The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1848-06-24
Letter from the West.
Correspondence Of The Cecil Wing.

The sight of your paper does not glad
my eyes as formerly. The head of its
leading column has changed its appear
ance. The great and glorious name of
Clay has given place 10 the victorious
banner of HIM, who in war or peace,
"ncver surrenders." After an animated
discussion for six months of the merits
and claims of the various candidates.
after calm survey of the entire ground
the proper authorities have presented
Gen. Taylor to the Wing party, as THE
candidate emnently worthy of their SUI
trages, and one in whom the American
people can repose implicit confidence.
Much as was opposed to his nomination
-ardently AS preferred the selection
ofanother, his earliest advocate will not
be more ready to cast ballot for him
than myself. He WHO falters and yields
the nomination but reluctant support,
may with good reason have his devotion
to correct principles questioned. have
always been an enthusiastic supporter of
Henry Clay; have constantly desired
his nomination over and above any and
every living man, and am now willing
to confess that my zeal in his cause would
have impclled me to urge his nomination
even though was convinced his nomi
ton would be the sure precursor of de-
feat. Although the ingratitudc Of party
has doomed him to remain in retirement
at Ashland, he will continue the idol of
more hearty friends than any other hui
man being beneath the sun. He will
continue to receive the homage of all
true wings, he will still be the live coal
that will consume the incense from the
alter of the Wing heart. There is about
his very name, charm, magic that no
other name possesses and in his retire.
ment it will not forsake him.
"You may break, you may ruin the vase if you
will,
But the scent of the flowers will hang round it
still"
Dying, his cenotaph will be the history
of his country's glory, which i, the re-
cord of his immortality.
Notwithstanding the wings of Indiana
preferred another than Gen. Taylor, they
have already opened the campaign IN a
spirit of determination; already are six
grand mass meetings advertised to take
place within 35 miles Of this place. In
IS minutes after the decision Of the con-
vention in Philadelphia, the Wings Of In
dianapolis had fred 25 guns, one for each
State that is sue to cast its electoral
vote for TAYLOR and Fillmore. Owing
to the speed of the "lightning line" we
were enabled to hear the result of the
convention in five minutes after it had
decided, and never did wind, lightning
or steam, Rail Road or Carrier pigeon,
convey intelligence so sad, so dispiriting
and so utterly annihilatng as was this
to our Locofoco friends. AS they listen
ed to the ticking OF the mysterious little
instrument and viewed the characters
upon the slip of paper, they, without the
necessity of calling in the Astrologers.
with one accord interpreted its meaning
to be, Meme, Meme Tickle UphGrsen.
Are you aware that the soil of Indiana
was the theatre of Gen. Taylor's earliest
exploits! His history opens in 1872 al
Fort Harrison, a spot consecrated IN A
merican history as the scene Of as daring
courage as was ever displayed by man.
Gen. Taylor, then but Captain among
the sunburnt, sturdy ioresters of our from
tiers, was ordered TO Fort Harrison, or
the Wabash river near Terra Haute
That which is now the most fourlshine
part of the state, was then but vast will.
derness 'o'er which the red man roam'd,
and the '.dusky Indian maiden deck'd hel
dark flowing hair in the stream by
which it was surrounded. The Fort wa
attacked soon after he reached the spot
the buildings fred, and with but a hand
full of men to repel the assault,-th'
screams of helpless women and children
mingling with the yells Of the savage
what heart less heroic than that OF ok
"RouSh" would not have quailed at tn