The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-01
WhlQ Caucus.

The Washington correspondents of the northern press
inform that a Of the wings in Congress was
held Thursday night at their clubroom, opposite the
United States Hotel The New York Heralds letter says
"There about one hundred wings present, OF the
House and Senate Mr.. Mangum presided at the meeting
The question be considered was, shall the wing party
go into a national convention The Taylor men urged
reinforcement, of the gu eson and Mr. Gentry of Tennes
see spoke for hour and half against decision now
favor of He urged, 1t is said, the claims
Gen Taylor with great force upon the meeting and the
advantages running him independent OF convention
and by simple primary organizations OF the people
The Clay for a convention and nothing short OF
n convention and would in no event, unite upon General
Taylor until after he shall have given In an unqualified
commitment the doctrines OF the wing party The result
of the caucus of In favor oil a conven
ton and to this extent in favor of Henry Clay There
was no upon day for the conventions but conven-
ton was resolved upon Mr. Clay continues at the United
States Hotel, in the best condition.
The caucus it is said. adjourned over till next Thurs
day night then to fix the time and place of their conven
ton
We repeat that the decree has gone forth, and the
friends of Gen Taylor must fall in. 1t is in vain that
his friends in New Orleans held meeting on the 22d inst
to select president irrespective party considerations
1t is in vain that Bale Peyton told this meeting that
its resolutions described the platform on which Zachary
Taylor stood before the American people, that he would
be elected without party that he would not be the Pres
ident of party but he would be the President of the
United States" "and this the man the party politi
clans ,cerc not prepared TO support In vain was the
resolution adopted to hold State convention to nomi-
nate electors who are favorable Zachary Taylor and
that we wish to present him to the country the candi-
date as he will be the President Of the people, and not OF
party" In spite of all these Indications and OF hun
bred other declarations OF his friends the edct has
forth, and national convention will be held, and Gen.
TAYLOR nominated at all by them, must give pledges
to them to stamp him as wing. The resolutions of
New Orleans speak, indeed, bold language when they
affirm that we take pleasure in announcing to the
friends of Gen. Taylor all over the republic, that we
have the best reasons for assuring them that what
NAV come Gen Taylor will not retire from the position
in relation to the presidency in which the people have
placed him."
But caucus first, and convention next may prove
stronger than all such resolutions
The National Inellgencer Of this morning lifts up
corner of the curtain and lets out glimpse OF the play
behind it. The revelation is this
"WHIe NATIONAL CoNvENToN-We understand that, in
consequence of the calls upon them by State and
district conventions consider the expedency of
ona convention nominate candidates for President and
Vice President of the United States toeraby full
ing of the wing members of Congress held in this city
evening last week when after very free debate the
expediency of holding such convention affirmed by
a vote of the whole body, with few dissenting voices
'The time and place for holding the convention be
determined future meeting, and will then, of course,
be officially announced"