The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-03-04
Scenes In Kentucky.

From the Louisville (Ky) Democrat.
For the information of readers in the country,
republish in another column two communications from
the Louisville Journaone from e. j. Johnston, and the
other from five gentlemen of the highest responsibility
They show that Mr. Claws star Is yet in the ascendant
in Kentucky General Taylor can't shine in the presence
of the Great Embodiment We have stated that Mr.
Clay would decline al the proper tlme and give the track
to General Taylor that fact he only suffers his TO
be used now, to prevent other candidates from coming for
ward who may be in the way OF old Rough and Ready
We set down all these statements false. The wings
are slanderDg Mr. Clay. They ought to tell the truth
on their own friends, but sorry say they cannot
even do that Mr. Clay venture to affirm party
to the scheme implied in the imputed to him He
intends to be President yet if posi- and IS pretty OBJ
vious that he can be nominated in spite OF General
Taylor.
From the Louisville Journal
The following to signed with the names OF five
gentlemen of the highest respectabiy--three of them
members ofthe Legislature
To the Editors of the Louisville Journal:
FRANKFORT, February "a, lS4S.
SGRs: In the Daily Journal of to-day find editorial
of the wing meeting in the capitol on Monday
and General r. Collins made speeches in opposition to the
Taylor resolutions introduced that meeting, but avowed
themselves Taylor men This is not fair statement They
avowed themselves, frs, and foremost CLAY MEN-Clay
men, Mr. Andrews expressed IT, against the world but
Taylor in the event General Taylor should be the
In the letter 'o from Frankfort in the same num-
Der of Journal written from here on the I'D inst there
is this other There is large majority here In
favor of Gen Tayors nomination by the national conven-
ton"
We do not know how "W." proceeded to ascertain the
supposed majority; but do know that the immense
meeting held in the Capitol Monday night was one OF
the largest congregations OF the delegates any time
sembled together; that it the only meeting in which
the OF Mr. Clay and Cen Taylor were mentioned in
and that never any time, In that very en-
thusas meetng the cheering so tremendous so pro
onged and deatenlng, when Mr. Andrews declared
wing convention he would "move strike out the
name OF Taylor, and insert the OF Cay The cheer
ing here absolutely overwhelming, and continued ior
many nlnutes the whole meeting nearly rising 70 theH
feet and Joining in the applause And when the Taylor
requested the immense crowd to leave and let them at
tend to their business the meeting adjourned with three
hearty cheers Henry Clay and four OF the
meeting left the Capitol
1t was never doubted by Mr. Clays friends, that if the
between Clay and Taylor had been taken in that
whenng meeting, it would have resulted in the prefer
ence of Clay by an Immense majority:
In justice to Mr. Clay and his friends throughout the
country, beg you TO make public these statements
They will be sustained by the united voice almost OF the
great crowd which assembled in Frankfort our whg
State convention
To the Editors of the Louisville Journal:
GENTLEMEN: In your paper of this morning you publish
letter from Frankfort over the signature of In which
there is the following statement;
at was generally understood in the ,ohg State compcn
zion from declarations by friends OF Mr. Clay, that he
will allow his name TO be used as candidate for the
presidencyhat he will in short time formally announce
this dissemination and the convenon therefore, very prop
ey from motives of decacy to him. iobore to nominate
General Taylor"
was present during whole time IT IN ssion, and
heard all the speeches made IN IT ana your cores
pondent state hat any vi Vi AVA
CLAW stated in and The convention that he wii not al
low his name be used candidate anu that nc wiz
in short time formally announce this Determination and
ba in consequence OF this statement made 10 tue c9nVeh
ion from motives of delicacy to Mr. cay Denea layio
was not nominated then pronounce the statement utterly
and without qualification false and can prove IL 70 De
false by five hundred men Nay so lar rom It's oeipB u"e
exactly the reverse is the fact - g c,.,,o,
In reply to a question by Mr. Page Gen Combs stated
SUBSTANTIALLY If not in many words, that mo man was
authorized to say whether Mr.. Clay's name would o.
would not presented the national convention; tha
Mr.. Clay reserved himself, and TO himself alone the
right TO determine upon that subject nj the proper time
Aud will further say, that If the friends OF Iayors nom
ma ZION had offered "A resolution In the wing convention
dominating him. would have been rejected by an over
xheniny majority that the workers knew this, and
tbat IN NV Opinion it this and for other reason
sum " G.. ]. JOHNSTON.
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