Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-08-04

nees of that body. And here we will take oc-
casion to remark that, by a sort OF singular
chapter Of accidents, the answers tothe COM
of Governor Moreheaf are written
Eve or six weeks after the adjournment of the
Convention. Now, in the case Of Gen. Tay- |
lor, the reason assigned is, that Gov. Morehead
neglected to postpa his letter, and Gen. Tay-
lor refused to take it out of the Office on this
account. Well, now, we do not desire to
charge either Gen. Taylor or Gov. Morehesd
with duplicity-:with fixing things so that the
former and his friends might have time to con-
fer and ascertain from the tone of public SEN
timent what kind of an answer it would be
most polite TO make-but certainly the affair
wears dark complexion. Here,is the Prefi'
dent of the National Conventional one OF the
great parties of the country, who is charged
by that body with the duty of informing Gen.
Taylor and Milard Fillmore of their nomlna-
ton for the Offices of President and Vice Pres
ident by the Wing party, and he sits down, ac-
cordng TO his own showing, and drops them
line through the Post Office, without paying
the postage. This, of itself, is strange. Did
Gov. Morel.ead really desire that the nominees
should be Immediately informed oil their selec-
ton ? Butstranger still. letters arrive at Ba-
ton Rouge post-mafked i" Philadelphia, June
TO-" and &" June g." the exact place and time
where and when the, Wing Convention was
held, and Gen. Taylor has not enough curios-
ity to take them out Of the Office. He could
not afford to pay few cents to know what
was going on at Philadelphia, at time when
his political fate was being decided upon -
We ask the plain, common sense, candid read
er, if'this is not passing strange? 1t takes a
letter only days TO get from Philadelphia to
BatoE Rouge, and yet Gov. Morehead, who
every body knows is noted in North Carolina
for his practical vigor" in all business matters,
could not manage TO communicate the nomina-
ton to Gen. Taylor short of 81 days !. Now
if we were disposed to be malicious, we might
insinuate that the whole OF this delay was
caused by design on both sides. We. might
suppose that both Gov. Morehead and Gen.
Taylor had devised this delay with the very
laudable ~ view of permitting the latter to
feel the public pulse, consult friends, and, as
we said before, ascertain from the tone OF the
journals of both parties, trhat kind Of an an
SAFER .could be the best. for tie times. We say
if we were disposed 10 be uncharitable, we
might make these insnuations.. We will not
do so, however, but leave the intelligent pub.
lie to. draw their own conclusions from the
facts. ,.-.:... ~
The correspondence ITSELF now that it has
seep the light after so long a travail, is GER
tainly of most singular chaEacter; perfectly
in keeping, however, with the whole line Of
tactics adopted and practised by the Taylorites
and their champion during the past II months
Just look at it, Here is Gov; Mo4ehead, as
the organ Of the whole Federal party in the
Union, communicating officially to Gen. Tay
Tor and Mr.. Fillmore their nomination by the
Federal National Convention, and not sylla
BILE is said by him about Wing principles or
Wing measures. Is this not extraordinary /?
Gen. Taylor and Willard Fillmore reply as
briefly as if they were answering, ,lady's in.
vitation to an evening party, Not.a word do
they breathe on the subject of politics. {. We
are honored by the nomination, and If elected
will do the best we cam" issa6out the amount
OF their letters. The people of the United
States had right to expect some explicit dec
laration of the views and opinions OF men who
are candidates for the two first political Offices
in the country. But it seems they are not to
receive a word Where now is all the boast
ed principles OF the Wing party? Laid on the
shelf. in the shades of Ashland, side by side
with the great embodiment /? Is there any
man that now will have the effrontery to say
that the Wing party OF IA and the Wing par.
ty of '48 are the same in any one respect, with
the single exception Of the ever present inor-
dinate desire to grasp the high places of pow
er in the Republic! We should like to see
such a man. ii.
But we have extended these remarks farther
than we designed at the outset. We commend
to the perusal of all our reahers the correepon-
dence below. If they can find out from one
word or line in the whole of it, what are the
political princip pies of the distinguished -
President Of the Convention, or of either of it's
nominees, then they can do much, more than
| We can -
LETTER TO GEN. TAYLOR:
| PHILAnELPKIA June TO- lg4S