The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-06-23
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10 Ne Ifhigs Of tie S'zth Congressional
District Of Massachusetts:
WASHINGTON, JUNE l2. lS4S.
In conformity with your wishes, at
isNded The Whig National Convention
at Philadelphia during the last week.
You have already learned that its procee-
diugsresulted in the nomination of ZkcH.
AR TAYLOR, Of Louisiana, for the Presi-
dencS This nomination is, feel as
sured, not such as would have been pre-.
ferred by you, twas not made by the
aid Of NY vose. Throughout the contest
] exerted my influence and continued to
cast my vote for the distinguished and
favorite statesman of Massachusetts but
NOT single Wing free State came to our
aid. New Hampshire, three delegates
rom Maine, with one from New York,
were all that could be brought to vote
with us, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode
Island. New York, and every other free
State except two, went earnestly for
Southern candidate from The star.-Ohio
and Indiana, instead of bringing forward
Judge Mclean or Mr.. Corwin, or offer.
ing to support man who was particular
ly identified with the free States, voted
on the iirst ballot for Gen. Scott
On the first ballot the free States cast
one hundred and seventy-one votes; of
these, one hundred and one were for
Southern candidates, Mr.. Clay and Gen
Taylor.
1t is plain, therefore, that the North
nade no earnest or united claim for free
State candidate. On the contrary, we
have seen that during the year past the
contest has been among the people and
press of the free States as il was among
their delegates at the Convention, which
efthe t'0o Southern gentlemen MOuld be
selected. The claims of Clay and Taylor
have almost exclusively occupied public
attention in those States. Massachusetts
almost alone, demanded Northern can.
didate, and her claim was not responded
TO by other free States. How, under
such circumstances, could ii be reasonably
cxpeclthat we should succeed? The ma
jority of the free States declare prefer.
ence for either Clay or Taylor, and they
wsre Southern men. The South were
divided between Taylor and il was left
for the north to settle the difficulty; and
enough votes from Maine, New Hamp
shire, Rhode Island Connecticut ant
New York were finally. through convic
ton OF his superior availability, thrown
into General TayIor's scale to ensure hi
triumph.
What,theu, have the free States to com
plain of ] answer, 0ftAcmselres, and O
Memselges alone!
The South, true to its own instincts
and interests; proposed and urged South
ern men, while the North conten,ed it
self with deciding which Southern maj
should be preferred. What ground i
there, then, for US to rail at the SoutI
for this nomination, and to charge III,
South with having trampled upon US 70
rnakingit? 1.-THE free States during III
year past, had manifested any genera
desire for Northern candidate, and ha,
urged their claims with moderate de
gree Of firmness, their demands woul,
have been respected, and the result nigh
have been different.
AS II is, we have Southern candidate
fairly nominated in general Conyen,io
OF the Wing party, and see no reaso
why the Wing party should refuse to sus
tam HIM. You sent me 10 that Conver
tion to strive in a spirit ofhonorablo en-
ulation for free State candidate. Ihay
done all that was in my power, and hav
failed oi success for want of support
our own sister free States. There wa
no unfsirness in the mode of bullo,int
every delegate announced his vote sir
s0ce, so that tho whole people might heu
and see 1t. The majority declared fr
Gen. Taylor and against us. Had
then, the reserved right. after taking ou
chances for success, to renounce and de
nounce tho action of the Convention
merely because our desires were not at
complished and our preferences we're nc
salisfodl
know my constituents too we'll to SUI
pose that they sent me there with an
suchreserved aud ve;Ied purpose, Whe
they selected me as their delegate the
knew as well as they now know il, tha
Gen. Taylor was to be powerful cand
date before the Convention, and woul
be urged by a large portion of tho Viii
party.-They knew that he had declare
hlmselfa Wing; and reposing confdenc
IN the patriotic intentions ofthe Conye,
ton they unhcstatingly agreed to TAX
their lot in it. | went there. in goo
faith. to obtain concentration of opinio
which would be eIieciual to the ,eariu
down oftho strongholds ofthat pcrnicio,
party which now occupies the high pl
ces of our government. know no oih,
course by which that great work can /
accomplished than by the union of III
Wing party Gen. Taylor was not N
preference; but believe him to be afr,
Wing. an honest and capable man o,
posed TO tho acquisition Of Toxes, wi
sound and conservative principles, o
posed tofurlber cnlarging tho bounduri
Of the Union; and, although he lives
the latitude where slavery is tolerate
yet do not believe that he desires or a
proves It's extension. His declared SO
tlments are guaranty that no will nev
III the slightest manner interfere with d
action of Congress when it shall forb
tho existence of slavery in our newly.o
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