New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-06-02


thcr m arv Cllaf Dor be -rcfter Popularity flen Mr
C'sy which elected him 20 lsi1 Hur mainly the iac
tht greet majority ol the people hai determined n
10 rcf ec Nr Van buren, And there ought not o. he
rational doubt that Mr Ciov would then have beer
/ elected had the National Convention lts large
majority went % DO nominated tim instead o
being aecdet y ias vspe aore q h.Se fortune on
Z will vote agansi NJ Clay Z hr h- fle nominee Put
many such 1ll not vote i1I .nof- nominee tac u1mi
nation Of whom BOZ hl' present s uie before me w h1
National COnVeniio1. Rot ien rcfInf " aiss would
/ consider d. shand.n. of tlc Nti- u-rfY nuDcia
ion ~ suppression Of fs rrncI e' pisI.illfno l-
/ surrender OF i-- ff1 Ought thIf Convention tc &c
knowledge the inicrouy 0i fs party and tle unpopl
ary Of IL principles by LAYING s-dc the most popular
and ustfiOus eXrnplar snd defender c those cherish
cd principles and who can -et more WHiT votes than
any ono Of al the eminent Whi-- % tnr Union Are
I we Ike some 0fher3 goII- frr the -u0Is ere ou-
g1Ilc.gHs. too LOOKING 90 pTciCrmeut-t0 their own
eplemera aggrandisemeut rather tnan 20 their c0un
Try interests, or the destiny Of her Institutions and
70 throw away a rational prospect Of solid and
enduring triumph for the fugitive results OF uncertain
availability Whenever this shall become lie prac-
cc OF the Wing party. it VIII De Wing no longer AMI
thCu whether or another party shall succeed VIII BE-
Of but little consequence 70 the peace INC honor, o
the liberty Of the people
No Wing VIII persovcre % candidate against
the nomination Of ne Wing National Convention
General Taylor surely viii nOt-bOth his un
doubted patriotism and sound sense VIII forbid
Il he knows that he would be utterly prostratet
ia the United States But should be- be voted Tor IN tlc
A
which think could hot be easily resisted that 81 the
few Vote- which would he east for him, minority o.
tEcn would be- Wing votes. such race therefore
would not operate 10 the disadvantage OF the nlL
party And should lir. Ciay L. nominated even " .
himself would vote for him Neither the alleged lntJl
crsnce Of Mr. Gays friends nor the imputed injustice
Of the misnamed secret circular would be permitted
% chill his patriotism. or pervcrt Ms JUDGMENT lie
would then hnd that there had been such intolerance
nor any such unjust secret circular Indeed Mr. Clays
friends IN Kentucky especially have been sgnally pru
dent and iorhearng They have not only been friendly
aud a.. liberal % Cen Taylor and ju-ttl those "no
prefer Linn r Pre- 4dcut butthCy have 9ruonc o. make
escorts and demonstrations n Nr. Clay behalf which
many thought they ought to have made ami, fy POI
maiiap ul.ct b seems % think that Gen u is
stronger in Kentucky than Mr C. N0rcOud prntcd-et
ter addressed 20 hundreds OfpcTsons of various political
stripes have been intended, or be- entitled 10 be- con
sidcrod secret ia 1uy Objectionable sense. 10 con-
'oiqci H1iiBg jAf truth aud undoubtedly int nd,d
for Publicity. ,q he mote 10 rtich Z ctla,atd a. I'a
avowed and oH'H purpose was 20 show that certain
movements by some miXed meeting On Kentucky
did not prove either that Mr. Clay would n event
consent 10 boz candidate for President or that u be-
should be nominated such kentucky would vote
against him And these lcts not only notorious bon
Kentucky but have never been 4uestonCd 40 Wh-
meeting had nominated Gan. Taylor and in every
instance 81 q nomination OF him by comparatively
few Of each party reDUdiat0a NJ Party ros tbf
dr0Vet 0r0nna n thar concord
The publication Of that truth tcn could not have been
either unjust or unchartab'c The circular EXPIRE ed
do sro that Nr Clay should boz candidate or opin
3D., ma go,,l i,t only n, lorrlrt erroneou. ip,r
-ions which might have dclusivey forestaled public
opinion IL expressed kind and respectful sentiments
toward Gen Taylor Wings had night % prefer Gen.
