The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-10-27
Whiw national Convention.

i h"vS ootous tuIOuSu tnttI ItCoHt wing SoH-
ventions, upon the presumption that Wing Nation
al Convention, for the purpose Of selecting candi-
dates for President and Vice President will be held
at such time in the Of the ensuing year, and
at such place further consultation among the lead
ing Wings of the Union shall decide. They have
nominated their Whg delegates TO such conven-
ton, and, If we remember Alright, Maine has made
one District nomination of delegate to the same If
any other States have moved In this matter, II has
escaped our attention. and we should BIO glad If any
Of our friends posted in this NATTER will correct u.s.
| In some Of the States, 1t is mooted question
among the Wings, whether Wing National Con-
venton ought to DO held at ALL Arguments, just In
themselves and unanswerabe, against the evils of the
convention or caucus system, hive been urged, and
especially, with great force by the Virginia Wing
press. But independent of these arguments, the
certainty with which the Wings Of almost al the
States regard the election Of General Taylor the
Presidency, in spite Of all existing political organ
zations, has generated hostile feeling against the
whole National Caucus system, md they are anx-
ious to avail themselves Of such an opportunity to
rid the party Of It forever In Kentucky the Wings
do not even refer to Wing National Convention in
the proceedings Of their political meetings. They
have nominated Gen. Taylor for the Presidency, and
him only; and have called q State Convention for
the appointment of Taylor electors. The same pro-
cess is now going on in Tennessee. Missouri has
already determined upon the same policy. In Lou
isiana no other course has ever been thought Of
Maryland and Georgia are likewise for Taylor and
no one else. Mississippi and Illinois have declared
| for the Old Hero nolens polens. And nearly the
whole Wing press Of Virginia occupy the same po-
siton, while Alabama and Arkansas are equally de-
| cided In North Carolina Wing opinion ID not so
unanimous, though the majority Of the Wings in
that gallant State is in favor of the old soldier alone.
Texas has no other party In it on this question than
the Taylor party. Florida is equally unanimous
So that the States, in which Wing National Con-
vention is advocated by the majority of the Wing
party are, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, Michi-
gan, Ohio, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Indiana.
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Della
ware may be said be undecided upon the question
ut present. q" 8t,
Under such circumstances and we have endeav-
cred to state them corecty--t may well be consid-
cred doubtful whether the Wing party will agree to
a National Convention at all. When Congress shall
come together the subject will be canvassed by Wing
Senators and Representatives thoroughly. 1t seems
to be conceded that as the Wings in Congress shall
decide upon this question: the Wings Of the States
will be governed. For ourselves we ore prepared to
be controlled by this voice, subject Of course to the
ratification Of the Wings in the States. We are Of
the firm conyiction that Gen Taylof whose election
10 The presldencv we advocate before flint Of any
other man n VA nation viii he he nominee of the
Wbio Nn,,ou,J (,onyentit,p II one sha he convened
but whether sucb convention win be held or not
we ,eaye 70 the EXISTING Wbip organization 10 decide
without tar;na mart ,,-o ~ eon There arc who's
and ,bonsaras of them who are noanst holding such
= conven,inr Il NAV desre q he heard IN snpport
- ,ho;r ,,;s,,. ,hav ~, havs nl,ce q he colmns
of ,he Nt;onni U1;o ~ yveu - those Who hoa the
con,rary on;n,or Convention or No convention I'M
ouss,ian fpr ,be Wbias ~ ,be Union IA Moor, or
n tho neyt eisction nr oninion
= III M .vsr hesr Tint ,,;.,or,, awaits ,be Wh,o
80. ~, /, y ~, ,,rdar ~. IA &c ona
t = n !, :, Th;. /. no, on,v o,r
;ndi,idnn, onno,, Il i M sober onr,on of vast
of Whias 40 vol ne Democra,s ,yhoss nre.
ndioas 40 M, Hind their iudunent ma VINO have
any Judgment OF their own 70 rely upon. Is nc
tory under TAYLOR or etsas 1i'aer any one else 90
that we care very niue ~ what means inc wing
party WIN adopt me popular homlnauoh q uehe,n
iaylor. ~ must DC adop'sa ~ ~ " WIN pe ae-
iea'ed IN ue next e'ecloh. cohve'l
uonniuh 81 eVilS uhael ordinary circumstance
Wouia De- IN lne present case merely as means y
carrying ~. p,eae1ern'lhhtlon q ING wing parry