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r fTcriin5 of tlie Watchniuii. orSripnon p;r y-. doliar8 alvahce. iiui i - - mnj fift ct will be cbargr d. nd T7 f. V i i 01 f.nh first. nnJ 25ct8. fi"inr::r ortlrr8 charged for ,ch WqwH. - A liberaV dedac- 25 p?r en. nigiwt w. - - An i i lion u ....... . i. nostnaid. rm TCH V A N -LV All Ai. 1 BMpR & JAMES, J5jior'4- Proprietor. w whom, permit me to say, that the people of the United States would; have honored REMARKS OrtfRATRUMAN SMITH, ) ) OF CONNECTICUT, On the Imputation of . PC. B. Blunt, Esq., as a Delegate to the recent Whig Nri lio7lalCbnvenlioni together with an ex- VOSIllon vi -iw wfirim tcfc. . . o.i i -J J f. 'to Country from the elevation of (iei- n?mse venu i mxe Hu "J N i r V Prrs Jrncu institutions illustrious, if they had made crm t4Av,HAjt. i avujk - n .. k , U t.,L V, nim l resiuepi long agu. i n w r - C IT .'JL Unu 'irfon Kaon -n name oi riHijry jiay una uuru my lips, but it has ever been in accents of praise and admiratipn ; such was,tl?e fact in 1844, whn I devoted almost antentire year in co operation with friends to res cuing our Commonwealth from the hands of the opponent, and in giving him the electoral vote of Connecticut. I claim to be a much truer friend of Mr. Clay than thoseAvho have so unadvisedly urged htm Keep check ufox all yocb. r Do TtU$, AKD LlBEUTY IS SAFE." ! , Gen' I. Harrison. NEW SERIES, VOLUME V, NUM11ER 10. SALISBURY, N. C , THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1848. of the United Stales. ' 1-'. : TO Til PUBLIC. 1 nprrelvc from a report in some of the New lYrk papers of the proceedings of h meitiAgf the Whigs of that city,-con-VcnecVii tfiw-Park on the lGth instant, N. I . . ' i r i t .X .1.1 he rfcent Convention al Philadelphia) ook the liberty of Introducing my humble tnmn tri iHh consideration of the meeting, WhrtirViinied with the imputation of a into4he field! when there was little proba Want'Of fidelity on my part as a member j bility that hp could be nominated, and less of thd iamc Convention to the trust re posed in me by the Whigs of Connecticut. In one of the papers alluded to, Mr. Blunt ii ix'ihji llu ua IWIIU" J ! -Hi n . .. anxious consideration. I earlv in the pre LOOK Ul Mir MaiLl ui vywuui mu.. , , . , 'One oflhkr fcl-Bntcs, who 1ms filled high ; session came to the conclusn that "tnce'ii her feinT ami who is about to en- could wi 0, more cer amty put dovn It upon n still more exalted position be- ' P" "' Adm.mtrto,, and promote . ' . : . i . i . . the. success of the Whiir cause, under the lore tne nation, was eiccieuunu uhuuwu , . . fPnm snh a ronsnmrnM ion- He Cline rtUSJllUes Ol VJCII. injiui, la ijr ; moiiij, . . that he could be elected if dominated. 3. It is well known herej and I believe throughout Connecticut, that, having giv en the entire? subject a full and a most tain Whigs of the city of New York were less in the habit of maligning the motives 'and traducing the conduct of the Whigs of other parts of the country, they would have more influence in giving fit direction to public affairs. From this exposition I think U is mani fest that Mr. Blunt, " in holding the mirror up to nature." has placed it in false lights, and has reflected a distorted image ; and, in view of the facts stated, I fearlessly submit my course in the Convention to the scrutiny of all honorable and upright men. 1 have acted openly and, avoiding ultra ism and violence on the one hand, 1 hope my conduct on the other has been charac terized by the independence and firmness which all should possess who desire to be of any use to the country. j Dismissing, then, this subject, which I shall not be surprised to find regarded as of little moment, I seize the occasion to give a brief exposition of the benefits which I conceive will result to! the coun try from the elevation of General Zachary to be avoided if compatible with national honor. The principles pf our Government, as well as its true policy, are opposed to the subjugation of otherj nations, and the dismemberment ot other countries, by con quest." At a dinner in New December last in honor! of Gen. Taylor, ; eral Taylor. That he will administer the Lxecutive department in that spirit no man can doubt ; and this makes him a srood Whig enough for mc. He will take high conservative ground on all questions appertaining lo our foreign re lations. He will dispense the patron- al Taylor being strong in those parts of the Union where we are wehk, will fa vor in a high degree so desirable a communication. 