New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-14

Mr. Ctoyo Tosus0"s
IL must gladden. the heart of every genuine
wbig to know that HEsRY CLAY stands at length
before the country In such Al attitude that what
Mr.. Bolts ss Philsdepbis 90 apty characterized as
" l> ir,osery Of false hgAtniag" can no longer be
rssorted 10 with TO blast the hopes Of bis
friends and defeat any manifestations Of esteem
and gratitude for him with which the People may
choose 10 honor themselves. We have endured
enough, and more than enough Of Telegraphic and
eonhdential assurances that he had declined-that
Kentucky and North Carolina had abandoned him,
and that oil Warrington had come to the conclu-
sion that be could not be elected, &c. &c. II IL
now settled. and cannot again be unsettled, that
Mr.. Clay viii do precisely as every good Wing
shosld do-await and abide the decision OF our
National Convention. Should that Convention de-
cids that some other capable and deserving cham
pion Of Wing principles may be presented a. our
candidate With . greater probability Of success,
that standard. bearer will have hear:icr or more
effective supporter than Henry Clay. But let it
be decided. On the other hand, that there is no
other man who can unite the party 30 completely,
call out lie vote thoroughly, and lead 1t into the
conflict with 90 strong an assurance Of success AZ
oar time honored chief and why should he refuse
90 servs1 What wisdom or patriotism or pro
priety, would there be In such refusal1 Would 1t
not rather be most unpatrotio and unworthy OF Mr..
Clay were be to say, True, you say and believe
that you can succeed II | am ypur candidate and
will probably fail II am not but AN over
seventy, quito comfortable in my retirement
have oatlived my taste for public distinction and
therefore decline your nomination. To our mind
this would be IN ungenerous return for the devotion
with which Mr.. Clay has for twenty years been 70
ssrdsd by the Wings Of the Union.
Mr.. Clay 10 nov fairly before the country, as
are Gen Taylor, Gen. Scott, Judge Mclean and
others Who have been suggested for the considers
tion Of the Wing party. and who have not refused
TO be % considered. Should the Convention see lit
TO nominate him, why will not that be evidence
that he u the man who sh0pid be nominated IL
thsrs another man living in whose support the
friends Of other candidates could moro cheerfaly
and heartily unite IL there one among these can
didstes who can feel humbed, mortified or ilused
because hs has not been preferred to Henry Clay
II has been said, that the friends Of Mr.. Clay
have pursued an ungracious and Overlooking
couus--tbat they have been inclined to dispute
the fidelity to principles Of those who, from
choice OF policy. preferred some other candidate to
their favorite. Not 90. We have indeed, felt un
able 70 reconcile devotion to Wing principles
with the support Of q candidate who processes
remarkable ignorance Of those principles declares
that he will not be supported a. their exponent,
and svows an equal readiness TO accept the Loco
Fooo and the Wing nomination. We do not see
how 10 reconcile the preference Of such candidate
with the chsrishns of deep conviction that the
success Of Wing principles and measures Is essen
tial to the National well being We distrust still
more the orthodoxy Of those who favor such can
didate when they tell rs, In frequent haransues
that the great questions which have divided the
two parties have mainly become obsolete or IN
imporant-that they are no longer OF any material
consequence. We do feel that If these men are
risht the mass Of must be very far wrong
Bot 10 the claims the qualifications. the services Of
any candidate standing openly and unequivocaly
on the Wing platform, we are most willing to &C
cord q respectful hearing and a candid considera-
ton. Believing Mr.. CLAY to be our fttest and
strongest man, We render him our hearty supports
bat should another unequivocal Wing be preferred
by the Convention. We stand ready to render ham
that ardent and unqualified support which we claim
from his friends and those Of other candidates, in
case our wishes and expectations shall be gratified
What more can be askedf
One word now, to the manufacturers Of false
iightnins'i Gentlemen. we give you fair notice
that any rslesraphic report that may reach Phia'
dsphia on the eth 7th or sth Of June next that Mr.
Clay has reconsidered his decision and declined
after all or that he has fallen and broken his neck,
or died very suddenly in ht, or any similar pro
dsct Of your fertile powers Of invention, will not be
believed. We wish you to receive this notice a.
decisive and not sweat your brains to achieve any
sach combination or collision Of dispatches a., In
connection with timely wirebreakng, may force
belief on the most unwilling minds Any such
demonstration, however we'll planned and even
though got up like . modern mermaid) at an
enormous expense, will prove decided failure and
pesitivs waste Of ingenuity.