Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-07-14
zen. TAYLOR on THE NECESSITY OF A CHANGE IN
THE ADMINISTRATION.
From the same.
From The National lntoIgencer.
Letter from Mr.. AShmun TO the Wings Of the
Sixth Congressional District of MaSSa-
CEISGttS.



In conformity with your wishes attended the
Wing National Convention ut Philadelphia dur.
ing The last week. You have already learned
that It's proceedings resulted in the nomination
Of Zachary Taylor, Of Louisiana, for the Pre-
sidency. This nomination is, | feel assured,
not such as would have been preferred by you.
1t was not made by the aid of my volc.--
! Throughout the contest, cxertcd my influence
aud continued to cast my vote for the dislin-
gushed and favorile statesman Of Massachu.
sells, but not a single Wing free State came TO
our aid New Hampshire, three delegates
from Maine, with one from New York, were
all that could be brought 10 vote with us. Yer
mont, Connecticut, Rhode Island New York,
aud every other free State except two, went
earnestly for Il Southern candidate from the
start. Ohio aud Indiana, instead of bringing
forward Judge Mclean or Mr.. Corwin, or Of
IIering 10 support man who was particularly
,idcnuhed with free States, voted on the first bal
, lot for Gen. Scott.
On lhe first ballot the FREQ States cast one
+ hundred and sevenry.one votes; Of these, one
T hundred and one were for Southern candidates,
+ Mr.. Clay and Gen. Taylor.
I 1t is plain, therefore, that the North made no
earnest or united claim for n free State cand.
date. On the contrary, We have seen that dur
. ing the year past the contest has been among
the people and press OF the free States, as il is
{ among their delegates At the Convention, which
Iof the Two Southern candidates should be select
, ed. The claims Of Clay and Taylor have al
/ most exclusively occupied public attention in
: those States. Massachusetts, almost alone, de.
F.. mundcd Northern candidate, and her claim
= was not responded to by other free States.--
= How, under such circumstances, could it be
i reasonably expected that we should succecd!--
The majority Of the free States declared a pre-
:. ference for either Clay or Taylor, and they
were Southern men. The Souh were divided
between Taylor and Clay, and it was left fol
lhe Norh to settle the difficulty; and enough
! votes from Maine, New Hampshire. Rhode Is
y land, Connecticut and New York were finally
: through conviction Of his superior availability
: thrown into Gen. Taylor scale 10 ensure h'
} triumph.
What then have the free States to complain
of | answer Of THEMSELVES, and of THEM
SELVES ALONE!
;. The South, true to its own instincts and in
}. torests proposed and urged Southern men, while
|. the North contentcd itself with deciding which
|: Southern man should be preferred. Wha
If ground is there, then, for us 10 rail al the Soul
70 Tor this nomination, and to charge the SoutI
ID with having rOmpled upon us in making it!
/. the free States, during the year past, had mani
:. tested any general desire for Northern candi
N date, and had urged their claims with moder
ate dcuce Of firnnesS their demands woult
.G have been respected, aud the result would hav
been different.
As it is, we have Southern candidate, iairI,
:, nominated in general Convention of the Viii
- party, and sec no reason why the Wing part
. should refuse to sustain him. You sent me +
y; that Convention to strike in u spirit Of honorabl
- emulation for Il free State candidate. ! hav
-, done all that was in my power, and have iaile
~ Of success for want Of support in our own siste
free States. There was no un(arness in tn
~ ~ mode of bNlloung every delegate announce
" his vote rirR rOcc, so that the whole peopl
might hear and see it.. The majority declare
e. for Gen. Taylor aud against us. Had |, thcr
"a tho reserved right, after taking our change
IT, success, to rcnounco and denounce the actiC
''o of the Convention, merely because our desn
were not accomplished and our preference
No were not satisfied!
: ! know my constituents too well TO suppo
All that they sent me there with any such reserve
lie, and yc0cd purposes. When they selected I
as their delegate, they knew as well as tn
,ay now know II, that General Taylor was 10 be
in powerful candidate before the Convention, a
let would be urged by large portion of the WI
nee party. They knew that he had declared hil
to self a Wing; and reposiug confidence in the p,
nu. rolc intentions of the Convention, they unh
ors statingy agreed to take their lot in it. we
, is there. in good faith, to obtain concentrate
re ofopinion which would be eIlecluO to the te;
Mi. ing down of the s'ronghods Of that perniclc
nee party which now occupies the high places Of {
TO Government. know no other course by whi
that groa, work can be accomplished, than
ers the union OF the Wing party.
ver Gen. Taylor was not my preference; bu
,o,, koI;ovo hin, ,n h., lrue Who nm honest o