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Correspondence Of the New York Tribune.
The QueStiOn--Letter from G, NJ, Clay.

Correspondence OF the New I ORR Tribune.
The QueStiOn--Letter from G. Nj, Clay.
WHITE HALL, P. o. KY, June 90, 1913.
DEAR GREELY.-As you have had some time
to cool as we'll as myself and seem yel hesla-
ting whether or not TO 60 for the regular Wing
nomination, you will allow me to suggest a few
thoughts for your consideration. We are both
Wings from youth, up to the present time
We certainly, then, if we should think proper at
any time 10 change our party alliances, cannot
be reproached with deserving our first love for
any other motive than because the Wings cease
to be worthy of farther alliances. That you
should hesitate what TO do in the present emer-
gency, when the subject of Slavery Extension
comes up for immediate action, is TO me source
of pleasure aud hope, rather than Of pain or
censure. Let us, then, see.
In the first place, fairness requires Northern
Wings to 60 for the nomination. The friends
Of Taylor wished to run him as an independent
candidate; but no, said you and ], if "Whig,
but not an ultra Whig," let him come into the
Convention and stand or fall with the Whigs.-
1t can hardly be possible that you wished to
bring us into counsel 10 destroy as! Personal
honor, then, requires you to support Taylor, un-
less the Republic manicstly would receive great
detriment by your fidelity to pledges. Let US
see. Can we beut Taylor and Cass with free
soil candidatel If we can, think tho great
question Of the age requires us to insure GER
minty, and not trust an uncertainty. Wings
should elect the man who will Veto all Stare
Extension. think you will believe, with me,
that "ihe time has not come" Any detection,
thnn on ou. ,,r mill ,n,,ra a., tl. h,n e.
is Cuss and to the injury of Z. Taylor. Now
however, much denounced, am for the "ieSSer
eui." know no morality based upon any 9TH
er principle, than to look around you and make
the best of all the circumstances which occur.
Any other principle puts the good in the power
Of the bad-the scrupulous in the power Of the
unscrupulous-thc just in the power of the un.
just. First, then, as to men. Taylor is slave.
holder by birth and hdbit-Cass STAKEHOLDER
politically by calculation. Which is the better
mani say Taylor. How do they stand COM
mi'todl Taylor says nothing upon the subject
Of Slavery, but claims Washington as his model,
and declares in favor Of tho supremacy Of Con.
greSS. Cass holds tha. Congress cannot legs-
lato against the admission of Slavery into new
territories, aud of course must veto any bill pro-
hibjiiag lis introduction. As men, then Taylor
is preferable to Cass. Now as to parties. Who
will be most apt to stand for Liberty, the wings
or their opponenlsl Let Texas speak! Let
those who openly uvow in Convention "aH of
Merico and Cuba.' Again suppose Lewis Cass
President, and a bill comes up for the admission
of New Mexico into the Union--or its constitu-
ton into territorial Government-and ma
jority Of Congress put in the Wilmot Provso,
will they stand out against the Executive Veto
and claim "free Soiior no soil"
Let the vote on Texas answorl Suppose Tay.
lor President, aud such bill como up, will not
the whole Wing party Of the North, and some
large portion Of tho South, say "Free Soil or
No SOiR" Let the past answer also. From
Gen. Tayor's pledges believe that he could
not interfere by the veto; for unless the law be
unconstitutional he could not interfere. But
with all the acts Of this Government in favor of
Slavery Restriction, as ably set forth in the Ud-
ca Address, with the lead Of Washington and
Jefferson, think there is moral certainty that
he could not veto such bill. But suppose he
did, would not The triumph Of the Wing party,
with its Free Soil Prestige be more likely to
summon true men enough 10 lock the wheels of
pro.slavery action, Than the same result would
be likely 10 occur The party whO claim Teras
as an "Ertension of the area of Free.
DON'T" Such, indeed, are my conclusions, hon.
eslly and malurey arrived at. On "the qaes.
hOR' Of Slavery, which to mo is the most vital
Of all, however much may be denounced for
inconsistency, Taylor the stakeholder, is infn.
itcy preferable 10 Cass. Simply as a member
Of Repubc, in other respects desire that the
Constitution should bo restored-the faith of the
nation. vindlcaled---ils magnanimity aud honor
esIablished--ils lead in the van Of nations re.
gained. In our domestic policy, desire to see
economy brought back into the disbursement of
iaxes-hdelly to public trust rewarded-pOrti-
zan feeling MISUNDERSTANDING and improve.
meni revlvod-in word, long for paternal
instead OF destructive rulerl That Zachary
Taylor Is the man for the times, honestly be.
lieve. trust you and the people will finally al
so so conclude.
Respectfully your ob't. serv't.
G. M. CLAY.
p. S. The pledges made never again to vote
for aslavehoder, consider shortsighted. Whv
trammel ourselves lhat the enemy may CONQUER
usl The only pledge, il, indeed pledges are a,
all useful in any cause, should be faithfully and
hOnOrably 10 carry out its ends. c. NJ. C.
The RcVOlutiOniSts still Plotting.
The imitation Bedouin, aud practical Naza.
rite, Of Fairiield-Clizen WhiIman--,ho wild.