8. In short, I believe that all depart ments of the Government will become Orleans, given in ! conservative under the auspices of Gen 1 honor him; as he is dl good sense and sound di&crt t he will make a safe Prc&idtn: sense of justice has ever c!. his conduct, I am willing to with the rights and interests of the country, and particular ! the free States; as he has cv markable for firmness: and character, 44 asks no favors responsibility," I believe he steady hand, guide the cou:.!. through all the perils which i. . it ; as he possesses the utmost excellence oi character, lstiaii t sure in seeing him af, the head affairs; as he is trulyj republic; habit and manners, beinonc i f t and sympathising thoroughly tvith . I think there is a fitness in jnalii. j.it magistrate of those same masses, cf humblest can exclaim with truth, !4 an ! v i he responded to a complimentary senti- . ment by declaring j s "That the joy and exultation of the j greatest victories were always, after the ; heat and excitement of the battle, succee ded by feelings of poighant sorrow and pain ; and that war. after all, was a great I calamity, and his the greatest glory who could terminate it. General Taylor has on other occasions avowed similar sentiments ; they do him much honor. He will resist the lust of dominion and the passion for acquisition which marks so distinctly the character of the American people, and which is fraught with more peril to our lree insti of us !" and as he is good, sound, o i. and reliable Whiz, abominating xi ar :. temning meanness, fraud chicanery, ery, who will put far frotii him all v political or otherwise, I am for bun 1. beginning lo the end of ihe chapter. 1 crate my hand and my hekrt 'to Le i cau?e as represented by Zachary i Ta ! r.i : : . n . . ' Lr.t' age oi me ooverunieiii in e. piru ui win uo an wunin ine range w mj irci Taylor to the Presidency. I to cast his vote for Henry Clay. into that Convention with the name of Henry Clay on his lips, but with all his energies predetermined to defeat him. This, fellow-citizens, was his conduct, and i 'ill i , ' i :..:..:,. thougtr l nave no personal injunca iu ic dress; I feel j that 1 have a right Mo hold the mfrror up to nature, tosay whether i : I :! r It .1... I 1 tins man ueserves wen ui me nanus ui his constituents."1 ! It has ever been with m a rule not to take anv notice of the scandal or abuse, i ;trom AVhatever quarter it may come, as 1 Um the nninion that a nublic man hau . III! . ..W , r-- g I letter live down all such attacks, and if herhas not character enough to do so, he sfjpuld seek Immunity therefrom in retire ImlnC and obscurity. If 1 make the pre sent case an exception to that rule, it will rtiot beon personal grounds it will not be bccatise l have the slightest idea that there Is any occasion to vindicate myself before the Wings of Connecticut,. but be anticipate moderation. He will be particularly cautious to see that iusticc is done to all sections in this regard. And es to questions appertaining to our demestic policy, he will tollow the. example of the earlier i Presidents, and will throw them into Congress. What more can be desir ed by the just, moderate, and patriotic of the Whig party ? 