The North-Carolina standard., 1848-08-30
orN TAyIoR.s TWO LAST.

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subiect of the Presidency. It will be seen from the
following, that the old gentleman distinctly declares
that he is not "a party candidate" Here Is the
precious epistle:
"BAroN RousE, La, July "a, 1S4S.
Dear Sir-Your letter of the 9th instant, asking OF
me line two in regard to my position as canoi-
date for the Presidency, has been duly received.
In reply, have to say that am not party can
ddate and if elected, shall not be the President OF
a party, but the President of the whole people.
am, dear sir, with high respect and regard, your
most obedient servant. Il. RAY LOn.
George Lippard. Esq, Philadelphia, Pa:
What will the Whigs-men who profess to have
principles, and who say they belong to party-say
to that4 Gen. Taylor is nominated by the whig
party in Convention assembled-he accepts the NOM
inationyes cordially accepts it, and then turns
round and very cooly says he is mot party candi-
date" Is that honest! Is it true? If it be true
that he is not party candidate, aOho IS the Whig
candidate?
The old General no doubt thinks he has Gen. Cass
completely "on the hip" when he declares he will
be the "President of the whole people," What
would he be, if he were not? party President
lust what Mr.. Polk has not been, and what Lewis
Cass will not be. That hobby-"I will be the
peoples President, and will take the Constitution
for mn platform '-will not carry the old General
very tar In this respect the Democrats stand on as
good ground as he does; for that man who tctH not
act as the president of the whole people," and
who ,viH take the Constitution for his guide, de-
serves neither support nor confidence.
AS to the other letter, the public has been permit
ted only to few extracts. These were furnish
ed by gentleman of Charleston to the Charleston
Evening News, and are as follows:
LATER FROM GENERAL TAYLOR. Extract of letter
from Gen. Taylor to friend in this city
81 never had any aspirations for the Presidency,
" nor have / now, farther than the wishes OF my
" friends are concerned in the matter; nor would
" have it any other terms, than stated when the
subject was first agitated, which is that my accep-
" tance must be without pledges or being trammeled
sin any way, that could be the President OF the
" whole Nation and not of Party.
81 have accepted the nomination of the Phlladel-
" phia Convention, as we'll the nomination of many
primary assemblies gotten up in various sections OF
the Union, In some instances, irrespective OF party
and would have accepted the nomination of the Bal
timore Convention, had it been rendered on the same
ss terms. am now fully, if not fairly, before the
Z" country candidate for the Chief Magistracy; !;
and if should be my good or bad fortune to be elect
ed trust my will be such for the most part
regards the management of national affairs,
Gas will meet the appreciation of my
Should they fail to do so, they will, hatter my
self have the charity to attribute my errors to the
I" head and not to the heart.
"Very respectfully, your friend.
s'Z. TAYLOR
He says he would have accepted the nomination
of the Baltimore Convention, had it been rendered
on the same terms'' What "same terms"! Does
he mean that if the Democrats had abandoned their
principles at Bamore for the purpose of taking him
up, that he would have encouraged them in such an
act of meanness, faithlessness, and treachery! Or
does he mean that if they had turned Wings all at
aDd ha tern
that the Wings did, he would havc accepted their
nomination alsoi
The latter part of the above letter very clearly in
dicates that Maj Bliss out when it was written.
A week or two since we saw it stated in the whig
prints that Gen. Taylor studying political econO
n.y. in order to prepare himself for the duties of the
Presidency; but judging from the above, we should
say he relieves his mind occasionally by looking into
the best Grammars of the day-just as law student
reads Fearne on Remainders, by way of refreshing"
MS thinking faculties "Shoud they fail to do so -
that is, should "my fellow-ctizens - '' fail
TO" smeet the appreciation" of my fellow-citizens,
6 they will, aatter myself, have the charity to at
tribute my the head, and to the heart M
lust where the "errors' lie, General-in the head
or it is scarcely to be expected that man who can
lot write his 90 mother tongue" correctly, who has
hat he is not fit for the Office, and who, far from
laving performed, at any time, the first duty as a
.ivian, never even voted in his life-we say it is
scarcely to be expected that such man can perform
he duties of the highest and greatest civil Office in the
world without committing serious, numerous, and dam
,erous ''errors." Gen. Taylor playing GEORGE WASH
NGroN! General Taylor arrogating to himself the
light to talk the Father of his Country might have
alked, but he did not, for Washington states
nan and man of principle! AS we'll might the
ark attempt to initiate the eagle, or the glow-worm
lie with the sun in splendor!
These two last letters of Gen. Taylor have been
circulation for more than weeks, and yet they
ave not appeared in the Raleigh Register. That
aper is ashamed of the figure its candidate is cut
ing, and it dare not publish either these letters by
themselves, or all his letters together! Out with
nem, you have the boldness and the honesty to do
. Let your friends in Stanly, Guilford, Iredell, and
Wilkes see for themselves that Gen. Taylor is not
party candidate and that in fact he tramples their
omnation under foot, by declaring that he is 'eve
Y body's man. in the same breath and at the same
me. 1t will not not do to cry out, the Democrats
re slanderng Gen. Taylor and making &c savage as
aults - upon him. Such cry will only excite con-
empt, because every intelligent man who hears it
7ill know that it had utterance from hypocrite.
;eme forward like men, and sustain your candidate
8 politician, as statesman, as Whig. If he has
rinciples, let the people know it; it he possesses
he requisite qualifications for the first Office known
tand by the South and by the Union, in times of
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