New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-09
Gen. rsy,or-A National Convention.

Tee <lisuy Ercs,ag JosrHal copies our inq'i
res rrspcc,inr the attitude as regards Ns''o"''
Convention Il those Wing journals which advocate
the nomination OF Gen Taylor and responds as
allows
r. a, .ns th ip,erros stories of our friend OF The
TRIBUNE .-r too general II not to indrnn'e 20 so, VI
explicit answers But We are .eso, - ~, "a o.
-. MIA which reply Is ssked to the lst snn "a
w. ar. decidedly 10 favor Of Wing National Con,
v.nscn for the Nomnston OF Csnoida'es LOT rIsoen'
s,a Vice Fr,.iden and 80 hope that the une so1 psce
~, A.stps such Convent On will be determined Dy tne
N'his Members Of Congrcts n,
Our willingness 70 support Gen Taylor LOT fresi,
ent rats nrs upon confidence 10 his integrity hno
,.,,,,i.1 and -can,' upon q convection that he 10
Wma should b.. how scr DO Induced or constrained
% declare himself oppot'd To the principle Of the wa.
mot Proviso OF % the Protection OF Home INDUSTRY or
a. b,.fsl systern OF National Improvement OF RIVERS
asd H.rbor." should feel Il 20 be our duty as II
would Os DOR Inclination. ~ withhold from MIN our sup
port 60,
We feel sure that the Editor OF the Journal will,
on mature reflection. realize that our four questions
are all pertinent in the present posture OF affairs
though his answers - t.r two former preclude all
necessity for fsrtacr -rswers from HIM Let
National Conventic a- sca>onahly called and held ;
le, the People N phe. !oe Of policy each Of
thAe suggested fDr 'a' y .,.s nomination may be
expected to pursue witt -.Ns'd 20 the Extension
Of Slavery. the Protection home Industry ne
neal OF the Sub.Treasury. the Improvement OF III
vers and Harbors. &c and then, should Gen Iay'or
he nominated, he will be most HEALTHY supported
NV those Whigs who now prefer some other " mig
ne our standard bearer. We say. should Gen
Tavlor be nominated because we do not contem'
nls,s the possibil,ty that any candidate will be Sc
Iected whose opinions do not coincide with those OF
RI. IN "a
,icsl topics of the dsy. But should we fix on
candidate without inquiry OF dlscussion' next get
him nomina ted somehow, md then proceed 70 IN
auire a. TO his views g'est National questions,
or wrsngle with each oticr about them 1t does
seem that We will have 80 20 work at the wrong
end and that an suspia issue cannot nationally
be anticipated.
The Journal prefers Gen Tay lor in the convic
ton that he il right all Il great issues involved
in the coming contest The Journals confidence
in any mans principles Las great weight with US :
but these are matters in regard to which the best
evidence being obviously attalnabe, no lniereniiai
Testimony can well be admitted as conclusive we
cannot shut our eyes to the fact that the South re-
CARDS Gen. Taylor as hostile to the principles Of
the Wilmot Proviso and that the journal which
stands foremost in Tay lorism in City formally
pre.ente,i hun as a candidate hostile to the Will
mo, Proviso. whose election would prove death
blow 10 all manner Of Abolition And even the
Eqpress. now chin deep in Taylorism, and aiming
TO hold a sort of medium position between the cur
rents Of Northern aud Southern opinion thus orac-
uiarly speaks in it's leader Gen. Tayors Prln
ciples Of the ith instant
ali. stated In quarters that the Free states will
not support General Taylor. because hey cannot ePect
firm RIM a S0ulern dffai decided opinion upon
Mai - oalled the NImOt PrOViso.
Now this seems to as the very kind OF opinion
that the Country ought 10 hsve-none OF your
Kane.Letter knaveries, but frank and honest
\ statement Of the views respecting Slavery Exten-
sion of each candidate for the Presidency. Even
Il there were no other reason for requiring 1t than
the lowest aud psltriest-namely. that the Wing
party cannot safely go into the next canvass in the
Free States with candidate whose views are not
unequivocally proclaimed on this point-that alone
should be conclusive.
The Express itself. we perceive, responds to
our four general inquiries as follows
There /. abundance OF tha. for all this inquiry Gen.
Tsy or will be home aud speak Tor himself
his not Ia doubted that Con Taylor man OF nXed
political sentiments and he AS too nigh sense on sell
respect both for hnslt aud the people OF the lnion
moi 10 svow thou Distinct, At,r his opinions are
Known II will be- uuc ior reply TO TIE IribHRes ques
tons
This may be quit, clear to those who understand
IL; but we really GA mot see what Gen. Taylor :
coming home has to do with the answer to any
our questions but tho second Suppose he is com
ing home aud will write letter m the chief topics
Of the day. how ia it to be decided that his exPosi
ton Of his views is or IS not gene ally satisfactory
Bv whom shall the Wing sentiment on this point be
collected and the General conclusion authoritative
ly proc aimed Above oil, II We are to have
whig National Convention. can We wait for de
clarston of Gen. Teylors views. at some indefinite
ly future period before deciding TO call or not Il
call a National Convention No call can be oI
maly issued till December and within ten o
eleven months from that time the People must b
aporised Of the call. the Delegates chosen IN
Convention assembled. the candidate nominated
and after severe struggle elected. Is 1t not ing
time then that the sentiment OF the WING part
with regard to q Convention should be called on
and declared, so that our Members OF Congress
may be prepared to act decidedly and promptly
- A WashlHgtORsaR State C0Rre7f'0H VIII III
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