The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-12-09
[From the Louisville Journal
NArroNAU. CONVENTION.

NATIONAL CONVENTION.
We are gratfed 10 find what we indeed confident
y expected TO find, that our article Of last tuesday
In favor of national convention for the nomination
Of candidates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency
has received the universal appreciation OF the wings
in this vicinity Those Wings who are in favqr Of
Mr. CLAY for the Presidency and those who are ~ Ia
vor of General Taylor and those who may be IN ia,
vor of some one ese--all seem equally impressed
with the importance of a national convention ior
collecting concentrating, and harmonislng the pub
lie sentiment of the entire Wing party of the Union
Everything indicated few months ago that Gen,
Taylor would be taken up by the masses Of al par
ties that there would be no organized opposition TO
his election and that national convention was
therefore wholly unnecessary. But the condition oil
things has changed. The numerous Locoiocos who
avowed their determination TO support Gen. Taylor
have generally abandoned him and gone back to their
old party standards II Is now clearly evident that,
il the old hero be elected at all he must be elected by
the Wing party 1t is also clearly evident that the
Wings OF the nation are considerably divided In their
preferences, some being In favor Of Gen. Taylor and
others in favor Of some one else-hence the obvious
necessity of national convention to unite the
whole Wing party either on the hero Of Buena Vista
or upon some other candidate Objectonal as u ma
tional convention may be on some accounts, 1t Is
certainly the most efiectual mode If not the only
mode, of determining In the present divided cond-
ton Of the public sentiment of the party who the
candidate shall be-
As we remarked the other day, the Wing friends Of
Gen. Taylor at some few points In this State have
HioNtHleHt IuNot aPPoihthichs Va
Taylor electors without any reference whatever 10
national convention. II Is, we are sure utterly I'm
possible that this movement can extend far. IL Is
founded upon misapprehcnsion-upo belief that
the Wings OF the country, with or without con-
vention are almost quite unanimous for Gen. Tay-
or and that large proportion OF the Democrats wiil
vote for him. Very few indeed Of the Democrats
will vote for him, and Il Is perfectly evident that in
several sections of the Union he Is not ut present the
first choice of the Wings although in other sections
his popularity Is overwnelming NOW we nave not
the slightest doubt tnat ms nomination py hatonai
convention, w were 70 receive " woniu unite NJ
once IN ms support a the wings 81 those states In
winch al present ne Is not the hrst fayorte ou 4 Is
very certain mat they are not TO be driven into MS
support by measures, which, however periodically
intended, would naturally pc construed as evincing
wan, OF tne spirt OF eonGaiion upon me part Oh MS
peeuiar friends ten: Taylor evidently Is not the
nrst choice OF the wings OF New england, or OF the
wings oi Ohio; ana II the wings OF kentucky or OF
any o.neI Siate were 70 say 10 the New Engana ana
ONO wings we are determined 10 run zen. layior
without any consultation with you, and without any
reference 10 your wishes, no matter whether the
wing party be broken up and consequently defeated
into Gen. Taylors support, would be sure to make
them more resolute than ever in their opposition to
him. Surely Gen. Taylor's friends, and their name
national convention If thew wish 10 run him for
the Presidency their o,rse IL m zee bnt hjs
whole popular strength be represented in the conyen
tion RI rhev ore mi strong enough m secnre hjs
nomination In Convention. most assllredv thew are
nor strong enough or even half strong enongh 10 elect
him without Nomination. To RIM him without \
nomination would be Injustice 10 him il woud he in
ustice 70 themselves I, would no nns,ice 70 ,hai,
Whig bre,hren II ,vo,d ho inoca ~ ~. o ~ e
' M. Wilt WI, oe inJussee W .ic country
ine ,.h; ahe some wnp ma alncuy IN the POSI-
io M' nc ueh. layior ms assuned IN ms letters
asaiils. .ohIns .le tanaiuale LOT party, put 70
our inds Ine Postlon mas az no nme presented the
silsm'ssl e9alrassnieh.. zen. iaylor couid never
&c unaelst9ou 70 mean more than that he would not
aecep. .he with purity pledges
III, Il, piiry M m a. WIN any olher pledge lnan
ancord{na Uhe !, aals,elhs 'ne government
aeeoang 70 me pest hghls OF MS intellect ana ms
con a ne never meant to say that he would
, ot accsPt the suHrage oil any party, even though
mat suffrage should De conferred with the usual
lori,s Oh pariy organization. Inc position ne as
suneu was wise ana patriotic and was generally ap-
Plauded throughout the country. Understood as we
nave expoanded 4 II presents no difficulty Whatever
10 NOSE VINO are not disposed TO vote for any
one not Wiling 10 make party President in the
mlnlslering The Government with view to the pro-
announcer view which must remove all embarrass-