1 I doubt whether there has ever been catfse such charges tend to bring the Con the name of any other of the distinguish ed men who have been brought before the nublic in this connexion. Nevertheless. I have said onfall occasions that I jwould not. as a delegate to the Convention, act on my own private opinions, but jwould co-operate wfith the other delegates from Connecticut n an effort to obtain such a result as wejmight, on consultation, deem to be best. I 4. When he delegation assembled at Philadelphiajfor consultation, in advance of the deliberations of the Convention, my j opinions were favorable to Gen. Taylor, ! and the grounds on which those opinions j are based, were fully stated to mylco del j egates ; but,fat the same time, 1 asvowed the purpose pf abiding by the decision of ! my associates. We then determined unan imously to vpte for Mr. Clay ; and I can assure Mr. Hlunt that we should ndthave departed frorh that determination one hair, if other delegates had been disposed to ;on" ; co operate with us, so as to give Mr. Clay :ed- i a majority of the Convention ; in such . I . 1 : '.!. . vention - liscii into uisrepuirMiuc procevu- ; a maioritv ing$ of which were, as 1 think, character- case he would have been the nominee ol iz'cd throughout by n spirits of fairness, moderation, impartiality, and rectitude. 1 have hot the honor of a personal acquaint ance with" Blunt, buit 1 am free to confess tlifrt all I have learned of his standing as 1. An essential alleviation of the acer bity and violence of party spirit, which has been running to extremes for many years past, and which has produced noth ing but evil to the country, and that con tinually. 2. A more moderate and reasonable action on the part both of Congress and the Executive, in establishing a policy in . . reference to all essential interests, in which all good men, if not perfectly sat isfied, can acquiesce. 1 wish to see pub lic men disenthralled, in some degree, irom the iron rule of party, and placed in a con dition to act freely according to their own conscientious convictions of right and du ty. ; Time was when leading men of the same party felt themselves at liberty to differ on great questions of public policy, but now the state of the case is widely different, and many are forced, by the ty ranny of party, into the support of mea sures which they cordially disapprove, if they do not detest. Relentless proscrip tion awaits every man who falters in the least. I have, within the last few days, heard an upright and truly patriotic Sen- Ua nornolititf i P mi r trlnr ions ' 1 UOUDl V":Urei r: JX.J ?..T S-,"r. ' assembled in this country a Convention here win be no danger of the annexa-! .1-proceedings of which were more just tion of either Cuba or Yucatan under the ' '"" " "" ageineni anu iniriguc iiian iimi whh.ii ir- j cently assembled at Philadelphia. It was ; refreshing to meet from the furthest ex tremerity of our widespread Union good and true hearted Whigs, who had incurr ed the fatigue and the expense of a jour ney of many hundred miles to participate in our consultations. All seemed to be auspicies of Gen. Taylor. 4. Also an Administration of the strict est impartiality, and of the most rigid justice as between all the great interests of the country, and all sections of the con federacy. 1 believe Gen Taylor to be en tirely above sectional prejudice ; and there r fVio into rncl c nf the free clIC ClllY Jl Uli niivivuiu " ...w - - w, iii, I J .... i onlnolnH lir U Imvt cninl jril sntinti States which I wou d not unhesitatingly , " j 7.1 1 T, u: ui w i.QC hA tn for the success of the common cause. It CUIIIIUO IU ilia ll a uu. - . . r is irue mere were si rung iuiierenc- ui ties to make him the next president V,f V ited States. TRUMAN SMi i I Washington, June 2(1 1343. j 1 l.l. I : 1 1 r I i DCP The - Norfolk Hcrald,J of tlje 1 uv ' Rt. Governor Mokehead. :of iX . T j I ' Carolina, arrived in tots jCity yes't ; morning from Philadelphia,' whre 1 presided over the late KvLig ppnvcnt: and put up at Walter1 City Hotejl. ,. 