r. rs n Uhig bat not otherwise. and for such pref
erencc good Wing would complain oi Them kUt
the admitted night 20 prefer Gen TAYLOR did NOT justify
misrepresentation injustice o. 90 Mr. Clay orhi- po
-itiou and prospect and surc, the calm and 20 er
and oven Interviewing preference OF him to Gen TAYLOR
ought not 10 be considered political heresy moral
treason by the good old hero or biz hot Wig friends
~. ,,,i,e ,ntoI.r,,., sr3 1eroncis,,r- tt,r ~
CIo,, ~. ao, ,r,, a.. cI,,,y.d b,, =. n tbot ",
Glay has aeceirfd aag re- .oa oTf1f ~ N5rIeod .y.r
ri-c6 on him 0s me orOgY of anu D0yoa of III Ken
mo-, Dleggf,cu. nor IN tr ,y sqs 10 NJ h1rfLfnd
Or 0at9ri.s Inn o. slu Thar he roua rihdy1a his name
90 his r,t1s t9 A,hiaud ON tue contrary a. bic iu
stance tire public wa+ warned in tho N1ionai Iaf,it
geacr 10 di credit go such "Dra.are and auiaaator
f.l ramon. and ass4rfd that sl0ld he ssf dfsrniar
~ ll9r1p ds a0ms hs irnId hfs,if b, Ms frsf %
mono. o. 90 az authorized form. Whv were those
rl,4 40 iulusriouslv ana confidently circulated and
by 0t9m And should " r. or any other Wing have
expected desired Ar Clay 10 say that he would nor
permit Whiss 90 vote for him NOR -cfve ll- country
called ny inc people To 80 So lisa Mt Cl1y any
such Jusi night or was u more hts duty to 10 60 nr
L was ne dtiy 81 zen scout "udse Mei. 'u
Clayton NJ CorWlh MI webster OF even Yen Jay
Tor Had ne Withdrawn ms name against ths reinCh
sronces OF great masses Of the best OF patriots the
immediate consequence mould haze bftH, tte frqr'qg ~
Mason and Dir0is tine "a ne PrCsiCcHtM LLctnn fl4
Nf concentration u tte Fra STATS on some NOritcrH
Bhig r such q sect onal test 70 be desired Ou.Ati
not 90 be ayeriei as long a possible And, 81 Henry
Cl8ys meme cannot avert IT, whose can j. there any
other Wing. IN Slave state, IN whom, on ms dohc0tc
subject both sections have equal or sufficient conn
icnce lie has more than once quoted similar sirlies
and saved tie peace and honor Oh his country lie.
and as ! believe ne alone can do u now Ana Were
there no other reasons why he should be preferred by
Wigs everywhere as h-f candidate and way De
should be elected TOO tAcse alone ought IN my JUG
ment 10 be decisive with every patriot VINO love- DE
country more than name aa .@' or an empty tn
mnPN ana does mol ,iG country owe II 70 uolII ns
wen a. 'H'eIesN 10 ItuA@t III ~ f.ts"n ~ 49,.
Jay lne poAlc1 iIiuoiel'll "A.0. yi"u.,H w.. it
non OF ms valuable enu sl,e{ s,i 49, j., sls
700 ih1inoi "Dc eIc0..gi vi 80 ~ - 81. ''',
I!'iIc "N"C' ~ls V'"Di 9t''',.' . .r -.
ther 40 Jusuee 10 hn' nor pc i' "s s''icll HioIS'
4mnPh OF lust relilD"'loh "ou'u nc va i..ii'''','
lce steu"st ana eHeeIlh- lolc VI I-1 elee ..oI '
should ahoiNot pc pIeleIied by lto oh.enlo, Ao"
pm turNty on ul' ul'Il'l .0ts, lcSl 'Py
nehs.'e OF &c le"'' n = .-- nag y" 'tt tni
soi5e nelnD.Is ol !" no al y '''i''is .'
,i''s q. 10 ~ - L. ; -, -. ,,,ii
than their Just share oil influence viii only for icw
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