The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-26
The Wing Convention.


Baltimore Convention has nearly expired funcus ocio
1t has recommended most acceptable candidate to the
support of the democratic party. We are in sight of
land and in few hours the curtain will fall upon its Ia
bors. The will then Shift and the wings will
those who have been chuckng difficulties; and we
shall how easily and gracefully they will escape from
the struggles of their competitors for the honos of
nomination. They about pronounce the name of
the champion whom we shall be proud to beat in No
vember next. Who shall it be- Shall il be the civilian
or the chieftain-he farmer of Ashland the ermined
Judge upon the bench, the military leader of Monte
rev. or of Mexicol Each has his friends Each has his
partsans and recommendations If listen the par
cuar friends of General Taylor we should not hesitate
believe that he will be the nominee of the wing con-
venton and all events that he will be run in spite of
any other nominee If we give to the friends of
the "great embodnenth he will certainly be the standard
bearer of the wings We will not pretend to anticipate
the selection but the friends of Mr. Clay sangune
in their hopes may be by the following extracts
from the Lexington Observer breathing the at
mosphere with Mr. Clay,) and the "New York Tribune"
God send them safe dciverance!
From the eSington Observer and Reporter.
The indications srery,eere point 10 Mr. Clay chig
PTeSdencY. bU
The contention consider almost certain unless delega
should misepresen their This suppose
ton would not for entertain We have entire
confidence in the wing delegates, of them llusrous
Names and do believe they will do yhing adverse TO
the wishes OF the wing party.
We have absained much as possible from all discus
sion in regard the whg candidate, satisfied to leave
the hands of such body will in Philadelphia
the 7h of June Since, however, the delegates have been
appointed in nearly ali the States and generally under in
w at q
rate conclusion In regard to the wing candidate In
part of the Union do find whg, who does say at
that Mr. Clay is his first choice for President and
those who advocate the nomination OF another do Who'll
ly and solely upon the ground of q supposed auaiabh-
ty-n other words, that Mr. Clay be elected but
somebody else How far it is proper for the whie
party give up its first and favote CHOICE when thai
choice has declared his Willingness accepth position ofa
candidate, if rendered him by the convention, shall
not discuss Those, however, who upon the prn
cple ought be very clear, that they do get apaab
man. when they abandon their admitted avore.
We believe that the wings in a majority in the
nation If they rally upon their iavorite, and hearth
y they WILL of course, elect him. We shall then have
complete wing triumph. We shall not be mortified by the
reflection that had to take other man than own
great standadbearer who has been the soul of party
since it was party.
We shall fight the battle with much confidence ofsuc
cess with Mr.. Clay candidate any other wing
We shall Struggle the harder, likewise, from the fact that,
when triumph, it will be triumph over which the
wings may well feel prouda triumph of their principles,
whole pncp Piles in the person of their greatest cham
pon We do not doubt that such thoughts will present
them selves of the delegates to convention
the New York Tribune, May
WING NATIONAL CoNvENTIoN.-Why does the Express, il
its table of probable in the Wing National Conven
tion set down all Michigan and half Connecticut
tering' when the whole delegation from each Of these
States expressly elected for Clay So of its
for Taylor in Maryland when the whole delegation
emph aticaly informed by the convention which elected
them ION the motion OF Taylor man, too,) that Henry
Clay the first choice of that State and how does the Elk
press that they will not! 1t puts down from Nor
Carolina and from South Carolina for Taylor wha'
authority! Very possibly there both ways in the
EXPRESSES table but that paper reckoned for Clay
concessions will be seized upon, and its claims dsre.
garded Mr. Clay is morally certain to receive which
the Express down Taylor and Scattering ncludin,
some from Maine, and 1--WE thnk) Iowa and Visions in
all the Express gives him sure, there enough
for him to nominate him on the first ballot
The New Jersey wing State convention will meet
Trenton oday choose delegates the National Con
venon There will, probably, be fuller representation
of the townships than before We doubt tina
the friends of Henry Clay will largely preponderate.