Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-06


mum, an able representative in Congress, and
who also represented the Wings of the 9th
Massachusetts district in the National conven-
ton, has addressed his constituents concern
ing the convention and It's Presidential nomi-
nation.
He says on the first ballot the free States
cast one hundred and seventy-one votes: of
which one hundred and one were cast for Sou
thern candidates, Mr.. Clay and Gen. Taylor
That the North made no earnest and united
claim for free State candidate-that Massa-
chusetts stood alone, among the free Wing
States, aided by the votes of New Hampshire,
three votes from Maine and one from New
York. Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island,
New York, and every other free State except
two, went earnestly for Southern candidate
from the start. while Ohio and Indiana, instead
of bringing forward Judge Mclean or Mr.. Cor
win, or offering to support man who was
particularly identified with the free States, yo-
ted for Gen. Scott.
ssWhat them" he asks, "have the free States
to complain of? answer, of themselves, and
of themselves alone!"
He asserts that Gen. Taylor was fairfy nom
ina ted in general convention of the Wing
party; that "there was no unfairness in the
mode of ballotting, every delegate announced
his vote UipG voce, SO that the whole people
might hear and see it." And now what are
the Wings of the free States to do? He an
swers mphatically-support the nomination.
They knew before the assembling of the con-
vention as well as they know it now, "that
Gen. Taylor was 10 be a powerful candidate
before the convention, and would be urged by
large portion of the Wing party. They knew
that he had declared himself Wing; and, re-
posing confidence in the patriotic intentions
of the convention, they unhesitatingly agreed
TO take their lot in it. went there, in good
faith, to obtain a concentration of opinion
which would be effectual to the tearing down
of the strongholds of that pernicious party
which now occupies the high places of our
Government. know no other course by which
that great work can be accomplished than BY
the union of the Wing party. Gen. Taylor
was not my preference, but | believe him to
be true Wing, an honest and capable man,
opposed to the acquisition of territory, with
sound and conservative principles, opposed to
further charging the bounds of the Union;
and, although he lives in the latitude where
slavery is tolerated, yet do not believe that
he desires or approves its extension. His de-
clared sentiments are guaranty that he will
never, in the slightest manner, interfere with
the action of Congress when it shall forbid the
existence of slavery in our newly acquired ter
ritories. Let the representatives of the people
and of the States be left free to act upon that
question, uncontrolled by Executive influence
and Executive veto, and we are safe."
These words of truth and soberness, and
worthy of practical and cordial acceptation.
MIR. Ashmun closes as follows:
SIN the meantime, let US labor to bring back
our Government to the paths of peace, of pros
perity, and the pursuit of happiness, by placing
its high trusts in Wing hands. For, in the
words of that citizen of Massachusetts whose
fame belongs to the world, while his great heart
belongs to his country, whose life has been one
of continued self-sacrifcing, unrequited labor
for the American people-in the words of Dan
iel Webster, standing in Faneuil Hail.:
in the dark and troubled night that is upon
us, see no star above the horizon, promising
light to guide us, but the intelligent, patriotic,
united Wing party of the United Slates''
GEN. TAyLoR-THE PRESENT AND THE FU
TURE.-We understand, says the Vicksburghl
Wing, by friend up the river, that Gen. Tay-
Tor is to take the place of Gen. Brooks, as com
handing officer at New Orleans, and that the
latter will resume his old command at Jeffer-
son Barracks, Mo. l
We understand, too, that Gen. Taylor is to
take the place of James K. Polk, Esq, in
Washington City, on the 4th of March, and
that the latter will resume his old place on the
eanks of Duck river. 1t is thought that Mr.. |
Cass will ruminate, in the neighborhood oil