12 o'clock a deputatior ofj our citiirn? the Whig party, called on! him No Irr ! their respects and ac cnowledgments run eminent services in mo uonveni and to invite him to tlie meeting of YVbigs in the evening ip rainy jmc; iu : nations in which he hail borne $o cb'n uous a part. The invitation rfJ ereu uy jos. 11. uouenion, uiu .. complimentary addresi winch Wgra fully responded to by the Governor. The interview, which lasted, for al i 1 i :,. , an nour, n rr ngircouicfinunuti' ing. Tlie Governor is a gentle man fine colloquial power, as ,weil as iint tkn WJtitr nrtv. nrl I would have exerted myself, a in 1814, to make him the Chief ator, from my own State, bitterly denoun Magistrate of the American people. 5. On the rst ballot Mr. Clay received 97 votes, (feiver, by far, than I ariticipa- aiVrminent jawer. and of his character as ! tKj tin(i on ihe second he receded to 86 l ' ' I ' I II' 111.: I 1. . .1 .. ... ...1 . i . : 111 I I J. 1 IJOOU - rename mg, uas . ueeu nun iu:u Ito iiispircmc with respect. 1 do not there Ifore desire, and shall not enter iuto any l..mi rArircf i tfltti ti'im 1 1 1 1 1 sbsill r.nntent VUtll fl , V I ! -'.v w...... " myself, with 'stating plainly the facts of the ense, and shall leave him to repent at kivtrisure of t'le injustice which he has doncj io a felloe member of the Conven tion,' who claims no other position than Ithat of being his equal, with the right to .iconsult hjs own sense of duty, and to be The delegation assembled the next morn inz fur further consultation ; and ; know ing. as we did, that many delegates who voted for Mr. Clay on the first and second! ballots would vote for other candidates on the third, anil that therefore his nomina tion was unattainable, we decided unani-j mously that each delegate might thereaf ter cive such aA-ote as he should be con vinced the good of the country required. 1 then recurred, for the first time; to my ced by a leading Democratic member of the. House of Renresentatives. merely be cause he will not go the whole figure in qualities of his head and heart supporting all the wild and mischievous measures of the present Administration. The state of things which has long exist ed at the seat of Government. I can suffi ciently illustrate by an anecdote : At the time the final vote was taken iri the House, at the first session of the last Congress, 1 .1 lnnvl 4 AmKronn ViiC V . ilvincT opinion among the members, honestl en- countrv, and his whole country. iiaing i , - spent fib whole life in the public service, ; tertmnjd and rrspect ully and kindly . and on terms of cordial and friendly in. ! presseJ. and these diirerences were sub- tercourse with the people of all parts of ; "ed to .he proper arb.ter voluntar.ly the Union, he entertains the broadest and ! confuted, a,ul preenm.emly or.hy of most liberal sentiments of nationality. 1 : l"e confidence of all. The result s the donotregardhimasaci.jzenol Louisiana. ' nomination of Genera .actmry Ta lor as r.i.n f America, the WhiR candidate lor the l'r.sulenc. B ...:n a u ;r ..i.t,l to nnt and by the blessing of Cod he will be e- AnZ rm various ; 1-ted, whoever may bolt the track. acting together with wanted harm-i ;, ofn11.nhliticSnf the coun- 1 accord fully in the opinions recently .determined energy, m support o tl . . Vr;t M QPetional expressed by the Hon. C. C. Cambreleng. ry into a mischievous spirit of sect ona - ; . ' ,itica assomblv, as follows : m; I he sha I prove - to be the , I re - P . men of dent I doubt not he will be. the people w HI fe ' learn that of all the qualifications for that ..... - L:u J c mAnnoo. to make a President. 1 hey have labor- r lomiril i? the lowesti I am more dis posed to look to the . - I gence and observation.) lhc convetai of course, turned chieflv tipon the buV of the Convention nnt its tidminaii and it is the opinion of Gpvrnor M. the slight manifestations ofoppositic the latter which we liave seen r;; w ill soon cease, and the Vhig$;bti ! i.i,i nations, as in loiu. it i Gov. Morehead also attended, f tation. the Ratification Meeting ' Norfolk during his stay irt that (' on being called on, delivered an .'. ed day and night, zealously and assiduous- j although laboridg under -con-alt man himself, to the and have succeeded admirably and , disposition at the time, j He -,nd heart, rather than triumphantly. 