The North-Carolina standard., 1847-08-18

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r General Taylor. s,.lfIf'{z
EIn future. let Loeofocoism keep its hands clear
from Gen. Taylor. They can neither rule him of
nor steal hm,"-H Hhig.7 7,s .-5.,.s,.,' ~. -
This comes most strangely from a party whose
embraces" Gen. Taylor has ''Tudely rejected" in
The Signal letter. In that letter he declared that
be "would not be the candidate of any party. or
Eeld himself to party schemes" Every thing
hat we have since seen from him confirms the
unequiVocal position here taken. Some Wing
journals, it is true, which seem to treat with con-
empt the characteristic frmness and independence
ofthe old hero contend that he has already swery-
d from his lofty position: and has ''surrendercd"
Gmsef into the hands Of The Wings. Among
hress the Savannah Republican says, 'this re-
py (the Signal letteT) was made to Democratic
dtOr, subsequently, to which he has accepted. and
in the most fattering terms, the domination of the
Wigs of New jersey, Our readers will recol-
lect The character Of his reply to, the Whig nom
nation from New Jersey. So far from accepting
The nomination, he virtually rebukes the move
ment. by saying that if The people at large (nOt
tie Wigs choose to make him President he
cannot decline. But, if there were any doubt on
this point, it would be removed by the following
very late letter from Gen, Taylor. It will be
sen that, in terms even stronger, if possible, than
lhe Signal letter, he still refuses to be the candi-
dale of any party. How, with these full and late
reVeIations, the Whig and the Savannah Repub-
lican can sill contend that Gen. Taylor will be
qhe Whig candidate" passes our comprehension.
Their logic must be Of a new and brilliant school,
fhey can make good their proposition: - s-..-.
HEAnouARTERs Amy OF OccuPzTToN, !
Camp near Monterey, July 6, 1916. :
Sir: The prospectus of Naive American pa
2er to be edited by YOURSELF forwarded 10 me with
iuached remarks from you, has been duly received.
Upon the points alluded TO in those remarks,
snd 10 which members of the Naive American
udy require assent from those whom they favor
iahe Presidency, can only say with all ea6dor,
&H elected TO that office IL must be by The Sp0n-
haeous 1viH Of The people at large, and without
yency OF pledge on my part IN any paItlcular IL
lever li that high office, il must be uRtranImeLLed
rih party obligations Or interests Of any kind
ard Under none bat those lohich the Constitution
azL the high interests of the TatiSn at large most
Nriously and sotensnty demand. 81" IN
| do not desire the Presidency, and only yield
hus far my assent 10 be considered a candidate in
Ihs same proportion in which it is desired by the
people, irrespective of party. II
Your paptr-the number which you were kind
enough 10 promise-wil be very acceptable mean
while can only hope It will prove useful TO the
country.
Very truly and sincerely your obd't sery'l, r.
z. TAYLOR, .
y.-.....F5 tai Mai. Gen. u. S. Army,
Peter Sken Smith, Esq Philadelphia, Pa. q
While on this subject of stealing" Gen. Fay
has candidate 0he Wing employs word
Haeh most properly applies to the efforts Of its
own party 10 appropriate to Whiggery the old be-
TO- who openly rejects their advances) we deem
mot anlssto refer to n remarkable article in the
n 7. Tribune, leading and one of the ablest
Whig papers in the Union. The editor takes for
bis ten the following passage in the letter of
Washington correspondent of the ". Y. Journal
of Commerce, ''who would seem to be remarka-
bly, we'll posted up in regard TO Presidential Fay-
lorsm": @t
q" So far from submitting himself to the appro-
baton of any Wing Convention he (Gen. TaRlor)
is opposed to any party Conpenfiop. He IS the
dnii- Convention candiddfe-the Peoples candi-
date. No one who is in favor Of party ConVen-
lion is in favor of General Taylor as candidate.
Here follow the comments of the Tribune,
which will be satisfied with no half way explana-
lions, but demands prompt, frank and explicit
reply 1t calls upon its Wing associates to ode
fine their positions''' and 10 let the Wing party
know where they stand II clearly and Justly in
dicatcs that as matters now stand, the nomination
dGen Taylor so far from leading to a Wing
Triumph, would amount to nothing else than a
Tisorganizatlon" of the Wing party, and that
hat party and its principies5would be scattered to
The Tribune speaks frankly, and with an ap-
arently honest and sincere devotion tothe prn-
eiples of the Wing party, which it sees about to
be besacriiced for the sake of "availabilhy." We
publish its remarks entire; as showing the drift Of
he leading minds oflhe Wing party, and as go-
ing to prove that The Wings have no serious no.
lion of making General Taylor their candidate.
As soon as the elections shall pass over, they will
drop the curtain that veicd their designs, and
pledge themselves to support no man, unless be
bendorsed by a National Wing Convention, and
pledges himself to carry out the batch Of Wing
doctrines This General Taylor will never do,
and the Wing party will drop him, without com
junction. 7''''H 'i.0' -,
Referring to the rernarks'of the correspondent
Of the Journal Of Commerce, above quoted, the
Tribune says: - ~ - 80 ',,1@ - ,.i..-5..
$50 far as this manifesto assumes TO speak for
Gen Taylor only, we have nothing to say. His
right te Judge for himself, and to act as his own
feelings shall dictate is not here called ia question.
But we think those w h1gs 1ehO JneOr the Taylor
Movement o1oe an erplGnGtion) to their sometime
Orettren who do not concur with them on that
polnt asd that this explanation cannot be given too
Pomptly nor loo frankly II will not serve To saw