Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-05-06

The RIGHT SPIRIT.--The Louisville
Courier Of Friday last, contains the follow.
ing address. 1t is written in the right spirit.
Temperate and conciliatory, recognizing
the rights of Wings who may chance TO diff
fer abou, men. these gentlemen. explicitly
declare their intention to abide the nomi.
nation of the Wing National Convention.
TO THE FRIENDS OF GEN. TAYLOR
IN KENTUCKY.
The undersigned having been appointed Cen.
trail Committee by a Wing Convention that was
held in Frankfort for the purpose Of adopting
such measures as might best promote the election
OF Gen. z. Taylor to the Presidency, and hav.
ing been invested by The Convention with certain
important trusts, among others. with that Of COM
muncating to the friends OF Gen. Taylor such in.
formation as il was proper to lay before them, or
10 make such suggestions as the progress OF events
might render expedien.. would beg leave to state:
That the expectations OF the Convention in rela-
ton to there being no other Wing candidate pre-
scented 10 the National Convention from Ken.
lucky than Gen. Taylor have not been realized.
1t is now rendered ce,a that Mr.. Clay will
not withhold the use OF his name from that Con>
venion; and 10 an address just published by him.
he sets out, with much minuieness, the reasons
tina, have led him 10 this determination. OF his
RICH, to permit such use OF his name there can DO
no question. nor can any one reasonably complain
that he has chosen to exercise that right. tie.
nevertheless, true that this decision has been diff.
ferent from what was anticipated by the Wing
Convention assembled in Frank fort; and it has
caused many Of his sincere friends to lament that
he has felt himself constrained 10 take the view Of
the subject that he has just announced to the pub.
lie. The undersigned not perceiving in The fore.
going any reason why the original friends OF Gen.
Tsy or should either disband as party. or des>
pair Of success, would beg leave to say, that there
is much raason TO expect that the Natonol Con.
vention, which is to convane in Independence
Hall, on the 9Th Of June, will deem it most COM
sent the name Of Gen. Taylor to the American
His friends in the Southern States, after mature
deliberaon, have reconsidered their first deter.
limitations, and in recent assemblages, have sp-
pointed delegates 10 the Philadelphia Convention.
His claims will be fully represented and sustain~
ed by delegates from all those States where he 10
either the first choice OF the people, or where tho
public mind is satisfied that, in view OF the con.
sideratons that will influence the canvass. he 10
the most available candidate. As Gen. Taylor has
done nothing since bis name was frs. spoken ofin
connection with the great Office 10 lesson the
public confidence in his patriotism or integrity,
and as the luslre Of his great deeds has no, been
dimmed by any subsequen. disaster or miscon.
duct, there does not appear to be substantial
reason why the favor that followed him with such
spontaneous and universal acclaim from Palo
Alto 10 his matchless battles at Buena Visa.
should now be checked or Withdrawn. 1t is be.
leved that the people do not beslow their conf.
dence where nothing has been done to merit it.
and they are not apt to retfact their confidence
without good cause. Gen. Taylor occupies tho
same position now that he has always done--not
seeking the Office by any &C; Of his-steadily 70.
using 10 be enlangled with irnpracticable or evan.
escent issues. or proscriptive pledges, and reso-
luely maintaining stand that will enable him to
act the part OF an American President should no
be called to that station. His conduct in this mat
ter may not be agreeable 10 mere politicians, but
It is certainly no ground for displeasure 10 the
great body OF the people with whom the greatest
good TO the greatest number is a cardinal princi-
pie.
Your committee would therefore say, that moth
ing has occurred which would make il necessary
at this time to re- assemble tho Convention. ard
tina! nothing has transpired that ought to disturb
the harmony Of the Wing party in Kentucky. An
honest difference Of opinion may we'll be enter
tanned upon questions Of erpsdieney among those
who are indissoubly united on questions Of prin.
ciple And as both the general Wing Convention
favorable TO the nomination OF Gen. Taylor, cons
Cured in recommending the same electoral ticket
10 the people, all that remsins now to be done is.
that the electors and delegates be urged to bear in
mind the circumstances under which they wore
appointed-to remember the fraternal spirit, (ths
growth Of long years Of mutual conference and
supper, in glorious cause with which all en-.
trusted them with the keeping Of the interests Of
the Wing party, and that they do not forget tho
unqueslionable truth that General Taylor is an
available candidate in Kentucky. and that. il On
occasion should arise in which it will bs proper
to declare it, they proclaim this truth and fearless.
y &C, upon it.
All OF which is respectfully submitted.
ORLANDO BROWN.
o. G. GATES,
w CPAnnOCK