The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-11-10
From the Pennsy Ivanian. Nov. 0.
Political indications,

From the psnnsyI vsnisn Nov. ..
Political indications.
The Washington Union, OF Saturday evening received
Ton Ky Observer published near Ashland which clear
y indicates that Mr. Clay has resolved upon being again
candidate for the presidency simultaneously with the
day announces that Henry Clay will speak at Lexington
on Saturday. the 18th instant on the Mexican war,
its authors and Objects" As il to make the coincidence
still more striking, the Union of Saturday contains the
official announcement that General Taylor has asked and
obtained leave to return for six months from the field of
has fame.
Here, then, are three rather peculiar indications
two hrst looking directly to Henry Clays nomination
for the presidency; the last to movement of General
daylor wn9 we have some reason to believe, c9nem
harmonze with each other, il is not our fault; but whe
ther separate together, they constitute what might be
called singular coincidence The article copied into the
Unon from the Lexington Observer, which also appears
In our paper of this morning is significant for its contempt
coldness to General Taylorfor its anxiety to dis
candidate unless upon an impossible contngency-~and
for its ingenuity showing that the hero Of Buena Vista
has voluntarily ioreclosed all reasonable chances Of be-
ing made President BY refusing to be party candidate
We direct attention to as an exceedingly calm cautious,
but not the less significant expression of opinion on
highly important question.
A few days ago we believed Gen Taylors nomination
by the federal party almost fixed fact There be
no doubt that such was the original inclination of the
leaders There can be doubt that every pains has
been taken to induce him accede to it. How the con-
tempated nomination has been interered with, we must
let the voice from Ashland convince may be that
Senior COrwin put his finger into the pie and spoiled it
1t may be that Don Webster wanted to mix with the
dish some OF his Massachusetts chowde 1t may be that
Padre Giddings objected to the wedding But we think
the result will show that the contamination was inter-
fered with BY Henry Clay and the New York elections
The North American, in announcing the intention of
Mr.. Clay to make speech &c on the Mexican war; its
authors and Objects uses some very mystical phrases
Il says " The great question which has grown out of
the Mexican war has already exaspeated sectional feel
lngs and threatens the danger OF sectional parties"
heavens his NEAR
Who have done more to exasperate' Sectional feel
ings"-who have done more to Create" sectional par
tles, than the North American and the leaders of the
federal parys 1t cannot be that the North American
toreshadows Mr. Cays Speech and speaks by the book
II So then the candidate heretofore peculiarly southern
III his feengshe man who nsulted the aboltonists in
the person OF Mr. Mendenhall several years ago-may
be expected to make an anti slavery speech Saturday
next For the great question" indicated in the extract
first quoted clearly that Of slavery This seems to be
also indicated by the following additional passage from
the article in yesterdays North American:
things critical to all the best interests s OF Re epnbc end
The safety Of the Unon that the American people desire
the advice OF their wsest and most patriotic statesmen
Now, it is impossible, we apprehend, that Mr. Clay
would make speech in regard to which such antcpa.
tons INDUCED by leading anti slavery no errito-
ry" and almost abolition paper, without having first
indicated what its merits and points were to be- If he
were the Henry Clay OF past days. such hopes could
be nduged; but as he IS about to play his last
quee, his very last card for the presidency let us not
be disappointed to him declare favor OF Berriens
famous " no-eritory' amendment or of the "Wilmot
fr0vlS0 against any slave territory Ii the latter the
compshed member OF Congress from the Bradford district
who feared that Mr. Clay would be democratic candi-
date at the coming election for the presidency if Mr.
Buchanan's letter made test in the democratic
party need not be surprised the farmer of Ashland
sailing under the broad banner of his Proyiso as a
federal candidate for the presidency But we must wait
and see.
Whether all this performance which is TO take place at
Lexington on Saturday next is intended to oyersaugh
General Taylor do not know. looks vastly like it.
though and made quite probable by the fact that Mr.
Senator Crttenden "a sort of henchman of Cays took
occasion weeks ago openly contradict the sser-
ton that Taylor had announced himself to him as opposed
to the Wilmot Proviso. The New York electon-many
thanks to John Van Buren-has manifestly inspired
federalism and Mr.. Clay with renewed hopes and we
must not be surprised to the Wmot Proviso endorsed
at Lexington Saturday. if only kill off Taylor and
to show how inconsistent the great embodiment can be-
The tone of the article in the Observer which we COPY
rs full of significance and shows how sincere the late
professions OF the federal party in favor of General Tay-
lor really were.
In the meantime General Taylor pushes on his column
We presume shall see his white plume in the north
and although not for him for President, or indeed
for any man not thoroughly with the democratic party in
principle and IN practice, yet shall welcome him with
grateful hearts of the baves and best of all our
counys soldiers Ii we do not emulate the lipservice
OF those who about to desert his standard and
return to thai of Mr. Clay at least he may be sure that
what we shall mean we shall say