New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-14


-fcheersl-as ono who hiss lived Whig ard one who
mean, 70 DE whlg-lGrest cheering1-snd ask you
II you aud your political family are PREPARED 70 sscr-
Ace ali the principles Of the Wing party 10 obtain q
sunshine TRIUMPH lCries Of No. noTl II you are
wns 70 .2crihce the champion Of Wig principles, and
bring into The Geld gentleman who has refused 10 aece
your preferred kndncss-who tells you in his own WORDS
that hs is rot for You nor yeufs,
We'll. some gentlemen may tell Us that co not believe
all this--'tis rtns, weak device OF the enemy you
must show the proofs Sir, YOU nave 10 ight 10 CAL
upon me 10 prove that he BOT Wing bet say that
have right 20 ask " you TO remove every DOUBT ron my
mind before you ash me 70 vote for hin.
II triumph over the Democratic party whch
you wish sch.ve for the sake OF The spons OF ONCE
then have mistaken the character Of the wig party
Ny sGJrs. for twenty years have been for something
neblsr and higher than triumph over sn enemy anc
the acquisition Of the spells Of Office and the adminsira
Government IL has been for establish ment Of
~ and welfare " the country that have laooTed-
Tremendous cheers
Nov is It no, tie remarkable that you cannot and
ore Whg one true, genuine, unadulterated uncontsm
nsed whig In the broad limits Of the United States who
will tell you he prefers HEskI CLAY 70 Cen Taylor
prolonged and overwhelming applause Bat yet, with
Mr. Cay 10 II not strange that should md large por
uon Of our Wing brethren going OF from Us on mere
question Of availability Isay and say In all the can
dor and sincerity Of my hesri-Instaken may be, for
I am not a prophe,-but cay with all sincerity, that
the best judgment have Dsen able TO form on this
Quesionfrom intercourse may say, with all parts oil
the United Statss-hst If the Wing party wers united, IS
10 a. we should achieve such triumph a. tie world has
never witnessed. iCheers
There are two capital mistakes that our friends who
support he nomination OF General Taylor have made
upon this question. The s Ia In supposing that there
has acqu son 10 the Wing strength OF the coun'
try and the second Is Ia suppoSng there has been nc
dinipution Of the hostility In the other party t0TaTc
aIsHI CLAY. There is another point You make no SIS
tneon the Issues Of ~ and as. Where Is the
msn let that man show himself in all mis- assembly,
who does believe that 10 "a we achertd victory In
tbs legal votes Where is the Thoseps Il did not
months, could try II over again We Woul.
whip the other psrtyf
Where is the man who, while Z boy at school, when
thrown In wrestling. did not gel up and want to try II
over again lCheers We hear great deal upon this
subject OF availability Will any gentleman be kino
enough get upon this stand and inform where this
availability has been found on the part OF Cen Taylor
say IL without fear Of contradiction hat such popu
ar,y has ever been exhibited by mortal has b.
exhibited by HENRY CLAY within the last two months
lGrest cheering We all know what powerful effect
the public press exercises upon pubic opinion IN ihis
country. With tho exception Of two presses In the City
of New-Yorkone conducted b. my friend who Is near
burning to hr Greeley. who sat behind him-the
dece giving three cheers for Horace Greeley and the
other the New York Erprsss-from Boston 10 Sew-Or-
leans defy yOs show tho public lint upon the whole
Atlantic sesbosrd that has openly avoweily and undis
guedy advocated for the last two months the election OF
HENRY CLAY. l am proud to say tnst hope my
friend Of the HorR American Is about to into It,
Thep with the Wing press the entire Wing press OF the
country against us-wth nneienths OF the ltleaDs OF
the country against uswhat have you seem The PEG
pie rising up the majesty Of their strength and spon
taneously putting them down end forcing HENRY CLAY
into the Presidential chair tG.ea, sheeripgl
Where 10 1t that you have seen Tsylsr meeting called
among the people independent Of politicians that has not
resulted in the nomination Of Henry Clsy1 lEnthu
sasuc cheers ssy Henry Clay Is not only the most
available candidate but he is the only available can
ddate fCheers He 10 the only man who can be
nominated and the only who eau be elected. The
tckery of false lightning cannot cheat him out Of It
Where have such exertons been made against mortal mar
as have been used against Henry Clay5 From the com
mencemen Of the present session OF Congresssy from
the 6s day Of the meeting OF Congress down 10 the pre-
Observation-Disclosures the most unfounded and
false have circulated through the press and private
