The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-19

Grand Nephew of Gen. Kosciusko
CT. TocHMAu
Attorney and Counsel OF the Heirs.
WASHINGTON, June 49, l5ts.
State of 'he JYig Party.
The wing party is undergoing rapid metamora
phosis. As it existed from the days of Jackson 10
the Philadelphia convention, 1t is dead In laying
aside Henry Clay, the apostolic embodiment OF
the church, the old wings are ruled off, and the
new school take the reins into their hands. The
nomination of General Taylor has extinguished
the old whig party forever. Nothing can resusci-
tate 1t. Its elements are being fused as fact as
could be expected into the Taylor party, which
has no established creed-which is adapted to all
attitudes, to all parties to all measures to all men
The convention SIMPLY nominated Gen. Taylor;
and the refusal to express an opinion upon any
wing doctrine, is tantamount to an absolute aban-
donment ofthc old platform pending the campaign.
The hopeful look to a restoration with the inaugrr.
ration of Gen. Taylor. But, as he has declared
virtually against prescription, there will be but few
offices to bes,ow. As he has repudiated the veto
power, he will sign ten per cent tariff readily
as the act of 'i6; and while day he will sign
u bill charterng national bank, the next day, if
the act be passed, he will endorse the repeal OF
the charter With the present position OF General
Taylor before the country, the wings have sacrI-
feed everything upon the chances; and in the event
of his election, the only sure prospect is disso-
luton of the party electng HIM, in the struggle for
the Offices and the management of the admnistra-
ton.
The only difficulty in the way Of Gen. TayIor's
triumphant election, is the detection of the north
If that can be healed, he is safe. Can it be healedl
From the adhesion OF the wing presses to the
mmatlon, IN New York IN Masssachusets and
Ohio Western Reserve, 1t would appear that tho
north is all safe. But the nomination of an indie
pendent candidate by the barnburners, upon the
single issue OF the Wilmot provso, will defeat this
beautiful arrangement altogether. There are hun
dreds of unappeased Clay men-there are hundreds
of Quakers-there are 100000 proviso men the
north, who will combine upon the independent
ticket, and the election will thus be thrown into
| the House Without New York or Ohio, General
Taylor can hardly be elected. To get them, he
must endorse, the provlso; and, IN doing this, he
loses the south, and every State of the south. He
will not do it. Nor can he now with safety accept
the wing nomination as the wing Candidate. He
will accept it. but not as the exponent of their prin-
adopting him, they have left him nothing to do but
to accept the nomination. They have not imposed
upon him the hard duty of subscribing to this war,
as having been unconstltutionally commenced by
the President of the United States for if that had
been passed to him as condition OF acceptance,
he would perhaps have declined the suiirages Of
the party. Here, then, extored by necessity, is
point blank reputation of the chief position of
| Henry Clay in the contest-a Reputation of Tom
| Corwin, and of the innumerable speeches in Con-
gress denunciatory of the war, from 46 to the 7th
| of June, lS4S
| In another point has Mr. Clay been most signaly
abandoned. When Mr. Crittenden came to Con-
| gress in December last, 1t was with decided de-
sertion of Henry Clay, his Ulysses for quarter OF
a century When Mr.. Clay visited Washington last
winter Mr.. Crittenden was made to feel the force OF
his ingratitude in having forfeited the ties of life
time, upon the pretext OF availability. When Mr..
Clay left Washington, it was without reconcile
alton with Mr.. Criuenden. And yet, on the de-
parture of the latter from the Senate, dinner is
given to hlm by his friends of both parties, at
which he drinks to the health of Henry Clay-the
very man expelled the Philadelphia convention,
through the influence of Mr. Crlttenden, more than
of any living mans
Now we believe that Henry Clay will forgive all
this, and urge the election of General Taylor, but
1t remains TO be seen whether letter of this cha
| racter will not rather enrage than conciate the
! fast friends of Mr.. Clay, to the
"Deep damnation of his taking OFF,
The fires of disaiecton are smothered but par
TALLY. The prospect OF frultless victory has but
little attraction to that class of who believe in
party principles, and party division OF the spos
as the reward OF success. The next fortnight may
develope an independent organization in the North
and division IN Congress upon the proviso ques-
ton, which will render the Presidential contest as
easy OF solution as II no third party were IN the
field In the one case, the election will be thrown
into the House; in the other the winning cards are
in the hands of the Taylor party.
There rs one point IN General Taylor's nomina-
ton which exceedingly admire. No man is
required to support him, in order to secure an Of
fIce. No man is to consider himself entitled to an
office for his support Of the ticket. The man who
votes Tor Cas- may appeal to General Taylor, II
elected that he is capable, and honest, and quail
fed and If 1t be day in advance Of james Wat
son Webb, that said Cass man shall ask an especial
office OF old Zachary, he will be bound by every
principle of justice, to give the Cass man the place.
as the first petitioner.
The Presidential canvass, therefore, as far az the
wings are concerned, is not for the supremacy of
wing principles-it is not for the spoils OF victory
il is not for the advancement Of any great mea-
suTes-it Is simply to elect General Taylor.
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