The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-12
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
THURSDAY NIGHT, AUGUST l2, Is47.
A Sign In Kentucky.

Sign In Kentucky.
Scarcely had the elections terminated in Kentucky be-
fore the following notice was published in the Licking
ton observer
PUBLIC MEETING The citizens of Fayetie county, ,citl.
distinction of party, requested the
house in Lexington Saturday. the 18th instant, at
o'clock. m, consider the popriety of nominating
suitable person for the President of the United States
MANY CITIZENS.
LEXINGTON, Aug.7
This notification does not appear to suit the views
and promote the wishes of the editor of the Observer
for in the paper puts forth the following caution
his wing friends:
The being over we are disposed to let it pass
our rule being rather to look forward the ure than
consider of the past Still it always well for all
learn little profitable wisdom by the past that may
conduct ourselves better for the future Perhaps may
deem il proper hereafter TO advert the singular
things by which the wing party in Fayette be.
ing defeated, and lasting political stain left upon tn,
county But we conten,ed TO let things be they
with hope that the integrity of the party may again
be Jeoparded by what we regard rather nconsiderat
action ON the part OF some OF our wing friends
"We believe that we have throughout the State sigma
and triumphant victory We hope, and may say that
believe, we have nine OF ten members of Congress-
the usual majority the legislature. The doom thu
party in power think, is sealed and it require
only that the wings make preepfate uncise Increment
to nsnre triumph Nooember year. equal in briancy
to that of 1910, 0sh durable effects.
SIN connexon with this subject, may say that no
tee which appears in paper to-day for call of
ing on Saturday to take steps in reference tho pes
deney is, in judgment, unwarraned by the wishes
and views OF the great body of the wings of Fayee In
our view the matter-whch we know will be attributed
to usual arrOgdncehe movement bodies good the
wing party, although good wing may be nominated by
our andbe foofoco friends We have time, presents
to so into this subject; bat we trust wing friends will
be slow to be caught in well-aid ocofoco trap.
Lett do
wings OF the Union, but be now, ever ready second
them in the great revolution which is at hand We are
ready to do battle under any acknowledgements if these
August elections terminate they likely do in Ken
ucky may select oto, and elect him chout any part
ertp movement tcith the moparty oUing iocos 1t is aston
shng what utter adherence they beginning
all parties and party spirit; and nothing but
arged and comprehensive spirit have taken pos
of their souls Wonders will certainly never cease
If we can beat them into party men, do despair
OF beating them into good wings.
"But, as we have said, we have time discuss these
things, but may have something when whats
done. We had hoped to have rested while from all DO
lcal sPecmations but it seems some people tire"
This proclamation though is not sufficiently precise in
its purpose yet deserves attention many accounts 1t is
issued at Lexington, and may speak the wishes of Mr.
Clay or his devoted friends 1t is written to arrest the
nomination OF Gen Taylor, because the notice of a no-
party meeting is applicable only his case 1t comes
from friend of Mr. Clay, whose spirits were elevated
by the belief that the wing party had rumphed decided
y in the late election and that they had carried nine out
of the ten members OF Congress Under this impression
and under the hope of carrying their triumphanty
throughout the Union the Clay wings Kentucky were
unwilling to commit themselves to one who presented
himself "no-party candidate 1t looks as if they
determined to take holder ground and go for NO
man who was not thorough-going whig-a Clay whig-
and, to cap the climax, for Mr. Clay himself Hence il
is that the Observer protests against this movement as
contrary to the wishes of the wings of Fayeue county
is said to be "precptate and unwise'as calculated
to defeat brilliant triumph in November 1915, to be at
tended "with durable Effects than their victory in
1910. Enthusiastically declines coalition with their ama-
Bile locooco u.s. the ocofoco friends of Gen
Taylor. 1t warns its wing friends not to fall into th
welad locofoco trap 1t exhors them to use their late
victory with wisdom, and 'selec our own candidate
and elect him withom any partnership movement aviA the
noparyloping locos" In fact no one can mistake the
character of the article 1t shows that this leading friend
OF Mr. Clay IN Kentucky is elevated by the supposed
success of his party and that he means to go the whole
10 go ior MI Cay-to put aside no-pary' candidate,
and to ALLURE all coalition with the noparty democrats
But we may have other developments in a short time
1t is rather too early in the day calculate with any
precision the policy of the wings. They have probably
not absolutely decided their own course 1t NAV vet
depend upon contingent circumstances Ii they can carry
no thoroughgoing Clay whig who will pledge himself
to carry out their party views and who will call him
self a noparty candidate, they may support Gen Tay.
lo But if their party is strengthened in any consider
able degree by the actual eectons-f they believe it to
be in their power to elect Mr. Clay, they will be like
to avail themselves of the Generals dsnterested dis
| claimer, and ask him to withdraw in Difference to
Mr.. Clay. The wings want thoroughgoing man, if
they can get him--a party man-not no-party man; ;
man who will serve their party purposes-not one who
processes to abure party ties In other words, they
would prefer Mr. Clay TO Gen. Taylor, if they can elect
him without drawing on the military popularity of the
General The last is certainly not their first choice He is
too little of politician to suit their purposes altogether
The General is too much in the habit of saying that he
is " no politciantha near forty years of hs) life have
been devoted TO the military of the countyhat
under such circumstances Che has) had but little time to
devote political matters to their discussion, nor (has
he) attempted to do so and he has also declared that
on the questions of bank and protective tax, he has
had no time to investigate their propety and is no,
therefore prepared to express any positive opinions
about them We know indeed, that Gen. Taylor has said
that if he had voted the last presidential election, it
would have been for Mr. Clay But this declaration does
not command the same confidence in him, which the
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