Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-10-03

York. | was travelling; and as | passed through
Philadelphia slept in a Ioom-( loud laughter
at Ibis allusiun) Captain Tyler was not there
(Renewed laushter.) | did not sleep with Capt
Tyler, but slept in a room with The window up
without my knowing it, and took such an uE-
merciu cold, under which am now laburng
| thai il has kept me here longer than |
intended. | could not, however, resist the i'm
preston made upon me, though | had refused
from first 10 last, on every occasion and under
| all circumstances, 10 raise my voice either in de-
| fence Of the nomination OF General raylUr or
against il. find myself, however unable 10 re
sis the pressure made upon me 10 declare To you
| my sentiments. Ii is most clear and manifest to
me, from The great satisfaction you have mani
tested with The address, when il was read before
| you, that though there may, no Goub', be men of
various minds among you, yet you are OF one
mind i'll reference 10 The sentiments OF that ad-
dress. IL cannot be expected but thai there are
vatlous sentiments among you but intend 10
speak for myself, and To speak my own seEli.
mentS, not yours. think Tor NO man, and | per
| nit no other man to think Tor me. (Appausc.)
But as on this occasion, il is The first, and the
last, and the only speech intend 10 make in his
campaign, | hope | shall lie listened 10 patiently
10 the last. That my great friend j. Henry CLAY,
! Cloud cbeers,) my great, my ardent my devoted
personal and political friend, and that prefer
|
sary should ell you here. Ay, sir, il you were
10 hold out the prospecl-the least prospect Tor
him, would 20 Tor him, against all the world,
convention OF no convention, nomination or no
nomination. Yes, sir, would go Tor t:.at man,
| who is embalmed in the hearts oil all the Auic-
rcan people Cloud cheers.) That man, 10
whom the people Of This country are more in.
deb!ed than 10 all the other political men Of
The country. That man, who is The founder and
builder up oil The party To which | hcong-,hc
man who has given all its strength, all is
vitality, TO that party. But am not factious
man, aud connect myself with no faction whe-
ther the object OF that faction be to promote the
election of Lewis Cass, or Of Martin Van Bu
rem. In the history of this country, We find,
after nomination made by Convention met
to represent one OF the great parties Of The
Union, that not only here in the city of New
York, but in every place, in every spot through
ont the Union, we find ourselves divided. Why
is this soi Why arc VIC thus divided. do not
mean to make Taylor speech, because there
is no Taylor in me; nor do | mean 10 make al
anti-Taylor speech, because know that resist
ance is fruitlcss; but desic, since this is 10 be
my first, my last, and my only speech, TO vndi
cato and to justify my position; and IN doing
this, vindicate and justify yours. Applause.
| ask, then, why do we SEQ this division IN our
ranks II is because the nominations made at
Philadelphia were made by politicians in Wash
ington, [cries Of "tllal's IT, without consult
ing the wishes Of the Wing party. That nom-
nation was made by men. selfish, designing,
artful and traitorous, who hoped TO get the
power Of the Government into their hands Ly the
imbecilty of their candidate Cheersl 1t
was nomination made by few Of the older
heads of the Wing party, backed by men who
were pen-feather politicians, without giving the
least regard to the popular voice aud wishes Of
the people Loud cheers.] Yes, sir, there IS
story 10 be tod--there is 4 book 10 be written
in relation to this Philadelphia nomination not
by me; do not deal in writing books which
will show in what manner that nomination was
managed and contriyed. The managers of
that nomination knew we'll that il they went
al once honestly into the Convention. Henry
Clay was the choice Of nine ten,ls OF the
whole Wing party throughout the United Sti'e..
Therefore, Tor their purpose, niue Tennis II The
party were TO be deceived, cheated and Tampled
upon by raising the cry against MIR. Clay oil
"avaiabily.' know the parties 10 this
know their secret workings; | found il oul by
some leaky vessels among themselves. The cry
OF "NOn.availabiii,y," WAS got up against MIR
Clay, whom all preferred; and ii was continued
TO be urged and pushed on until The pub &c
should be, by imposition, cheated and de-
frauded. From the frs, saw and was opposed
10 IT, Well, lhen now, WELL TO no man in my
admiration and gratitude for General Taylor, as
leader OF our armies as gallant aud successful
soldier. (Hers dead silence and mule asoE-
ishment as il Of disappointment or disapp,oha
tion, in an instant was percepble in the Assem-.
! bly.) And am willing 10 award all praise 10
him. But does that make him a statesman p
! Does that fit him to discharge The mosi response
bic duties which can be imposed upon moral
mani (Cries Of mo, no.") Well, thought
"no" too. (llere voice in The crowd cxclaim.
, ed, ibid ne not say he would run, whether Clay
was nominated or not1" "Pnt him out. pu, him
QUIZ My opposition 10 General Taylor is moi
TO him as man; felt no sentiment Of opposition
TO General Taylor as General Taylor and when
| preferred Henry Clay-(here MIR. Bots con-
hrmed his observation by vehement OATH in
which ne invoked the Supreme Brine)-l pre-
ierred him not as man, bu! insisted upon his
nomination, because thought he showed him
) sell 10 be a statesman and Wing II another
mans name had been proposed BY that Conven
ton, recognizing himself as 4 Wing, pledged
as such, and committed 10 support Whs
principles whoever he might have been,
would not have declined; | would net nave
repndiated his nomination; he should have
had my support. In what say do not mean
10 express opposition 10 General Taylor but
|
When General Taylor was FIST approached up
on this question, and was first asked IT he would
accept the nomination, what was his reply Ii
was this-"l will accept this nomination, but my
determination is that will not accept ii as an tx
ponent OF your principles IL will not be a
patty mani will not bind myself to any
parry OF clique am Wing, but net an
ultra Wing" God knows what an ultra Wing
i. Perhaps you may call inc au ultra Wing
Uausher) Now, il was, and he was moi, he
has no right To expect me 10 support him. lle
said ne did not recognize The doctrines OF any par
~ as his guide and rule. Now, fellow Wings,
II ne has made mistake in The question. is tnat
hls fanlt or ours2 | say il is his. Tie Eng Sh
language is plaincn ough for any man 10 express
his meaning plainly, and il lie misrads us, am /
to bear the responsibility? (Cres Of mo, no") :
say no too. (Laughter) Mr.. Bols then pre-
ceeded 10 show contradiction OF himself into
which he said General Taylor had lallcn in his
letters where one OF them, as he allcdscd, fl,ly
| contfadiced The other but as We were seated
behind Mr.. Bolts we could NIL catch his remarks
on this grave matter. LouI shouts ol applause
followed this part of MIR. Botl>'s speech in The
mids, of which We departed, leaving another o
our corps TO continue our Eterahm Il re,haiim Ie-
port oil this wonderful Grafton.
The nomination was then made. and General
| Taylor was The nominee. BY what means This
was done, 1t is not necessary tor me 10 say.
That II was done lrauiuen,lY, believe. Gap
plaus") There was promise OF money, ii was
generally thought, bu this promise was not
made by General Taylor. for | consider him to-
honest man 10 do any hing OF the kind; bn, at
large meeting OF Mr.. Clays friends, al Ph,la-
deiphia, il was stated by gentleman, who had
II from one OF his colleagues of The convention,
that if the nomination OF General Taylor, ana
ABBOT Lawrence, were secured he would have a
sum in his pocket OF $4,000. (Applause.) The
nominations, however, were made and We were
called upon 10 accept them. We refused to on
dorse the nominations. (Checrs) We waited
Tor several Weeks 10. see il General Taylor
would accept the nomination. but there was no