New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-01
Free soil-Whig Principles aud Gen. Tayior


SYRACUSE, July q, lsis
Il. GREELEY. Esq. Dear Sir The first Wing
Free Soil Convention of the County OF Onondaga
was held q, Empire Hall in this City, this alter
noon. You will receive the official account Of its
proceeding. for publication in The To5re.
The attendance was not large, only eight Of the
towns, with the four Wards of this City, being
represented bat the spirit OF the meeting was
gratifying, and We are assured that the same feel
ng exists in other towns from which Delegates ap
peared in the Convention
Chas b. Sedgwick, ESQ made capital speech, and it
made some OF the old Hunkers' OF the Wing party
feel rather uncomfortable When the time comes for
stumpng it through the County in opposition to yegI~
ar nominations let them look out for breakers" We
will turn Mr. s for speech against the best man
they produce.
The factis that large portion Of tho Whgsoi Onon
daga especially those Of the country towns dis
gusted with the nomination Of Taylor and the dis
graceful means by which 10 accomplished. They
feel that the Wing party has been betrayed and insuted
By thi. nomination, and they ~ not support II either
ly word or deed. They ka0r that Mr. Clay was the
nrst choice OF the Whg Of this County aud state, and
fhry beere that he the choice also OF large
orv of the Wings OF the Union. They know, also,
that Gen Taylor not even the second choice OF tn
Wings Of Onondaga, OF the state OF New York. OF
phia Convention not one voted for Taylor the first
ballot New York was unanimously against him.
Why Wa the voice Of this great State sH'yey di-re
gafdedf Why was NJ Gay. the chosen candidate -
large majority of the Northern Whg- (sud, until lately
IF southern Whgs slso) set s,ide and Gen. Taylor
o.Partv Native American. Loco Foc0 Wing selected
,s the standard bearer Of the Nhig Party
We are told that New-York i not the Union and A.
though Il conceded that her 81 votes were certain t0
be- cast for him in the event % his nomination yet hd
he could not be elected We demand hs rasoH rAy be
could not b. elected Hal the southern Wing states
i,rmined 10 d,fsaf am Il tor Tbai red,oHf Want
answer can be- given except that the Soath would no
longer trust Mr. Clay on the question Of -iiyery'
Not many months $50. Mr. Clay made speech Al
Lexington In this speech he molly took NJ stand 30
,yor OF Justice and Humanity and against War Land
Robbery and slavery Extension. lhi- speech decided
bi. fate ss Presidential candidate The entire south
even HE own neutrality-suspicious. him.
,irAvPr. = the Jug-ernaut Oi southern idrlNry On
fs ala, Of fh. ia-e god has Mr. Clay been immul-cd
fine last 10. uoble-t victim u has so g aimed aud
hall thu. costly sacrifice nave been made IN vain No
Let us swear that It shs not Let this lasi outrage
arouse the tree spirits Of the North LIT us now col
ounly eerrL hatred % slavery, anc let our scts
attest the sincerity Of our words
The deed done Henry Clay, the unrivaled States
man the pure Patriot the who dares % utter IN
popular truths the who had rather De- risN than
20 be- President Tor that very reason thrust aside
Because he has dared 10 do night the slave Power has
iscreed thu; he shall not be President Without he-i
tatiou-apparenuy without compuncton-Nr Clay b.
abandoned Dy the Whi.s VI the south. and man W
terly untried Ia civil empoymentr-s mere soldier
one whose whole life has bren spent IN the camp-l-
brought stl reekng from the bloody ba,ile ned' oi
Mexico and set up by these southern diciaOrs tn
Wing candidate Tor Chief Magistrate OF the Nation
The Vhig party which claims 10 be- m itvpr of Peace
and Justice and opposed 10 War, o. tonquesI ana 10
-fsvery-(fhe Wings of the North a. least claim thisl-
tie Wing party l. now a-krd hy its leaders o stuirty
f.ef by supporting Gen Taylor tine leading instrument
of Polks corrupt Administration in me robbery oi
Mexico the murder OF her citizens aud the iorcolc A.
qu-tion OF new territory Tor slavery 90 spprupran %
rs own uses Wing frcemcn ol me NORM VIII You
sanction tho decree oi these southern thsNmH-t'fs
can even oHe Northern Nhr H~ 90 base as % con-cn
fo tine -arrs nf Mr. clay for ODE ~ the most ghtrOus
acts of his lite No Let as Indignantly protest against
IL And the only way to make our protest ctrctut b.
fo lfe sraiu.t ~ Let make no half WY work about
n thu vile scheme successful and ttrrc De- reason
L. fear that u may be- unless ~ vigorously oppose 49,
what siatosrnan after Mr. Clay VIII dfrf % d. rshL n"
sdes. of consequences 20 himself 70 the great Mhig
,s~fy Of the nitrd states sbandons Mr. Clay and ac
c.pt zen TAYLOR under these circumstances. they viii
have no ght hereafter io ask or accept any auch thns
az honesty OF integrity In any candidate Tor ONCE
Hereafter men In order 10 succerd. even n tho Wig
psrty mus. De- men oi casy political virtue their prin
rur. must srt No loosely about them AZ rir coats AMI
they must 1c ready 90 turn tl'm ~ m"m"nts n"lrr
Whenever popular ci'mni a,ln"ul' "l ,n') must n'
,,,nl, yn-r they most tarcfiun b. shDuld they hrsi
tate on withhis bead viii boz tho cry In this way
the country will always boz governed hY tho lras Intel
i,rnt and east scrupnlnur portion pi this people
-, ,y-,v ,ru- nan in tho Wing party every ln,cr
~ Truth aud Justice every harr Of slavery aud Op
prr..nn cast his vote asnnsi Gen Iaynf The fhila
irphia nomination is not only Hri h"dfHs upon us as
Whs. but be,rn,s wr arc Wings We in duty bound
e., spf.Iss il Tho only way in which tho Nhs party
can io saved from utter domofaifaiun and dostfur
tom b. by ofr,fsar and. % p"ssih" dJsfiss Grn ray
lar n ~ value Tffaffre more than temporary and
,irusivc .uccrsu shall oppusn the runu f Taylor
with ail thr energy possrss Tho Wig party was
huIlt up expressly a. oppose Wrong and tu uphold
uisht our lradufu now och ne iu abandon tho Right
nnd support tho Wrong shall w0 du u I answer So
Ttrtv WIKI vote casi asaiuat Don Taylor will Do
vote in favuf ~ Principle and against false sspei
ousy trust thefs will ho many surh Hat whuthrf
many 90 lew them al intu tho ballot hns They
will 30 good should ihri uui be- sui, ani o. DO
faai tho candidate ~ slavery aud rspeiiansy
should tho huhalp Convention mahu n nomination
WHICH will boo acceptable io tho Anti raYiuf Wings and
tho uafnhufnnE nrmoefais ihinh "a will stand iaii
chance fuasivs tho Iestfal Vote 1T New lnrh ani
the dsfssi ~ Taylor will Mt DO ahilfalr hnpulnss
You're respectfully W WAsHpVN'