The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-20
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July Is, 1913.


The Taylor Prospects in Central Ohio on the In
cwasc-Hcn W. L. Perkins Out in Fdpr Of
J0yior-Hs Probable Effect in Northern OHIO.
The indications of recent political meetings,
voice of the press, and individual expression, by
letter and otherwise, are, that in central Ohio at
least, the wing forces will be almost unanimous in
tie support of General Taylor. The wings of
Franklin county held their usual convention for
nominating a Staie and county ticket, on the 4th
inst, when w. Dennison, Esq, a lawyer of this
city, was chosen for Senator, and DR.. Landon for
Representatives All the leading wings at the
State capital participated the action and results
of this meeting, and the great mass of wing
voters of the city and county were present. The
speakers iuy-and unreservedy endorsed the nomi-
nation of lack Taylor; and their sentiments on
this topic met with enthusiastic applause. The
' raufying" resolution, however, Is somewhat
chary In It's phraseology-lt is MS follows:-
'sThat in the election Of General Zachary Taylor
President of the United States, confidently hope
and expect to see the triumph of the great leading
principles Of the wing party Of the whole Union;
end to executive usurpation check to the inordi-
nate love of conquest and territorial aggrandzement;
and. the surplus revenues Of the government applied
to the improvement of our Western waters and har-
bors. and other great national improvements" :
But feeling sensible that this enumeration OF
their s'hope" and ''expectaton" from the ''eec-
tion' of General Taylor did not include the
ssmarrow and the fat of the political s'bone of
contention" now before them, they added dis
tnct resolution in the words following
Resoved, That all the prosperity, virtue, morality
enterprise, and rapid advancement in population,
wealth and intelligence of the people of the States of
Ohio Indiana Illinois and Michigan, mainly to be
attributed to the PASSAGE by Congress- of the orii
of July 49, 1887 or the government of he ter
ritcry of tho United States northwest of the river
Ohio and more particularly to article of said ordi
nance which provides that there shall be neither
slavery involuntary servtude in the said terrific
whereof the party shall have been duly convicted;
and insist that in the formation of all territorial
governments, hereafter by Congress the principles of
said ordinance, and the language OF the 9th article
above quoted shall form an indispensable part Of such
govern ments."
And then, as if unwilling to subdue entirely the
mistiusi they entertained amidst their hopes and
expeditions, from Genel al Taylors election, they
made the declaration tollowlng:-
sResolved, That we will support no man for seat,
either in the Congress of the United States in
Legislature who will not his best exertions to
prohibit the introduction of slavery into all States
hereafter to be formed"
1t will be remembered by the careful readers of
the Herald, that have shown by extracts from the
wing State central committees address, hereto
fore, that the spirit of 1t was not to rally in support
of lack TAYLOR for the sake of eecting him Pre-
sldent, but for the sake of carrying Gin his nancy
the ota district elections OF the State and 1t will
be seen now, that these wing party managers 0or
the said committee men took controlling part In
IN meeting) have not yet been able to get rid of
that demagoguish idea, notwithstanding that the
add ess has been severely handled and repudiated
by the AsLtabula Sentinel, the Elyrra Courier, and
other 'K*serye" papers. The Cowicr, said, that
1t was an endeavor I" to seduce the wings OF the
State from their principles"
Now, what does all this prove! Why, clearly,
that the mass of the voting people are more ready
to support General Taylor, than what the old party
leaders are willing to do. Yet, these Masses
have other offices within their gift besides the Pre-
sdency, to some of which these leaders, having a
longing eye and still more longing purse, they too
propose that the wings be permitted to organize
their forces for the election campaign under the
standard of old Rough and Ready.
The Etuia Courier further charges to the ac-
count of these dlslnterested managers that, at III
State convention, which appointed them as the
executive committee of the wings of the State,
there was "a well known and general under
standing, that IT a majority OF the Philadelphia
I convention should prove so treacherous to the
| patty as to recommend Taylor for our suflrages,
| the wings of Ohio would repudlate him.
| Judge Thrall, of the Stale Journal, denies the
existence of any such general understanding, y
and brands the assertion as libel upon the honor
of the wings of Ohio The Judge is right, accsr-
! ding to my knowledge of the open and secret
| dongs of the wings then congregated In this city,
far as the assent of the friends of the general is
concerned the absence OF which prevented the
understanding from being general" but that
the declaration was openly, freely, and loudly
mouthed over by the friends of Mr.. Corwin Gin
particularly and these of Mr.. Clay, and mutually
assented to as between them, cannot be gainsaid,
for it is true. The few Taylor men there in at,
tendance were so "stumped," at these bold and
vehement declarations. that their courage failed
| them and they scarcely made an effort to have
the old hero's name considered by the nominating
committee. The final report of that committee
being general resolution of submitting the
selection of a candidate for the Presidency with
out naming preference, itself proves 1t to be the
result of compromise of conflicting preferences,
! and mutual T" understandings not expressed.
OF these matters, however, the mass OF the
| vyhIU yOfc kpex
auire about it now their !" general understand,
ing now is, to vote for General Taylor! And
while the Clay wings Ewing and his tactlon)
ank the anti-war wings (Corwln and his factlon)
and the Mclean wings Judge Wright, and his
Cincinnati ciique), will each and all "swallow y
the words they uttered in this city last winter, de-
rogatory to General Taylor being the candidate fo'
wing party, and will now give him their support
because they see the mass OF the people will vote
for him, the chances are, that the ultra anti slavery
wings of universal "Cheesedom will adhere to
their position and "repudlate him."
But, even In that section and IN the very mids
of the "infected district" we have indication Of
some reconsideration OF the proposed repudiatlor
"a kind of GO sober second Cor second sober
thought of the people," as he of Undertook once
said.
In explanation of the motives which prompt
! such reaction on the part OF the prime movers
/ may remark that Mr.. Glddlngs, although ia
vored by repeated nominations, and consequent
elections in that stronghold of whlglsm the
/, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Aspabula, and Lake county
district, is not without his opponents in the whig
ranks, nor without able and popular rivals fol
future nomination. Among the latter may be
named Hon. William l. Perkins, OF gainesville
Geunga county.
Mr. Perkins has represented his country fol
some years as Representative and as State Senator
He is an able man to compete with of a high
order of talents long devoted to the service OF the
people of mis- dstrict-at least the wing portion o.
them; and, as a wing, the State Journal says
truly, "Mr Perkins is one of the strong men o.
the State"
an invitation addressed to him by some of the
Cleveland wings to be present at a time named, fo
the formation of Rough and Ready" club. /
should be remarked, too, that Mr.: p. was the
dance at the Philadelphia convention, and along
with the rest of the Ohio delegation (save two
supported General Scott,