The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-19
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
THURSDAY NIGHT, AUGUST Ia, Is47.



We Law before our readers another letter from General
Taylor-the last in the SERIES We leave speak for
tself. IT presents some of the wings rather in a
dilemma And really, but for them, should pass it
over without comment.
this letter, in Gen. Tayors ausion TO his military life
and avocatons does explain satisfactorily why he has not
vel made up his mind to the main issues between the
Two parties, it certainly does not explaint sx the
contrary. very far from expainng-the grounds upon
which not few of the most rabd of the whg journals
have hitherto proessed to in General Taylor most
safe and trusty representative and champion OF their
party principles and party policy in the administration of
The government
Indeed, in point Of fact it appears in black and
white, the Generals signature, that, so far
from being prepared TO carry out President the creed
Of the wing party he has his views and opinions
yet to FORM 'afer investiga tion, upon all the nam
points which that creed embraces What we to in
fer from all this n.s-e
But again-and this query would address especially
10 the Philadelphia American and Gazete-in what ai-
tude before the people and before the wing party does
this letter of General Taylor place those wing journals
who ''of their own positive knowledge have so often
and so loudly claimed him ga sound wing and a
saunch whg"-"a whole wing and nothing but wing"
-'ay, and full-toned Henry Clay whig to boot" Is
toned Henry Clay achig one who has settled
opinions about 6 National Bank" Protective Ia.
r-abou their necessity" their effects" and the
spower of Congress" in reference to them Can
be a" whole wing and nothing ese." by saying nothing
about the war lis ustce or its necessity, save only
to acknowledge " his duty as citizen to do all IN his
ppr to bring it to speedy and honorable close by the
most rigorous operations % Is this the platform upon
which "the sound and staunch wings" of the country
plant themselves in relation to the war; Is it the ground
of Mr.. Corwn and his folIowers' or of Mr.. Berrien
and his followers or Of Mr. Schenck and his follow
ers of the legislatures of the wing States from Mas
schusetts to North Carolina
The time this revelation too, somewhat remarkable
Just now the wings are, after their fashion, flushed and
umphng out of all due measure, in such partial sue
cess they have been able to achieve in the August
elections Forthwith we find in an influential wing pa
per, Kentcky, studied rebuke of the Taylor move
ment njudcious and premature Then, even our
sad neighbor of the "lntegencer" breaks his cherish
ed silence and tells the wings that they must see that
they now the majority, and that they must maintain
themselves sand be true to Themselves" Ready the
instant that the ready for him, forth starts
Mr.. Clay from his retreat at Ashland, and just
as the of the elections gets here, he is at
Philadelphia Uhe Clay headquarters) all ready to be
shouted for, as the Henry Clay boot
are all ready to make the wekin ring with shouts for
him There be strange condolences here'-que
chapter of lucky accidents !" and in the midst of them
ALL this letter from General Taylor, absolutely
ignoring the whole platform of wing policy-bank,
tariff, war; opposition, and all
The explanation of this does not lie far of, is it
hard TO be Admitting, in the face of all General
Taylor has written that he is wing, still in his
believe that he nop, has been, the
first choice of the wing party, and especially of the wing
leaders, They want tried and reliable party Ii
they think they cannot elect such man, they may be
willing TO take up professed "no-party" man, whom
they suppose they elect trusting that when he gets
TO the White House they turn him into "a whig,
iole whig, and nothing but rhig" This is evidently
their whole game Mr.. Clay first, (such is their eengO
there be any fair chance to elect him if not then Gen
Taylor somebody else That this is their purpose is
shown by the very phrases in which their leaders and
journals have urged Gen. Taylor their party They
have stouty claimed, General Taylors browning po-
lhcal merit that he is Henry Clay uchig. But if
they want Henry Clay whig, such, why not
take Henry Clay Himself, who is the most of Henry
Clay mig of them all Dir. Clay is used to running
and has not declined 10 rum that know Of haze lis
friends declined for him. On the contrary, hear
constantly, and from quarters OF high wing authority,
that the Taylor movement in the wing ranks has about
finished its allotted work-that the August elections
have pretty nearly settled the matter by giving hope that
the wings may elect whom they please. at was very
WE'LL" say these wing lealers-we do not speak unad-
vsedly-"it was very well to hold General Taylor in
reserve-Buena Vista good cry-t would help
in elecling members of Congress--t might bring
to our Enthusiastically it would enable to keep
old oft defeated issues in the background; and, after
ALL if worst come to worst, the General might turn
out to be not wholly unractable party man But
nop things changed. The August elections indicate
that are gaining ground And five are the majority
what do want of General Taylor, when we can
geta tried man of ~ Such are the comments
which zoe knoy to have been made in high wing
quarters, in view of passing events. We predict that
ere many weeks pass, this spirit in the wing
party will force itself upon the knowledge and the
tenton of General Taylor himself We wait with some
interest to see how he will stand such use of his name
and services to promote another mans election. We
wait to see how he will bear himself in the secondary
subordinate, and "iocum tenens' position in which
the wing leaders have determined "nolens UoienS' to
place him.
The moral of this state of things is clear. Let the
leaders of any party bewares how they commit them
selves 10 any before they know his opinions. Such
a COnmlal ut all epenfs destrov the n,orn