The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-09-06

The last letters of General Taylor have thrown the
whig presses into some confusion One Washington
correspondent pronounces the reply of General Taylor
to Dr. Deony be ironcal attempt to quiz the Doctor
A wing editor in Richmond has new hair splitting
theory of his own, to explain the commtta reply of
the General This wing metaphysican contends that
the General has opinions OF his own on the bank tariff,
&c., but opinions not so clearly made up investigation
as to admit of being thrown upon paper. The New Or
leans National does US the honor to say that have
penetration" enough "to see through the reply and
enough also to see that General Taylor understands his
position; !" that Old lack head the cunning poll
tcians as easily as he can the Mexcans; and if this had
not been the case he would have long since been in
volved in difficulties with the administration, that would
have destroyed him; that his official well as his unof-
fetal correspondence shows him to be of the rarest
judgment and honesty of purpose and Gf we understand
what the National means to say that the General so
framed his letter to defy any to make anything
of it.
Now, for own part, we have penetration enough
10 see that all these fictitious explanations which pay
but very poor compliment to the soldier of Buena
Vista We suppose General Taylor deal honestly and
fairly by his counymen, when he repeatedly tells them
that he is mo politicians; that he has been in military
service for than forty years, and that he has had
time to investigate the subjects upon which he is called
to give his opinion Every plain and unsophsti-
Gated man in the country understands himhat is to
say, that he has opinion to give, because he has
had time to investigate these subjects carefully
as to form
Some of the wing papers dissatisfied with him, be-
cause he has written many letters and one OF them
candidly him that he drop his pen il he
expects to be elected Others assure him that he must
express his opinions. The Hartford Comm Wing tells
him, bunty enough that he snakes mistake in writing
many letters while he is in position where, whatever
he says, must be, more less vague and indefinite
When he is released from the tolls of strategy and lays
down sword and pockechart, he will be able to state
his political views clearly and decsively Now all thai
he say is, that he is at the disposal of the people, and
is as ready to them in Washington in Monte
rev." &c. that if he desires to be the peoples candidate
he cannot be expected to be elected if at ALL by the
spontaneous action of "the whole people, witlout
pledges J" that 'if he by this, that while in the
field his fellow citizens must not regard him the
ponent of any particular set of principles, the Cory
phaus of any party and that all action taken con-
corning him must be founded on the peoples estimate OF
his patriotism and competency only, this reason
able But if he that he WILL to the very termna-
ton OF the canvass occupy the attitude and rea-
ton to his constituency, and that he must be elected
man rather than an index of popular measures,
greet it. No unpedged candidate can be elected in this
country and this age of the world The people are too
intelligent to go blind when their dearest national in.
terests at stake They have a right to know, and
they will demand knowledge of their candidates poiti-
cal creed No man must suppose himself so dear to his
countrymen, that they will give him supreme arbitrary
control of their interests If so, our boosted re-
public would be elective monarchy"
The New Haven Palladium admits that the General
has been writing much and reads him the following
lecture, which evidently points to the alternative OF
superseding him in order TO give way TO Mr.. Clay The
! " Palladium" tells him at
Gen. Taylors letters in regard to his nomination for the
presidency, appear be viewed with some dsavor by n
number of presses of both political parties, for the
chiefly that he has seemed TO regard existing
party associations, and proposes accept nomination
without reference the action of any national convention
Neither the wings, their opponents, who think con
genon necessary the entire harmony of those whose
views similar in regard public measures Willing
abandon this mode of presenting candidates They feel
that Ii is the only way of satisfying the friends Of those can