The North-Carolina standard., 1848-09-20

ly and finally pledged ourselves 10 sh;aa X. F,.;.
PIeIelence through good and through evil report
Piannng ourselves upon the old, true, and reliable
Wntg Piatiorm-declaring unaltered belief in ~,
policy and wisdom which commend our own borne
industry and abor-for harbor and internal irnnrove
ments-tor the executive administration conforminp
f .ne wishes Of and not debating to the people
Oh retrenching the expenditures of governments
Peace-against territorial aggrandizement by con-
quest-tor the speedy payment of the national debt
LOT the contracting OF which not responsible
Uf Inc Constuton, and against its violationin form
OF In fact-for confning Congress to its legitimate
ana proper duties of legslating for the whole
y' and not prostutng their brief authority bv fore
ing upon the people Presidential candidates without
regard to their fitness, qualifications or acceptabilitv
% tnelr constituency-and lastly, for committing the
Executive Government of this country to civilian
ana not to the hands of military chieftain.
resolved, That we recommend to our fellow-citi-
zens here and throughout the country, the immedi-
ate organization of Clay clubs, and such other sure
means of organization as will give efficiency to their
efforts In behalf of Clay and Fillmore
In addition to this, other Meetings have been held
In New York, and the fame continues to burn. At a
Clay Meeting held in Tompkins County, New York,
it was unanimously "resolved, that we utterly re-
Pudlate the nomination of Zachary Taylor, and dis
avow all connection with the movement that would
smuggLe him into the Presidential chair '-and the
reasons then given for this course, and Henry
Clay nominated.
The Hon. John NJ Bolts, of Richmond, Va, the
soundness of whose Whiggery no man can doubt
and who, being the confidential friend of Henry Clay
is presumed to know his mind on this subject, tele-
graphed to the New York Meeting-'' all right-gc
ahead" At the same time Mr.. Bolts wrote to the
Clay Committee, and among other things he says
6" My DEAR Sir: l received your letter yesterday
by which was delighted to hear of the faced purpose
mot an Albany hash-in-the pan-of the determined
friends of the whig cause, and of whg principles
nominate Henry Clay; for, as matters now stand
admitting Gen. aylor to be rhig candidate, (Which
utterly deny, the party IS doomed TO certain, ineU
table. and disgracgul defeat, and eUery not ,ciI
fully blind must see it,
The Clay Executive Committee of New York is
said to be constantly engaged in the work of organ
zaon, and Electoral Ticket for the State will be
announced in the course of few days.
The Raleigh Register feels compelled by the mag
nitude of this movement, to notice it; but at the
same time that paper says it has " not the slightest
suspicion that the proceedings of this Meeing will
be responded to by any of the Wings of New York
or By Mr.. Clay himseE'' More than three months
have elapsed since the Philadelphia Convention was
held, and still Henry Clay is silent! What does
that mean Before that Convention met Mr.. Clay
said, that he would 'tpronptly and cheerfuLy acqu
esce' in the result of it's full and fair deliberations
and yet thus far he has said nothing Does not this
leave room for suspicion - that he is eithe
opposed to Gen. Taylor, Indifferent to his prospects
that he looks upon the Philadelphia Convention
a packed and fraudulent affair What course Mr.
Clay will now pursue we do not pretend to predict
but thing is certain, Gen. Taylor and his right
hand-man Millard Fillmore, the Abolitonist, ,DiH b.
defeated in November.