The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-04-15
NTr. Clnv--The Presidency.

as President of the Wing State Convention Of d.
Louisiana, recently held in New Orleans, in a pr
speech before that body, stated that during the a
last visit Of Mr.. Clay in that city, he had con- d
versed with him upon the subject Of the Pres al
idency, and that Mr.. C. had told him that if
his health was sufficiently good to enable him II
to fulfill the duties Of the Presidential office, Il
he should have no objection TO run, provided t.
he could feel assured of the certainty of his d
election. t
This we regard as an important announce o
ment, as in all probability it settles the ques- 2
ton as to who will be the Wing candidate for
the Presidency. We believe it is generally
conceded that 50 long as Mr., Clay is consider {
ed as desiring the nomination, no very tormid-
able obstacles will be interposed to Illustrate
his wishes; but a general acquiescOnce will be
given by the Wings to his nomination, though
some of them-and nota few-among whom
will be found many of his most ardent and de-
voted admirers-will enter the approaching
Presidential contest under his banner with but
little zeal, and quite as little hope of success
al Let us nor De uHuGISlOOu us Ca PlOSSiAS oui
selves against Mr.. Clay-far from it. We
would rather see him elevated to the Preslden-
: tial chair than any other man in the Republics;
, but we look not alone to the elevation of this
or that man, but to the success of Wing prin-
; ~ciplos; and we religiously believe that we can
t not. with Mr.. Clay as our candidate succeed
Y in establishing those principles. The people
have, in various modes, indicated their prefer
ence for another man, and their wishes in this,
0 as in other matters, should be respected. Let
y. those who meet in Convention, then, act with
! caution and deliberation--not forgetting that
the nominations they make are to be ratified
ID by the people,
H. It is no longer, among those who 60 for sue
Id cess, remarks the Richmond Wing, a question
"a Of abstract choice that is to be decided; but a
at question of preference, coupled with the equal
cir " important one Of availability. Peculiar cir.
cumstances, to which it is not now necessary
nd toadvert, have, in the opinion of a very large
nv portion of the Wing party, diminished rathei
as than increased Mr.. Clay's chances of success
not the least influential Of which is the fac
ST. that a very considerable number OF his friends
I'll acting under the persuasion that lie would new
ey er again permit his name to be used, have
nil months ago committed themselve to the sup
by port of Gen. Taylor--some so far that the,
Of have been even unwilling"to submit the cues
lid ton of his nomination TO a National Conven
ton. Others, who had not thus commltt
ent themselves, and who, were they at liberty t
de- consult their personal inClinatIons instead Q
ear looking at the triumph Of their principles
ery (Which we have hesitation in saying Will b
effected BY the election Of General Taylor,
ON would 90 for Mr.. Clay against the world, hay
deemed it their imperative duty, painful as tn
m = sacrifice is, to surrender Mr.. Clay, and to SUI
w. tain the nomination of Gen. Taylor. The
hat believe that Mr.. Clay is weakernow than h
was in 1914, and that a campaign under h
ali lead must evontuate, as did that of 1874, in h
rom defeat, by even a larger majority
q We regret that the deep-rooted %antiPathI
our and prejudicos of SO large a number oil Il
people, the Legitimate fruit of the calumnl
lion and ISLANDERS Of which for twenty-five years
ow- has been the victim, has deprived the count
vbot If the services of its most illustrious State
4 for man, every %pulsation of whose heart throbs,
this / has always done, with patriotic emotion b
res we cannot close our eyes to facts like the'
and however we may deplore their existence. Tn
,tive salty us that we cannot safely hazard ano'i
IN to contest under Mr.. Clay'slead; and, thereto
the deeming the triumph of the Wing cause as
the far more importance even than the election
Id in Mr.. Clay tothe Presidency-an e%levetion VIII
=, the he m~aywoll afford to dispense with, SO far as
alton historical fame is concerned-we have not HI
tated, after being satisfied that General Tay
rk Of Ito use his own expressive language0 Is
lities WING, to support his nominations in J,
nest. next, rather than that of Mr.. Clay, as the W
candidate for the Presidency.-Ctn. Chfo"'
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