The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-27
Changing 'FRONT.'


They will be compelled TO abate something Of tn, n.
and independent claims which they set up, and to sub
his petensions to the decision OF whig national 20, n
venton The National Integencer comes forward N II
morning with one of its characteristic articles INV,
the cue to its party and flashing its doubling brethren
the with the scourge of It's sarcasm In ALLAH
movement as well as in the decided tone OF the M,
York Tribune, knowing observers suspect the 6s.
of the great magnetism, (using the present Pckvek
sense of that classic expression)
In the article before us, the great manager in the nj,
tn eatre reads lecture upon the blessings OF pao
convention to ''the worthy editors of the MARYLAND
pubhcan"-tells Them with sort OF sneer that IA, 81
''seem to think that the wings OF other part OF N
Union have right to haze any say in the selection
candidate for the presidency, because they have alsa
pronounced; and that, because number OF the whi,
Annapolis and parts adjacent, have already settled
their own minds who shall be President no non,r
tion by national convention for that office desro
The wing organ pays high compliment to the NanaJ
wings first and hopes to them in the national CONVEX
ton Next it turns round to speak of Gen TAYLOR Al.
SAYS 1--WE (of the National Integencer) were no, beo
apprized of their having taken the matter SO much +,
heart as they seem to do; though we knew III.
their late governor, in the message with which he clos,
his admirable administration of the State goyernm,0,
had expressed his preference for the General, and ",
might have presumed that the preference being his wa,
pretty general among his political friends, We publishes
his opinion thus expressed, without comment; we nav.
never sped syllable in dsparagement OF the claims Or
qualifications of Gen Taylor, and confess that we dol
not understand upon what grounds the gentlemen AM
n,no1is that measure of national conyO,
ton is to be regarded being in opposition their can
didate The friends of General Taylor are quite az
earnest as those of any other candidate in favor Of
convention; and they because they have den
to the wing party broken up by nominations
All this is significant enoughbut still more so by wha,
means than by what says 1t affects TO say that Genera
Taylors friends earnest about convention as Mr.
Clays; when, from the whole strain of their opinions and
practices, it knows exactly the contrary. And al the
same time threatens to drive them into convention by
cvilly limiting that if they not led into the movement
they will be driven to it by the fear OF cross-nomt
nations and cross-questlons. But the close OF the az
ticle is of so peculiar and marked character that
defes all abrdgment land therefore lay it before
readers as a precious moroccan of literary badlnage as
well as political dictation
"a candidate the Republican tells us in one breath
has been already nominated by the wings OF Maryland
acclamation; whilst in the next they declare that sound
policy requires he Gen to should not be put The
attitude of mere party candidate &c. then, our Repubh
can friends are opposed to IA wing national convention
because they are opposed 10 wing organization for the
purpose of electng wing President Now to all this We
have reply first, that if they desire to elect President
,oho is not ,chg, then they give up Gen Taylor him
self who is every inch wing, and nothing else than
whig and secondly, that if they desire to elect wing
President they go into WING national convention
select candidate.
"U thew will not do that however, then the rest Of The
wings of the Union do the best they without
them The idea of their undertaking drive the
the Union before them they would drove of
the market, is hardly compatible with the common sense
and courtesy by which the wings of Maryland have always
heretofore been distinguished; and cannot but believe
that the Republican misapprehends their views in this
respect"
1t does not require the sagacy OF Daniel to read the
handwriting on the wall. The Inteligencer TO
tell the friends Of General Taylor that the friends Of Mr.
Clay intend TO take ticket for him in the drawing Of
"the great cake"hat they will try conclusions with
him in their great wing Sanhedrim-thathe will notsur
render their principles at the shrine of his military glory
that they will drive him into national convention and
either drive him off the turf or compel him conesshm
self whg In other words they have design to rule
him off the course, by placing him upon platform on
which he and many of his friends have hitherto refused
to place themselves We beg the reader to compare The
positions which they have hitherto occupied, with those
into which the National ntelligencer is about to dragon
their favorte candidate.
Hitherto they have declared that General Taylor had
claims like those of General Washington, too high to
be questioned or investigated and who to be carried
with rush through the electoral colleges without anyone
"havng any say in the election" They have held hmup
as no-party naan-as one who would be taken up BY
the people without any nomination from convention
They have boldly alleged that he never would consent
appear in any other character and with this view Bis
friends have been recently attempting to supersede ma
tonal convention, by bolstering him up with the nom
nation of county meetings and State conventions.
And now all this is to be changed Gen. Taylor must
be tried by his peers national conventions and be
will not consent to this arbtramen why they must osX
out for more decided wing, who will readily yield
to their behests And who readily than their cham
pion in three wars and the great leader OF their party
The wings are locking into the condition of ranks
and canvassng the course OF our candidates. II s'
therefore, right to return the compliment, and see
how this call harmony party getting on with 'heH
men. We should thank them TO inform
the country, soon as is convenient, who it is 'hey
mean 10 run, that may try conclusions with Their Ia
vorite candidate The on dit of Washington is, thai o"
nomnaoYvll spur up theirs and that caucus 10 DC
held tonight, and will probably recommend their con-
venton TO be held, perhaps, the 4th OF June, ns'eaa
If tha Of uly In thc mo fD