1 hey have most fTectu- says, when Gov. M. had condu t f i . l n ii i iii.i.uiu iiiniu uivii v" i w i uv i in r iiil.ii liiuillu a t u to the accidents cl Dirin or resiuence. . , - : . " f . 1 , , Who would not rejoice to have a success- ; their own acts made a President of the , during its delivery, three nclicn r pMB;,io fnr iKm nevt five ren- 1 United States, but it happens not to be pai 2,ven to him. and three i; sion of .Y.."' fi0VCeer ithe man, nor either of ihJ men, they in- Old North State M with a tunes who shall administer the Govern-. u-.j; . . :.u .u nJ.;:....V r. ,U f.chlnn nrl in i m n r t lenueu. n iirmn:i c x .co.v..... , wuicu uiauc uic ouW..,, 1I1CI11 nilUI lilt; 1UOIIIUII i.iiw. ... ..w -1 - f I . Z"' I . ' tl.a nnneoM'O any UI Uis vynuinui, iiwi io-hi ii v -"ii jii tive nominee of the Baltimore Convention. of Washington, though every one of them should come from the Capes of Flor- NEW ORLEANS guided by bis own convictions of what (in rea opinions, and voted for.Gen. Zachary' the .very-difficult and trying circumstan- j Taylor, and found myself supported by two; jces in which jhe Convention was placed) uf my colleagues, Messrs. Stuart and was' best adapted to promote the good ol i Trumbull, who acted on their own judg- Jthe codntry and the success of the Whig ment, wholly uninfluenced by me, directly jparty. ! In answer to the unceremonious ' or indirectly I' presume I shall not be) and unvvarfantable use which has neen Iniade nfm'v name, and to "imputations ifrom whatever tiuarter they may come, I suDmil ine lonow nig rciiiiirns . , l.jilt is.lnot' true, as alledged by Mr. Blunt, that I was elected toj the Conven tion and instructed to vote for Henry Clay. 1 was a member of the State Convention . . L' ,i x. ... it l . lll cuiltv of a breach of confidence if I say that Gen. Taylor would have received, if necessary to his nomination, (Mr. Clay being out of the question,) two more votes from Connecticut, I believe tlie same thing is true ot sorrie delegates from other States who voted for Mr. Clay to the last; for re-enacting'the Subtreasury law, a highly j ida ? respectable Democratic member came across the hall to my seat, and exclaimed, with an oath, (which I will hot repeat.) " it is a shame that a law should be pass ed to which a large majority of the House is opposed," or words tt that effect. I am confident that, had it not been for " the bonds of party," the tariff of 1846 could not have been passed, though that of 1842 might have been essentially, and perhaps advantageously, modified. I am equally confident that, but for the same cause, the countrv would not have been plunged into an unnecessary and unconstitutional war with Mexico," the past and present evils whereof few yet comprehend, and the fu ture evils of which will only be taught us by many years of bitter experience. But when moderation shall become the oraer of the day, which I am well assured will - - m t 111 G. 1 entertain the utmost respect whicn convened in New Haven last tall, and confidet)ce in the Whigs ot the city anu W'nicn appouneu uic ucii-yaiiwii iu - ui x w. ,p. , , . i 1 j, r rr, ... k.i1,I Vio NaltonalConvenlion.consisring of Messrs. that 1 went .into the Convention not, as be inculcated by Gen. 1 ay lor. should he n i j.hi o ni. qv;,mKnll u;,orr0ntrhnr nc ihe renresent!ative of ' be President, by both precept and exam- UOCKWeni oiufin, uauuucpv. . . - rrV 7 t. L. .nl-tivllimonvpr TnncrrPSS. the Whigs ot Uonnecticur. 1 inougni my- i pit-, d new ,.....v, ..e.