltude Of
purpose to which the attention OF Europe has be:n
directed, but We must add that 10 a thousand
minor points withdrawn from European notice,
Gen. Tay lor so conducted himself as, in great
measure, TO reestsbiish the traditions Of orderly
rule which had been well nigh lost, and 10 restore
the dignity Of the Executive which had been grie-
vOUEly impaired The more we reflect on the ms
tory of the American Presidents, the more are We
convinced that the Republic cannot do better than
choose military men to be its executive Governors.
Many great publicists have deprecated such seec-
tiOns on account of the assumed dssmlarity OF the
generals and the Statesmans sphere. Bat the
only alternative TO successful general is success
full party politician, or what IN the United states IS
the Game thing, successful lawyer. W. must
confess we consider it concl0siyey proved, by the
demeanor in Office Of this latter class, that the qls
tiles Of mind engendered by the laT courts, the
stump meeting and the provincial assembly, are q
far worse substitute for the accomplishments of a
statesman than the habits OF discipline which camps
foster, ard the directness OF view which strategy
demands. Better run the chance OF Jackson,
with his imperous Obstinacy, than incur the penis
Of Tyler, Van Buren,. or Polk.
We cannot venture 20 forecast the political con-
sequences Of this event The signal Ill success Of
PrsHideLt Tyler may be presumed 10 have deprived
his example Of any attractions which 1t might pos
seBs for the gentleman who now occupies the sud
denly vacated seat. Indeed, il any conjecture be
admissible, it is that President Fillmore will draw
more closely together than did bis lamensed prede
cesSor the bonds which unite the Executive and
the Wing party. General Taylor, though he did not
disguise his prediction for Wing politics, avoided
the very appearance OF an entirely one sid I'd policy
Mr.. Fillmore, however is understood 70 be strong
w hig pArti,Rn, and Z fast friend Of Mr.. Clays IL
is not therefore, improbs that his measurcs may
retsrd that CELEBRATION Of former party distinctions
which the rising importance Of sectional differences
and the catholic spirit OF tho deceased Pfesl1ent
we're combining % hasten. Much greater uncer-
tsiuty attaches to the influence whlch Mr. Fill
noIe's accession may have in modifying the pros
poets of the S ave question. On the one haLd, We
might suppose that, since the nsW President IS de-
voted 10 its originator, and since the chief rival
scheme ia no longer recommended by General Isy-
lcrs personal authority, great additional impulse
will be conn uncated to the plau OF Compromise
which bears Mr. Clay'B name. Bat there seems to
be a suspicion shoat, that Mr.. Fillmore, ciiizenof
the State Of NewYofk, is somewhat biased TO-
ward extreme Northern vie as, and disinclned TO
accept settlement 50 favorable 70 the South as the
Compromise Bill ln this case, the small progress
which the question has made is likely to be re-
trsced-and for this cause beside others, the loss Of
Gen. Tsy lor bids fair % be a national misfortune.
Circular of the American Minister.
On receiving the melancholy intimagion Of the
death OF the Chief Magistrate OF his Republic the
American Minister az the Court Of St. James, Is
iued the following circular;
"9tn. zachary Tsylor President OF The United States,
expired Washington The Oh ns amer cry bflef
nnen This nls gence Is too fesTfaly certain 10 permit
avs 10 Official encouragement before inyiuss you
join IN The nsorsl sorrow Taught In Infancy Lessons OF
psousm accustomed In youth TO The dangers Of from
ier henlerDE the service Of bis country 20 early man
sve gaI ed under great dAdvtnls Gen.
Taylor died In the he woud have len 6saind him the
name soldier cantoui Ia council hf In opinion,
Ispdin execution ofur questioned Integrity hunsnJ and
patriotism. A higher fame wss reserved 10 HIN Rsssd |
exhibited 10 be world under circumstances OF rare R
sincerity prudence, sud moderation comolned win
fTauets sense u justice and psLrOuc devotion 10 tne
honor arc true interests Of his country which for ham
az Unlimited condderee at home AID profound respect
abroad. Win CONSCIOUSNESS Of The pury OF hs moayet
he ,sIk into sh breathing TIE words an prspsred-
have underworld 10 DO ny duty nye hs confuls ard
10 the United insdom manifest heir sym
rAhy IN this SD evepL ard share In the general grief
has cRusei Our country has io. In The OF hsr need
great and sgooc man. Let IL hope ihsi, While he
endUrei thcse who have The charge Of public 81
isirs may emulate hs p4ogism, his inse y hs ut,ice
ard hb ief forgeuness and thsi eou1tymsn gene.
Tally nay strive inLie The modest sell reliance, ths pu
MY The kindness oi heart which disngushed s 10
private life ASbOII LAWRENCE
Uri.ed States Legation, London JAY %"
Meeting of Americans
oil A rifi ~Ncr in I'm
don was held July 25, al the American Legation
to consider what steps should be taken on the death
OF the President.
On the nntinn Of NJ Dudley selden. q New.