New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-18

Correspondence Of The Tribune.

Correspondence Of The Tribune
BALTIMoEr 18Th May, l5iS
GFNrLEuEx. You have been well and truly in
formed 10y your correspondent here of what, in sub
stance has been done ln our State Wing National
Convention this week. bat he has omitted some de
tails that ought 10 be known as well abroad as at
home. Gov Pratt, who took the lead for the Tay
dor party ia Convention and was very well dis
posed To do the same for Mr.. Coys friends, would
moi have been in Convention at I'll but for mis-
placed courtesy on the p'rt OF hs District ConNen
ton. composed as they were of large majority
Of Mr. Clay's friends. They were overcome with
the honor of having an ex Goveruor-and a very
good Governor ho certainly was-but took care to-
letter him with Instructions, though u appears to
have been to little purpose. These lacis nave
from his colleague Delegates. Perhaps the GOv
ernor thought that moving the Resolution that
Mr.. CLAY vas the FIRST choice 0 the Convention
and that also iusrECf'pg the Delegates TO the National
Convention 10 exert themselves to secure his nomnn
ton would be scir0. Perhaps IL might had ne not
sad In his speech upon the subject m substance, u not
n words that IL was mere compliment To Mr. Chy Tor
ne would not have the slightest chance for the nomha
ton The Governor speaks, probably, with reference
10 the intrigue which Ia going on 10 play on ten IPyor
against Mr. Clay, OF which many honest Nmss the
friends OF both those great men, are utterly snoToni-
the object of which is different in different sections OF
the Vnion--but which if il succeeds, viii probably
Throw both out of the nomination; the General can
be thought of under the circumstances.
The success of Mr. Clay's friends would have been
thought complete but for the unexpected defeat OF the
Hon Mr. HUoHEs which however they lamcu, more
no doubt than himself lis election was considered 40
certain that pans considered necessary to n-
sure H. Nh Richardson the Attorney General Of Mary
land upon the spur OF the moment, and by tho susges
ton Of delegation composed OF Mr.. Clays friends
suddenly put IN nomination and succeeded chehN
through the detection Of that delegation There Wa
however another circumstance thai operated 10 the Ills
advantage of MI Hughes lie Is decided Wing, but
having been for much OF hs life I'M the honorable ser
vice o hi. country abr0Gd he has never been ON active
partisan home aud upon the occasion of an election
Tor Mayor some wear TWO ago he gave vote our oi
courtesy which has not been forgotten. On the other
hand Mr. Richardson an original eud consistent ana
RnchaRgtGblC Wing, never gives hs vote uut Tor NJ
political friends and there are none among thosc VINO
favor Gen Taylor's nomination who would be so oc.
ccpiablc the friends OF Mr. Clay Ia TACT ne >illl
prefers Mr. CLAY. his FIRST choice ana would Walk
an the way 10 Washington bayefooi his cleo
ton but unfortunately be ha- puraScn Of The dcuson
common 20 Gen. TaylOr's friends, and thinks none
other than the General can De elected
You are. Of course, aware that Maryland has Dcth
oct down NJ one of the most decided tlor states
that Maryland which has ALWAYS gwen ovcrwhelmus
naj0ritics 10 Henry CLAY. and whore, perhaps the
political and personal attachment for him Is stronger
Than ina any other state except kcntucSy-that The
people OF Maryland should be claimed 10y General Isy-
iurs friends prcfeuing him 10 Harry Clay !, libel
upon their choice OF an the States iu the Union that
land Is the last that viii do The pcOplc-thc rank
and hlcihc bone and SNOW of the Wing party m Mary
land arr for Clay. the politicians. The former leader.
Of the party most of them. have turned ot for the
General and some of them. few choice spirits. ia
turning have cast Oh also their allegiance 10 the Wing
party. and pronounce their principles obsolete This Be-
cnuncnty The ease with leading VIII. paper. thet
very isely, end certainly with good effect sticklr
var excellence Tor Wing principles tarn currency sc
now suddenly declared obsolete tor the benefit of Gen
Tsylor. Othcr papers which sin carry the Whic
standard are Yet waiting IN of neutral condition
the movements of the political water, of regeneration
~ Philadelphia Under these circumstances 30 pccu.
larry favorable % the politicians from ihcir greater
facilities Of operation ~ headquarters and with the
iankng power in their hands almost exclusively IL /.
rally wonderful that the people have held so last 90
their integrity and their fyoritc
Had they bat an equal share OF the facilities Of the press
and the frsnking privilege have no doubt that Mary
land would have been represented IN the Philadelphia
Convention by an unanimous delegation of the friends
Of Mr. Clay ard indeed would now bui Tor the dough
fsccs" The instruction however. % 90 for Mr. Clay A.
long A. he may have chance of the nomination VIII u
: hoped answer the same purpose and ec honoreoly
adhered to by the three friends of Gen Taylor A. wen a.
BY The Ave friends OF Nj Clay. ca