Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-09-02
A TRUE MASSACHUSETTS WING.

The Boston Atlas of last Saturday complies with
its promise by laying before its readers the excel
lent address of Rev. CHARLES w. UPHAM, on his
late election as President of the Salem Taylor Club
Not having room to copy the Speech entire, we We,
cannot deny ourselves our readers of the gratif-
cation of spreading before them the following ex-
tracts from il
The essential and momentous interests of the
try stake in the impending Presidential election and
individual be justified in refusing to submit incon
venence responsibility, or brave danger in the
AS believe with the deepest conviction, that the PEACE,
prosperity, and harmony of this glorious American Union,
and nseparabe consequence the best hopes
prospects of humanity throughout the world involved in
the of candidates. am ready devote myself to
their election and in this spirit Of devotion, all
of the difficulties to be encountered from my nexpeence in
the duties of the chair and variant The position is from my
habits and tastes in obedience to your take the
place assigned me-
Gentlemen Of the Taylor Club Let us now begin oul
work good earnest We invite into our body all who are
persuaded that the best way 'upho the CONSTITUTION
and pepeuate the UNION of these UNITED STATES is cleo
General TAYLOR to the Presidency. This associations like
candidate stands higher and broader than party grounds
Every who agrees with the object have in view,
will meet with hearty welcome Burying former dfferen-
ces, absaning from mutual reproache without any compro
mise of principle feeling relating inferior and by gone
issues let advance together shoulder shoulder the
patriotic that unites 1t is our purpose in harmo
nicus co operation with the Wing Ward Committees bring
out full Taylor vote and to that end, would encourage
and induce every whosha conclude to contribute to thai
voe forthwith to give the benefit of his open influence and
example, by inscribng his name, in addition to the many
hundreds already rolls. We design to promote the
formation of similar clubs in the surrounding towns and from
this point to organize movement that will aid eecuay III
placing and in keeping beloved and yeneraed Common
wealth where she belongs and has always been found in from
of the foremost in the of the COUNTRY, of the Coz
sTITUTIoS, and of the UNION.
"The various forces brought line. The De
mocrac party have presented their ticket We have unfur
ed banner to the breeze Our friends at Buffalo have
kindly complied with most eager wishes and, while Thea
hare dratcn into rorter all indictments and
cedrs of erery denomination and from every quarter have
arayed themselves under that will strike least five
from the Democratic ticket every that be de-
tached from the Wing ticket in the large snd closely
ed States OF tbs Unonhus contrbuting prospects
most efectualy and decsvey For this thank
them. And is further matter Of congrauaton all around
that they have done much to heghen good humor Of the
election To eUery mind conrersan rith political his
tory, there is sonethRg resS6ly iudicrops in the Buad
nomination. IL brings and parties into uxapositions
groteque and ridiculous that gravity Withstand it. We
have behed with admiration and establishment the several
cessiye advances and developments of modern and
science. Electricity, magnetism and mesersm have each
performed their wonders before eyes. But political
gic has fairly oudone them aH 1t has exercised the extra
VACANT and fanaca spirit of aboionism and reduced m
desperate leaders meek acquescence with platform
which, the subject of slavery, does go beyond, if il
comes up to, the ground upon which Northern Wings have
always stood It has transformed the adrot wirepulers
Tammany Hall and the crafty managers Of the Albany Re-
gency into depout coaUence of Conscientious phlqnro
pists. II has galvanized into life again thoroughly used
up ; and metamorphosed he Northern candidate with
Southern principles into creature, totally different
and precisely opposite species