The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-07-13
MIR. CLAY-THE PRESIDENCY

The generally accurate and well informed cor.
respondent oi the Baltimore sun, writing from
Washington under date OF the o9th of June, cf-
fec,ualy brushes the vain hope ,ha, our oppo-
nen,s have 80 tcnaciously c!ung 10, that MIR Clay
would either be a candidate himself for the Pres
idcncy, or would withhold his acluiesccnce in
the nomination OF Gen. TAYLOR. The following
extract from tina, letter puts this question entire
~ at rest, and leaves Mr. Clay where those who
have known him longes. and loved him best
knew he ever would be iound--,hc same uncom-
promising opponen, OF Locoiocoism. and siren
uous advocate for The success of the Wing nom-
nations and the triumph Of Wing principles:
.Nec Era.
WAsniSGToS, June %, 1913.
MIR. Clay has written 10 his friends in
this city. very fully and iavorably, on the
suhlec, oi the Wing nominations. lie SAYS
that he was not al all disappointed AT the
result, ond that he had long been prepared
for il. lie had noticed, he saws, strong
curren, OF fictitious popularity in favor o.
General Taylor, and being aware that il
could not lie aver,cd, he had regretted that
his friends had persisted IN placing him
(Mr. Clay in the position Of candidate.
Bat rs the nomination WINS now made, he
would advise all his friends and the whole
Wing party To give their cordial and hear
" support To il. So. this question is set
tied, and Mr.. CLAW viii not play the same
game ngains, the Wing party that Mr.. Van
Buren, Inns gone into against his old friends.
Mr. Van Buren,, it has been reported
here, has accepted The Barnburner nomina-
ton. Ills silence would he equivalent to
accep, ance, after his letter To Mr.. Butler
and Mr.. Buffers assertion that he would
not decline it.. Nor does i, appear, official
Is, that Gov. Dodge has declined the nomi-
nation OF Vice President; and it is well
known that he is M advocate OF tho free
territory doctrines.
As 10 Gen. TAYLOR, the rumor that his
letter of acceptance is in Philadelphia, mus,
he premature, for none OF his friends here
have had any in,imaiion OF it Ills reply
would necessarily be addressed 10 Gov.
Morehead, the President Of the Wing Con
vention, who would have made II known.
nv this time, to some one here. General
ra"or's friends are in hopes that he will
remain silent; or ut least say but little ns
10 the position in which he chooses 10
stand. after the nomination or in consc-
quence OF it. lie cannot make many res
crva,ions aud explanations and disclaimers
wi,hou, embarrassing or alternating some of
those who are disposed to support him.
Notwithstanding the confidence still ex-
pressed by the friends IT Gen. Cass, in his
ability to take all the Southern Democratic
States, grea, apprehension is fel, as 10 The
course of Louisiana, Florida, Georgia and
Alabama. 1t is believed by some, howev-
or. that the Bsrnburner movement will
have an effect in the South favorable to
Gen. Cass, because it will be npprchcndcd
that. it the Southern Democracy desert the
Northern candidate, they NAV look out for
a Northern storm, compared with which
the Barnburner movement is u mere furry.