The Daily spy., 1848-07-04
anv. nAvISS LErrER

The Egis Extra on Wednesday, laid before the pub
lie letter from one of our Senators in Congress- where
in Gen. Taylor is recommended TO the support of the
Wing party the North. Gov Davis with that burn.
ing enthusiasm which marks his character expresses
the conviction that, upon the whole, near as he can
find Out, Gen Taylor is pretty midding sort of d
Whig He says the General has been nominated by
large majority of the Wing Convenon-tat 10 be sure,
dsconients said to exist which are suppos>
ed, however. to arise chiefly from sectional eelings"-
Senator Davis seems to be totally unconscious Of the
fact that considerable number of persons embracing
few men OF consideration with their fellow citizens have
felt and expressed disconlent" with this nomination.
avowedly on other than sectional grounds. There are
men al the North and al the West fearfuly numerous
company OF them, there is every 10 believe, who
are fully determined to stay the plague Of slavery
BY every constutionalmeans John Davis ignores the
whole thing, else intends insult us and SANDER our
movement with the epithet sectional"
Sometime since community was startled and pain.
ed BY the receipt of elegraphic communication that
Honest john had suddenly departed this ife Shortly
after, however the load was taken from our hearts by
the receipt Of counter intelligence that the Senator was
ye, numbered with the living Can be that the first
report true after all Or was it more likely only
Pniuoiy buC-ohu uhot OuT WOEuy senator mao ldlen
into profound slumber from which he can be reused
only BY the shouts of the men Of Massachusetts, which
will ring in the ears of all the sleepers on the second
Tuesday of November next
don't suffer myself to despair Of the fnal revivifca-
tlon of our most somnolent Senator for even Rip Van
Wnkle woke up after nap ofitwenty years. make
no doubt that with pretty vigorous rubbing of eyes,
our sleeper, if he should wake may begin TO dis
cern that great charges have taken place during his
nap, and although, unlike the worthy Duchman before
mentioned he may not be likely to be astounded with
vision Of counterpart of himself in the Senate
Of the United States he will be pretty sure to observe
that there is yet Senate Hail. and that there is Ger.
tain seat in it, and that there is somebody in hat very
seat And he may observe also, that things are going
forward on somewhat new principles, and that the men
whom the North shall send to Congress- will go there as
the faithful representatives Of reemen; and that they
will hardly be found ignoring great enthusiastic, and
resolute uprising of their constituents in behalf Of hu
maniiy and principe-or decrying moral movement
among the people by attempting to attach odous names
10 it.
Honest John says that "the word " Whig" implies
all we desire OF candidate" Now, here in Massachu,
setts we have 10 simplicity, been led to suppose
that the term implied among other things opposition to
the extension Of Slavery, and unqafed support Of the
principle Of the W.lmot proyiso. What does honest
John honestly think about Gen. Tayors disposition in
regard TO this subject ?He says Uord about it,
in the letter. When representative the sovereignty
OF Massachusetts writes letter to his Constituents TO
be read al meeting of citizens, and 10 that communca-
ton, though treating upon other matters Of public policy
and legislation, makes not the slightest alusion 10
subject Of character SO grave in ITSELF so momentous
in its relations, subject too which has been the theme
Of solemn legislative resolutions in repeated instances.
which has been topic ofconstan and elaborate discus.
sion in all the papers Of the State, and which has again
and again been made the matter Of sober declaration of
sentiments in Conventions Of the Wing party Of Massa-
chuses. We may well apprehend that though the tel.
egraph may be chargeabe with literal aIsehood in the
instance referred to- can hardly be accused Of any thing
more fiagrant than mistake in the use of terms.
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