Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-05-12
From The Galena Gazette.
LETTERFROMG GENERAL TAYLOR

country, every true republican, every 1rlenC |
to the purity of the administration of our na
tional affairs will be gratifed, as they read
the letter which may be found below. 1t i
from one of the clearest minded men in TIL
nation. No man here or elsewhere, has CIV
Ell utterauce TO sentiments more manly more
patriotic, more direct to the purpose IN con
veving his meaning to the mind OF the reader
than are contained in this letter; and the SEN
timents so conveyed, are worthy to be i'm
printed on every American heart. Gen Tay
Tor declares, that if elected President, his rule
OF action must be. TO ABIDE THE WILL
OF THE PEOPLE, constitutionally expires
sed. He occupies the platform which the
! Wing party has always contended for; and
| no Wing if elected to the Presidency, can
sustain an Administration for single month
unless he takes his stand upon the same
/ Whatever may be the result of the National
Convention, Gen. Taylor leaves his friends in
an honorable position. If the conclusions of
that Convention are opposed to him, his
friends will all feel that they are, and have
been attached to one in every way worthy Of
their confidence and of the highest post to
which their best judgments and feelings would
have assigned him but il the conclusion is
favorable to his nomination, as IN love to our
country, we trust they may be, all those who
may have preferred some other Wing under
the circumstances, can have no good reason
for not coming up heartily to his support
! We cannot say that this letter has changed
our oppinion with regard to the sentiments
or. character of its distinguished author, for
hao he been any thing less than is here shown.
we could not have spoken as we have spoken
IofhinI, or urged his nomination as we have
urged it. The letter is below. We trust
that it will be read without prejudice by all
p9rties. Its sentiments will not be 5nlsuu-
derstood. a nd if misrepresented, charity itself
will hardly cover the act with any broader
maufIet than t.lqt of wjltul ignorance.
Baron RoUGE, L., Apri! p, 1913.
DEAR SIR. My opinions have recently
been so often m scOnceived and msreP-
r,sented. that eem ii due TO myself 10
make . brief expos 'Ion OF them. upon th'
topics to which YOU have called my at
tention.
I have consented to 'hc use Of my name
as a candidate for the presidency. | have
frankly avowed my Own distrust OF my
| itnrss for the high stau m; bat having.
! 1T the solicitation OF mai OF my cohn-
lr, men. take, my position IS candidate.
| | do not feel at liberty to surrender tina
POSITION untu nv friends man 'lest WIS
that | should retire from 1t. ! viii theh
most gladly do so. | have no privai'
purposes TO accomplish, no party ProJ'c'.
10 build up, no enemies 10 punlS n - 40
hing to serve but my country.
/ | have been very often address q D.
etter, and my opinions have been aSk''
,pou almost every question that MN
3ccur to the writer as affecting the lnie.-
SIS of LeIr country or their party.
ave not always responded to these nqI
rias, for va, Gus reasons.
| COZ. fess. whilst have great cardinal.
,rinclples which viii regulate my polite
!. HE. am not sufficiently familiar witt
II the details of political legislation toI
ave solemn pledges 10 cX'rt my Inlia
eace, If were Preside MT, TO carry out this
. ''''i' ~ o-,,.,Ia hit
would not proclaim to my assembled
c untrvmeu; but cru, imp -eseIons upon
matters of policy. whlca may He fight TO
ny an" WIS l ~, r'.,,f,ao a.
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