Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1848-05-23
From the New York Tribune.
GENERAL TAYLOR'S WIIlGEERY-
TIE IOINT,

We observe with some surprise that several
iournals-even the Express among them-talk O
Gen Taylor's position materially improved by
the last two letters given to the public in his name
so that lie may now be fairly recognised one
OF those from whom the Wing candidate for Pre-.
sdent is to be selected.
We decidedly demur. We do not consider Gen.
Tuylor's position improved by these letters -
There are some good sentiments embodied in the
Allison letter. So far as it goes, we think that
letter has met the general approval Of Wings
Had it been accompanied by declaration that
the writer would cheer(nly defer to the decision
of Wing National Convention, we should have
sad while Gen. Taylor is not our choice, he
has good right to be proposed for the Wing
nomination any one else. II nc obtain it, he is
entitled TO our support.
But it is not by vague professions of concur
renee in Wing sentiments that we lest a man S
political soundness. We had an abundance of
these from John Tyler. We do not object to Gen.
Taylors talk against partisan excuses in the ma
toms Executive convince that he is as right
in principle as Washington was, and we do not
ask that he shall be any more partisan in action
than he was. But when Gen. Taylor gives n
practical explanation of his famous saying that
he is {" Wing, but not an ultra Wing" and it
turns out that he is much Wing to be will
ling 10 take the WING nomination if rendered him,
but moi such an ultra Wing but that he would
run against the regular Wing candidate, should
another be preferred to himself, we insist that he
takes ground which will render his support very
difficult TO thousands of Wings.
Here we have several eminent citizens propos-
ed for the Wing nomination-Mr. Clay, Webster,
Judge McLane, Gen Scott and Gen. Taylor
the last least known as Wing, who never gave
Wing vote in his life, and never made a person.
al sacrifice for the Wing cause Each of the
others, it is notorious aud undoubted, will be a
candidate Only in case he is nominated by the
Wing National Convention eitheros them will
run a ganst that nomination. But Gen. Taylor
throws his sword into the scale wherein the mer-
its oFthe several candidates are being weighed,
and virtually says! !" You have Just this choice
to run me and succeed, or TO nominate another
aud be beaten by my running against him.
We cannot consider This the language ola sound
Wing, or n clear headed, selEdenying- patriot
An acre of professions are Out-weighed by such
an attitude. It is one which should be changed
before Gen. Taylor's name is brought into the
Wing Nominating Convention.
Lamartine will in all probability, be tho first
President o. the French Republic. The people
seem TO have confidence in his moderation and
WISDOM and events so far amply testify their opin-
ion of his sincerity and honesty. a letter from
Paras says:
.: lie is a. great man, and is, think, taking
Washington for his model He recommends
Was6ington's principles le the people, and is like
him 10 fifmress and caimness. SBetore the cham
Der closed, he stood uumoved while m1skets were
aimed at him, and though everything has been
done by the ambitions of the members to crush
him, as5well as the Communists, his honesty has
outstripPed them all. EsE ~ rsl