Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-05-25

he las occupied emnencc unsurpassed. lis daz
z,nt oraiafy coupled wih his profound knowledge Il
Cabinet subjects and his diplomatic aAlrs abroad. hls
cnted for hin The er,iit1i' and admiration ii the
and worthy hl ii the lacJ States aud IN oihes
,,i,s Mule others lar inf ror t, hin in I7ctty ard
merit have bera raised til, Presidential eltit Her,
Clay has been overlooked defeated. lie fate. which
has attended him. has been mnch regretted by his many
friends. baa c1nbnatioa Of crcumSlaaoes not Al all
,ler,gqary to hun when properly considered, has pr
dnced these results lis iarns have this consolation
that Clays ama stands 81 high in the a'eofemarnee,
for ccuius. geane9 u min purity Of m'tiv.s AMI
large1 palra in AMI philanthropy, that his history vii
attract the aitenii N o uturc 4encran's, while that Of
ulaay Of orr Presidents will be- u0uotccd.
Iloweyerwehlve thiuahl trsrro time that lay can
not be made President HIS friends unayalng eiilr's 10
elevate biato that iii re have DISCOURAGED them lleae
ii We ucae1 tm ne bc-jnunItu tlyai the noniaa-
,iin u General Taylor, believing from our hno"d-e Of
him thai he would make aneXreI,nl President, oe'a4lf
aud disguised in particulars 10 eject more Pros
dent Ian other person. Bat we pretty som dis
,.vcrc. though ler every reason to baaYe III his
4 alllbleness vel h. could not be nlmnnted BY SPIN
taneous yaite There would be rva :, aud 1 reconcile
all parties res 1t oa Coaycn'ion voud lie movable
The SUBJECT ola Convention discussed thrau2heat
the lnion and the daceioo that should be held in
PHILADELPHIA. IN tic - Jane, WAS, understood
it, fully acqa,,'rd IN by the friend, Of Geoora Taylor.
After this, h4 declaration ihal he intended II be oeand
date reg rlle,s Of tie dcron Of the Convention,
To u, u0expetelaad mordtyjog. Odrmpresson At The
time MAS and il down. that this declaration
would have the effect not only of extending him lion
the Convention. but at defeating lis nominee. We are
pleased however Ia tad TINT our Wing brethren do no.
anree with Us IN Interpretation Of General Tayla's
letter to tie Rchmend r. publican Thcr Interpretation
is Ibis Tie General Designed nothing more han
affirm Lis previous decla,oliols that his had oeen
brought before the people. without his wish by his
friends and that his frrds had the power in ref rsnce
TO the Whole .uisc. as they pleased. mus
seems. though General Taylor does not,l himself Al
liberty 10 say that lie will withdraw his name in the =
ven, he should not he the nominee olhe Convention yl
his friends have The power Ia withdraw It, The Goa.
oral, friends assert that his VIII BE BROUGHT be-
fore the Convention in suc way to o5vlale all d,,
fcnlfv This N our estimation. will be entirely sails
fc'ory the Convention. and tho sron4 pr1ha Iity is
that under these circumstances. he viii easily Oct tar
Illumination. such should I've the result We IL afllrn
our discrimination. ourselves Ia the best
ability and zeal III securing his election.
Ia coanexan With this subject, take pleasure in
giving two articles t,om the Richmond W hay.
Weareh happy h learo By letter from Nj Backfrl the
the Editor o the i.ynchhurI Nr!ujan, that We ni-an
pr hcnd,d tie nfauiHg Of an article in recent number
Of his pauer That gentleman. like us desires the t3r
nation d G.1t' raylar.-bu'. unlike US c1o>rass The
General. late letters declrjng his determination not
to submit L.. ar any wise 90 he Influenced hy tie ar
ton Of the Mn National Convention aud if Ills in
tcrp-eta IA be CORRECT. he apprrlrul- may atqf his
nnmin1tianl f1s the c'rrc"t Interpretation ii
Geu'l Taylofs Intentions il wot IA all probability IT,
injurious In his pr spe'-lr his name would 4,ar.al,