The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-20

GtssRat TAfi0as NOMINATION. THE wing
party Of the North has not yet recovered lis equi
librium, which was disturbed so terribly BY the no.
mlnauon OF General Taylor by the wing national
convention. No one yet knows what course the
faction represented by the Tribune of this city, and
composed of the Fourierites, socialists, commu.
niss, and Wilmot proviso men of the North will
pursue. II is yet uncertain whether they will ra-
THY the nomination, or support Mr.. Clay as an in
dependent candidate or as the candidate of another
wing national convention, to be hereafter called
Out of New York the nomination is responded to by
the wings, and several ratification meetings have
been held but the wing committee of New York
seem TO be afraid to move one way or the other.
To be sure, they issued call for ratification
meeting IN the Park, but they likewise counter
manded 1t, and now intimate that such meeting will
not be called until Gen. Taylor consents to accept
the nomination as wing. That is to say, a few men
In secret conclave, agree among themselves
to direct the people to raty the nomination, or not,
as to this clique may seem best Now, we hardly
think that the independent men, of all parties who
have advocated the claims of General Taylor for a
year past, and desired to see him nominated by
either party, will suffer themselves to be led by the
nose by this wing committee If they do, they are
unworthy to rank as friends or supporters of the
hero Of Buena Vista, who, in his own, person has
shown spirit of independence worthy of imita-
tion. Boston has had her ratification meeting
Philadelphia has had hers and other cities and
towns have had theirs; but New York, forsooth, is
to wait until dozen of wiseacres in the Broadway
House, decide upon whether the people shall meet
| or not.
Now, if the men who have heretofore consi-
| dered themselves the leaders and directors of
| the wing party of New York, presume to drive the
party here into the nomination and support of any
other candidate than Gen. Taylor, they will commit
fatal mistake; and if they think they prevail
| on General Taylor to make any pledges to them
about his principles, or the of policy which
he will pursue when elected, they deceive them
selves very much and will find it out to tn cir cost.
But why should the people wait for meeting to
ratify the old heros nomination, until it shall be
ordered by the so-called wing committee I Why
do not the people, who procured his nomination,
ratify such nomination the mselves, and not walt
for Broadway House to dictate to them when to
do it? General Taylor is not the candidate of
! Broadway House. Let meeting be called in the
Park at once, to be composed of men of all par
ties, and the nomination will be responded to with
shout that will all the tricky, wire pulling
politicians to death.
General Taylor's ranks WILL long before the
time of election, be sweled by an addition of seve-
raj thousand voters. Peace having been declared
between the United States and Mexico, our forces
are on their return home All those who enlisted
for the war, will resume their civic avocations,
and vote in the coming election. General Cass is
not very popular with this class of our citizens, in
consequence of some action in regard to the amount
of their pay for clothing while in the service of
the United States; and at moderate calculation
two-thirds of them will prefer General Taylor to
General Cass as candidate. With the former,
some of the most brilliant acts of the war are den-
tifed and, as to the other his conduct in the mat
ter referred to, will make him exceedingly unpopu-
lar. This will be great accession to the Taylor
ranks. 1t is more than probable, therefore, that
General Taylor will receive the support of great
majority of them