Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-06-22
"NllIG HARMONY.o

lhe Democrats are trying 10 onsle themselves with
The idea that the nomination of Gen Taylor will produce
IN uncomfortable srlsn in The Wig ranks and thai il
WI" be mp 5'ibe Ia induce the party in one or two OF
the States, 10 support him. We should be 10TH on te
score of humanity, to deprive the locofocos of any
tort which they may derive from this cxpeca,ion-but
every mail brings ndispu,ablt evidence thai isetthly
uni unded. A. the Indications reach Us we are moro
and more convinced, thai even in 1910 We're the
WhigS united than !hey tre al this moment, The
Wing uarY in Drccn'5er 1850, entirely uupfepar
cd fr the announcement that Gen Harrison was Ia be
lis standard b,arer For some weeks there were nut
lerngs Of discoatent, but We Y soon they gave way
a cordial 'uron flhe Wings Tor the sake Of The l.
Mon" 1t cannot be said OF General Taylor thai lis
nomination Xpec, or that IS owing accident
The belief was au,, ST universal that he would be the
mine, of the Convention, as he already The choice
Of the people. Accordingly find thai he received IN
the fist ballot, larger number of than any one
rsr-at his strength increased On each successive ba'.
lo,nn the fourth when he received majority just
short Of two-rhltds. And, il is worthy of remark that
votes from every State were him an indication
of his Union-w popularity; aud. in ITSELF omen OF
good.
The mere fact Of going into convention imposes II
highest aura Obligation To subni ihp dtcis, n OF Ito
/
imposing the ii all fraud in the pr 'ceedngs-
mplirs Of principle, and should have no con.
tdrnce in the head or heart cf any delegate who Dr.
cllred that he woui only refuse sustain. BY lis
pers NAL and influence, such nominee. but
hp 10 defeat it. 1t may wrong ur him 10 place him
self in Situ1tion in which he may be called upon
tain uan whom he cannot tolerate. But This is o.
Jrcon to the system and, having waived il. by
ing, in prsa by his delegates, to The arbrauent u
cnnrenon. refuse to abide by such abltramen, is,
in plain language. dishonest and immoral
cannot be- pretended that in The orlgnaion, compost
on proceedings of the late Convention. there
hing fraudulent; Icpreheusble even indirect. From
all tlt perceive persuaded no SIMILAR boy
perfectly free from every suspicion Of an
injurious character. All frank and honest. Tie
delegates voted per- capita and not by States. and hn,
may be supposed to have reflected more faithfully the
popular sill
Fe1rs were entertained tina, the Wings Of Ohio wouli
not sustain very heartily The nomnaon Of Gen Taylor,
an two delegates ofthat State spike d,ubtinyy fher
course, the floor Of the venton Bnl the lapse
Of ten day, and the agcnct Of the wondrous wires have
shown that where has the nomination been received
with c1rjal enthusiasm, and that where will the
Nhjgs rally around it with z'al aud unanimIty
We could fill columns with extracts from the papers oil
the ate illustrative of The truth OF this assertion II
will be remembered that it Gen. Scott who the
flvofitr of Ohio lie received, On every blllt all the
votes If the delegation but two II not Judge Me
Lean nor Mr.. Webster, to whom they adhered. Now
it will lee pretended that with regard 10 the pccut
institutions of the South there l., shadow Of shade
difference between Scott and Taylor. They are both
Unidentified with the slarefoldng States, and repug.
slavery could be al the bottom of he preference
of Obi, for one over the other. The srong feelings Of
fnacism are not invoked 10 make the abapnlsis
OF Ohio the pnstponement Of Scott 10 Taylor
The preference for Gen. Scott is merely personal one
and may therefore be the reader reconciled to The nonl
nation Of Gen. Taylor. We have no fears, whatever.
thai, Ohio will not do her duty She will give laylof
majority Of some thousands venture 10 predict.
New York did moi vote for lay or on the fourth lalm.
The delegation dvidel-Clay | J. Scott II, Taylor
q. 1t is pretty certain, that Gen. Iay Tor The second
choice Of the friends Of both his rivals and if necessary
would have gotten their votes. A snail party, ltajfd
by the Tribune, is disposed to make conspicuous by
hoslng tie standard If Mr.. Clay bul the movement
will prove failure, and have no doubt The Tribune
s,lf will do god service in the cause Of Gen. ayo-
The vote Of New York is certain for the Whlgsas
that OF any other State in the Union.
We find the following in the Richmond Examiner