The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-23
The Taylor Wing Meeting-somc Strange
Developements.

The grand wing mass meeting, called by
committee of honest politicians, of long stand
ing IN Wall street, and held at Niblo's Garden,
to nominate for the next Presidency General
Taylor, came off last evening, under rather un-
favorable circumstances, as to canopy, canvass,
weather, spirit, enthusiasm, accommodation,
and numbers. There were about two thousand
persons present, although the call in the news
papers had numbered nearly three thousand
The address and the resolutions were most
strangely inconsistent, absurd and incompre-
henslble-denouncing all war-scornng all mill
tary glory-cutting up all chivalric talent-whIle
they nominated the most distinguished military
chleftaln OF the war, for the highest haaor that
can be conferred by free people. They de-
nounced, as bitterly and as scornfully as Mr.
Clay did at Lexington, 90 the daring deeds OF
conquest and oil blood" while theyTun, for hope
and shelter, TO the mantle of the chief general
who made those " conquests," and executed
those deeds"
What is the meaning of all this Inconsistency,
absurdity and self contradiction, in the declara-
tons of such assemblage, met for such an
nvowed purpose
From certain curious and pregnant passages in
lor, left out by directions of the committee-from
other passages left in, referring to "another
General Scott of transcendent genius and un-
sullied fame''-from the declarations made in
the eloquent speech of the principal orator, Og-
den Hoffman, that General Scott was his first
choice"-and from spontaneous resolution at
tempted to be offered by Charles ]. Thompson,
Esq, near the closing of the meeting, but pru-
IDENTIFY Withdrawn, we suppose, recommending
General Scott 10 The tchig convention of the 18th
Of June, IN of serious differences betlceen the
friends Of Clay and Taylor IN that body, we are
somewhat inclined to believe that this noni n a.
ton and apparent support of General Taylor by
the Wall street gentlemen, is only Wall street
bubble, OF the most transparent character, and
that their real purpose is to fight off and drive
away Clay with the convenient name and popu-
larity of General Taylor, in order to leave the
ground open for General Scott, who is undoubt-
eddy, and always has been, the first hoice of the
gentlemen who got up this strange and contra
dictory meeting.
This whole affair, from beginning to end, was
not only cold, absurd, and contradictory, but it
is dishonest towards General Taylor,-and the
real friends of that glorious veteran should at
once organize on their own hook, without any
connection with any party, democratic, whig,
native, or neutral-get up electoral tickets in
every State, az they did in Harrisburgh
yesterday (see telegrsphic news)--cast them.
selves upon the justice and generosity of the
American people, aad take their chance. in the
contest, with any and all other candidates Gen
Taylor belongs to no party-will make pledges
10 no psrty-and, if elected, will be guided alone
by the constitution and common sense of a great
people. On this point, we enabled to pub
lish, for the first time, an original letter of Gen
Taylor's, written to Peter Sken Smith, a dele
gate from the independent Rough and Ready
convention of Pennsylvania, and referred to last
evening in the brief speech he made to the
meetngs-
ORIGINAL LETTER OF GENERAL TAYLOR.
BAroN RoUGg, La, January 30th, lsts.
Sn Your communication Of the 10th Instant, has
beeH resolved and the suggestions therein offered duly
considered
Ia reply TO your inquiries have again to repeat that
have neither the the desire to dictate 10 the
Atnsrcsn people the exact Ia which they should
proceed 70 nominate ms Tor the Prsdsncy Of the United
states ~ they desire such result they must adopt
the best suited in their epiuon TO the
ton Of the purpose aud " they think At 70 bring me
before them for this Office through their legislatures
mestings or convention cannot obisct their
designating these bodies wing democratic or native
But being thus nominated must Insist on tn. coudi
ton and my position on this point Is immutable-that
shan not be brought forward by them as the candidate
Of their party considered the exponent Of their
party doctrines.
10 conclusion have TO repeat, that N nomina-
d for the Presidency BY body Of ny fellow eitisens
sssianstec by spy name they might choose te adopt,
ahead esteem tao hoset sse wosld sse-gs sesh noss