New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-23
The wings OF New.York City-Thrcats Of
DISCRIMINATION.

many years.
The wings OF New.York City-Thrcats Of
DISCRIMINATION.
The Courier D. Enquirer saw fit to ask US on
Saturday whether the pledges exacted OF the con-
ferees chosen in the Fifteenth Ward to support 10
Delegate to Philadelphia who will lot promise to
vote for Mr. Clay unless he withdraws) until
nomination shall be effected were solitary and
slons.' or whether like pledges were required
in other Wards Now, as we had expressly and
folly defended and justified the course taken by
NesGs Sslden. Hone, Z. Mnturn, &c. in the Eff
,eepth Ward it did not occur to us that the CUES
ton of the Courier had any decided Importance and
We let it pass in sience-acting our settled rule
Of avoiding oil controversy with that paper to which
we are not prompted by something beside per-
soua necessity. Since the Courier presses its ques
tiop however, we will say that we do not know OF
any such pledges being exacted in any other Ward
but, knowing that large majority OF the Wing vo
tiers in each Ward were for Clay, and intent on bis
standing again if alive, we presume they took care
to elect conferees d like precious faith, just as the
Taylor men would have done in behalf Of their
available had they been strong enough to carry any
Ward We certainly think this the proper course
and whether the friends Of Clay generally required
written OF the fidelity Of their confer
ees a. in one Ward, or trusted solely to their
known preferences and resolution, think
was the general course Is Of no practical con-
sequence. Either course was perfectly justfable,
and their result 10 the same.
Passing over some paragraphs Of merely per
sonal Misrepresentation and spleen, We notice one
in which the Courier attempts to convict us OF in
consistency, in that while We approved the course
Of our General Committee in procsimiDg its prefer
ence Of Mr.. Clay, we eeasured the course of the
Wing State Central Committee Of Maryland in ex-
pressing a preference for Gen. Taylor. All this
We did, and hero are our reasons:
The Wing General Committee of this City is
composed Of five Delegates from each w ord, chosen
by the Wings of each Ward in their respective
public meetings at the opening Of the present year
The call for such meeting was seasonaby made
by the General Committee Of last year, was pub
lished in all the Whig papers and not objected
on any side. The meetings were duly hold, an
every Wing permitted and encouraged to vote
There was no complaint of unfairness in the cleo
ton, no dispute a. to the result in w ard
and that was promptly adjusted to general salts
faction. BY this General Committee, fresh from
the People, Henry Clay has been proclaimed the
choice Of the Wings of New-York for President
with but three dissenting voices
Now tho Wing State Central Committee of Mary
land 10 a very different affair. Ii was never elect
ed by the People at all but doubtless appointed il
lump by the President Of some Wing State Con.
vention held at some by gone period The opinion
of it, members 10 entitled to the respect due them
as individuals, but ~ representatives or opponents
Of Wing sentiment TO none at ALL Can more be
needed On this headl
The Courier goes on 10 condemn aud denounce
in the most vehement language the choice OF
pledged Clay men a. Delegates from our City to
elphia--saying
~Hsver will Convection such that which is to SIS
seass ct fhilsdeph.s he 9TH u June, permit dele
se thus ana nsmPerd to tale seats in that body
spon what VIII be The beet adopt in order
the triumph Of whs principles in the eonios Presi
dental cdntesf Moet asspTedy, then it should not ana
will not under any circumstances admit % sosis smoEs
zee members persons who come ttere soieninly pledged
not 10 listen 70 ressonno TO debe raebat TO cote for
Hsnfy Gay JeasAoa "a entte ca,lvas5. Enti choice
s@cs, ~riss Mr. CLAY shall distinctly KrevISE his name to
tween this ard then which that sach
would b absolutely destructive to principles They
esnet anc they viii rot admit mere aucmatons to seats
ssn, them; and what is they viii recognize
By any sei OF tho Convention that Wings may thu. rspn
have heretofore contended.N
These are large words bat consider the facts
There are half dozen States Gully one OF them
Wing State, which have raised the Taylor flag in
snsnner which clearly implies or in language that
directly avows a resolution TO force bis adoption ss
the Wing candidate or disorganize and break up
the party. These viii come into the National Con.
vention to say 10 effect to the Delegates, Take
Taylor and be- successful. or nominate any body
else and we break yoa down Now to send
easy moderate, half and half Delegates to meet
these gentlemen Is in edect to give no the contest
and sosier daring minority TO dictate candidate
to the majority. The Wings Of New.york are DO,
In the mood for this. They understand the men
they have to deal with and choose to act accord
iasly. They know it is a farce or chsa, to talk
OF delberation when the Delegates from Tonnes.
see. Illinois, Mississippi, Lcusians, and Arkansas
are sent not to deliberate butte drvenot to speak
and listen to give and take, but to carry Taylor
bolt NewYork feels that she has right to be as
earnestly for Clay as Mississippi can be for Tsy
lor; Has abe not
The idea that pledged Delegates have no bus
ness in = Wing conventioa-thst all should 90
there to deliberate, 10 hear testimony, and choose
the strongest candidate--comes with singuary
bad grace from the Courier, which for years has
been Invoking odium on certain Delegates 10 the
Harrisburg Convention for doing the very thing II