New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-09-12
Letter from John NJ. Bolts.
lrubl.h.l by order Of the Clay Committed
RICHMOND, september Q.

lPubl.hsi ~ order OF the Clay COMMITTED
RICHMOND september g. lSis.
My DEAR SIR: | received your letter yesterday
by which | was delighted to hear o. the fCcd pWy-
pose-not an Albany acknowledgement the de-
termined friends OF the Wing cause, and of Wing
principles to nominate HENRY CLAY Tor, as mat
ters now stand, admitting Gen. TAYLOR 10 be a
Wig candidate (Which | utterly deny) the party Is
doomed 10 certain. inevitable and dsgraceu defeat
and every man not wfuy blind must see IT, ltwas
neXcussble blundcr to suppose that from million
and quarter 10 "a million and hall OF free, independ
Whg voters could be wheeled into line at the word
of command from some fifty or sixty Washington poll
iiCans (mOst of whom had scarcely shed their pin
feathers in politics. Tor candidate who had never
hed civil station, and who had not for forty years,
and perhaps in his life, given vote Tor man or meas
ure without experience or knowledge Of the practical
operations Of any Of the domestic questions about
which We had differed OF no acquaintance with our
foreign relations who had said 10 the people, You
must take me your own responsibility -" will not
be the candidate of party, nor will be the expo
neni OF your party principles nor look to the doc
times Of your party as the rule OF my action and
while he protested 10 shrink from no responsibility.
steadily refused give his opinion any one question
excep. the practical OF the Veto power and de
esed his determination not TO be governed by the &C
ton oithe Convention, but would be candidate no
matter who might be nominated and IN my judgment
hs name never should have been considered in that
Conveniion after he made that declaration.
ba, his las objection. It was said, had been removed
y he pledges made FOR him by Judge sAUNpESsn be-
u tte LOUISIANA UttAAtOu, which
adopted by card written by his authority and publish
"a BY bMIw PTyroN, BULLET, ~c.-and TINS de
ansuon was held up by the Taylor men aud Nhis
presses Of the country rs sufficient TO reconcile al
Wings 10 his election That Peyton Card and his cor
eiA acceptance OF the nomination had placed him upon
NE Wig platform and Just At the moment that many
Us had brought minds TO the conclusion 10 vote
or him however reluctantly he writes another letter
10 which he says he would have accepted the nomina
ton from the Baltimore Convention on the same terms
On which be accepted the Philadelphia nomination ;
"nAt becomes then, of the Saunders plcdset Nuat
becomes OF the Peyton Card And II II be true That
here were no terms expressed or implied in the Pha
asphia nomination that would be inconsistent with an
acceptance OF the Democratic nomination al Baltimore
what an attitude does II place the Wing party select
ls as er candidate who could with equal propfie
nave become the candidate OF Their oppOnentsf Ana
DOT true, in what position does place Gen Taylor
bu' what desire TO learn u this II Gen Taylor u
not bound by the action Of the Philadelphia Conven-
non who 10 And il he may disregard It's recommen.
cations who may And II he IS bound by their ac-
aon what right has he TO lend the influence OF his name
70 zoe deca, Of Mr. FILLMORE who WAS associated with
him, by the body OF mcn by accepting nomins.
e'h with Gen. Butler, LCcoFoco, whose election ne
'ereoy assists in promoting In short his whole course
u conduct insulting 10 the Wing party and especially
AZ those who participated in the proceedings al ihl'
.as phis and they had any Wing spirit iel IN them
uey would resent H.
is sseertained that the purpose Of that Conyen
Won "ss perverted from its original legitimate objects
" aseeriasnng and giving expression 10 public sent
tnent by smO.hering II on the one hand and manufac
aiihs ON the other In other words II Il has been
oertslneo (oi which there is no dOubt) that the nom
nation was msde through the iustrumcntsiy al poll
csns without the sightes, reference TO the public wiz
no mat the interests OF the party likely be
I'ueed by 1t; then hold, that the error ought 20 be
directed promptly by the People themselves, and !
uus, 70 God, the meeting you notify me Of may put
vac osi IN motion that it may roll and gather il ros
I'M inc Wing party shall have its eyes opened TO its
so condition. and uniting man, on the only one
mo hVes embslmed in the hearts Of his countrymen,
;nay command triumph, that our real strength IN
.Ssms. us 10 achieve. shan be IN New York very
'"''Hy' Yours truly in great haste
JOHN M B0gIS.