The North-Carolina standard., 1848-09-06
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' -.o.1s that during the month of JuIy last,sall /
'rf of the citizens Of Charleston, South Cafoli.
potion 'u Meeting and nominated Gem Taylor for
H ,.nt and Gen. Butler for Vice President. The
Pfs'u' of the Meeting, William B. Pfngle, ESQ.
CHA'1 1ntv bound, promptly informed Gen. Taylor of
I" s.t and at the same time sent him copy of the
% .ontaning the proceedings of the Meeting; and I
P General replied in due course of mail, accept
"' y, nomination on the ticket with Gen. Butler,
10y n.mocratic candidate for Vice President, and
m ,iOU the Meeting in the most $ heartfelt . man
~" ~, the honor they had conferred upon him. 40
4, soon as the above facts Were known in Albany, /
,.r York, where Mr.. Fillmore resides, the indigna-
~. If the Wings was intense and universal and
.Sbrth large Meeting was called Sc for the pur-
y. of considering Gen. Taylor's letter, accepting
,omination of the Taylor and Butler Meeting, at
CsorestOn, South Carolina.'' The Albany Argus,
,ricb gives graphic account OF the whole affair,
S!gnoub incredulity, astonishment, indignation, in
instances the latter feeling breaking out in open
S,nrciaons of General sTaylor--by turns agitated
otire whig party of this capital-under this an
ns nsement of the uirtal repudi1tion4 5y Gen. Iay-
~ If HI, cO-norninee for the Vice Presidency on fhe
tg f;rket-and of his willingness to run with the
S 1Socratic candidate for the Vice Presidency That
;on of the wings who were originally for Mr.. Clay,
RUt who had relapscd doggedly into quasi acquies
ce in Gen. Taylor's nomination, were loud, en-
Ic and by no means particular in the form of their
Hrncatons of Gen. Taylor-whist the more docile
If the expediency wings, unable to stem the torrent
If feeling, compelled to float with the current.
which finally embraced every live whig within range
of the information. Forthwith, handbill was got
no at the Eve. Journal Office, calling meeting of the
Thgs at the Capitol, to consider Gen. Taylors let
r accepting the nomination of the Taylor and Butler
meeting at Charleston. S. c. Resolutions were
also prepared expressing in strong language, as we
are informed. the universal whig feeling at the capi
tOl in this trying ''emergency." The name of Hen
" Clay was in every whig mouth, and the revulson
Of the long pent up feeling in his favor, which
burst forth without restraint, and with heartfelt
thusiasm-was tremendous. = s-es.a T..ss 81" -
SAT an early hour the Hall of the Capitol was
thronged with the back bone and muscle of the whig
pay of the city. They came thither in crowds, and
impression with martial music, and with aacrity
and spirit not before exhibited by the wings of Albany,
since the campaign opened. The spirit of whiggery,
so LONG dormant under the chilling effect of Gen.
Taylors nomination, now, under the ralying cry
of Harry of the West, fully aroused.'q The first
Wings in the City took part in the Meeting, and
addressed the excited audience. The Argus says:
"Ald. Haswell took the stand and was received
with loud applause. He commenced by enquiring
what had caused this great commotion? Why was
that he found his fellow wings assembled here to-
night, (for, he said, they We're all here)-and on
such short notice! For himself, he was most unex-
what had happened, until he came into State street
this evening and found the wings marching up the
hill in solid phalanx to the Capitol, with drum and
fife He enquired what the matter was, and on being
told the cause replied that he was one of them and
with them. Lond cheering followed this announce
ment The letter which had been read by the Chair
mln, told the whole story, and required no comment.
Gen. Taylor had been nominated by the whlg nation
conventions their candidate for the Presidency.
He need not say that the choice of the whig party of
this state, almost to man, another direction
that they preferred their great champion and leader
Of the south west. Loud and prolonged cheering
He need not say that the nomination of Gen. Taylor
under circumstances which familiar to all, fell
upon the whig party of this state like wet blanket
Nor need he tell his fellow wings that the effects of
that chill had not yet ceased to be felt among us.
But Gen. Taylor was nominated by the whig conven-
ton, and had accepted that nomlnatlon-and though
he had said and written many things since not cal
euated reconcile wings to his support, yet he and
others were disposed neVerthelessin the belief that
Gen. Taylor, if he did not support, could not and
would countenance hostility TO the candidate as
sOciated with him on the same tcket-to overlook
these things and go into the support OF the entire
ticket in good faith and with honest zeal. but what
had we now to encounter! We found the whig can
ddate for the Presidency repudiating, in effect, the
whig candidate for the Vice Presidency! We found
Gen. Taylor, after accepting nomination which en-
braces Fillmore well as himself, now for
maly accepting, and with profound pleasure, the
nomination of democratic convention for the Presi-
dency, and that convention dropping his co-nomlnee
for the Vice Presidency and substituting Gen. But
le the democratic candidate! That was thing he
could not stand loud cheering.l He could, un-
der circumstances, stand quietly and allow him
self to be creased all over, but he could not and
would not stand and have it rubbed in. Renewed
cheering and laughter] He did not hesitate to avow
that under these circumstances, he felt under no OBJ
Egatons as whig. to sustain Gen. Taylor-nnd
that he oCoud not cote for him. Loud and general
of Nor Is nor L. Perhaps it was too late
TO act in reference to this unexpected emergency
Cries, " It's not too late to- start Clay.' There
we're only eight short weeks before the electIon-and
fanythng was to be done, it must be done quickly.
For One he should rejoice full-blooded, out
and out, straightforward whig brought on to the
cOurse-such a man as Harry of the West, loud
and prolonged cheering,] in whom the wings had
confidence, and whom they could support With ardor
and he believed with success Cries of " That's the
sk!' and cheers. tS'.'1 - |
Other distinguished Wings addressed the Meeting,
and among them the Hon. John A. Collier, one of
the Delegates from the State at large to the Phadel
phia Convention. He recommended deliberatlon and
caution, but at the same time emphaticay said that
had s.cqAOuced great many things from General
Taylor, rrithout making Gny rery arry faces bat t's
Charleston letter he scGs not repred to s,cqoc, at east
. eaight" - ~,
The Meeting adjourned to the next Monday eve
mng, when it re-assembled. Resolutions were then
passed, referring the whole matter to the State Con-
FeniOn which is to assemble on the l4th instant
and many Wings, upon the strength OF this actlon'
are consong themselves with the hope that harmo-
NJ and good feeling have been restored. Harmony
indeed The fires of indignation, said to -bepent