Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1848-01-27

GA meeting of the ''friends of G en-. Taylor" was
recently held at Philadelphia, to take in ia
-yor of electing him to the Presidency. The Wash
ington Union remarks upon the course and purposes
of the meeting follows:
They spread their nets to "catch birds Of every
feather, and insist upon it that the General is "re
buking the party in rejecting nomination for the
presidency at the hands of either parity and "irre
spectve of party" as they hold forth, they approve
mot the wings butt the "Peoples State Convention"
to be held at Harrsburgh, ON the ODD of February,
aud urge the formation of electoral ticket A
similar movement is making in other States; and the
object is two-fod: First, tOrule out wing national
convention, and head off their great champion,
Clay himself; (by this scheme, they will shirk the re-
sponsibity of promu eating their principles and they
will leave every clique in every State at liberty to
place their support upon different and polite grounds)
and second, to secure many democratic votes as
possible for Gen. Taylor The time is coming for I'M
masking this design. An honest wing stated the 9TH
day, that MIR. Clay by far the strongest in
his party; but they wanted catch democratic
votes along with the wings, to elect their candidate
This Is the game which many of them are proposing
10 play, unless they should find themselves too strcng
I or the dewocratie party too divided and weak in
which case, TREY will adhere to their strongest and
favorite candidate. But there strong appearances
that their policy may prevail their principles
that the of their leader may pale its Intellectual
re-; That Henry Clay himself may be shuffied off
the hastings; and that Gen. Taylor may be selected
ns their champion. We say not word against him.
We would speak of him with all possible respect.
But have seen too much of the spirit of the wing
leaders not to anticipate such a course. They who
have resorted for the two last campaigns Gin 1910
andn 1544 to all sorts Of devices to delude the peo-
ple-who have appealed TO the senses, in order to
avoid direct appeal to- the understanding - who
have thus insidiously Stunned an avowal Of their
ncples-will not hesitate to pitch Mr. Clay over
board. take up their candidate man under the
character Of "no-party candidate" whilst they know
him to be a whig aud, withal, military candidate
-one of the heroes created by which they have
shamelessy denounced as unjust and unconstitutional
Let them to this device. If they please and
the democratic party will be prepared to meet them
and unmask their designs Who fears the result
Let the republicans do their duty and shall again
defeat them Give US harmony-give us union. Go
for principles, and not for men, Take the field open.
ly under the broad banners o. principles and un-
der which, if we should happen 10 be beaten, may
fall back and rally our columns and we dread no en-
counter with any candidate wb"m opponents may
select A fair sky and an open field. and we dread
no party which fights behind mask, and no man who
does not boldly and openly himself to be n demo
crat in his principles and his measures.