New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-10-14

NEW OK, OCTOBER, i-f-.
GENTLEMEN. have received your communication.
by which am cordially invited 20 partake OF a din
ner AZ as carly day a. my convenience will permit IN
testimony OF your appreciation Of my pdolc career and
As evidence of your personal confidence and esteem
The brief but comprehensive terms IN winch your
letter s cOuched conveying spirit OF kindness
and tone Of compliment far beyond my pretensions
demand the expression Of my warmcst gratitude, and
most hearty acknowledgements
However gratifying would be- At any otncr ue snd
under other circumstances 20 accept your profercd hos
paliiT and al the social board the distinguish
ed friends whose names are appended to your letter ~
well those whom you represent yet IN the present
condition Of things, J must beg you 70 excuse me Tor
declining most respectfully do the ciyilues which
Nsutn moment and under such circumstances
as now exist even II no reference had been made 10
your letter % my political services and positonJ 70
would De impossible 20 diyest the meeting Of All polt
ical compile xon and while We have all been hereto
fore united Ia a cause. and are sal united by
our devotion 20 common principle which have held
u5 together in many hard.i0ugnt field set We ind
ourselves unfortunately separated Temporarily tfusi
and divided IN our opinion 10 the men through
whose fundamentally we are most likely 20 achieve
the greatest good for common country who Their
then the various views that entertained by those
who would probably meet on such an occasion are
likely to be- recOnced OF eNaspeTa'ed by discus
sion. is problem not very easily solved M own I'm
precision l. that sober deliberate reelection u better
calculated 70 harmonic our views and our action
lat all times desirable, and now especially impoitanD
festive board
Whether the triumph Of Wing principles is more like
IN tn be accom- plshe by supporting Gen Cas-, MfN An
Bureu or Gen Taylor, Oy the Observance Of rgid
neutrality is a question ttat each must determine
hmself-my own opinions and determination ON this
subject have been already avowed and while snail sup
port the least 90 ectionahe candidate ana take thc
chdHcss for good In preference q me certainty OF tFl
do not wish il 10 be understood that At all with
that portion of the public press and public speakers
who declare the principles OF the Wing party to be
obsolete impracticable or condemned oy the puohc
jud gmcnt
n Gen TAYLOR should be elected, aud mis- adminIsira
ton should prove be, what We all concur IN hoping
IL may be- thoroughly Wing, then We snail be united
IN giving hearty Jealous aud enthusiastic support
and If n shall be anything bur Wh2 then we shall be-
united In our opposition and determined resistance 20
ts measures and designs For my own part nave no
doubt about the ultimate Of our principles BE-
they in my judgment such only as are cacu
atad 10 advance the happiness and prosperity Of
the country, and because / believe IN the ultimate
triumph OF truth have nothing to say against the
personal character OF any OF the candidates so lar
as ! know them. they arc entirely uneNcepu0naOle ,
but against their 80 called democratic principles and
all who adopt them, war, 20 the death.
set up no pretensi0n 10 the spirit Oi prophecy yet
one prediction / will venture to make, and that is
that let this election terminate Il may, let US be
divided and thrown asunter As lar as the poles yet
that II the great Champion OF American Interests, OF
American Industry. and American hshts y awe anu
his mind Is not parayzed In 1852 land the probability
il that his mind will be sound long as he has legs 70
stand upon that shall all come together and unite
10 one universal Wing motto of HENRY CLAY. TIE
Peoples CANDIDATE. AND No CONVENTION" That is
nor the Peoples will ], will hea De the Peoples
choice they WILL do that justice before ne dies,
II God will spare him for the purpose an 90 Banquos
ghost need hope 10 shove him from The stool BY ms
esrnestness and zeal IN behalf Of q more available
candidate
TRUST gentlemen. you will excuse M for INDUCING
In the remarks with which have accompanied this ms
dcclenson OF your kindness and hospitality, and that
YOU will allow me 20 express again my sincere scknow
edgments and 20 subscribe myself,
WIN f.e chest fe-lect al 81 .ei
Your lrenf t1f -I0s WIZ
JOHN II BOTS