The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-14
Political InfeallDenrc.

CIRCULAR OF THE MAxAcHusErrs WHIes.-The
wings of Massachusetts, dissatisfied with the nominal
ton of the Philadelphia Convention, have issued the
following circular to the people Of Massachusetts,"
The Wing National Convention have nominated &C.
neral Taylor for President of the United States In
doing they have exceeded their just authority and
have proposed a candidate whom northern wing is
bound to support He is not whig when tried by the
standard Of our party organization He has
voted for wing candidate has declared that the party
must not look to him exponent Of its principles,
that wc would accept the nomination of the democra
tic party and that he would submit his claims to
the decision Of the wings acting through their regu
larly constituted convention He is not a vhip IL
Judged by the opinions he enerains upon questions
OF public policy Upon the great questions Of curren
cy and finance, Of internal Improvements of protec
ton to American industry, far from agreeing with
the wings he has distinctly avowed that he has formed
opinion Mt all He is not q wing, If measured by
Massach usctts and of the North have pledged them
selves solemnly deliberately and often He is not OPP
posed to the extension of slavery over now territories
acquired and to BIO acquired by the United States He
Is STAKEHOLDER and has been selected because he could
command votes which no whig from the free States
could receive To make room for him, the trusted and
faithful champions of have all aside
The wings OF Massachusetts, by their Legislature and
in thcir popular mbes have resolved that oppose
ton to tho extension Of slavery Is fundamental arti
clio OF their political faith They have spoken with
and upbradng Of those northern democrats who
would sacrifice the rights aud tho interests Of the free
States upon the altar Of party subservency The
wings Of the Legislature have recently declared to the
country that success attend the party, only
by the sacrifice Of whip principles come Of them"
they do not mean to be thus successful that they
determined to support candidate who will not suf
fer TO be overbasncod by annexations Of foreign
territory by the further extension Of the instu
ton Of slavery which Is equally repugnan to the feel
ings and incompatible with the political rights of the
free States and that they "bcliove it be the
lutte purpose Of the whg people OF Massachusetts, to
support these sentiments and carry into effect the de-
sign which they manifest" Believing that the support
Of General Taylors nomination Is required by obl
CATION Of party fidelity and that to acquiesce in 1t
would be the abandonment Of principles which hold
most dear trcachcrv to the Of freedom and the
utter prosraton Of the interests Of free labor and the
rights of freemen. The undersigned wings of Massa-
chuscts call upon their fellow citizens throughout the
commonwealth. who opposed to the nomination Of
Cass and Taylor, to meet in convention at Worcester
Wednesday. the 2sth day Of June current to take
such steps the occasion shall demand in support Of
the principles to which they pledged, and to CO.
operate with the other free States In convention for
this purpose.
SENATORS FROM ARKANSAS The necessity OF elect
ing two United States Senator'S the next session Of
the Arksnsas Legislature has given rise quite
cited and amusing state Of th ngs in that State Sc
vicr, Borland Drew, Sebastian, Field Hampstead and
others too numerous to mention, all WANT to
the state, and openly privately aboring TO
opportunity to do so, and each backed by
their respective re nds and who making
most strenuous efforts for their favoritcs and patrons
GES. TAYLoR IN New ESoLANp.-Ons hundred guns
were fred from Boston Common Monday, in honor
Of the whg nominations On receipt Of the intelli-