The national whig., 1847-06-23
THE PRESIDENCY.
THE BOSTON ATLAS AND THE M,
TTON.lL WIfIG.

politicians which the National Wing expresses.
II was established, as we have already said, to
express the opinions of the majority of The
Wing party on all The questions now before
the country, and 10 come before it, and TO re
fleet those opinions when they could be ascer-
tanned, in the choice Of Wing citizen for the
Presidency. There Were few politicians in
This city and elsewhere, who, at the time tho'I
il unadyisable and premature for us 10 proclaim
that the mass Of the Whig party was in favor Of
making General Taylor the next President
But the National Wing was established 10 ex
press the Wing voice, whenever it could be
ascertained, and il could not wait 10 confer
with politicians as 10 its duly. Having ascer-
tained 10 its satisfaction that TAYLOR was. as
early as the beginning OF April last, the man Of
the Whig Peoples choice for the Presidency we
threw his banner 10 the breeze, but while we
did 90, we leit The halyards in the hands Of the
great and powerful Wing party of lie Union.
When that party comes TO speak, we shali
cheerfully obey its voice and behes,s.
But the question between The National
Whig and the Boston Atlas--at least, one Of
The questions is. Have The D1hig People de-
clared for the old I'hunderer OF Buena Vista
for The Presidency? The Atlas does not alb
solutely say they have not, but il is doubtful
upon the subject When we begin TO doubt,
the mind is already half inclined TO the side
upon which il en,erlains doubts We think,
therefore, that the Alias is really half Gonvn
ced that Taylor is The choice Of majority Of
the Wing party. II such result be the ope-
ration Of lillle mere than two months observa
ton and reflection, we have no fears for the
future The day is not far distant, in our OPT.
MON, when the Atlas will nol fear to declare
10 be true, what, two months ago appeared TO
US 10 be the fact, and which every day and
every hours experience only strengthens
Though our position istavorable for seeing and
examining the workings of the whole public
mind not in the yellow light, as the A Has
thinks, Of the politicians atmosphere, bat in
The pure while Of the sun light Of the Wing
popular intelligence, Of which the A llas is one
Of lis brightest rays-lhe Atlas is surely nol
SO deeply enveoped in the thick fogs of New
England, as not to see the .'Whigs Of the
country moving forward like one vast army 10
The support Of The old Hero for the Presiden.
cy. Is the Atlas so far distant from the mid
die, western, and southern States that il can
not hear The reyerberations Of the Wing popu-
lar voice in favor Of Taylor? Surely not. The
present position Of the "A Has, upon this ques
ton, compared with that which il occupied
two months ago, proves that it has heard the
voice Of The Wings, and that il acknowledges
The influence and power Of that voice. The
Atlas is not ignorant that there are now two
hundred and twenly-three Wing journals
which have hoisted the flag Of Taylor, and
twenty eight, which have declared themselves
favorable to his election, though they have moi
formally placed his name at the heads Of their
columns.
The Atlas is not ignorant, that there have
been four hundred and eleven primary meet
ings Of the Wings, within the short space Of
ten weeks, in various sections Of the Union,
at which General Taylor has been enthusiasm
cally nominated for the next Wing President
The Atlas is not unaware, that large, if not
the largest, number Of the most influential
and that out of, say a thousand of the leading
Wings Of The Union, more than two thirds are
decidedly Of opinion that no earthly power can
prevent the elevation of TAYLOR to the Pres-
dencv. The Atlas does not fail to see that
Taylor has the hearts OF the people-nay, if
it catechised its own heart, rigidy, we believe
il would find that il beats this moment as warm
ly in favor Of The Old Hero as any other heart
in the Union The Atlas has not shut its eyes
to the fact the important, significant fact, thai
General Taylor is an object Of dire hatred to
the men in power, and that lie has been, ever
since the people manifested desire to make
him President, and is now, prosecuted by the
Administration in the most unheard Of man
ner, in the most unparalleled ways. Surely,
these tokens Of public feeling, Of the public
will are sufficient TO open The eyes OF any man
who does not absolutely refuse TO let the light
shine upon them, and we have no reason 10
rank the Atlas among those joarnals whose
preiudices ''eat up their houses" The Atlas
knows that the genus irascibile Of editors is not
prone 10 do things long which are against its
interests, and there is no pursuit in the world
which sooner comes TO know, whether its acts
and steps are profitable or not. Knowing this
fact, the Atlas must surely see, in the contin>
ued increase of Taylor Wing journals, and their