The State guard., 1848-05-09

Nltn the aTaOr or Drolnernood, and With the nor dI potcer of noble cause. Our success seemed certain. Now once more, by that fatality which attends you, you come out in your Gazette letter, and disclaim any sympathy with emancipation. 1t is true there was little inconsistency in this, inasmuch as you had always avowed. just the opposite doctrine but as you wrote to me ''go on good CasSi GS," l thought at last all things would come out right. This, however, was a small affair between you and me and our aboli- ton friends. But all at once you came out in your Alabama letter when you would "not reject c permanent acquisition | ot territory on account of temporary in- stamion /" This was very different at. fair. It lay at the foundation of the whole contest. You ''changed front" The Wings of the North were disgusted. They had nothing left to contend for. The battle was lost. We felt our coun. try's wounds in your person. We paid your debts, we condoled with you in your retirement once more, and raised monu- ments to your memory Once more the excesses of the Democratic Party began to exhibit themselves. The unconstitu- tiona annexation of Texas, and the Presi- dential war, began to stir the souls of in- dignant fieemen. Seeing that we were in minority, and without the sympathies of the people-having experenced that peace party can never have the conf- dence of a Republic during a raging war,-our aoise Whig leaders voted sup. plies, and once more we steadily brought ourselves up from a minority where you had again left us, into a majority. ,t.
 The Administration had all the respon- sibility of the loss of honor, men and money, by the war; our Whig generals reaped the glory The success of our party was certain. The public, with a unanimity never before seen in this coun. try, looked to one man a man who, growing too great for the powers at Washington. was left to perish with handful of men before twenty thousand troops in the enemy's country. But Za- chary Taylor was not the man to die, to accommodate either President Polk or his ally Santa Anna! The battle of Bue-, na Vista fixed General Taylor in the hearts of this peoplei Neither you, nor the wireworlxers ofparty nor the President, can cause him or his friends to .'surren. der" The honest old soldier was gene- rous enough to give parting compliment to your name, by saying he would have preferred you to himself to lead us on onco ,,orn f., tho Lot,1,, Vo,, boo ..I. him at his word Immediately your friends of the ''sccret circular" under the pretence of being ''the friends of General Taylor," stab him to the yitals. Then, sharp sighted patriots found out that Gen. eral Taylor was not the choice of the Whigs--that this willingness of the grateful heart of the people was all sham affair in word, that you would reluctantly consent 10 raa agaial I am plain spoken man, sir; tell you know these men they would not have ventured to take this step wi,houi you' consent. Il is true tAis IS not fair play! It looks to me like political assassination, Nor will it be cured in the eyes of all disinter-; ested men by the spirit of riolence, which your friends in Frankfort--in Baltimore in Cincinnati--and in New York, have ycntured against the friends of Taylor and 'tte liberty of speech" The verdict of a jury against your son lately in Ken lucky ought to teach you and them, that we are net slaves even to Henry Clay.
 It is true that this is in you deep ingrat- itu1e to Gen. Twlor; for when did ever HENRY CLAY &par an enemy or friend Icongratulate you upon your determna- ton at last to denounce the Native Ameri- can party, to whom you wrote encourag- ing letters during the last canvass; and which they were kind enough to suppress; you can do so with impunityl The Ma tive American party is dead But wheth- CT the memory of Irish and other foreign CTS will be as easy in forgetting ,crong as you are in remembering a fapor, re- mains to be seen! Space compels me to pass over the long roll of your selfadvoca- cy, and confne myself to two specifca- tions. You seem to think that Ohio will not go for any tone residing in the, slave States" but you; and that New York would more certainly bestow her vote on you ''than any other candidate. w
 Ohio went for you, by the Western re- serve vote, which assisted in getting for you, because you were suspected of trrah, in declaring against Slavery! l had too much respect for your talents to suppose that you would again attempt the same shallow game! No, your Judas-faced resolutions at Lexington, deceived no lon ger the blindest fanatics" Besides, if the free North would not take you when the question was Clay and no slaoe territory, will they take the issue which you ceverily tender them, Clay and NO FREE rERIro. KY? Ss.,s f4~KN
 With regard to New York, you seem strangely to have forgotten the fact that the Whig members of the legislature have declared that the State will go for .'any other Whig," to close the mouths of your partizans here! The. city election of Democratic Mayor in New York, whilst your friends put the election upon