Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-27
THE ENQUIRER.
RICH MOND, Va.
saturday Morning, July "a. Is47.
OHIO FEDERALISM REPUDlATES GEN
TAYLOR,

TAYLOR.
The N. Y. Tribune publishes long ana re.
markable leiler from "valued correspondent
in oh;o He refers 10 the address OF The ONO
Wing State Central Committee, wh'cn auop,'
the issues of Opposition TO The war anu uii''e'0
inc hostility TO the farther extension OF s'd'e'5'
and declares that The Wing press oil 1hal o'a'e
"has responded determined adherence" 10 Inc
sentiments OF The address.
The following extract contains some s'fi-
kins statements, demonstrating that the whole
Whig parry OF The great Wing State OF ONO op'
nose Gen. Taylor upon The same grounds mat
,bey resisted the election OF Mr.. Polk:
nko Wig papry Of Ohio nop advocates me cleo
finn of Gen. Taui0r Indeed, | think our irienos
here are more firmly united upon Inc issues Of
| 1914 than are those OF any other Stale. lhinh
we shall with great unanimity oppose Inc larlEer
h.tche,y OF the people OF Mexico, ny our army,
and The farther extension Of Slavery. We shall
remain where we took our position in lS44-op'
posed 10 Annexation Of Slave Territory, aud op..
posed 10 War of Conquest. We then opposed
| MIR. Po,k's election because he was Tor extending
Slavery. We have TOO much sell-rcspecl 10 luIn
round now and sustain Gen. Taylor Of any o'iiei
man in favor OF that measure. We cannot APP
prove in 1915 what we so loudly condemnea ID
| 1874 We canno; now carry out policy winch
NC then exccrated On The contrary OelieVe
the Wings of our State will remain true 10 Ine.I
principles, whatever course Inc wings Oh o'"ei
States may pursue"
The writer then proceeds TO demonstrate thai
Gen. Taylor is opposed tothe Wilmol Provso-
and he adds:
"At The commencement of this agitation, some
of our papers started off in favor OF Gen. lay
| lor. INey hare nor all 7eceded from the Posu'on
this suddenly talen and will strenuousy oppose
any man who is in favor OF extending The curse
OF our nation"
AS 10 the effect OF The HSisnal letter" upon the
Wings of Ohio we commend the following pas.
sage 10 the attention OF the Republican. Ilseems
tina, the Ohio Wings have taken exactly The same
view OF that letter as the Richmond Times and
MIR. Bolts, and no1o thoroughly rePudiate Genera
TAYLOR as Presidential candidate
1.-THE la.e letter OF Gen. Taylor 10 which he
declines nomination by the Wing party, most
evidently for the purpose Of preventing Nation.
al Convention, has chilled the aIdor OF many Of
| his most Jealous friends They declare, If thy
20 for hin. no,c Mcy must abandon, their party as
7cell as their principles This they appear TO think
is asking TOO much. They will not go that
length"
We close our cviracts with The positive lam
guage Of the writer:
II now will hazard The prediction that ua'ess he
comes ont and opcps himself friend Of TIC W'!mot
Py0ri,o General Tautor aci not 7eccare the r0te Of
a single Fyes State Of he Union.
The New York Tribune tries to do away the
effect OF This "chii!ing shower-baih" by contend
te r,isial-rn in tho pnci.
tion he 50 confidently assumes, that Gen. Taylor
Is opposed ,c The principles ni The Wlmol Pro-
yiso for. says the Tribune "hs letter to the Gin.
cinnali Signal dcmcl slraes, in the opinion OF
persons far wiser than ourselves, the direct re-
verse. We believe him Ia be man Of TOO deep
philosophy and enlarged philanthropy 10 wish
the farther extension Of an institution nc less
false in principle thar lameniable in practice"
The evidence we thus lay before our readers is
altogether Wig II il isto be believed, we are
bound 10 conclude, that il Gen. Taylor be OPP
posed 10 the Wmo, Provso, he cannot receive
the vote Of any OF The free Slates-and, if he is
in favor OF that Proviso we ali know that he can
not obtain the vote Of single Southern State.
The above extracts establish few interesting
points, viz that throughout, Ohio, as in oherpor-
lions OF The country, the Signal letter has pro-
duced revulsion OF feeling among the Wings
and that now net single Wing paper in that
great Stale susiains Gen. Taylor; and that, while
some OF the Who papers contend that Gen. rs
opinions arc sufficiently known, The Wings oil The
| North and Yves, are in direct conflict as 10 the
proper construction 10 be placed upon The Signal
leuer, and especially as to his views OF the Will
mo, Pfoviso.
| Whether the Tribune or its Ohio correspondent
be right, Gen. Taylor will no, receive The votes
even OF the Wing party Of The Union. This is
Wing testimony, which will moi be carped at by
Wing Editors, we presume.
The Hamilton (Ohio) News, Wing, goes as
far as The Tribune's correspondent, and gives
harder blow 10 old Rough and Ready than he
ever received in Mexico:
"To The late attempts to force Gen. Taylor
upon the Wings without convention, we enter
| our most solemn protest and when we see dis.
position among WING editors 10 aid in so unjus-
tifable piece of demagogy, it is difficult for US
10 restrain rebuke. The cry about Taylor's
| great popularity is all CANNON; and they who
| lend their voices 10 swell il, will bitterly regret
their folly, if they love their country"
"GEN. TAYLOR NEVER SURREN DERS."
So thinks not the Times which, referring 10
General It's reply 10 the democratic Wings"
OF Trenton N. j., says that it anot only shows
a change of his purpose 10 make no farther re-
| plies TO The communications addressed 10 him,
but, we trust may be considered as indicating
| Min nj IN
The Pyesidsacy ,fclected as he nom,nee and cand,-
| die al a parfg"
But, even admitting that the old hero would
finch from the high ground OF his Signal letter,
we can see not single drop Of comfort in the
Trenton letter for our trusting" friends of the
Times That letter is as follows:
HEADQUARTERS, ARMY OF OCCUPATION, ]
Camp near Monterey, Mexico, June 81, lS47.
| Sir: have The honor 10 acknowledge, with
| sentiments OF high qualification the receipt OF
| copy of the resolutions recently adopted at meet
ing of the Democratic Wings Of The county OF
Mercer New jersey
My thanks are especially due 10 my friends Of
the State OF New Jersey for their fat,ering e5
preston Of approval and esteem, and which,
can assure them, is as truly reciprocaled.
| embrace this occasion 10 remark, that If The
people oil The country desire 10 place me in the
high office OF chief masis,racy, do not feel
myself al liberty 10 refuse; but, on The contrary,
in that position, as well as one more humble, il
will ever be my pride and constant endeavor 10
serve the country with all the ability possess.
| Please convey these, my thanks and briel &C.
acknowledgements, TO the citizens of The county of
Mercer. wish them and yourself much pros.
peri,y and happiness.
With great respect, remain,
Your most obedient servant
2. TAYLOR, Maj. Gen. U. s. Army.
DR.. JoHN T. CLAkK. Secretary Of public meeting,
Trenton, New jersey
Does General Taylor here endorse The action
OF The Democratic Wings" OF Mercer7 Does