New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-07-15
The onestion-Lerter from &. VI. Clay.

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cool rs well as myself and seem yet hesitating
whether or no, 70 go for the regular WING month";
alton you will allow me to suggest few thoughts
for your consideration. We are both Wings from
youth up TO the present time. We certainly. then
if we should think proper at any time 20 change
our party alliances, cannot be reproacbed with
deserving our first lov5 for any other motive than
because the Wings cease 70 be worthy o. farther
alliances. That YOU should hesitate what TO do in
the present emergency, when the subject of
Slavery Extension comes up for immediate action,
is to me a source Of pleasure and hope rather than
of pain or censure. Let us, then, see.
In the first place, taiHes' requires Northern
Wings 10 40 for the Nomination. The friends Of
Taylor wished to run him as al independent can
didate but no. said you and !. If "Whig. but
not an ultra Wing" let him come into the Con-
vention and stand or fall with the Wings. 1t can
hardly be possible that You wished to bring MS
into counsel to DESTROY rs Personal honor, then,
requires you to support Taylor, unless the Repub-
lie manifesily would receive great detriment by
your fidelity to pledges. Let US see. Can We
beat TAYLOR and Cass It'll a free soil candidate
If we can think the great question Of the age
requires rs 10 insure n htiAtiif tiiH h'A 81 0N N
uncertainty WHO'S should elect the man who
will VETO ALLssLAyE EXrENsION. ! think you
will believe, with me- that "THE TINE Has NOT
YET CONE Any detection. then, ON our part viii
enure 20 the benefit OF Lewis Cass and 10 the IN
Jury Of T.. Taylor. Now, however much de
nounced ! am for the Lesser Evil. know no
morality based upon any other PRINciPLE, than 10
look around YOU and MAKE THE BEsr of all the err
cumstances which occur. Any other principle
puts the good in the power Of the bad-thc scru-
pulous IN the power of the unscrupulous-the Just
in the power Of the unjust. First then, as 70
men. TAYLOR is a STAKEHOLDER by birth and habt-
Cass STAKEHOLDER POLITICALLY by CALCULATIONS.
Which is the better man | say Taylor How
do they stand committed Taylor says nothing
upou the subject Of Slavery but claims Washing
ton as his model aud declares IN favor Of the sa-
ore,nacgof Congress. Cas- holds that Congress
cannot legislate against the admission OF Slavery
into new territories, and of course must VETO any
bill PROHIBITING rs INTRoDUCrloS. A. men,
then. TAYLOR is preferable To Cas-. Now as 70
parties. Who will be most apt 10 stand for Lib
ert, the Wings or their opponents Let Texas
sneak, Let the Mexican War speak Let the
ultras OF the south speak Let those who openly
avow in Convention ALL up MEXICO AND CUBA
speak Again, suppose Lewis cass President
and bill comes up for the admission OF New
Mexico into the Uuion-or It's constitution into
Territorial Goyemment-and a majority Of Con
gress put in the Wilmot Proviso Will they stand
GU, against the Executive Veto and claim " FIRE.
son. ar NO SOM Let the vote on Texas answer,
q ID ,r.4e will
not the whole Wing party Of the North aud some
large portion of the South say "FREE SOIL or No
SoiLw Let the past answer also. From Gen.
Taylor pledges, believe that he could not inter
fere BY the Veto tor unless the law be unconsti-
tutiona he could not interfere. But with al the
acts of this Government IN favor Of Slavery Re
stricton. as ably set forth in the Utica Address.
with the esd Of Washington and Jefferson, think
there is moral certainty that be could not veto
such bill But suppose he did would not the
triumph OF the Wing party with is FREE sou
PRESTIGE be more likely to summon true men
enough % LOCK the wheels OF pro-slsvery action.
than the same result wouldbe likely TO occur under
IRE PARRY WHO CLAM TINA, As AZ " ENTKNsIuN
or TIRE ARIA OF FREEDOM Such at least are
my conclusions honestly and maturely arrived at.
On he the question Of Slavery, which to me IS the
most vital of all, however much may be de-
nounced for inconsistency. Taylor the STAKEHOLDER
is infinitely preferable to Cas-. simply a. men,
Der Of Republic ! ia other respects desire thar
the Constitution should be restored-the faith Of
the nation yindicated-its magnanimity and honor
reestablshed-ifs lead in the van OF nations
gained. In our domestic policy desire % see
economy brought back into the disbursement oi
taxes-hdelity to public trust rewartei-partisan
feeling MISUNDERSTANDING and improvement re-
vived-ln a word ! long for a rATERNAL instead
OF a DESTRUCTIVE rller That Zachary TAYLOR is
the man tor the times ! honestly believe trust
YOU and the people will finally also so conclude.
Respectfully your obt- seryt c NJ CLAY
p. ; The pledges msde never again to vote for
STAKEHOLDER. ! regard as short sighted. Why
trsmme ourselves that the enemy may conquer
US The only pledge If indeed pledges are at
all useful in any cause should be FAITHFULLY and
HOSORABLY TO CARRY OFT IT. ENDs. G. VI. &.