The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-05
The Whig National Convention.

GJ-sr HENRY NJ LEWIS. of Montgomery. Alabama,
general travelling agent for Alabama and Tennes
The whig National Convention.
We give below, from the National Intellgencer OF this
morning, the official report of the proceedings OF the
caucus of the whig members of Congress- appointing the
9TH of June ne xt as the day for the assembling according
to party usage of the National Convention OF the wing
party for the purpose OF nominating its candidates Tor
The presidency and vice presidency Whatever else may
be in doubt il is therefore now settled that the two
great parties of the country have resolved to go into the
presidential full party organization on party
grounds and with partisan candidates. The idea OF a
"peope's candidate" party candidate" TO be
elected by wing votes, is abandoned Everything indicates
that no man receive the wing nomination, unless he
shall put forth such creed of political opinions az, in the
language of the Indiana wing resolutions, shall make
him ga Srunc tchg;" and unless the majority OF the
convention shall deem hun "a cequal,fe ed whig In
the present position OF public affairs, then, the contest
must be fought the great issues in dispute
between the parties AMI especially the great War
ISSUE on which the wing party and the democratic party
are directly and irreconcleably opposed.
In this state OF things, aver with all sincerity and
confidence, that we have never entered upon political
campaign with higher and assured hopes and pros
secs of success The of the democratic party
against its opponents better, and
10 the hearts of the people, than ii is The conviction,
already deeply and widely spread among the people, is
as, gaining ground every day, that the democratic
ticket in the next canvass will be stand by the rights and
character Of the country they involved in this
with Mexico And with the American people, such
yic,ion inevitably carry everything before it. Before
such element in the political campaign, personal
g. L. L.
like straws before the wind The nominee Of the BALI
more convention will receive we firmly believe, the
broken and undivided vote OF the democratic party
throughout the land. The party will thus be true to
ITSELF because in being so is likewise the
try.
The time has been, we contestant not very long
snce-when we felt constrained to doubt this unanmty
in the democratic ranks We dreaded the effect of the
Wilmot Poviso agitation We feared that in some sec
tons of our country, party organization might be
wounded-perhaps fatally wounded--on that point That
danger has passed An immense-an irresisble-an al
most ncalcuabe majority of the democracy of the north
ern States plainly deprecate any agitation of the
Wimot Proviso question in the next The most
leading democratic statesmen of the north, with one
voice. have protested against it. Even the most staunch
advocates of the principle itself plainly of opinion
that it has just place in the determination of the
question whether the democratic party shall stand by
its own segula nominee him thrust aside to give
place to wing in the presidential chair. Such is al
ready the verdict of the New York convention at Alba
NY Such, firmly believe, will be the verdict of the
convention which is to assemble at Utica In the other
States of the north, there is at present shadow Of
breach in the democratic organization upon the subject
Contrast this with the present state of the wing party
They cannot carry their no indemnity" doctrine which
is seen to be involved (and in but little softer phrase
too in their doctrine OF " no territory Still less
they this late day, put themselves in anything like
patriotic position upon the general question OF the
They dare not themselves in favor of territorial in
demnty for they have taken ground against this
edy to get rid OF the Provso question:; and if they aban
don their opposition to "more land" that question rends
them asunder in moment They are in no way pre-
pared escape or to meet it. Besides all this. the wings
will labor in vain to heal the Clay and Taylor schsm in
their ranks True enough at present everything seems
tending 10 the selection of Mr.. Clay in the wing
ton by very decided majority; and there is upon
the whole little doubt in the present position and temper
Of the wings that Mr. Clay is the most formidable candi-
date whom they bring forward. Still, Taylorism
may be strong enough in their ranks to do them serious
mischief. Between the Clay 'playorm" at Lexington,
which very large AMI active portion OF their party will
not hear of suen1ering. and the Taylor "no PLATFORM,
which considerable portion of the southern wings wish
plan, themselves uponbetween these two positions
ii seems ii the wing party organization must certainly
be knocked down in the agitation of the canvass, even if
1t do not fall of itself before
But all these matters very willing TO leave to
the wings themselves We feel but slight interest in
the result at which their party cabals, and counsengs,
and intrgues may arrive The democracy will have be-
fore them the task of defeating the wing candidate, be he
who he may be. They will be ready for the work. They
will enter uponit in and in high condolences and,
laoonng in the strong love of country they will not stay
their hand, firmly believe, till their task is thorough
ly done
From National Ineisencer
NATIONAL WING CONVENTION.
Alta meeting Of the whig members of the Senate and
House OF Representatives of the United States, he'd on
thursday evening, January a. 1sis consider the
pretty OF recommending Wing National Convention, the
Hon w p. Mangun of North Carolina, called to the
chair, and Hon Caleb b. Smith, of Indiana appointed
secretary.
Alter discussion and due deliberation, it
Resofred That il il cxpedient hold Wing National
Convention foe the purpose OF nominating candidates for
The Offices of President and Vice President of the United
States.
And then the meeting adjourned for week
On Thursday "a Feb me-