The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1847-10-19

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nent Whig member of Congress. from
free State. written in reply to letter from
distinguished politician Of the same
party in this State. asking his views IN re-
gard to the nomination of General Tay-
lor BY the Wings. The letter shows that
the writer is clear-;hinking. right-mind-
cd man. He takes the common sense
and patriotic view Of the matter, and, we
believe, speaks the real feelings of nine
tenths of the Whig party of the South
and the North. They must choose, as
he saws, either Taylor and victory. or
Clay and defeat. The Wings have never
been celebrated for good management in
political business, but their true course
now is so obvious, that we cannot for
moment believe that they will hlindiy
choose the wrong one. The author OF
this letter states the merits OF the case
with admiral breyity. The nomination
of General Taylor is. in the first place. in
obedience to the will of the people, and IN
the second, it is compromise between
the North and the South, the North gain
ing their principles and the South gaining
their man. What stronger argument
could be given for the election OF General
Taylor, or what other man in the nation
could be nominated whose election would
do so much towards strengthening the
bonds of our Union! None. He is the
onlv prominent man in the nation OF ac-
knowledged fitness for the Office of Presi-
dent, who would not be obnoxious to the
South or the North on the score of sec
tional prejudices. This letter was not
intended for publication. but was written
in reply to candid request for the wri-
ter's opinions on the subject OF the next
Presidency; if we were at liberty to give
the writer's name, il cauldnot fail 10 have
great influence with the party 10 which
he belongs. As an evidence of the tone
Of thought among the leading wings Of the
north in regard to The nomination Of Gen.
eral Taylor for the Presidency, we can
state that out of sixteen members of Con-
gress who were applied TO for an express
sion of opinion-fonrteen of them gave
replies of similar tone 10 this one which
VIC have been permitted 10 publish.
UNIoSTowS, Sept. 8, ls47.
DEAR SIR:-Your letter of the 9th
uito. is Just received, III which you do
me the honor to ask my opinoln, first, as
10 the propriety of the Wings nominating
General Taylor after his having refused
TO run az a party candidate; second,
whether, if Mr.. Clay was taken up, Gen
eral TAYLOR would not decline in his IA
yor, Ianswer frankly and a, once, as
whig and friend of the Union, am de-
cidedIy Tor adhering TO General Taylor.
First, because / believe him to be true
Wing, devoted patriot and honest man.
possessing in an eminent degree sound
judgment, practical good sense and thor
ough knowledge of lnen-the highest quail
ifcaiions for President Of the United
States, qualities in which he greatly re-
sembIes Washington, and of whom, next
10 him, it may now be said, he is first in
war, first in peace, and first in the hearts
of his countrymen. Regarding him in
this ligh., the position he has chosen is
characteristic and true one, "ihe candidate
Of the people and not Of parry" Look
ing 10 his whole country and placing II a.
bove party, he has taken high and noble
stand, where the people, the honest and
patriotic of all parties, may rally round
and sustain him. True il may drive from
him a few scurvy office-seekers, and ultra
politicians on both sides. but we are better
without than with them. Let them go
take up their ultra candidate, and sec
where they viii be left, with scarcely an
electoral vote in the Union. But GO for
General Taylor, not ouiy because | con-
slider him a good Wing. and good man,
but also because be is Souihern man.
This Union can only be preserved as 1t
was established, on principles OF conces-
sion and compromise. The North can
not claim both the man and the measures.
Ore or the other must be yielded to the
South. prefer TO concede 10 them The
man. rather than the measures. Give
them the man, and the measures will be
ours, and the harmony of the Union will
thus be preserved. Secondly, you en-.
quire if General Taylor (beiug good
Whig) would not decline in favor Of Hen
ry Clay. How could he, consistently
with the position he occupies! He has
declared he will not be party candidate
nor win he "yifH himself 10 parf.5
schemes To do so would be viola.
ton OF the pledge which he has so sol
EMMY made to the American people, by
whose wishes alone he says he will be
governed. General Taylor cannot there.
fore consistently Withdraw, and if the
Wings abandon him the people will elec
him by acclamaiion, and they will ht
prostrated. Let the Wings then be faith
| iul to the Old Hero. and their triumph i
certain. Let them remember that "fay
| lor never surrenders," and was never de
ieated.