New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-02-08
The Whigs- Gen. TayIor-New.York.

The Nationoi Wig at Warrington informs it's
readers that the Greeley politicians assert in the
most unqualified manner, that Gen Taylor can.
not carry New.York = whereupon it proceeds 10
conrsdic. its own coinage by asserting that three
foorsns OF the People here for Taylor and that
the leading men are also for him and in proof Of
this i, psrades list Of these leading men com
Iuencing with Gov. Young and ending with Gov.
Seward and John Van Baren, who lii asserts
have declared in favor Of Gen. Taylor as The only
man pho can carry The Stote' as against the nom
ioee Of the next Baltimore Convention Now we
do not know what Gov Young and John Ven Blu
reo may have said on this point though we believe
the latter too good a politician to have said any
such thing as is here attributed to him; bot that
Gov. Seward has said any such thing We know TO
bs untrue. He believes as we do, that this State
will vote for HENRY CLAY II nominated by the
Wing National Convention, and indeed for any
good Wing whom that Convention may designate
"A word, now, as to the Greeley politicians
and their assertions. We certainly, have never
said nor minated that Gen Taylor could not carry
this State If fairly nominated by Wing National
Convention While we shall oppose his nomina.
to the last with profouod conviction that he can.
not be nominated unless he shall place himself
openly and fairly on unequvocal Wing ground, aud
declare his Willingness TO abide the decision OF the
Convention. we are inclined to believe that he
woold carry the State If so nominated. But he
must be a straigbt-out Wing TO come within sight
OF this and any attempt to run the race with blind
ers on will subject bin to signal discontinue.
Why don't those who are pushing Gen. Taylor
see this Do they expect to bully oldfashioned
Wings out of their principles and their preference
AZ one operation For rAat do they ask US to sup
port Gen. Taylor that we could not find in Gen. |
Butler or Gen. Worth Admit that he is honest
brave aud eaps5le-are there not many others who
eminently possess all these qualifications 7 II Gen
T IL to be preferred must il not be Tor qualities
additional 10 thesei We want a candidate who
chershes sound and enlightened views OF public
policy and is not ashamed to avow them. We
want to elect him by commencing those views to
the understandings and judgments OF the American
People, so that the Presidential canvass, whatever
its result shall prove one stage in the Political
Education Of our countrymen for more eniighten
ed aud faithful discharge OF their responsibilities as
Freemen. Has the Wing no idea of any objects
to be struggled for in such contest beyond and
above an Immediate triumph
We have said, 10 the fullness of our conviction
that Wing National Convention can nominate
none other than q sound and fearless Wing for Pres
ident that we will support Gen Taylor if nornina'
ted by that body. and that we believe New-York
in such case will vote for him. Now ask the
National Wing to toe the mark as squarely. We
ask IL TO say whether Gen Tsy Tor and his support
ers at Washington will as candidly support Henry
Clay, or any other sound Wing who may be nom
mated. in case Gen Taylor shall not be. Is not
this a reasonable requestl II Gen. Taylor permits
his name to 90 before that Convention, should be
no, abide its decision 1.-The is willing to take
National Wing nomination, should he not be as
willing to avow himself unequivocally Wing, aud
to set forth his views with regard to the Tariff the
Sub Treasury, and the acquisition of Territory by
Conquest why is it that, instead of clear and
definite statements Of his views for the guidance
ofths Wing about to choose Delegates to Phadel-
phia We are favored by the Washington organ OF
Tsyorism with clustering assertions of his strength
in such paragraphs as the following
1.-THE whis Nstional Convention does anything else
non an q manner will snk the whole Convention s,s
tsm 10 the lowest depths."
Neighborl that is not the talk that Is calculated
to insure either the nomination election of your
favorite Rely oniSl
MARyLASD.-The Frederick Examiner, one OF
tho sblest Wing journals in Mary land, has hcsted
the Clay flag, remarking : If the Wing party
cannot succeed with ham, they can succeed with
no other The Cecil Wisg, Elkton bears at its
head For President, HESRY CLAY,
Man : immortal TIL his work is DONE