--. self a free man, acting for the free Whigs of a noble $tatc, in a perfectly free Na tional Convention, with no obligations to White,1 and myself, and lio instructions whatcVcrj were given to the delegation. It isnot the practice of the Whigs of Con ncctiicutito commit their delegates in ad- 1n I i nrwl ever has been, ex- ! . . . . .1 1.1 I i T .i : . U l. I ritft nnt ilno rrt ( pectcd and desired that mey snouiu gu respeci. iiiiimiciiaiauci x um v v.v.n 1 into the National Convention untrammel- myself a mre automaton, but a reasona- and 1 trust the great body of the people, and we shall all feel that we have com mon institutions to preserve, a common Mr. Blunt except those ot courtesy and i country 10 serve anu, vvuCkc. or swim, we are an coiniiuueu iu uuc 6 Congress will be restored to the pow ers and prerogatives Which the framers of the constitution intended that body should exercise. It mnst be obvious, on the slightest examination of that instru ment, that to Congress Was confided the power of expressing the1 will of the peo- , pie, in the form of laws, and to the Exec- j utive the duty only of executing that will j when ascertained by Congress. 15ut wnn , in the last few years there has been in progress a rapid concentration of all pow- j er in the hands of the Executive. The j President has become every thing and' Congress nothing. An irresponsible body, ! called a convention, and generally a small committee of such body, assembled in the upper room of some tavern, have arroga ted the right of settling every thing in ad vance, and of binding both Congress and the Executive. The latter has become I the agent of a debased and grovelling partizanship to overrule the former, cither through the instrumentality of the veto, or by a corrupt exercise ot patronage From the first roll of the drum at Palo Alto, through all our splendid victories, to the final and glorious conquest of Mex-! atcd great stir in Cre5cc:;t ico, the President and his Cabinet have labored, to make Zachary Taylor Presi dent of the United States. It maUers not whether he is from the North, the South, the East, or the West, nor how he gets ' into the field. Whether supported by ! volunteers or regulars, once in the field. 1 the man who hash the heart of the nation ' with him is irresislable and must inevitably ' triumph." . ! j And why should it be so, when the real ! issue to which we are brought is wheth- ' ! er Lewis Cass or Zachary Taylor shall be the next President of the United States ? I desire to say nothing disrespectful of Gen. Cass, but bis career in Congress, particularly on the Oregon question and the Mexican war, are too well known io render mistake possible as to what will be the tendency of an Administration of which he shall be the chief. Unfortun- ainlv lio i? one of those who think they t J " ' ... - . '! v- rp,vin IV The news of old ZaWnoc New Orleans Bee," after en over the nomination, rem at!. "v.i Wc never saw a: better ; ; people than are the Whigs : I The nomination of Ojd 7...C them such substantial nur umph. that they regard the ! ready won. The Locofocr I perfectly indifferent upon t! they are secretly chagrim ' ' and their depressed vis:c- extremity of their nppreh look as if the 7lh of pCove: ready at hand, and their being put in execution. Tl. fort themselves, however, they have a respite ol neat before them. They shoi: val to profit, and repent manifold sins. t i can find inexaustible fund or source it led and prepared to enter into a full and frcC;Consultatipn with theirjbrethren from other sections of the Union! and then do : What tlieV 'shall think just and right un ble being, in duty bound to act fairly and candidly towards all, but with liberty to exercise an'Jionest judgment as to the best means to bis selected to accomplish an Whigs desire. 1 1 1 .1 r .A rw. Atril common aesuny, wueiuer lurguuw ------ 'e th Presidential 3 An Administration which will conse- policy are taken out of he Presidential or uy a. w.iur .v . , . , nonuiaritv in the belligerent propens ties To the correction of the enormous evils popuiant) l nine m. - . i To.inr ' of the American people. Y ar, w ar, jias ot. " the one-man power, wnnai 'j'ui , , . .i . i : stands distinctly pledged. The moment this is done, the great questions ot public crate all its faculties to the preservation of the peace of the county. I regard this as an object of paramout importance. No man is better qualified than Gen. Taylor to sieze with a firm grasp the spirit of war which unhappily infests the American 1 t J : ,I,o ('nil. canvass, anu are carneu nuu vw.. cTPocciniinl lictriets. If the neople. desire been incessantly on his lips for years past. I trust that Whigs every where will pon der well on the consequences which re sulted from third party organization in 1844. Did it not elect Mr. Polk, over throw the tariff of 1842, re-enact an The following, from an vu , dent at St. Louis, gives rer. even Mr. Benton's State is a! away in the popular cntl. j ! vades the land forV.d U'J ! St. Louis, 'Mo., J 1 dm iltl -thn rier.nmstances of the case. obiect which all good . v !".. - . - I . . . 