Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1848-09-16
THE CLAY AND FILLMORE MEETING IN
NEW YORK.

N"y "o'"V ca fork
The meeting advertised in the.sg Henry
papers for the purpose of us very large
CLAW for the Presiderfhe Tribune says no.
collection OF perc present. Two distinct
900 perscre organized Willis Hall presi-
mee.er the main one, and The speakers
.sere Hall, Delafield, Smith, Mr.. Seldom and
others. The first denounced General Taylor
for his extraordinary concealment of his prn-
ciples. He said they could not for Gener-
: al Taylor, and as they could but die, let them
raise the name of Henry Clay and die, fight
ing under his banner. The following is an
ext,act Of the address:
sIf Gen. Taylor is an honest maii-and VIC
are not disposed to doubt that which we do
not call in qnestion--he has no claim upon
the Wing party; upon its support or counten-
ance. In the history of our country but one
man has ever been so placed as 10 be enabled
to have his claimsuniversally admitted. Gen.
Taylor would question the motives or sinceri-
ty of those who would claim of him posi-
ton beside Geo, Washington, who was selec-
ted at a time when the country had emerged
from a state Of revolution and commenced its
national existence. And yet, TO sustain his
self-elected position, this comparison must
hold good, or his pretension falls when this
falls. We cannot recognize the acts Of the
Philadelphia Convention as regular, clearly
proved as they have been, TO have been
wrong in action--be their motives searched
by their constituency, and their own consci-
enccs, and let them answer to that tribunal
where all mus. go to account for their earth
ly stewardship.
Their nomination has fallen dead upon the
country--without response; no effort can gal
vanize it into practical vitality. His defeat
we consider, under the circumstances, a thou
sand times sure. We can conceive Of no
possible contingency that could alter this
s:fixed fact.' If we consider his nomination
proper and warranted by the facts rs they
existed at the time it was made, justified by
principle and sustained by that immutable
and unchanging right" which overlaps all
mere ''availablity" or "eNpedicncy," we
would support it, regardless of defeat, through
all changes or vicissitudes. Condemned by
all those tests--and yet the more enforced
by his own singular and vacilla,ing course
setting at defiance the very men who .sloop-
ed TO corqucr'-wc are obliged to discard it,
and regard it now and hereafter as of no
more binding force to the Wing party, than
il Gen. Cass had seen fit TO take ':the Phila-
,delphia nomination." if rendered to him on
ANY terms. The Wing party have 10 nomi-
nee in the field.
At this junction of affairs there can be bu,
'ene course left to the men of principle in our
own ranks and we'll we know thousands OF
all parties, who cannot sympathize with any
of the present candidates would rush to oui
standard if we present them with that peer
less name, around which in this hour of des
pondcncy and gloom all patriotic heart.
centre.
Fellow Citizens Democratic Wlligs o!
New York; there is yet hope for the trusting
light is seen in the West; in this sea of trou.
be we can perceive but one sure course, and
that is to edo right, and trust TO Providence
for results