Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-07-22
GEN. TAYLOR'S LETTER.

For the benefit of our Democratic neighbors who
have been thrown into ecstacies by the late letter
| of Gen. Taylor to the Cincinnati Signal, in which
he declares that he will not cpnsent to be the can
didae of any party, we make the following extract
from the Cincinnati Gazette, whose views of the
letter are more n accordance with our own than
any which have yet met our eye.
After remarking that too much Importance has
been attached to this letter by the press generally
the Gazette makes the following general observa-
tions:
THAT the editor the Signal, starting from the
Ark of Locofocoism, in which he had for some time
been floating, and searching for some thing upon
which to rest the sole of his political foot should
on at last finding leaf, with which, however, he
could not return to the ark, seek to make some
other use of it, is not at all wonderful He there
fore did ii up professionally in paper and PASTE at
tached Its history to II in plain manuscript, and
committed 1t TO time and the tender mercies of the
public mail for the hero of 1.-THE Mexican battle
fields"
The whole thing was doubtless done in the most
respectful manner. Where is the wonder, them
that Gen. Taylor should have made respectful
acknowledgment OF it This he dd-and this is
about ALL he did. Incidentally he says, it is true
as he had several times said before, that he has no
desire to be President of the United States, that
he will not become the candidate of either of the
parties for that office, but that if the spontane us
voice ofthe people calls upon him to serve them in
that capacity, he shall not feel at liberty TO decline
AS new expression of his willingness to become
candidate for the Presidency Of the United States
the letter of General Taylor may be regarded of
some Importance but to assume, as a portion of
the press do, that the high opinion and decided
approval" expressed by General Taylor refers to
any thing more than the general, and we may add
excellent, spirit which the editor of tfie Sirnal
set forth his opposition to the revival of the strife
and bitterness of party animosies in the next Pre-
sidental canvass, involves the General in indelica-
cies and absurdites, in which no friend OF his can
wish TO see him placed
So far as the editor OF the Cincinnati Signal, or
the hero of Buena Vista, condemns and execra,es
the shameful recklessness and terrible erceness of
late political contests in the United States he will
fnd sympathy and approval among large numbers
OF good men belonging to both the great political
parties OF the country. But TO suppose that Gen
Taylor would consent, in view of becoming can
didate for the Presidency, to withhold his views Of
the great political questions which have divided,
and most of which must continue to divide, the
Wing and the Locofoco parties,-or that, in case
OF being elected President, he would endeavor to
keep those questions down during his admnstra-
'lon' or attempt imPraccable compromises in rela-
ton to them,-is to sink all previous knowledge of
his character, and utterly lose sight of its devel-
oprnents In his wonderful campaign in Mexico
a President without party, is thing not to be
seen in the United States again, unless in the very
improbable instance Of precisely such man as
John Tyler. The purest Patriots have been party
men heretofore, ard the best Presidents will be
party men hereafter. There is nothing whatever
incompatible between the highest patriotism and
the firmest partnership"