The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-17


iesses to support Gen Taylor since the publication OF
his Signal" letter. the Nashville Wing" discourses
as follows
This charge against the wings of inconsistency is com
pletey rebutted by the of Gen. Tayors being wing
For being whig-as kaotc him to be-ihere can be no
inconsistency in the wings supporting him, and no psence
for charging them with insneer'ty in doing So But al
though know Gen. Taylor to be wing, do not ad-
vocatc his election party candidate, As we have
peatedly said desire him the President OF the
people and Of purity We doubt not he could be elected
easily the party candidate Of the wings, were he to run
such But prefer infinitely to see him taken up and
elected by the great Of The people Of both parties and
this we maintain, be done without any abandonment
principle che part of either his democratic or whig sup
porers"
The reasoning of the 'Whig in the above passage is
worthy OF all admiration. 1t runs as follows. General
Taylor, though declaring himself A No-pARrY MAN, is,
in fact, WING; therefore the wing party support
him without Inconsistency. Moreover since he, while
protesting to be neither wing nor democrat, is, in
fact wing; therefore the democratic party can support
him without any inconsistency abandonment of prnci
pie. In other words, though protesting TO belong to
neither party General Taylor does, fact belong the
wing party therefore both parties support him with
perfect consistency Upon the strength of such ooey
this the leading wing organ of Tennessee openly and
loudly calls upon the democrats to give their votes for
allquestion, staunch whig Surely, if this be done
trick nvegle the democrats into the support of wing
candidate, under the of "no-pary" man, it is
trick very clunsily executed. Yet we other
purpose in it.
If Gen. Taylor be wing in the sense that Mr. Clay is
whig as The Nashville journal here AYERS, can the de-
mocracy find any for supporting him, in the fact
that he has declared himself be- what upon this sup
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we most distinctly and emphatcally acquit Gen Taylor
of any intention to deceive the people in his declaration
that he is "no-party" man. But we insist that these
declarations of his directly the teeth of those wing
journals which claim him as staunch wing. The
wing party has always claimed to be organized for
tain distinct purposes The administration of the gov
eminent, and the appointment OF men to fill its offices
upon 'no-party' principles, surely not among these
purposes OF the wing party the declarations of Gen
Tayors "Sgna" letter. taken in their obvious sgnihca-
on plainly indicate that such will be the of his
administration, and such his rule in relation appoint
ments to Office. We say therefore, that Gen, Taylor
cannot be whig President, without substantial falsif-
cation Of his Signal letter.
Ought the democracy then, to abandon its ancient plat
form and established organization resolve itself into a
party" party, and unite with its opponents in
elecng General Taylor, any other the basis
of such negative declarations contained in the
"Signa" letter. To this question have constantly
given the same answer We hold that something more
wanted from General Taylor than the Signa" letter,
before the democratic party rightfully give him its
support We want from him-what doubt not in due
time he will givea profession of his political faith; a
postve not negative, declaration of the principles upon
which he will administer the government if elected to the
presidency Such declaration of opinions necessary
from him. prerequisite to his selection by the democrat
party their candidate, because that party is organized
and upon the basis of certain weseed principles of
its own. We differ wholly from the Nashville journals
notions OF party consistency We hold on the contrary
that the democratic party will be grossly, and weakly,
and fatally inconsistent if it give its vote for any man,
be he who he may, long he is " knoyn" by the
Nashville Journal by anybody else, to be sound and
true wing.
But insist, moreover that General Taylor owes it
both to himself and the country to make this frank dec
araon of his political principles, especially in view of
the position in which such journals as the Nashville
Wing are now seeking to place him. They are openly
| asking votes for him from both parties the
ground that he belongs to neither party. Yet they
/ add, that they know him to be wing in his pot
zeal opinions But if he be wing in his poit
zeal principles, in what is he "no-party" man ?
/ What claim has he to that tite By what right is
that title given him in order to for him demo-
cratic votes! Mr.. Clay is well known to be wing in
his political principles. If the wing journals to
ask the democratic party to vote for him noparty"
man. would be gross and plain fraud upon the people
How does the differ, then, when they make the
same request for General Taylor, "knowing" him, as
they aege, to be whg in his principes' 1t behooves
the position and the character of General Taylor to
suffer no such tamperng with his name. If he be a
whg he to himself to say to the country, and
to let the people know beforehand just how far he
TO act wing in the administration of the gov
Ienment, if he be elected President If he be a
democrat he ought, in the way to make the fact
known, and indicate how far his administration if he
become President, will be democratic. IT, on the other
Ihand he be neither wing democrat he ought
Isuredy to tell what his political views and opinions
are. At all events let not the wings call upon the
democrats to for General Taylor upon the ground
hat he is party man, for the purpose when elected,
carrying out wing principles, and putting down the
democrats. This would, indeed be the highest species
o humbuggery superior to the log cabin and
lhumbug of 1910 and 1914. 1t would be fnesse for the
purpose of electng wing the ground OF his being
mo party the real object of which would be to sac
lrfce democracy at the shrine of federalism
One more remark before closing this article We mt
It ia Tho not lOhtlv