1 . . . 11 T Such is my sense of the evils of a packed am supported in the course wtnen J pur- n L J?L I ' ..1.1 nrlt onnnnt nf t ' c- i - t K- nnc(iinnc rrtitnHft ? find thrntlffh vonvennon iiiai i uum nut ntp v.. uv.u wnoviwu o ... c n A scat in sJch a body instructed toote for j " evil report and good report" I shall pur- j people 0e greattgsm of aU re nn,Llr . 5 sue -the even tenor of my way' paying! publics.) and to hold it effectually in check. o- i J ,Uf t U,,t into Vhn nn mnn ntiention to denunciation, from ! That he entertains sentiments, ot the ut Wvenlion vyith the name of " Henry j whatever Garter it may come, than I The news came yesterdiy lightning, that Taylor and l'i nominees of the National V Cort Clay on my lips, but with all my energies predetermined to defeat him." On the epntrar Jrj I was well assured, from all I T(new'6f the composition of that body, thai he !ould in no event get a nomina l tinri? 1 was. in fact, desirous that he wb m 7 - w id tn "ihe idle wind." I am not at all apprehensive of having incurred the resentmenr either of Mr. Clay or my own constituents. I know too much of that most abhorence of war, and that he will be the resolute friend of peace, I know. I hnne I shall be excused for presenting here an extract from a letter which I had past O " - r 1 a protective wnu, iuC ..Mp.w.v.v.- . , d oppressive Subtreasury, annex our harbors and rivers, i or 'any po hey -itnvols in the war wi?h M.x. regard to our termors, mey j t.ventvJf.ve thousand Amcr- ftnd 1 cannot refrain firm c members of Congress accordingly i ms s'to a "prematurc grave, and d , he honest people of go, will relieve the legislation of the countr j citizen Pundn.d;and flfty mil. olilia, on lhis met hay, a , from the malign innuencc oi pauy, s , ,llntrMClirfl, T)(1PS will be likely to give much greater stabil ity to snch measures as have a favorable bearing on the important interests of the country than has obtained for many years the honor to receive from Gen. Taylor, i magnanimous and noble-hearted man to 1 dated at Bajon Kouge.on the 4th of March believe that he will harbor a particle of , last Mk,t,r;iroir'e ris larire a vote as nossible. ill will towards such of the Convention as tuuiui ivw. . o-p -- - : i, i,i i i i U an ixifcssion of the high appreciation fearlessly (id what they believed to be of his talents and public services which their duty4 whatever he may think of all irood Whigs entertain, and as an alle- those who have " gambled wnn nis name, M I need hardly reply to your concluding 7. The influence of the name and char acter of General Taylor will be quite cer tain to give us a Congress whose views of public policy will accord witntnoseoi Ic rpsnppt he ean inauirv. that 1 am a peace man, and that ; i " ,. 1 " V r . . ,..i. i An mnr inr the eountrv than anv man 1 deem a state ot peace to pe ansoiuieiy f LSA vvv, 'nmi,r. L.. -nn. nH hn th n ar. now uwiiii. x c w. lions of the public treasure 7 Hues not a large share of the responsibility of all these evils lie at the door of those who. by a third party movement, defeated Mr. Clay? Whoever takes a similar course now, will incur dread responsibilities. What if war again should follow from it ; the annexation ol Cuba or'; indefinite ex tension on the side of Mexico ? I cannot believe that any such suicidal policy will the hour of retribution here rcfil nomination. J ..h... . j duced creat enthusiasm lalions, hearty cheering, an-, you