circles and the lie has been nailed and cut down
Of the country, hassprung up In another
lCheers.1 1t but last weekly, " was but last
week. that there was convention held Ia the City OF Au-
gusa in Georgia and before that convention there was
resolution nominating Henry Clay. and another nomina-
ting Cen Taylor and just AZ the moment the vote was
about to be put gentleman arose ana saa tnst henry
Clay had Withdrawn peremptoriy from the contest But
the members Of the convention had pron,ed by the expe
Renee Richmond and they adjourned the meeting that
they might ascertain the truth, TIL yesterday when ~
you living men, they nominated Henry Clay
Gentlsmen nave been long enough before the people
and upon the public stump, 10 know how tedious II 10
read rom books papers upon such an occasion a. this
Bat statistics only important things, they are also
stubborn facts and too many statistics upon this suoec
cannot be furnished for those who tbs friends o. MI
Clay, bat afraid he cannot De elected No means can be
adopted that will sur ely destroy mans prospects as
this damning with faint prsi.ei prefer hr Gay 6n9 ne
cannot b. elected If he cannot be elected who can or
Cres OF nobody lie can bring to the polls wing
votes which General Tay In his present position can
not bring Aud where do you look for the availability Of
General Tsylort Cast around In your own minds-let
each think for himself where this demonstration has
oeen exhibited for General Tayer. You will md II ID
those States hich no Wing nominee hope TO carry
Virginia, which has wen Wing vote, In Alsba
ma, IN Mississippi. in Illinois, in Arkansn In Missouri
there have been great demonstrations Of strength for
TAYLOR. and who 10 THESE states
whs on the other hand look TO New England, look to
New-Yoik. ay. and let me add, look to Pennsylvanis
tremendous cheers, aud Ohio. Three cheers
Now take IL upon myself 10 say, that in my belief,
there three Eogsnd States not iRcudiDg Masss-
chusets because Massachusetts We have mstority Of
some twelve fourteen thousand all told and can AFFORD
to falling OF there Of several thousands but there
are Kentucky Vermont and Rode Island which, In his
present condition Gen. Taylor has no chance OF carrying
venture TO the same In ration 10 New-fork,
Pennsylvania, and Ohio. IL my recollection serves me
ris ht these States about SO Wing In the Eec
toral College. Shall we throw away 80 Wing votes and
In take the chance OF carrying Missouri Arkansas
and Alabama To those who have not seen IT, can read
statistics upon this subject. which will sstonish them
In regard 10 the strength and availability OF Mr. Clay
Would you believe that he ouran, In a. the vote OF Har
rlson in '40t
his DURAN In ls4l every man Of the whs party, in
svery State before and since whether for President Gov
srhor Congress anything else His vote In 1854 beat
General Harrisons in ls40 In Pennsylvanis !! is1 In
New York 6637 In Ohio $500 in Virginia, LIS In
New Jersey, 9bT in Maryland 2.S46 In Rhode Island,
lOl in Connec lieut. 227 In Gsorgis ls42; in Della
rsrs 900 in Kentucky. 279e; ia Michigan. l3ot Ia In
sos; In louisiana ST. In Missouri, IIo2 ano
ct they tell he strong enough 10 run again, and II
S proposed to throw away, second time, SUCH chance
he had In 1870 In the other States where General
Harrison Nj Clay, they both carried them or beth
ost them, ard therefore II made no difference. And
when gentlemen his chance Is any better now than
we thought Il In 1874. answer, no; but II Is great
isai than thought Harrsons in is4o and the
condition of country and the state Of the public mind
row corresponds with that of ist0 and not of isA The
people las then) ripe for cAanes. aud determined
IN referws and can elect any good Wing we choose
so In Virginia where It claimed in convention that
great accession OF Wing strength 40 exhibited In ihe
es1t OF the elections for members Of Congress aud
ae legislature last Spring had shown bis weakness and
Cen Tsylor's strength, twas demonstrated that Mr..
csy outran every member Of Congress In their own dis
riots except two and his aggregate vote was between
900 Than that OF sill the Wing candidates for
Congress pat togeiher and this 10 what they call reak
We wish he would npart some Of bis weakness 10
few Wing candidates for Congress before the next
lection.
There is another element 10 this calculation which
TO have been overlooked and that Is that the vote
4 Mr. Brney, added 10 Mr.. Clsys. would hsve made his
nsJory In is44, 2s47l Mr. Polk. and the prosa-
nifty that that vote w not be cast a. heretofore. be-
auss they are now satisfied Mr.. Clay Was right on the
Texas oaestion which they DID not then believe and