The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-12-06
MONDAY AFTERNOON, deer 8, Is47.
For President aaits
GENERAL ZACHARY TAYLOR.
Subject to the decision Of the Wing National Convention

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Subject to the decision Of the Wing National Convention
The question, whether there shall be a
convention for the purpose of selecting Wing
candidates for President and Vice President,
i, agitating the press in every direction. On
the affirmative side Of the question, we re-
publish to-day the subjoined well-considered
article. fromS the Louisville Journal. For
our own part, we have but one opinion upon
the subject, and that is, that convention
is necessary to harmoni2e any conflicting
views Of the party and ensure concert Of ac-
ton, at least in reference to the Vice Presi-
dency, if not in relation to the Presidency.
We believe that General Taylor will be the
choice Of the convention, meet when and
where it may, but even in that event, it is
due to those Wings, who may prefer some
other candidate, that their consent shall be
obtained in advance, and after full and fair
hearing The Wing friends Of the old Thun-
derer Of Buena Vista--of whom we are one
will go into convention determined to adj
wise and consult for the common success, and
if, contrary to our expectations, our prefer
ance should be overrued, we shall buckle
on our armor and do battle will all our
might for the nominee, be he who he may.
We were, some months ago, impressed with
confident belief THAT necessity would exist for
National Convention. We then thought that the
gallant and heroic Taylor, by common consent and
20 great extent by the Of both parties
would be proclaimed the candidate foEthe next Pre-
,idency We have slowly and reluctantly arrived nj
he conclusion, conclusion in which We think ",
;annot be mistaken, Of the necessity Of Nationa
Convention. The enthusiastic manifestations In ia.
,or of Gen. Taylor as candidate for the Preslden
y have not pervaded the Union as we expected the,
would do and as they at one time seemed certain L
10. Many Wing States have declared themselves il.
avor Of a national convention and some have actu
lily proceeded 10 the appointment Of delegates to it
Under these circumstances, what ought to be done
If two three four States declining to be repre-
'snted In anational convention, were to nominal,
lectors pledged exclusively to vote for Gen Taylor
whether nominated by national convention or not
lis man st that the most injurious and perhaps dis
lstrous consequences might be the result. Shoul,
he States meeting in convention nominate differ
mt person, as they would be very certain to do
The States In favor of Gen. Taylor were to refuse
70 into convention, we should have two Wing Rich
nonds in the field, and in such state Of discord IN
livision, defeat would be inevitable No one cai
low doubt that the Locofocos will have their n
tonal convention, that they will have their cand.
late and that he will not be Gen. Taylor Concel
IN their side begets the necessity Of concert o.
urs. Conventions, II Is true, are not free from o.
objections Nor were Congressional caucuses whe
hey prevailed. Still 1t is evident that, where thor
diversity Of opinion TO the selection of cand
late for the Presidency, mode must be adoptet
collect, combine, reconcile, and harmonize public
sentiment And " dpe pnry resort TO such pro.
zoos and she -nhSr nHgcot Il, the disciplined party
will be sure to prove victorious When two or three
States only have thought Of dispensing with ma
ional convention whilst the great majority of the
States favor II, we think that respectful Difference
% them, proper spirit of Cancellation and harmo-
ny, and the final triumph Of glorious cause enioin
ipon the dissenting States yield to the wishes O..
the majority Otherwise they might be regarded as
OBSTINATE seeking to dictate TO their sister States
seeking to practice sort Of notification in new
md exceptionabe form. Such course does not be-
come patriotic Kentucky, nor isitin conformity with
the high respect which she has ever cherished and
manifested for the other States Of the Union We
feel the necessity of State convention to reconcile
iarring opinions and preferences to the Chief Ma
gistracy'o of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the
same state of things and the necessity prevail
to the Chief Magisracy Of the Union. We believe
that large portion Of the Wings Of this State
with us in opinion that the agency of national
vention is indispensable to success.
I" If we are not mistaken as TO public sentiment,
we hope that measures will be adopted in due sea-
son to secure just representation of Kentucky in
the national convention. In thus making call
which we consider as dictated and demanded by the
interests the feelings, and the wishes of the Wing
party Of the nation we do not abate one ot of our
enthusiasm for the glorious old hero Of Buena Vista
No one can make tour through the Middle and
Eastern States, even read the public journals of
those States without being convinced that General
Taylor cannot be elected TO the Presidency without
the nomination ora national convention, but we
have no doubt, that, with such nomination, he can
be elected triumphantly and by an overwhelming
majority. We should have felt much grafed IL the
unanimity Of the Wing sentiment of the nation could
nave superseded the necessity of convention, butt
has not done so, and now, If we would succeed, we
have but to do as we have done In times past. As
true friends Of Gen. Taylor we feel bound not only
TO go for national convention but to go for the ap
oointment Of delegates to 1t from the States friendly
TO him, If he run for the Presidency without the
nomination Of convention, he will fail to be elect
3D. and If the States In which he is most popular re-
use TO go into the convention, he will fail to receive
the nomination"
@. The Little Georgian, published at
Forsyth, Georgia, denounces the remarks we
made some days ago, to the effect, that the
American was the greatest land-robber on
the face of the earth, &C., &c. It says we
iave been guilty, in this matter, Of a libel
upon the American people. If the doctrine
IF "the greater the truth the greater the
libel" prevails in, Georgia, we must plead
guilty to the Georgian's accusation. Has
the Georgian forgotten the history Of the In
dams in Georgia