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iraaduently, believe. [Cnes Of Yes-yesl We re
fused to endorse his nomination Why! Because he had
not accepted it, We waited for him accept that nom
nation; we were most anxious that be would accept il
as an unmistakabe whig Well, his letter of accept
ance came 1t not letter OF acceptance desired
10 such as he sent 10 the native party the State
Pennsy yana. 1t was exactly such letter of accept
ance as he might have written to any denomination o
men that would offer nomination am saying this in
Justification OF the position have assumed This letter
OF acceptance came, and asked by the Taylor
press Well, gentlemen, do you want anything more
than this lie told you heretofore that he voted for Mr.
Clay. SO did John Tyler and many others, no more
wings than am democrat
He accepted the nomination of the democrats in South
| Carolina Well what wanted TO know when that oc-
Cured was this If anybody is bound with regard to the
Two nonlnatlons-f he is bound by the action of the
Philadelphia Convention, what right had he to lend the
influence OF his name to the defeat of Miard Fillmore,
and the election OF General Buter' He also consented
10 accept the nomination of the Baltimore Convention,
which was much to say, there terms which
would refuse TO the ocoiocos. II this be true, in what
position did place the wing party! In what position did
| 1t place the candidate of the wings
That Mr.. Clay will vote for Gen Taylor is probable, if
not almost certain but how could he endorse a man
who would not commi, himself to the party that nomi-
mated him In his subsequent letters indeed, he has
planned that he merely meant TO say IN refusing 10 pledge
himself to party that he would not become pirate
robber but nobody had asked him to become pi-
rate or robber, and 1t is an insult to the party to say
such thing
We the Clay men of the pary-nine- tenhs OF the par
ty-have been denounced and abused by men who
never anything but hangers of the party; who chung
10 Tyler tor Office while hope OF Office remained only
TO become more degraded afterwards by prasng and glo
rifyng Folks war, in the hope to receive nomination
to office at his hands Three groans were given for
Webb Mr. Bolts said that he had not mentioned Mr.
Webbs name. There must have been something shock
Ing in the picture when you all recognised the likeness
The only way we should notice such abuse is to treat it
with the contempt it deserves Let do what becomes
us as wings for the best and common good of
try.
If it can be proved that Mr.. Clay has any chance if
to, a., A. "A IL
proved, am with you. [Cheers Prove it to me, and
am with you heart and soul, mind and body. am told
that am sacrificing myself Then let the sacrifice come
II can only offer the sacrifice for my country's good Ii
was sacrificing my country for personal motives you
might complain; but if sacrificing only myself for
my country, who can complaint He is selfish, Office
seeking knavlsh politician who complains at this
Everybody sees there Is crisis approaching Who is
the man to meet it, Is it Lewis Cass' [Cnes Of Mol
Is it Martin Van Buren, ICries of MOL is it General
Taylor' Here the shout of "No" deafening You
answer, No And say, No But what are we to do,
situated as we are' Il will vote for Cass, says one so
will |, says another, and anotherl
Mr. Bolts here proceeded to talk on the Wilmot Pro-
viso, giving his views upon the question southern
man He thought the Wimot Proviso, with many, was
question of political power-slavery would not be
strengthened by extending it. The audience expressed
much dissatisfaction with his views this topic, and
there was so much confusion that was hard 10 tell what
was said Everybody was speaking-free soers. Cass
men, and all joining in the confusion Mr. Bolts pro-
ceeded TO say that he was only giving his opinions
southern man with national principles. He thought the
people of the north and south both made too much out
of the question; but he believed that it would bring on
crisis which nobody but MIR. Clay could meet
But what can be done, under the circumstances? Can
we select Mr. Cay.' [Cries of Yes] say No Had
Your State convention at Utica ratified his nomination
made here in VaaSha you might at least have stood
chance to elect him There is none now These letters
of Mr. Clay followed by the giving in of some of his
leading friends, render it impossible know very well
that Mr. Clay would not consent to the of his
No had hn" RIGHT I Al.
not just to Mr. Clay to use his name under the crcum-
Stances lsayG9g him hopeless minority It is mad
Old World not to mention this country, that Henry Clay
would only get ten twenty thousand votes throughout
the United States hs when nG one knows that be de-
friends, therefore, ought longer use his name
[Cheers and disapprobation.l
There are, then, but three remaining candidates Mr.
Van Buren,, Gen. Cass, and Gen Taylor Mr. Van Blu
rem we have tried and found wanting; Gen. Cass we
cannot try [Cnes of eve 'front.' try Taylor ~ While
the wing convention at Philadelphia overlooked wing
foco principles at Baltimore. We vote then, for
Cass. What, then, am todo' might refuse to vote at
all [Cheers and cries OF CHATS it'll No, that is not
it, might but will not do that for every vote not cast
is in favor of Cass. prefer the chance of good
government to the certainty of bad one. shall, there
fore, give my vote as between the three, for Zachary
Taylor.
The which here followed, says the Tribune was
beyond description For about fifteen minutes the shouts
OF appreciation and dissent were kept up in an incessan
roar Cheers for Clay were given again and again; and
one proposed three groans for Mr. Bolts His propo-
siton not heard in the confusion Some one seized
Clay banner, TO carry it away. This resisted All
the time Mr.. Bolts stood with folded arms, looking on
the troubled scene before him Partial order having been
restored Mr. Bolts asked, "Have not swallowed that
pill with wry faces enough'" [Cries of "Spit it out
Don't make us swallow it," Sci g" have done it in
obedience, not to the Philadelphia Convention but to my
sense OF patriotism, to keep out men, and prevent
worse calames. Loud cheers and marks of dsappro-
baton, amid which Mr.. Bolts took his seat The up
roar continued for some minutes
Horace Greeley being loudly called for, at length
forward, and replied to Mr.. Bolts about the provso
The President (Hon. Willis HaD then stated that the
sentiments he had expressed former occasion
main unchanged. lie called on, however, as per-
sonaI friend of Mr. Clay make no further use of his
name. We must yield to this for it is Mr. Clay's own
wish. [Cries of "Then nominate one ese"l Mr.
Hall continued He still could vote for General
Taylor. Loud cheers He was only sorry that Mr.
Cays wishes forced him to resign back to the meeting
the trust they had committed TO him.
The meeting then gave nine tremendous cheers for
Mr.. Clay, and adjourned.
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