The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1848-09-06
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oswEeo, N. Y. Aug. 80, 1874

FRIEKD EARLE There is terrible commotion
among the supporters of Gen. Taylor, this State just
now Its parallel can only be found in that which made
attle Van used up man" The leaders here are be.
ginning to think that it costs too much keep the Gen
eral upon the platform laid down at Philadelphia
which, you know, just no platform at all. They
are afraid the bill of expense will far exceed the profits
when the day of settlement comes
You have seen The proceedings Of the meeting at AL
bany, where great amount of gassy indignation was
lei off, and several very respectable gentlemen repented
themselves OF the evil they had consented Phia>
dephia. The principal trouble with that meeting
that 1t went off half-cocked. The Taylor men began
feel that they were actually protrudng themselves
through the "lite end of the horn," and that the old
General was upon their flank making pedal applications
10 hurry them along. They didn't mean yhing, how
ever-lhey acted in Pckwickan sense. They only
wished TO show how vncerousy and oursgeously
could bray and kick if they could but intention to
insult them. That Taylor should accept nomination
with Butler, too much for them to bear. "Our
Fillmore" should not suffer such ndgniy 10 go unre-
buked; those wise and respectable assembled,
encourage and strengthen each other in the mains
Of Wing principles, but look out for their
individual safety the havoc the old blood hound
making among his friends. "Oh, That had been wise
in ime,-hat we had listened TO reproofs Then would
not this evil have come upon u.s."
The lightning brings near to Albany that we al,
most heard the waings OF the crowd. Their threats of
Reputation have been distinctly echoed in
and the effect has been ludicrous in the extreme Hap>
penmg, this morning, in at the Times office, the Taylor
paper in this city, found there several Of that party as
cd tho adt II
similar to that which surrounded Job in his Affections
Elbow do you feel the other side of the river" said
one. "FeeI" the reply, "why we are like chickens
knocked on the head" (Which ticket do you go, my
friends = SAID T. "the Taylor and Fillmore, the Tay-
IOr and Butler ~ "Oh, they have agreed 10 leave that
TO the State Convention, and hope they will nominate
Henry Clay, and then shall have we can fight
for without fear Of his stabbing in the back knock
ing in the head" That's it," said they ALL "There
is only thing that we want" said another ''and
that is, 10 have General Taylor send us despatch that
he will veto the Wilmot Proviso and wish ii would
come now, for am tired of waing.n "You expect TO
gel it them" said l. "Why yes, after accepting loco
foco nomination, don't know but may well ex,
pect one thing another and it would save some
anxiety if we only had it now" They thought General
Taylor Wing, although he has strange way OF shows
ing it. great deal OF Indignation uttered against
Thurlow Weed, John. Young, and William H. Seward
for The part they have acted in the nomination Of Tay
lor, and hope expressed that their political pros
poets might be buried with the party their selfish alnb
ton has served 10 betray.
find among some of the Taylor men disposition to
ask what become OF them when he shall get 10 be
President. They soberly iuquring what sort Of
graves they shall occupy, in The general wreck which
follow the election. They have no principle of co.
hesion, Wings, to fall back upon because all was
surrendered to old Taylor Philadelpha without ask
ing equivalent, that he would accept hem and
beat Cass as he did Santa Anna.
The hope Of resuschating the Wing party grows
fainter every day; because the whose pride was in
fighting under that banner even though In erpetua
minority, not be found They see their old
banner trailing in The dirt at the heels of frontier war
rior, placed there by the to whose charge was
committed in sacred trust, with its brightest jewel obt
eraIed,-ih principle of Freedom and Free Govern.
men With The loss Of this the tattered remnant is not
worth preserving New associations and new interests
have arisen which claim allegiance of good men and
they ould not il they could go back 10 whggery, to
inuse life into its rotten carcass. They intend in
this case to obey the scripture injunction, "Le the dead
bury the dead.n--w
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. The Cass and Butler
State Convention will be held in this city to. day. The
meetings in the City Hall. II is understood that