New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-16
n. whis. Of our City.

Wasxsver the friends OF Gen Isyior nave 'no
.,oendency and meet to choose Delegates to Pniia'
aslphis. they are very certain to choose Taylor
men. an 10 let the world know 1t. We complain
10. Of this We do not accuse them OF cheating
NJ. Clay They have the same right to be fairly
and earnestly for Gen. Taylor that we have to
eaer;sh and svow q strong preference for another
O,ly let them act openly, fairly, napfully, as we
nave ever done and they will provoke no com
pl.n., 10 III temper no parallel to their false and
fol charges Of cheating so freely preferred
against US.
When the Taylor meeting was held at Nioios
G arden the Courier s. Enquirer proiessed to see
II !, an evidence that tie IVhigs Of NeT- York CITY
preferred Gen Taly0r for the Presidency Now
assuming that of those Wings at least nine tenths
.-aaaty prefer Mr.. Clay, we ask, What ought they
to dot When every denomination for Taylor
however fictitious and inconclusive, is Haunted IN
rhe pablic eye. have they not right to take care
tia. the moral weight of NewYork. be it little or
much. shall be felt and respected Have they not
n rishs, frstto Delegates of their chcice-Delegates
Who viii faithfully represent their willard next
70 Whatever influence may fairly be exerted by
declaration OF that will When Arkansas. with
ZOO whig voters and no possibility OF choosing
Wing Elsctor, with Missouri and Illinois, and all
the other dittos, are making capital abroad for
TsyIor, have not Twenty-Five Thousand such
wings G. those who stand by Henry Clay in this
City , rish, to let their light shine before men
A, an events they honestly think they have, and
cannot be buliied abused nor brow beaten out OF
acting up to their conviction.
TIE Whie General Committee Of this City was
chosen by unanimously large meetings in the sew
srL Wsrds, upon regular and full notice. II IL OF
course almost unanimous for Clay, just 1t would
have been for Taylor had Tsylorsm been FREEDOM
inant here 1t has given expression to its convic-
tons and the will Of it, constituenis-scarcely
more. 10 due season. it gave ample and circum.
s.zntial notice through al the Wing journals that
90 last Monday Presidential Delegates would be
cboSen in ali the Wards, at such hours api places
n the several Wards Committees should 4esig-
nate No Wing was excluded or repealed no par
fality shown by the terms Of the call. All who
intend TO vote for the Wing Presidential candidate
next November. whoever they may now prefer
fos such candidate. were honestly and early in
invited The meetings were held accordingly
and were very largely attended--were the full
the time, but this is tho burden of testimony OF
all hands. The Wings were emphatcally there
OF coarse the meetings were essentially Clay
meetings. because the Wing masses are for Clay
and for no other reason. Had there been single
Ward Of our City wherein Taylorism predom
nates. that Ward would have chosen Taylor Dele
gates. Boz there was no chance for anything like
this And now the fact that the Ward Commit
fses Of two OF three Wards chose to prefix to thei
cA,ls, 'Haee's to you. Harry Clayr is made pre-
text by tie Courier for scouting the election as
farce. Yet every sensible man knows that, II tn
wAig People had been for Taylor, such action G
their Ward Committees would have operated no
for bat against Mr. Clay.
Rot IL seems that In the Fifteenth Ward sever
wsn known whigs-Dudley seden. Edward Mil
turn, Chester briggs Henry Grinnell, W p, Flu
niss, Nathl Weed and Philip Hone-saw tit 0
essurdsy last to inquire of the gentlemen wbs o
No.day after were chosen Ward Delegates, whetl
Or they were or were not In favor Of Henry Cla
for President. and would or would not require d
tincs expression Of like preference, to be jastide
In corresponding action by him whom they shout
support for District Delegate to the National Coz
vsntion They promptly responded in the afirm'
sve.--'t h not pretended that there was anytbin
secret. undexhand, coslusivs in all this. The thin
complained Of 10 the requirement Of q distinc
pledge to support Mr.. Clay For this the Courie
stismatixes the Delegates ~ "bound hand an
foot. like 90 many sheep In the shaphles," and tn
couYse puryued 40 censurabe.' San outrage
~dsIibcrate insult" &C. and broadly asserts thu
no gentleman or reputable person will give such
pledge TO adhere to Mr.. Clay un6l the nomination
u made. unless he should request the withdraws
Of bis nsme) The Editor insaltipgly and wit
conscious falsehood adds
.sNcbody believes that Mr.. HoSE Mr.. 6xiSsELL.
wEs0 s.d their sssoeiass. would give saeh pscse ISL
required In shsir ssssr."
The man perfectly veil knows better. He know
these gentlemen never did and never win exact {
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pledge that they would shrink from giving. The.
are not the men to dishonov . party they have .
long loved and 90 ably served. And his attempt .
disparsge and disgrscs the Delegates from gu