Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1848-05-23
sa,.yyoTuER PROTEST.

OF the State convention, Ill :,
Tayioras the'. choice" even of the :. AVa'aO'e'
in Virginia. iThe substance OF the AuoFeSS' As
published The !: Richmond Wing" can De gain
cred from the extracts subjoined:
To the Wings of Virginia.
The Wing State Convention whlch assembled
in the CITY Of Richmond in February iast, adopt
ed a resolution declaring Gen. ZACHARY Taylor
the choice OF the Wings OF virginia LOT the ,Te
sidencP of Ihe United States, and appointed dele
gates TO the National Convention favorable To- II
not under implied instructions 70 vote !or DIS
nomination BY that body, as t.e " chtlu ~
in the approaching Presidential election. Is
needless for us'to attempt to show that the Con-
yention- Iabored under a false impression IN re-
gard to Wing sentiment in Virginia The fact,
OF which we were satisfied when the resolution
was passed. has been practically demonstrated
bevond the possibility ofsa doubt by the recent
elections. 'i4fe Wings OF the State have enPhatI-
ca!Iy declared that General Taylor is not their
CHOICE even as a GandishIte for the Presidency;
and vet their delegates to the National Conven-
ton are, with single exception, not only III FAVOR
Of but pledged TO his nomination
When the State Convention assembled, 1t was
maintaineL by the especial friends of Genera!
Taylor,
isl That he was Wing.
I'd. That he would, in due season, make tuH
and sstistaItsory exposition OF his political oP'"-
Sd. That lie was the most " available" candi-
date whom the Wing party could select for the
! Presidency.
Now, in the first place, we ask, If any single
one ofthese propositions has been established, or
! il there is any probability whatever that they will
be? What evidence has been given to the pub
| lie that Gen. Taylor is Il Wing? There is no
evidence of the fact whatever, except his mere
| declaration that he is IS Wing, but not an ultra
one" although he has repeatedly declared that no
| knows nothing OF politics.. How many men have
| declared themselves Whigs who, when vested
with Office have utterly failed 10 practise upon
their previous professions, either through design,
or because they had entirely mistaken the princi-
piles of the Wing party? Experience has taught
The NVhig party Tie sad lesson how little reliance
is to be placed in the mere declaration OF u man
! that he is q Wing.
In the second place, ask if the promise has
been redeemed, that in due season General lay
lor would make an entirely satisfactory exposition
o! his political opinions? lie has written as he
| saws his last letter, which, So far from being
full and satisfactory exposition Of his Wing senti-
| ments, contains nothing more than some vague
and general declaration about peace and war, 10
which even Julius Caesar or Napoleon Bonapartc
would have subscribed. There is no evidence
whatever, upon which any genuine Wing can
RELY, that it elected lie would carry out Wing
principle in the administration OF the Government
! Yea he has expressly declared that he will not
be the ''eXponent OF the doctrines OF the Wing
! partv-that he will not be tue Wing candidate tor
as an INDICTMENT candidate, and will continue so,
let who will he the nominee OF III" Wing National
! Convention Moreover, the Richmond RepnbEI-
eau, one of his organs, and whose editors II would
| appear, are among his CONFIDENTIAL CONFESSION
| DENTS, has recently declared that lie CANNOT
WITHDRAW, and WILL NOT BE WITH
| DRAWN" How then can the proposition be
! entertained for tnOEcnt, in the Wing National
/ Convention. to nominate who has declared,
and whose Sc friends have declared, that he will
not abide its decision, but that he is a candidate
Independent of party diStinciiOnS and lciH not be
1riLhIraLcn. We therefore maintain that General
| Taylor has Enrrish&d no satisfactory evidence
whatever that he was Wing, but has declared that
| he will not. even if nominated by the Wing Ma
| tiuna Convention, and elected by Wing votes, be
the exponent ofthe doctrines otthe Wing party"
| He has the right to assume this attitude-no one
questions it-hul we maintain that in this attitude
he cannot he the nominee oflhe National Con"cn-
ton, and that the Wing party cannot and tniH mol
! support him. And as TO the Wings eleCtng him
as an independent candidate" we have no hest
tation in saying, recently affirmed by the
| Richmond Wing, that such an event would be
ritual dissolution and diSOrganizdii0n Of the
| Wing party"
In the third place, we ask, has Gen. Tayior's
availability" been established? Let the recent
disastrous election in Virginia answer. The can
! ddates for the Legislature, were nearly all con
| cerned in his nomination by the Virginia Convcn
ton; and though supported by the entire wing
press Of The Siate, without a solitary exception
| the most prominent ones have been defeated. 1t
is true that some Wings may have refused to vote
for them, but surely their loss onght to have been
| more than connterhalanced by the new recruits
which it was said Gen. Iaylor's popularity would
| bring To the "rcscuc."
Let the Convention which is to assemble in
Philadelphia in June next, disappont the eXPec-
ations of the Wing party and set aside Nlr. Clay.
| (Which we cannot believe it will,) and the defeat
ofthe Wing party will be inevitable. The friends
of Henry CLAY, who constitute the great mass OF
| the Wing party, will not be animated by the hope
| that lie will ever have another chance. Their
| last hope will have fed, and though from sense
| Of duly they may cast their votes, they will lack
that enthusiasm which is indispensable to success.
| Under these circumstances, what is the lmPer-
alive duty OF the Whige of Virginia? Their dele
gates TO the National Convention were, when APP
| pointed, and probably now, in favor of the
nomination of Gen. Taylor-or, if disposed now
to give him up,-they may give the vote of Virgin
ia to some second, third, fourth .ffh man, in
preference to Virginias illustrtous son. who has
done nothing, far we aware, to cause
her Wings, in his old age, to forsake him. Or
as developements have occurred since the appoint
ment of these delegates, and responsibilities de-
volve upon them of which they might wish to be
relieved, we would respectfully suggest to the
Wings of Virginiatp give unequiyocal instruc-
tons to them to carry out their wishes, and not
only TO vote for butte exert their influence in be-
half Of HENRY CLAT for the Presidency. in pre-
ference to that Of any other IN The Union
This course is now being pursnedin Kentucky,
in some districts in which delegatesare supposed
to occupy even adonbtful position.
a DEAru.BLow To FORTUNE HUNTERs.-T
Legislature of New York has enacted, not that
there shall be no more cakes and ale, but that
there shall be no more fortune-hunting, as they
can prevent it. They have passed a law by vir-
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