The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-07-12

/ the field when there was little probabiIlt
n tina, he could be nominated, aud less tina
i he could be elected If nominated.
8 1t is well known here. and belle,
throughout Connecticut, that having give
the entire sull"ct foil and most an9iou
consideration, early 10 the present sessio
came 10 The CONCLUSION that We could wit
more certainty put do.n he present admin
strailoD, and promote the success Of tn
Wing cause, Under the auspices of Gen
Tsy Tor, than by using the maine 0! any 9th
er OF the distinguished men aho have bee
bfouah, before be public 10 this connection
Nevertheless, J have said on ell occasion
bat would not as a delegate to ;he Con
tenlloD, act on my own private opinions
bat would cooperate with the her dele
gates from Connecticut 10 an effort to 90
tain such result as We might, Gu consula
ton, deem 20 be best.
4 Wien the delegation assembled q
Philadelphia for consultation, in advance o
The deliberations of the Convention, my o
pinons favorable 10 Gen. Taylor, and the
grounds on which those opinions are based
were fully stated 10 my CO delegates; but,
al the same time, ! avowed the purpose Ct
abiding by the decision OF my associates
We then determined unanimously 10 vote
for Clay and can assure Mr.. Blum, that
sc should not have departed from that de
termination one hair, If other del gates had
been disposed to cooperate with US, so as 10
give Mr.. Clay majority Of the Convention;
10 such case he would have been the nom
nee Of tie Wing party, and would have ex-
ered my self, as 10 lS44, TO make him The
Chief Magistrate Of the American People.
). On the first balo! M. Clay received
81 votes, tower, by far, than anticipated
and on The second they receded 10 Sc. The
delegation assembled the next morning for
further consultation and knowing, as we
did, that many delegates Who voted for Mr..
Clay on the first aud second ballots would
vote for other candidates OH The third, and
tba. therefore bis nomination was una,,au-
able, We decided unanimously that each
delegate might thereafter give such vote
as he should lie convicted the good ct the
country required. III REQUIRED, for the
frs, time, TO my real opinions, aud voted
for General Il .chaty Taylor, and found
myself supported oy two of my colleagues,
Messrs. Stuart and rrumbul, who acted on
their own judgment, wholly unnfllenced BY
me, drerii, q. Indirectly | Dresnnla
shall not be gully Of a breach OF confidence
If say that Genera! Taylor would have
received, if necessary TO his nomination,
(Mr. Clay being on. OF the question: two
more votes from Connecticut. believe
The same thing is true of some delegates
from other States who voted for Mr. Clay
10 the last.
6. entertain the utmost respect for,
and confidence IN, the Wings of The city of
New York; bu, i, must be recoliecied that
went into the Convention not as their
agent, but as the representative Of the
Wings Of Connecticut. thought myself a
free man, acting for the free Wings Of
noble State, IN perfectly free National
Convention, with no obligations 10 Mr..
Blunt except those Of CT urtesy and respect.
In tina, character | did not deem myself
mere sulonoton, but reasonable being, in
duty bound to act fairly and candidly 10.
wards all, tu, with lbeyly 10 exercise an
honest jldgmen, as 10 tie best means 10 be
selected TO accomplish an object which all
good Wings desire. ! am supported in the
course which pursued by conscious rec,.
Jude ard through "evl repor, and good
report " ! shall pursue "ihe even tenor Of
my way paying no more attention TO de.
annexation. from whatever quarter it may
am no, at all apprehens've OF having incur.
red the resentment, either Of Mr.. Clay or
my own Constituents. know too much Of
that magnanlmous aad noble.hear,ed man
+ to believe that he will hafbor a particle Of
I Ill will towards such OF the Convention as
teurlessy did what they believed TO be their
DEFY, whatever he may think o! those who
have i" gambled with his name-of which,
By the way, | do not suspect MIR. Blunt
As 10 my constituents, feel myself under
infinite Obligations TO them. have re.
celved many expressions OF confidence at
their hands, and recently one which nearly
touches nv heart, But can assure Mr..
B. we can settle accounts between ourselves
without his aid or Interference and fur.
Their, that whenever it shall appear that
haye incurred their displeasufe. | shall in.
stan,ly return into their hands any trus,
which they may have contided 10 me, and
take refuge from the misconsl'uc,ious and
malevolence Of politics in the duties Of my
profession and the repose of private life. |
hope Mr.. B. will excuse me for in,ma,ins
that, if certain Wings of the city of New
York we're less in the habit of maligning
the motives and traducins the conduct OF
the Wings Of other parts of the country,
they would have more influence in giving a
direction to public affairs.
From this exposition, think, it is mani.
fest thu, Mr.. Blunt, "in holding the mir.
f ror up to nature" has placed II in false
lights, and has reflected distorted image
and, in view of the facts stated, | tearlessly
, submit my course in the Convention to the
scrutiny of all honorable aud upright men