The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-26
THE UNION.

Gen. Taylor has not yet put himself in the custody OF
committee OF silence Such course would not consist
with the character OF honest soldier or OF an ndepen-
dent man No WONDER therefore, that fresh letters are
daily coming to light We have one before us which
we have not yet published The following is the
swer he gave to the call of ''the National Native Ameri
| can Conyenton' of New Jersey:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OCCUPATION,
April Is, 1877
SIR Your letter, under date of the 10th March, has
been received. To the inquiry as whether am dis
posed TO accept the President the United
states rendered to me from the National Native Ameri-
can Convention, would respectfully reply, and with
full appreciation of the kind feeling which dictated the
honor OF SO high Office thar aspirant for the
presidential Office, (Which is not the case) could not,
calls me 70 take part in the operations against the enemy
acknowledge any ambition beyond that OF besowing all my
pest exerons towards obtaining an adjustment OF our diff
servant, Il. TAYLOR,
Maj. General United States Army.
From the Newark IN. Jj Morning Eagle.
The Trenton State Gazette declares that the import
ant questions that have puzzled every politician for many
months, are finally and positively seted-viz: whether
eneral Taylor is democrat whig and which of the
parties he will to be nominated by 1t appears
hat the good wings of Trenton satisfied with the first
letter fom the General, dated April Ia, 1917, in to
the resolutions passed public meeting, held another
the anniversary Of the battle of Pao Alto and another
batch of resolutions The following and only publish
ed in the Gazette intended TO of him
plic declaration concerning his opinions and intentions
than he gave in the first, and which, the time,
sidcred satisfactory. We should judge that that the
sole motive, from its soft persuasive tone,
"Resotred, That the character of General Taylor for
plain spoken honesty that he will disap
point the expectations nor betray the confidence of his
conntrymen that his past political course guaranty OF
conde in his fidelity the protective SYSTEM and his OPP
position the acquisition of new territories wherewh to
destroy the balance ofthe old Union.''
The Gazette further says that "the and last resou
zion declared that, therefore, the meeting nominated him
Tor President Such sweet, honeyed attey, the honest
and patriotic wings of Trenton thought would certainly
with suitable return and that the old General would
happy, amabe moment, let little more of the cat
Of the bag In his Interpretation of this second letter.
the Gazette has orgotenor he pays poor compliment to
General Tayors consistency if he rccoectsthat in his
Signal letter and others he had explicitly declared that he
would make known his politicaopnions until after the
Equally disrespecnl towards General is the Gazettes
assertion that in this last letter. in reply the overanxious
gentlemen of Trenton, which give below, is accept
of wing nomination for in his letter directed to
gentleman in Troy and published in the Troy Daily Post of
the 9th instant he positively strongly and individually de-
cares follows:
81 will not be the candidate of any party clique and
should the nation large seek place in the chair of
chief magistracy the good of all parties and national good
| would be my great and absorbing aim"
| Headquarters, ARMY OCCUPATION,
| Camp near Monterey, Mexico, June 2l 1917.
Sm have the honor to acknowledge with sentiments oil
high qualification the receipt OF copy OF the resolutions
recently adopted at meeting OF the democratic wings OF
| the county Of Mercer, New Jersey
My thanks especially due my friends of the State of
New for their atteng expression of approval and
esteem, and which, assure them, is as truly recp-
| rocated.
embrace this remark, that if the people of
the country desire to place me in the high office of chief
agistracy do feel myself at liberty refuse but,
contrary i'm that position well humble,
it will be my pride and constant endeavor to serve the
country with all the ability possess.
Please convey these my thanks and brief acknowledge
ments the citizens of county of Mercer wish them
| and yourself much prosperity and happiness.
With, trpsn
| Il. TAYLOR, Mai. Gen. u. S. Army.
Dr. JOHN r. CLARK Secretary public meeting, Trenton.
New Jersey.
between the letters OF April 2sth and of June 2ls
1.-TWO months there is some little difference Of tone in
respect In the first he has ambition but to terminate
our differences with Mexco and in the second, he
sents to serve his country as Chief Magistrate