Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1847-12-08
LEXINGTON, Ky, October, le47.

Dear Sir: AS members of the whig party
we address you, as a whig. to commitment.
what we believe to be correct, and we hone
acceptable and useful information, in repard
to public sentiment in Kentucky, on the
subject of the noHt Presidential election
" are Residents and citizens of the CITY al
Lexington, and several of US were member,
Of the General Wing Committee for the
STATE or kentucky, iii the canvass Of 1874
but ns That committee terminated it's oficia,
existence by the Presidential election of
that year, and no other State committee has
since been appointed. we do net on this oc.
caslon assume an official capacity.
There have been various public meetinps
at clfte'ent places in Kentucky, during the
present year, at which General Taylor was
nominated for the Presidency. From the
newspaper accounts Of them in which they
are generally described as large meetings OF
10Th political parties. erroneous concepticns
may prevail as to the extent oftheir MUM
oers, and as to their being a full expression
OF the pubic opinion Of Kentucky. These
meetings generally have been thill.y attend :
co. nave been generally gotten up By assiC-
uous concert and Arrangement, and in no
instance was the great body Of either party
IN the counties where they were raspective-
~ holden, in actual attendance. They
were composed Of some well meaning. soma
doubtful wings, and fe ocofocos. Of1Ls
latter we firmly believe that the greater
part VIII desert, and arrange themselves un-
ger tne standard OF their own party, when
ever u IS raised, and that their main object
Ill participating in these meetings. was to
80" dlssens!ons and discord, that their par.
ty might profit BY them.
The meeting held in this city, on the 18th
ol last month, at which most of US were
present, Is fair specimen Of those meetings
generally. The cuunty of Fayette, in
which Lexington is situated, has about
|c''" voters, and yet at that meeting less
than 22o persons voted, some Of whom were
from other counties. A majority, after full
discussion, determined to postpone any nom
nation unit! Apri! next; and notwithstand-
ing TAR decision, the minority, consisting of
nIhety-seVen persons, after the retirement
OF the majority, proceeded to pass resolu.
tlons, to adopt IN address nominating Cen
aylor, and without noticing in it at all the
vote Tor postponement, characterized tsalf
as large meeting without distinction of
party.
Another example will serve 20 pourtr,v
Inc true character Of these public mect;ucs
III the nelgl'boring county Of Bourbon
where late one was held J a paper "a wa
learn was previously and indus,riouslv c;,.
cu'ated to obtain signatures to attend n
ID meeting, and pledged to nominate General
Taylor. A Gull was then made upon the
people OF the county without discrimination
20 assemble ut the court house for that mr..
pose; but, 1t being appreheudeL that, if the RI
were genera assembly of the people. the
proposed nomination mi ght not be sanction.
Cd a subsequent call confined the inyita,;o,
TO the friends of General Taylor exclusive
~. Accordingly they assembled. md tho
Hon. Garret Davis addressed the mec,;nr
IN opposition to any present nomination
ana moved postponemen:. But the cha;r'
man pronounce! the motion out of ordsr
and the question was not put. There -
reason to believe it would have carried ri
put, not Notwithstanding the previous co,nm;t
'nent Of many Of those in attendance.
we don't intend to deny great popularity
20 Gen. Iaylor. His brilian, military VIC
lorles, q belief in his honor, probity and pa
.riotisn'. and persuasion thu, 10 ha s mot NO
'cen fairly dealt with by the Administrator