The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-11
A Wing Witness.


which can distract the Union!
A Wing Witness.
We find in the Worcester Daily Transcript of June 23d
very able and pointed Speech delivered by the Hon.
Charles Allen, at public meeting held in that place on
the 2lst june movement preliminary to the conven-
ton which took place Wednesday, the 2sth. The high
and manly ground assumed by Mr. Allen in the Wing Ma
onal Convention in defence of wing principles, and
against their sacrifice by the nomination of General Tay
or, well known We extract from his speech some of
its searching passages. We begin with the fol-
lowing capital hit at
General Taylor's Wing Professions.
After summing up the evidence drawn from General
Taylors letters, the effect that he cannot be
garded as an exponent of wing principles, Mr. Allen
says
Now it in Of his letters he does say, in
81 whg; but he does not he is in favor of a
which have referred. that he is not acquainted with the
controversy between the wings and democrats. He says
his friends see that that viii not do He is made to say
that he is whig-a whig6 he ,c not say, he does
Now, gentlemen on the strength Of that single declaa
ton is pretended that he is whg Let us see Let me
the OF political coaests the discussions and
the wranglng reach the ears of children You call
OGy any he WSa,
about the protective tariff Father, don't kno anything
my son ay father don't knolv ,chat you mean. Wha
of ,chig do you cali that ehid? Noe, gentlemen defy
any find that epidenee of General Taytors hgsm
Which you ,coud notad in child Of sir DID,
The Louisiana Pledge.
Mr.. Allen then goes to lash, in the following
ting terms, the pledge made in General Taylors behalf
by the Louisiana delegation This proceeding is now
ba 1y rdad fraud
pie 1t will be fortunate if it escapes proof under Gen
Taylors own signature that it is repudiated fraud
Mr.. A. says OF it:
But farce enacted Philadelphia. What was
that? To make out that he was whg what did they do
When it ascertaned by the Louisiana delegation that
undestood-when the had been counted when the
dough- faces had been seen and read tremendous enthu
that late hour produce letter from Gen Taylor frank
becomes anything emanang from the old soldier whom
delegation had that letter their pocket and it had been
asserted that gentlemen had seen the letter ON their way up
for you say why produced. Instead of il,
the Louisiana delegation concocted letter which they
is willing to say and they pledged themselves that Gen
Taylor was wing. But Gen. Taylor has pledged himself
Rey except n very general liter rm undertake to pledge
themselves for him that he is whig
withheld And ask you whether it was not a miserable
trick for the purpose of obtaining the OF that convent
to
Tor him. do it with blush deep, that this producton
tthe Louisiana delegation was brought forth :?
Method General TayIor's nomination, Mr. webb
ster's opinion OF 1t.
We commend Mr.. Aliens developments upon this
point to the careful attention of readers. They
quite good to be lost If the statements contained in
the closing paragraph be true, then it would that
there was something than accident Mr. Webster
failure to address the Taylor Ratification Meeting Bal
timore:
How was General Taylors nomination effected do
cry, and nothing else. l obliged speak plany-N
obliged to speak of men--of respectable wiz
not be PERSONAL more than is necessary Tor the exPanao
of facts.
Now, how was the thing done! Gen TAYLOR was nomi
mated the fourth ballot but, before the first ballot wai
taken was confident that he would be the candidate
candidate And, If it had been necessary give him n1
ITO the first beot instead of the fourth, he would
have had them The free States could not unite, because
there was TREAcHERY in their delegations
For instance, Massachusetts would vote for Daniel Wen
ser, because the voice of Massachusetts was known
favorable him but let the delegates from Massachuset
auempt to agree with other delegations, and there was
mediate resistance, because there in that conve
ton who secretly for Taylor and who did not seek
thing but the nomination of Taylor the result of that
venon And it was in the delegations in that conveno
the outset; butyet men went from that State to the convef
ton who had been previously known be favorable to
"A
angement by which Mr.. Mclean, any other man, cou
have been the candidate Just it in Connecticut
received letter from representative and am tha1
nl TO him. and to his high praise be spoken that he
seek promote the election of Gen. Taylor CThunde
Of appauseJ But he wrote me voluntarily from Washing
ton, apprzing OF the manpuvres which going Z
there. His letter does him credit 1t is my Pt
session and he tells me OF one individual especialyI1
man Smith, of Connecticu-who doing all in his pow
for Taylor He did deprecate this. fCheers] Tumaf
Smith voted for Mr. Clay in the first instance. Would Tn
man Smith have voted for Gen. Scott I He was IN
choice of Massachusetts, but of free StaN
Would he have gone for McLeanl No. Unite they won
for any Gen Taylor So through the deleg4
tons. There who determined that Tayll
should be the candidate Divide and scatter they wou
and finally make it appear that it through necessity
that their vote was at last given for Taylor.
Gentlemen, II was farce TO have three four baongV
was not for the purpose of etecng different result,
that could have been effected Gentlemen you pen
ceive how the thing done
And here wish say, before proceeding further, h
suitable northern whig-any true whig--for was witho
sectional preludices-who for stopping the spread
slavery, and sending II to the whole earth seq
ing that Mr.. Webster had chance told the members /
the Ohio delegation that would myself nomna JudS
Mclean if they would 20 for and If his choice could ~
effected They said they would consult they did so,
what the answer That they had consulted with de
gates from other States But the leaven Of Taylorsm pr
vented agreement. And they could present hi
with prospect OF success, they did wish TO have
name introduced to the convention There moviny
senmenl Why first there is the force of the south COT
oentraied in direction And if there plant me
that power reach plant Certain il is the soul
Obtained strength necessary