Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-06-23
Editorial Correspondence.
Nrw YOrK, June 10,

The heats of summer are upon us in earnest.
After a uring of unusual GOODNESS, we stepped
vt once, hst week Wednesday morning, into the
fierce heats Of the torrid zone. The opening Of
the political campaign seemed the signal for the
sun TO orrn hs summer campaign, and he has
fairly thrown the burning begerents Of all par
ties completely in the sha,ie.
The political elements here, are in strange
state OF efrrycscence. The Bsrnburncrs are
in open warfare with Cass and determined to
defeat him, u order to be in a position at the
next political campaign to array the Democratic
party of the North upon the Wilmot Proyiso
principle. They are hold, confident and numer-
Gus in this Stale, are perfectly organized, aud
will bring out q separate organization in this
and some Of the other States in support Of
candidate Of their own They cannot hope now
TO do more than defeat Cas- whom they dcspise
As Northern dougb-iace. But they will show
10 much strength that they will comboe the
North in opposition TO the further extension Of
slavery, at the next Presidential election. Cas-
is the last Presidential candidate from the North,
who will dare ayow himself in favor Of the ex-
tension of slavery.
The Wing party are also 10 some degree di-
vided, aud their differences really consist in pre-
fercnccs for men. In this State, the same men
(ninong whom the editor Of the Tribune is prom
incn) who in 1899, successfully opposed the
nomination of Mr. Clay, on the ground of non
availability, are now rancorous and bitter be-
cause Others, at the late Convention, opposed
him for the same reason, and with like success
They assume to be the exclusive opponents Of
Wing principles, and the exclusive judges Of what
Wing principle, are, and who possess them.
The great Wing party Of the Union met to-
gether and selected a Presidential candidate
and the four Wing delegates from the city of
New York refuse to support that nomination.
They preferred Mr. Clay, and sntmited his
claims TO the Convection they pledged them
selves to abide by its action, and required tina,
all other candidates should give 4 like pledge.
They knew that Gen. Taylor was also a eandi-
date, and that the choice Of the Convention
would probably fall on him or Mr. Clay Gen.
TAYLOR stood before the Convention, by his own
ayowals and by the assurances Of his friends, Il
Whig and pledged to aequiesce in its action.
With all these facts aud circumstances known to
them, the New York delegates went into the
Convention, urged the nomination of Mr. Clay,
and brought all the strength they could to his
support. Ballot after ballot was taken, when
the contest lay chiefly between Mr. Clay and
Gen. Taylor; and yet the New York delegates
continued to press the claims Of their fayorite,
until Gen. Taylor received the nomination
| They return to their constituents, and, though
protesting Il nominal support of the candidate
endeavor to create disunon and dissatisfaction
in the Wing party, and to array the friends Of
MIR Clay against Gen. Taylor. The delegates
Of New York assume to know better than al
the other Wings of the Union, who should be
the Wing candidate, and arraign and lecture tho
delegates who dared TO vote for another candi
date, as IL they were school-boys- And what i
New York, or her delegates, that she should as
sumo to dictate 10 The Union, or to he the ex
elusive champions Of Mr. Clay? They neyci
gave the vote of New York to him when he wa
a candidate, and except for the aid of the Barn
burners, could not do it now and yet they seel
to dsfranchise some of the delegates, and ques
ton their right TO vote, because they did no
represent Wig States. In 1889, some of thes,
: same fiery friends of Mr. Clay brought up Gen
Scott against him, and by their intrigues, defeat
ed Mr. Clay. ]. Is with poor grace, that the,
now assume to dictate to the Wing party of tn
Union, either their principles or their candidate,
There was a meeting last Friday afternoon, il
the Park, called by the City Wing delegates t
hear their report, and had the curiosity to at
tend. The accounts of it you will see in In
papers, but it was meagre and spritless affair
and as demonstration against Gen. Taylor,
was contemplate. ltwes small in numbers, an,
composed in part Of rowdies, who finally too
possession Of the stage and demolished il tn
meeting will have good effect, for il show
that the efforts Of n few radicals and disappoini
= ed ofice-seekers meet with little favor from III
great mass of the Wing party 1t is true tina
one Of the delegates, Mr. Blunt, stated that h
felt himself bound by the action Of the Conven
ton, but every sentence Of his speech was dc
signed to array the friends of Mr. Clay again,
the nomination. Dudley Selden, who, in pol
ties, is "every thing by turns and nothing long,
!, publicly declared he would not vote for Ger
Taylor, and nominated Mr. Clay But he can
not carry Tyler's corporal's guard with him, an
he will eventually -aud the sooner the better
take the place in Tammany Hall which he boast
ri is scred for him.
It Let no uneasiness be felt for New York. TIL
= Wing party is intact, and will rally around tn
standard of "Old Rough and Ready" with a
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