The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-07-16
The Signal Letter.

much newspaper praise aud attack, that
we believe our readers will be interested
in learning the subject ofthe editorial ar
ticle to which it refers.
The opinions advanced by that article
are simply these: The Presidential can
vass of lS4S, among both Wings and
Democrats, is in utter confusion, Meth
err party being able to agree upon a can-
didate The election of General Taylor
would save the pride ofboth parties, from
the fact that Taylor is a warm friend of
Mr.. Clay, which would reconcile the
Wings to his election and that the other
party would be ~reconciled because he has
not voted for many years and has sustain
ed the administration by his successful
course in this Mexican war; The above,
however, are only subordinate considera-
tions--the present posture of affairs will
: soften the asperities of party in regard
to their measures and remove many ofthe
differences of opinion, which has existed
between the two great parties. A de5to
one hundred millions of dollars, brought
upon US by this Mexican war, will induce
the necessity Of a Tariff sufficiently ad-
vanced i'll its rates TO satisfy New Eng
land and Pennsylvania, and at the same
time will prevent any distribution of the
sales of the public lands. The Wings
will not again urge the establishment oil
a United States Bank, and the Sub Treas.
ury, some of those impraclicabIe %restric-
lions, which have embarrassed the Gov.
ernment in its fiscal action and have prov.
ed a so URGE of annoyance to individuals
being removed, will be suffered to exist
until it has had a fair trial.
These are the substance of the opin.
ions expressed by the Signal, and the
Editor suppoSes that an Administration
may be formed upon their basis, compos.
t ed OF the leading minds of all parties.--
} These opinions did not meet the decided
> approval of Gen. Taylor for he expressly
a., states, that his opinions upon tho meas.
ures, which ought to be adopted by the
Government, it is not proper now to OK.
press and reserves them until the end OIL
the war. Those do him injustice, who
state otherwise.
The sentiments, expressed by the Edit.
or upon the division of parties, his oppo.
sition to party warfare and the necessit,
| of again administering the government
without mixing party with it, together
/, with his opposition to the Legislative in
f@luence lately exercised by our Presi
dents, are what meetthe decided appro
: val' Of Gen. Taylor. Should any othe.
meaning be attached to his letter, i
l makes the General write nonsense. II,
: would not reserve his opinions upon pub
) lie measures until the close of the wa,
and then, in the face of this declaration
approve the favorite measures of the Ed
, itor of the Signal.
. Before closing this article, We may be
permitted to make a few explanation!
!, somewhat personal. We have been re
questod by some of our warmest friend
:, to hoist the name of Gen. Taylor, at GU
: mast head, as our choice for the Prcsi
: dency, and we have as repeatedly refus
ed to do 50. We have our reasons fo
i, SO doing. We have, in connection will
many of our brethren of the press, consid
= cred it too early to agitato tho subject o
the nox Presidency. Some of then
have forgotten themselves and are nov
either advocating tho claims of one MAJ
. or disparaging those of another. o
course, they are free to act as they please
in the premises, out we have not yet scer
any good reason why we should follow
suit. We see no good in turning
the attention of the people to one man,
when there is danger that another NAV
be the candidate, when many ofnecessity
would enter into tho contest disappointed
4.
in their choice and consequently with les:
spirit than they otherwise would have.
| Let us abide our time. The events o.
next winter may change the whole aspecr
of affairs and then we may be able witt
, certainty to select the man, who is the
master spirit of the age and can lead vi
on 10 victory. We are not certain that
, Gen. Taylor is such a whig as we shoulc
desire to see President. Were he from
the North, we could form a more defen
' lite opinion of his principles. He call.
himself and is called a Wing; but is he
/, a Tariff Whigl Ofthis we must DO Ger
, tain before we would urge his claims
, We know mon in tho South who are or
thodox on this question of Protection t.
, American labor-wo know others, who
are not. We await thon for tho promis