The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-08
Wigs from loco foco States,

And President whig to be
No Allison platform on which to stand
Nor Availability
| oh, Harry Clay &c. sc.
! And to wings, who are true wings,
This call must surely be
| To give up men with principles,
| For Availability"
military chieftain's good,
But in his sphere should stay;
| We want a SO statesman ~ for our guide
And he is Henry Clay.
Oh Harry Clay" &c, &c.
Now, Taylor, he will ne give you
His views be what they may,
| So Wen vote for one that's frank and true,
Our own dear Harry Clay;
| His principles are known to all,
And we have heard him say,
He'd rather " be right than President
So Wen vote for Harry Clay.
! Oh, Harry Clay" SC, &c.
Mr.. HALL continued when order was restored The
man whom allude to-of whose principles have
perfect knowledge from early feis who has never
deceived us-has always been fran-has always given
since an embarrassing question of much Importance
arose Mr. Clay expressed his intentions Of express
ing his views on the subject. His friends crowded
around him and begged that he would not, lest it
might compromise him and affect his political prospects
they said his views right but to express them
might hazard his political prospects 1t then he
said in the words of yonder motto pointing to in
right than be Presidentn (Great outburst of ap-
pause, with waving Of hats, So Feow-citizens, the
haps that we know not hr principles single point
He says in his Allison letter that he will acq uiesce in
the action of Congress- but he does not tell what
his opinions He says he will allow Congress act
and will not veto their decision Now, is there any
man here green in political life as not to know
that veto is seldom used against Congress
1t has not been done in England for two hundred
years Dove not know that with the almost unbound
ed patronage that an Executive possesses-with a TO-
reign office hanging over one nember--with CONSUL
chip over another the penalty of whose dobedience
Is loss of i-thnk you that President cannot have
their votes to turn any way the national
come before them There is nothing easy than
to thwart any measure that Congress may wish pass
This Allison letter is therefore, nothing at all. We
have no pledge, therefore, Of what General Tayors
course would be in case of his election. There is
Another reason why not called upon to
the nomination of candidate for the Presidency by
the Philadelphia convention; it is because the nom
nation of General Taylor was unfairly procured
(fes yes, from great many) | will briefly explain
TO you what mean by this ! do not want to charge
Gen. Taylor with anything dishon he has bee
consistent from first to last; but the same
Of those who were concerned in that operation You
ascertaned that he could not get the nomination.
if it understood that he would be bou nd by It,
MIR. Fuller OF Monroe county, offered resolution
that the wings OF New York could not be bound by
that convention if they did not nomin ate a whg who
would be the exponent of wing principles Before any
siana rose, and pledged the convention that Gen
Taylor would be bound by that convention After the
convention had heard this pledge you know the
result And there is question that that result
was procured by the statement that Gen. Taylor
Taylor MAIDS any pledge that he would be bound by that
conve ntion? Does not his subsequent actions show
that he never intended to be bound by it, In month
afterwards, when the nomination sent to him
from Charleston with MIR Butler as Vice President
he accepted it, and they knew when they rendered
him the nomination, that he with the demo-
Gratis who made it. If therefore, he nominated by
the wing convention under the impression that was
pledged to that conventions his nomination was made
under false pretences-not certainly, on the part of
General Taylor for he made the
ton made under such circumstances under false ina
pressons cannot be binding There another reason
also why they did not support General Taylor. There
frpn ,xrI. had
got fast hold of the public and was strenu-
ously supported by the wing party (Cheers) In all
opposed to the whig party on this question At any
rate after the most careful consideration give to
the course which he has thought to take with regard
to made to him to ascertain his views upon
it, can come to no other conclusion New, the sub
jec Of free soil is which demands immediate action
The tariff, and river and harbor improvements,
questions the settlement Of which can be post
poned for few years; but the question of free soil
was one which must be settled now; and il they
were defeated upon it they defeated for ever
heers) The extension Of slavery to Califor mia and
New Mexico would come before Congress during the
next Presidential term, and the action which would
then be taken upon It, might have lasting effect.
country in the woyd but if they once gave their
ton to the xtension OF slavery into these new terri
tories this character would be changed and t would
be known in future the locality of slavedom The
question of free soil therefore is which req uired
immediate action, and it was of paramount necessity
that at the ensuing they should choose for their
President who would carry out the views of the
whig party upon this subject Cheers It'll
to it. ;Cheers In his Lexington speech (cheers)
be went against the extension of slavery boldly
any other man ever before dared, and believe it was
on this account, and for the announcement of those
views he was slaughtered at the Philadelphia conven-
ton. (Cries Of You're right and cheers for Clay)
Yes for the announcement Of these views the
trated fury Of all slavedom directed against am
and in his own State, Kentucky which he had shed
undy ing lustre, spirit Of ingrattude pursued him.
and the announcement Of these views he lost the
nomination of the convention Of Kentucky CHEERS
for CayD say then fellow citizens let us 90 in for
frcee haprl Ia has loprb hear ,ndu
continue to be the doctrine of the wing party Checrs
The barnburners have lately stolen our thunder,
Qaughter but they had themselves to blame for this;
for had the wing party taken that position in the
which they ought to have taken this other party
then gather round this doctrine. Do you not know
that the great leader lost the last election in
Of his opposition to the annexation of Texas'
IT, them they we're compelled to go for free soil with
out him for my part, sooner than give up free SOIL
shall give my vote for Martin Van Buren,. CHEERS,
murmurs and confusion) At all events, the
worst thing that could happen to the wing
party is to have General Taylor for President. 1t Is
your political death he will take your principles
from you and there will not be vestige of you left,
as party. tCheersl "A white banner, with the
naues of Clay and Fillmore, encircled by the words,
| g would rather be right, than be PRESIDENT was
| here brought into the room, and immense cheering
was given for Clayl The conduct Of those who called
upon them to support Taylor puts me in mind of the
| words, Oh how beautiful OBJ how beautiful ~ Poor
poll while singing day in the garden, was pounc-
ed upon by hawk, which began to pick out its eyes
and tear 1t limb from limb. During the agony which
the poor thing endured and anon were heard the
| words oh. how beautiful OH how beautiful"
| daughter and cheering) similar operation is now
being performed the whig party, and numbers are
exceedingly wroth with u: because we don't cry out,
like poor poll. Oh how beautiful oh, how bsauti-
full Z, daughter and cheers) But whilst one parti-
Gle of selfrespect remains in my heart shall never,
never Join in that parrot cry. At meeting Of the
principal men who have been accustomed to act with
us held at Albany, few weeks ago, our course has
been chalked out, and must not hesitate to pur-
sue it, Ii is the only means by which the integrity Of
the wing party can be preserved for ii we take
Of those who pretend they act for us then we shall
longer be designated the whig party but the Taylor
| party. Indeed, ut q meeting held ut Tuscaloosa
the 24th Of June last. this title was adopted by
| number Of persons who were opposed to whg princ-
PIES but who united in the support of General Taylor
He concluded by calling upon them to continue their
exertons, unewei Empower, and unseduced by promi-
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