The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-30
THE UNION.

Lewis Benedict, it,, followed He had supported Gen
Taylor from the first and believed that he could be elected
and he confessed (or IL pentenal confession he
he was making) that the idea of availability had pro
badly governed his choice But he would 20 farther
He could not support candidate, occupying the position
OF Gen Taylor relative 10 the wing party and he would moi
further support him, till he gave explicit definition Of
his position the free-sol question
Judge Carpenter Formerly of Otsego, beeve) declared
that lac original Clay man. He desired his nomi-
nation Philadelphia. He heard with that Taylor
nominated; but he told that Taylor would come
WING. He had waited and been disappointed and
he had received instead, the extraordinary accept
For himself, he would not Tor such candidate
He put the question to the audence-would they?
unanimous shout 'NO" the response.
John A. Collins, State delegate Philadelphia and who
had presented the of Fillmore that body and
cured his nomination, forward. He cool,
he sad-perecuy coo-too much so, he sure, to suit
the temper of the excited audience before him hough
no could feel more Indignant, than he, the provoca
ton which had brought them together He advised eau
ton, deliberations Posponement of action. We must dc
nothing he said, which might lead the election of Cas-
whom all despise. The wing State convention,
assemble, (Sepember l4h,) would speak its sentiments
To this proceeding for the whole State and in way the
most effective.
Mr. Collins gave history of the Philadelphia nomina-
ton If he and his friends from New York could
troled the convention they would have prevented Taylor
nomination. But they overpowered and submitted
He had tried support the nominee but he had had sVa
low many hard doses OF late With wry faces he had
managed to get them down; but the last dose, he
should least look at it spell before he attempted
swallow it and he certainly did not feel like making the
attempt tonight
The Chair appointed a committee on resolutions, OF
which Mr. Collier is chairman, report meeting on
Monday night
The excitement continued great throughout the night
large crowd gathered in front OF the Journal Office,
and procession with drums, trumpets &c. paraded the
streets, after the adjournment, till nearly midnight breath
ing the most violent animosty TO Taylor.
Into what final shape this indignation will resolve itself
will attempt predict, but ii is the determined pur
pose of the wings here to give to the Taylor nuler "a
Roland for their Oliver" F.
All this speaks for ITSELF and speaks louder than any
comments of Yet, there is sequel to this bust
ness which fairly caps the climax of strangenessofa alb
surdity-n General Taylors and position. Here
we have General Taylor at the call Of democrats who
rally upon him in their opposition to the Wilmot
Prouiso, conserving to unite with them in movement
which throws his own colleague overheard with scorn
and contumey and puts the democratic nominee for Vice
President in his place This is done opposition to the
Wilmo Provso. And then, forthwith, almost the same
mail which brings to Us the proceedings of the indignant
northern wings upon the subject, brings also the most
direct and positive information that General Taylor is,
this moment through the agency of the Connecticut
tor and senator elect circulating among the wings of that
State secret, sVriten PLEDGE that he ucM not veto the
Wl,not Proviso if Congress shall pass it.
Where is the sense, the consistency, or the public
honor of such course as this! Does General Taylor
think justify his betrayal of the party that
has nominated him, and of the colleague nominated with
him, by yet insidous, because secret, be-
trayal of the section of the country in which he resides
If these be specimen OF the arts by which he would
win power what conclusions do they warrant to his
course in exercising it, We wish well to General Tay
lors fame; but if these things be not promptly and fully
explained must not his best friends hang their heads with
shame and seek to palliate his political by pro-
claiming that he has not the character and bearing
of his acts, and has given himself over weakly and
bndy be the tool first of and then of another sci
of designing and INSCRIPTIONS politicians