New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-02-26
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We copy the above from the Washington CORES
ponder, Of The Tribune. endorsing the recent verl
ultra Speech Of Mr. CoRwIS Il Ohio. In the Senate Q
the Uuited stsies. Of that Speech We have ALREADY
spoken very distinctly IN letter from Wssbinstor
signed J. w. w 10 which we condemned the Speech
a. only anti. War, but In rs whole tendency ant
Whig and spfiAm-rican. We DID not however q
ths, lime inform the public tina, II 10 well understood
a, Washington that the Editor Of The Tribune was
party to that Speech that IT, that most Of II ssb
mind 10 he tn.P,ct0n and 9pYrovaf and pdrs Of svS
s.'t.d u not gYared, By him We did no, inform o o
readers that Mr CoxwS 1. be the candidate Of ,h'
radical Whigs the Aboltionists the AnnRenters and
Fourierites Tor the Presidency nor did we inform
them that this movement 70 put up Mr. ConwIS Tor h'
Presdency has IT, origin Ia deadly hostility 70 thf
Conservatism Of DANIEL WEpsTEE Judge MCLEAN snc
Gen. winfield seorT, one Of whom. 1t 10 now sdnit
led on all hands, will most unquestonabiy be TIE
Whg candidate for the next Presidency.
A few days since. Gen Webb ordered Mr. Clay
of the Presidential course by stigmatzDg the pos
sible support Of him by Wings as a headlong graft
6cston Of their feelings at the expense Of then
principles. We protest against this peremptory
ruling off, simply on the ground that THE PEOPLE
are thinking Of these matters and will give US the
result Of their deliberations in due time, without
necessity for Editorial dctstion Mr.. Clay, we are
cure will not consent TO be considered in this con
nec,ion unless his support be demanded by the
Wing party with substantial unanimity-a con
tngency which now appears unlikely to happen
bat until he shall positively forbid the use OF his
name, we hold il discourtcous TO him and neces
ssry painful to his troops Of unwavering friends,
10 have him advertised whose nomination
must necessarily be fatal to Wing success. and to
have q list of other names poraded as those from
among whom the Wing candidate for next Presi
dent will 'nnguestionably be selected Grant
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vices attitude, all nothingwe tell the Presidential
plotters Of all grades and coteres that his friends
who know no second love are still legion and that
any needless thrustng forward Of other names for
the leadership OF the Wing party, especially by
those who modestly inform the public that adher
ence TO Mr.. Clay evinces a sickly Difference to
teci,ng ct the expense Of principle is not cal
culated 10 promote the harmony nor ensure the
triumph Of the Wing party. We are in no man
ner committed to Mr.. Clay--there are topics,
especially the mopentous question of Slavery
ON which we diiler IRON him very widely-we do
say that he will be ought TO be supported for
next President-our present impression is adverse
10 it's expedieuey and salety-but We DO say TINT
II il should be clearly within the power Of the
Whigparty TO elect whomever thoy might choose
pext President, great majority would this day
unhesitatingly designate Henry CLAY for that sta
ton, w. great number are yet unwilling TO heir
Of any Mher candidate. Now let il be seen that the
friends OF any other man eagerly pushing Mr.
Clay of the course. and not even Mr. Clay himself
can induce oil bis friends TO support that man IN
his being manifest truth, why not abstain from all
newspaper discussion this subject until the pre-.
iminary qoesticn-Wnl Mr. Clay allow his name
to be again presented shall have received a con
elusive answer Then, should he peremptorily de
cline, we will consider and amcably discuss the
choice OF Wing candidate to succeed him Until
then fever our columns will not be devoted to any
saeh discussion. and though, II new candidate i.
10 be selected. we have very likely said, TO some
one who asked our opinion. that Mr. CoRwtS's
name seemed as likely to ensure success rs any
other, we have in no manner manifested opposition
- any Of the eminent Wings named BY the Courier
sor ndicateds fixed resolution to support the nomi
,etion Of Mr., Corwin. Whenever the proper time
tor selecting a Wing candidate shall have arrived
We shall freely express opinion on that point to
,.ose who think 1t worth asking for,--sn opinion
whieh viii be based on the existing state of fact.
which may be very different from that now present
ed In forming that opinion, our personal liking,
and dis!ikings will have no weight whsteyes--,hs
main question being simply What man among
those worthy OF being supported BY the Wings ~
President would be most certain TO eomms,,
succesf That man we shsll support--whe,t e
he be Que we know and love, one we PERSONAL,
dislike, c. zee whom we have not yet thoaght OF ii
connection with the Presidency.
.-Ths, the Editor OF The Trbans, or any psrso,
connected with this paper. 'was party to Nj
Corwins Speech, or bad anything to DO with it e,
can, 10 repor, and prin, IT, Is most egregious init
..k. TO use the uildest term. The only possibl
excuse Tor il is the fact that Mr.. Corwin take
srcund in rvs.rd 10 the Mexican War not unlik
that maintained from the outset by The Tribune
We never suggested one line OF that Speed
never saw a line Of it till it reached this City an
OF course never prepared syllable Of H. Tru,
while in Warrington We oonversed freely with Nj
Corwiu in regard to the War as well q, other publ
topics but not more freely than with Mr. Wei
ster. Mr. Crttenden. MIR. Morehead, Mr.. Hantin.
ton and other Senators. nor did We urge our ow
views upon him 80 freely and fully as upon some
those. 60 much for that trsnscendent flight Of tn
new Generals indignation
The Courier proceeds to assert that only o.
Wing Mr.. GIeyl in the Senate approved Of NJ
Ccrwins positions in regard to the War with Me,
CO simple reference TO the Journal would hsv
shown that joan DAVIS hardly 50 small man
20 have naturally escaped the Generals reoone,
tionl has held aud acted on the same conviction
throughout. We believe majority OF the VIII
Senators are at heart sthe same way OF thinkin.
though they have not hitherto seen the way cles
sor acting fully up to their eonyictions
The embryo General proceeds to rate Mr. Cot
win for his Encouragement Of our triumphs over n
Mexicans in the three engagements which he lth
6enerall styles the three gorioas affairs"
glorious chapter IN our history, sc. &c. That
Brigadier just painting 10 flesh his sword upon III
bodies OF the Mexicsns should regard the conaic,
Of Palo Alto Resaoa and Monterey more rap,ur
ously than a Wing Senator adverse t. the slsusl
Ter Of human beings w mere glory, is busnsturs
and We see nothing in The circumstance which ca
Justify the profuse application OF such epshes a