nerer did see. To-i-. Ratification meeting, vhen r citizens will mingle togert.er t old Hero, who has already ?! nown and lustre on the nati ambition is to serve his Gen. Taylor is the man for t whole nation. StainleM ai ! litically and morally, he hy be nursued. No has come, and those who have been gam- hearts of his countrymen in blinc with war in reference to the Presi- ! fir$t in peace. He is kilso . a v w i .fluty tp cast 'a unanimous Vote in his fa- dence at tfieir hands, and fecqntly one -vor. for reasons that must! be obvious. i which neatly touches my heart. But I But? all -my energies were predetermined can assureMr. Blunt we can settle ac to ensure' the nomination of Gen. Taylor, ' counts between ourselves without his aid as netw:cen nun and some detcs, 'not, because 1 did not . -1 KAHnM4'lAn1fWkPs-l1 OA necessary to me proper iim: ..c 6 t.;i,. iK. .! kt nr own renublican institutions, take 10 pronoun.;. u k. ...... On this imoortant question il freely eon-, question ot the r" ; who bv his noble conduct and bril- gre..iv. in.ere... .hi. ,; dency, will find themselves put down by I all the important T!n J i l-. u:.. ui iwloot nnd hnl- frrive interests ot tnu t.. o ago of the principles so often laid down by the Father of his Country, and so urgenuy re commended by him in his Farewell Ad dress to the American people. Indeed 1 think 1 may saieij sa .u . . pmharrass him during nnw he hrouorht successfullv into the field, . I ayl uen. layior, cuums uu'' ' , - f - - ,i40 i ,n in th to inw other eandi- i or interference ; and further, that when- , put a more implicU fa.th tha n I dom ihe entertain the ever it shall appear that 1 have! incurred , wisdom of his f.jhe b P man v . . ...J.i ij- iJ i ir.etontlu rptnm 1 nn us the propriety ot ainajs sianaing utmost' respect for such candidates, but i their displffasure, I shall instantly return on us toe propneiy u, 8implyjbccause I thought we should best subserve the-interests of the country by putting forwrard, in the present conjunc ture, the name of Gen. Tavlor. When 1 peak of other candidates, I must not be Understood to refer to Mr. Webster, of inm their hands anv trust which they may have confided to me, and take refuge from the misconlt ructions and malevolence of duties of my profession anu nnnn niir OWn SOll. In his letter to Captain Jl S. Allison, da ted April 22, Gen. Taylor says: My life has been devoted to arms,ei Vh e 1 am tree to admit mat .ir. iaj . , mmar,ders of ; every mfa.ure intomn3 ught to have been elected President long level of the most eminent commande o . J rf )he Mf t, go, yet I think it certain that if he could modern ,,mc .. Let ntr tht 1 1 - . k kmnrfkl cnnnoEC II V lntf) I MR e U. ! A t IVfl i . --- ... .. r Lf B K-"1' he wouk Ihan "the Ttuo I ouses of Congress high office will be little inclined nereauer ; 0-uiotopu, u .tlleileiLT doinl Ibe "lo make of war and its bloody front a ; North , Any game of politics . r 1 rtlrp. mv bofh benches o! Ta'yT- l.H .ST. ot his f residential "'b-r- ...k ,;n nnnci.Ur the condition ol t i ueuiio - T-- . . Li J i 1 1 wui.o.w. the reDreSentation in " rrr, tK VnrthVvestern. Western, sight into his principles anu 1" . As he is an honest man, l connae i. u..-, and Southwestern States, must aumit - fr-SDecthim: fhe troth of this remark., I want a Whig as he is a "iterate man I resp ct b -..- mm RonntP nnrl a WhisT as he is a numane man, i : a . . .M tv, n ini dc r i in v in iiinoiwii i j i bVibaoi rt tt n v w ii i v s.rriirLi.fa. caiiu vsi " - puii.it. v. ,M.i, R I look unon war. at all times ana unuer " .if. . j i s he s a man the reposes prjvate . I ;,. . nati0nal calamity, I House o. lUUill - j of unsurpassed bravery, J tt ihe echo come Ithat !. I ble, brtfe. incorruptible--t and the People. wniV. been a Patriot, Republican to old age-that he ha. never tyrants at home, or played t Courts of Kings and Lrn; r our motto be- Gen. Taylor never j: will excust me for intimating that if cer-! all circumstances
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