Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-08-31

The VINO NoMlNATIoN.- The following
from the Washington correspondent Of the Bos-
ton Atlas, respecting the course pursued at
Washington previous to the Convention at
Philadelphia, and relating to that subject, should
be read by all wings, and especially by those
who pretend to consider themselves, not bound
by the nomination, because of any doubts of
It's fairness.
"To those in the North, who are in any
degree inclined to hesitate about giving in
their support to the nominations made at the
! Wing National Convention, the circumstances
under which that Convention was called ought
to be known.
Long before the meeting of the present Com
gress the public attention had been turned to
the question, who shall be the Wing Candidate :
Mr.. Webster, Mr.. Clay, Gen. Taylor and
Judge Mclean had each been earnestly urged
in different quarters Of tho Union, and it was
evident that general Convention could alone
produce such union of action as to give any
chance of success. Accordingly, when Con-
gress assembled there was free and constant
interchange of sentiment upon the subject
among Wing members.
II was soon founC that large number olthose
who were friends Of Gen Taylor doubted the
IeXpedency of holding Convention at all, and
at frs, declared that the Southern Wings could
hardly be brought to come into it, and be bound
by It's results The friends Of other candidates
on the contrary, and especially members from
the North, insisted upon a onyention ,-argn-
ing that ii was in conformity with established
usage, and that harmony could not be eX
pected unless it was resortcd to. The friends
of MIR. Clay were particularly Jealous upon
this point, and some gentlemen not members,
came from New York to take measures to in
sure the calling of a Convention.
| The final step was the holding of meeting
comparatively private, at which Mr.. Gddngs
of Ohio, presided, and Dudly Selden, of New
York, among others, was present and after
discussion it was decided that general meet
ing of the Wing members of Congress should
be called for the purpose of settling the ques-
ton of convention. And, accordingly, a
meeting was called, and fully attended. Du-
ring two evenings full and excited discussion
was had The friends of Gen. Taylor warm
~ opposed the proposition, while the friends
of MIR. Clay and others as warmly advocated
it, and the latter carried their project by de-
clded vote. The friends Of Taylor acquiesced, +,
and took measures to be represented in the
Convention, which was thus called. This was
early in the winter; and from that time all
parties went busily TO work in popular meetings
of the Wings, in the various States and Dis
trlcts of the country, in order to secure the
success of their several favorites.
On the 7th of June, the delegates, fairly e.
lccted, assembled at Philadelphia, and eutcred
into jealous strife fordhe majority-and the
friends of Gen. Taylor were triumphant. The
result was fairly obtained, and no just exception
can be taken to the means used
! Upon review of these circumstances, how
can any honorable Wing pretend, that those
who insisted upon calling this Convention, who
| in manner forced the unwilling friends of
Gen. Taylor to come into it, and who mp to
the announcement of the result of the ballottng
had common chance for success against him,
should now refuse to stand by a nomination
thus made -