The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-30

which for month"; were admitted to be such by
themselves"
Letter from a Massachusetts, WING.
The withdrawal of Mr.. S. HooPER, we'll
known Boston Wing, from the Central Com
mittee of Massachusetts, has been dwelt upon
as proof of his unwillingness to sustain the no
minee of the National Convention, and as the
forerunner of extensive detection from the
Wing ranks in New England. Mr.. HooPER
corrects this misapprehension in the subjoined
letter, which, while expressing his personal
preferences for Mr.. WEBSTER, sets forth his
intention to render support to General ScorT:
To the Editor Of the Boston Courier:
STA: On returning home few days since, after
an absence of some weeks, for the first time since
the Wing Convention at Baltimore, my attention
was called to some remarks in the Courier, of the
18th instant, respecting my resignation men,
Der of the Wing State Central Committee. am
aware that my resignation, or the reasons for it,
are unimportan and should have noinclin alton
to refer to them &c far as / alone am concerned,
but feel it to be duty to my associates ON that
| committee, towards all of whom i entertain no
sentiment but of respect and friendship, to correct
the statement that the cause Of my resignation was
dissatisfaction with the committee or its action.
Towards the close of the session of the Legisla-
ture of 1851, when tho Wing State Central Com
mittee for the year was to be appointed, it was
deemed expedient, in order TO promote among the
Wings throughout the Commonwealth the har-
mony which had existed among the Wings Of the
Legislature during that exciting session. to np-
point four new members who were known to be
friendly to the nomination of Mr. Webster for
President in addition to the five members at large
who were on the committee the previous year.
was one of the four additional members, and since
have been on the committee its action has been
uniformly, 90 far it had any reference to il, ia
vora bic to the nomination of Mr.. Webster by the
National Convention; as evidence OF it would
refer to the unanimous recommendation by the
committee Of Messrs. Everett. Ashmun, and
Sprague. as tho candidates for delegates at large
to attend the National Convention, who were
known to be strongly in favor OF the nomination
of MIR. Webster aso, to the fact that the three
delegates at large. and eight out OF the ten district
dele gates, making eleven of the thirteen ballots
from Massac husetts at the late convention in Bal.
timore, voted through every ballot Tor Mr.. WEB
ster. -
If Mr.. Webster had been nominated by the con.
vention, should have considered myself obliged
to remain on the State Central Committee, and at
considerable personal Inconvenience TO have de
voted much time and attention until November to
promote bis election, in which know that all my
colleagues on the committee would have bearu'y
CO. operated. When the nomination was decided
against Mr.. Webster, considered that my mission
on the committee was at an end, as my active ser.
vice in the season of Presidential campaign would
be of great Inconvenience to ~ private business
without compromising beneht to the w mig cause,
and my resignation would give to my associates
on the committee an opportunity, II they wished
and ardent supporter of General Scott As should
not return home for some weeks. sent my resig.
nation to the secretary OF the committee-wlth the
same reasons for which have now stated But
degree AS an indication of diminished attachment
to the Wing party, its principles or its usages,
should most certainly have withheld my resigna-
ton.
/ attended the Wing Convention at Baltimore,
ind was one of the alternate delegates at large,
and attentive observer OF oil the proceedings
there. ! was disappointed by the failure to nomi
| nate Mr.. Webster. IL was understood by the
| friends of MIR. Webster to be the wish Of large
| majority OF TIE southern delegates in the conven
| ton that either Mr.. Fillmore or Mr.. Webster
| should receive the nomination; that their nrst
choice was for MIR. Fillmore; but that more than
one hundred southern votes could be relied on Tor
| Mr.. Webster, whenever that number, added to the
votes from Northern States that voted first in the
cure his nomination The friends Of Mr.. Fill
| more and Mr. Webster being majority OF the
| convention, the first receiving at each ballot
| 100 to 1876 votes. and the other never more
|
| stances, might have united to nominate Mr. Fall.
| more, unless enough Of the friende of General
Scott to prevent it, should signify their prefer
| ence for the nomination of Mr. Webster by throw
| ing for him sufficient number OF votes to secure
| the one hundred or more OF southern votes which
would have requil ed less than twenty OF General
Scott's votes in addition to the votes Mr. webster
| had received on each ballot l strongly urged, as
far ms was in my power, upon the friends of Mr.
| Webster to adopt that course, believing 1t would
result in the nomination Of MIR. Webster, and that
| it WAS the only mode by which, as the convention
was constituted, the vote Tor Mr.. Webster could DO
| increased.
When the resolutions were adopted by the con-
vention, it appeared 10 me that either Mr.. webster
| or Mr. Fillmore were entitled to the nomination
| was in favor Of the nomination OF MIR. Wehster,
considering it due to him for bis long and iathiul
services to his country and his party and partiou-
arly at this time when his age rendered it proba.
Convention of the Wing party to express, by noni-
mating him to the Presidency, their appreciation
of his great public services, and more particularly
of the services which he had rendered to tho coun-
try by his great speech of the 7th March, 1850
the sentiments of which the conventions OF both the
great political parties, in the resolutions adopted
| by them, had recognised and sanctioned and rem
dered prominent as an article OF their party creeds
| The convention represented the Wings Of every
| State of the Union Their object was to make such
| O nomination as would beat promote the interests
of the National Wing party OF the Union; and al
though was disappointed that the nomination wns
| not in conformity with my personal preference or
my personal Unions, l did not for one moment con-
slider myself absolved by it from my allegiance to
the Wing party. considered it my duty before
the convention as good Wing. to abide by their
| nomination, and equally so after the nomination
was made. it having been, In my opinion, fairly
| and honestly made by a majority of the conven-
ton. III ever change from the Wing party, in
which was born and educated, 1t will not be be-
cause majority of a convention Of the party fairly
and honestly differ from me in opinion with regard
| to the nomination of a candidate for President OF
! tho United Statee; and shall therefore adhere to
and support the nomination Of General Scott;
| g HOOPER.
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