The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-18

just claims and ut the time to preserve peace and
bring about cordial good understanding,
This man We, the wings Of the Legislature OF Mas
sachusetts, present to the wings of the Union.
We desire it to be understood that, having been
always most anxious to preserve unbroken the union
OF the party, Of which have given many signal
proofs by the withdrawal ofo claims from the con-
sderaton Of conventions heretofore held for the pur
pose Of selecting wing candidate for the Presidency
having exerted always whole strength without any
Withholding, in the support of that candidate VINO
ever he might be- and the time having in our opinion
now arrived when Acknowledge mt and return OF
such conduct is due when the free States, II ever
to assert their right to equal participation IN
the government Of the country when we have among
us the man whom the circumstances of the country,
and exigencies Of the times, imperiousy demand we
not to be expected to forego lay aside our
rights to be put by with arguments and assertions
already sufficiently used
Massachusetts, is whg-always wing New Eng
land is wing; the free States Of the North are wing
if chosen at ALL by their votes In them the NAL
strength Of the wings Of Union is found and no wing
President can be elected without them
1t is but just therefore that they should have an
influence in the choice Of candidate proportioned to
the strength they contribute to his election
On behalf Of Of these free States, not the young
est nor least known declare our determination to
support candidate who belongs not to the North only
guarantees of his fidelity to the great principles which
We profess; under whom the interests Of all will be
surely and equally protected; who will maintain the
not suffer to be overbalanced by aunexations of
constitution it is, the Union it Isl but who will
foreign territory nor by the further extension Of the
institution of slavery, which is equally repugnant to
the feelings, and Incompatible with the political rights
of the free States-a man under whose guidance we
may feel ourselves safe, and the institutions of the
country secure: and who shall revive our hopes of
maintaining while live, and Of leaving to our de-
scendants when We die, permanent free, and equal
form Of government, to be continued by a peaceful
and prosperous nation.
We intend nothing unfriendly to any, we wish no
disturbance of harmony no interruption of unanimty;
but we are not and shall not be- unmindfu of what Is
due to u.s. to the North to the Country and of what
the safety and integrity of the whole to us to
require.
In conclusion we take leave to say that in uttering
these sentiments, do but repeat the unanimous
and enthusiastic declaration of the wing convention
duty to add that believe it to be tho resouc
purpose of the whig people Of Massachusetts, to sup
port these sentiments, and carry into effect the design
which they manifest.
Voice Of BIT of Maryland.
LETTER FROM w. C. JOHNSON TO MIR. J. NJ. Bolts.
HARMONY GROVE, Catocton Valley, Nd
April 4th, 1913.
Hon JOHN MINOR Boris:
Sir! have just met with and perused your ad-
dress 'Io the Wings of Virginia" dated March
tlal extracts from, and comments upon, speech
which made in New York, on the 18th of Febru-
airy, and which was reported in the New YORK
Herald and other papers of that city. At page II
:" Is the old wing party (you ask) to be sustained
or broke en- up! Look at the speech of the Hon.
VIM. Cost Johnson, one of General Taylor's
warmest friends, at the New York Taylor meet
ing. He said: myself am wing, and | believe
Gen. Taylor Is wing also, but not a whig upon
the old platform of whigism; though | have fought
for those principles till had every button whipped
OH and have become wise enough to drop them.
When first started went for every question upon
the old platform of whigsm.' After speaking of
all the old issues, he says We must get rid OF
these by taking new men, fresh men, who have
not the odum of all these questions upon them, or
w hnId and al.
that these questions are not the rule of their
conduct General Taylor (you continue) has done
so; ne has come out from the old wing platform.
Let those who desire to get OIL this old wing. plat
form, do so but IN the language of Joshua OF old,
as Tor me and my house, we will serve the Lord. ,
Now, the difference between General Taylor and
his friend MIR. Johnson, and ourselves, is, that we
do mean to stand upon the old platform, and we
can advocate the claims of no man who does not
stand there with u.s.
The whole of the above is quoted from your
pamphlet, and 1t Is easy to discriminate between
your own comments and the extracts from my
speech.
That |, in common trust, with every good CT
tlZen OF the United States, am friend of General
Taylor, Is most true. But if you are under the
impression, rdeslre to convey the idea, that am
friend of personal acquaintance with him. 1t is mis-
take. have personal acquaintance with General
Taylor, nor have ! a correspondence with him have
never seen him. to my knowledge; have never written
him but single letter, six months ago of not
more than half a dozen lines, upon an unmportant
subject, at the request Of personal friend Of mine,
and desired If 1t received answer of acknow-
ledgment. Nor have | ever received a single commu-
nication, either written verbal from him. II have
made any scenarios in relation to public matters which
are calculated to injure him. they indiscrctiOns
chargeabe alone to me, and not to him. for know no
more of his opinions than known to the public at
expounder of his published views or to give any inter
probation to them beyond their strict meaning and
bearing This deem it due to Gen. Taylor to state
nor did mean to produce any other impression, in
my speech at New York. Gen. Taylor stands before
the public with tho sentiments he has announced in
his published speeches and his letters He has avowed
himself a whig-onc of modcration-and do n6
imagine it would be in the power of either you if
we were to exert ourselves for that purpose to make
speech of mine could effect change Of his opinions
principles The purpose Of my speech was to express
my own opinions of what thought the practical rea
sonabe and judcious wings should do to be enabled
elect wing Of Gen. Taylor's moderation and wisdom
to the presidential chair To that end expressed my
opinions freely and although many may differ, far
as | have had the means Of judging, have found
genera, concurrence of sentiment the subject Had
You published the intermediate portions Of my speech
between the two extracts which you made, would
have been spared the necessity far as am personal
" concerned on the subject Of troubling with this
communication. That would have shown the precise
measures which alluded to.
You assert broadly of me that maintained that all
the old issues should be abandoned" This is not
spoke of part only and enumerated four and said that
these" particular issues should, in my judgment, be
abandoned: They werc:-First-Th United States
Bankquestion Sccond-The distribution of the pro-
cecds Of the sales Of public lands among the States
Third-Thc doctrine Of abolishing that part of the
constitution of the United States which gives the Pre-
sident the power 10 veto the bills Of Congress Fourth
The denial the right to the President of the Unted
States to remove officers Of the of his ap
pointment without first submitting his to the
Senate for its sanction and approval.
Upon these subjects, repeat know nothing Of the
views of General Taylor and intended to speak only
my own Twas satisfied with his nce but thought
1t would be advisable for any who had advocated
them and who aspircd to he Presto Genital candidate
to disGvow them, or to consider them obsolete %
m pfp nm uhn VII fhnqa pipop
and urges Them upon tho public consideration can
receive majority OF the votes Of the United States
The state Of the country does not require bank nor
does the voice Of tho people demandit YOU are the
first wing have heard Of since the last Presidential
election who desires the bank question to be revived
and who exacts it as condition of his vote believe
Congress has pledged the proceeds Of the public lands
to the holders Of the public oanankt would now he
II this pledge was not expressly made would regard
II still Utopian auestion-Mhilst we have. or may