Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-08-08
LETTER CT HON. Mr.. SsHENCA,
or ONO
on TIE WING NOMINATION

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a.i.Ist succiufly define to yAu any position. .
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ol o1r Cungr silnal district, and you are at
ha-r,y TO nah any publication, Of other Use
~. 30. That yoqmay think proper Tor the III
iorH8'iun OF ny constituents
You ask nd what course intend to pursue
il rebtion tothe nominations made BY the
Whiz Convection at Philadelphia Imam
20 IMPORT thin. | will vote tor the cauii-
dates and do. what | fairly can to promote
thcIr election, This believe TO b. my duty
as Wing and my duty as citizen. anxious
% contribute whatever of help can to sus-
talusud advdiFe, under all circumstances. the
by>' Interests at my country. and those prin-
Gpies dud measures upon the successful sup
port OF which believe de- end The pcrpetuity
amt speri,y of our llee Government
viii make no remark upon the very eX,
lcel!tnt nomiaatiun OF Vice President. There
Is not perhaps ous Whia in Ohio takes excep-
lion to Me-. Fillmore.
General I,ylor as a candidate for the Pres.
i3eucy was HJ choice of mine; nag more,
lad all that la;ry and honorobly could to
prevent his uonualiou.-Bu But opposition was
unavaiiing. he was selected " Wing Ma.
iinua, Convention, called, coustitu ed, aud
held Ia purspanc, OF the usages OF he party;
and icei bhlnd 10 acquiese in thai decision.
II We look Of The composition ol that boly.
we find thai it was nude upol delegates from
every sec'iun o. the country; indeed. every
Congrs sslJnl district in the Union except
ten and ihe all IN Save States had is repre-
sentative ard its vote there; aud very deci-
ted majority OF the whole number was from
The Northeu or free States. Their: was no IN
airHess in tat respect, therefore; or il there
Was any ad'antagp aud thy had chosen to
exercise il, /; was with the free States. 1t is
not, then. tr the North or Tree States to COM
plain OF a insult which they could themsel-
YES, il they had really aud sincerely desired 10
avoid it. have controlled and made different
from whatit was.
But il we regard the obligations Of party or
ganlz ton aud personal honor ia politics at
all, there Is another thing which We OF the
Tree States mast consider The call for his
Convention was made in the usual way. BY a
Congressional caucus. In that caucus the on
~ objection made TO holding a Convention
vas urged b. members here from the South
Many OF them were disinclined TO agree tc
that mode OF selecting candidates. But then
opposition was Cverruled, and they were vO
led down BY the Wing mem5ers Of Congress,
rom The Zee States, all OF whom, without
oeiIeve, single exception, insisted upon a
CohVentlDn. Ihis was III accordance with The
wishes Of the Wings every where at the
North. as expressed through the newspl pers
II correspondence, AID through other public
dni private channels OF communication. Fo
myself, IL 80 happened that was prevented
by sickness from attending any 81 the caucu'
mietInss a. which the quts ion was discus
sd and determined bat Was IN favor of hol
ding Convention, used whatever lie inhu-
ence had an opportunity OF eXerting to that
end, would have vote Tor the call had | beer
pres ut, and mean now, III good faith, to adj
here to that decisi N to which | feel that
thus pledged myself in advance. IWl tt,
ID not lete there is one single Whg IN my
Congressional district who then expected OF
desired ne, so far as might be considered a.
representing his wishes Or views, to lakc d
different course. Bat it is for every one for
himself to Judge aud say whether he eels thus
bound as | do. The determination to call a
National Convention was at the time consid-
cred triumph OF the Tree States; "a triumph
as remember writing home to some OF my
constituents, cot Northern obstinacy over
Southern Chivalry!" ltwdsuot supposed then
that Gen. Taylor could probably receive the
nemlnaton oil such Conventions; and thi.
accounts perhaps, to some extent. Tor the OPP,
position to the cali 1t was doubted then al
,iand for some time Afterwards. whether his
CLAIMS would be submitted 10 the Convention
or whether he, or that portion OF the whisr
WHO presented hls name, would agree TO b.
D3und by lis decision. All that doubt and all
speculation upon that point We're resolved by
the authorized declaration made Tor him at
fhladeiphla by the delegation from his own
State; and he was made the candidate upon
he terms which we OF the North aud West
had ourselves proposed. Should we moi then
! II oil reason and honor, assist to elect him
whom we thus virtually helped to nominated
Tins much upon the question. so laras par.
ty orginiz ltion aud It's OBJ galious are to be
regarded. But there are other and graver rea-
SOILS Involved; and which have Influenced
lne stlIl more IN coming TO the deternnat ton
which have avowed. Ii fealty to party re-
qures my support OF Gen. Taylor still more
DO ie.i the duty which think is imposed
by allegiance TO the country and the consttll-
uon--that duty which requires OF me to eX-
-rcisA, wisely as can, the right OF suffrage
IN such Way as 10 prevent the greatest evil, Is
not to secure the greatest good.
Surveying the whole ground, have not a
doubt but that either Gen TAYLOR OF Gen Cass
viii he electad he next President Myvole,
i II Is to BIZ elective al all, must be choice
between them. Believing this, with tne it is
decisive Of The question. You and l. all Of
'ln Oalo have been accustomed 10 depr ca c
the lHeH euve and mlschevious course pu:-
sued by thrl party men. We have argued
with and implored, on former occasions The
sec iers from the Wig party eparatists
GA some point OF Conscientious difference
not to act IN such way as to make worse
than waste Of their moral aud political force.
=" c have believed aud charged that in this
way tha anti slavery party OF the United
states had made themselves responsible al
ne last Presidential election fer the defeat Of
Mf C!av, the annexation OF Texas, the extern
tension OF slave territory and the war--lhus
promoting BY their tndep andent qction, tie
very evils which were most abaorrent TO
! lhem. WI not oar owA arguments, views
anj illustrations return upon Us now with ac-
cumuldted iorce, II we either stand aluul sui
hty nursing oar Disappointment, or squander
pur strrugihupon the undxaiilng attempt 10
accomplish what is utterly impossible. And
II on account Of such procedure on the p,r1
OF the Wings, Gen, Cass should be elected
Who will he, who should be answerlbe for
that great evil upon the country? For il
would be an evil, disastrous beyond all form. r
experiments ol ml-rule Gen Cdss has not
only pat hlrseii distinctly upon ali tn. issues
al the Baltimore Convention, but he has de-
cldTei IA terms that he should consider his
Lola ia "a tl 4al.I Ar ..t