The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-11


There is profound mystery prevailing over te opIn-
ions of Gen Taylor But il we may believe the signs OF
the times there are politicians behind the curtains
who are permitted TO speak publicly for him but in what
light do these friends present him With face towards
the North and another towards the Souh--the one to
win him votes in the slayeholding States the other
in the slaveholdng States These friends of General
Taylor are evidently cheating the people for the General
with all his Protean powers, cannot be at the time
provsois and anti-provisost OF the fact that he is
so variousy presented, and for the insdious and
fraudulent purposes, there cannot be the smallest doubt
The South assured by Mr. Prenss the other day.
Kentucky, that General Taylor would veto the proviso
but what said Senator Corwin the time In his
speech at Carthage, Cincinnati Here quotation
from the Cincinnati Atlas OF the 4h October:
50 In the first place he (Mr. Corwn) alluded a
ment made by Mr. Giddings the markethouse, which
we heard, that Senator Cowin admitted the Reserve
that either the North South would be duped by Taylor
tn the Wno Proviso. He had stated such thing
He had said that persons the South thought Taylor
would the Wimo Proviso; and that being asked if
the South would be duped, he replied, that If any man
believed Taylor would the provso, that icosd be
dmpsd Ia another part of his speech Mr. Corwn ved
tha if the House of Representatives. passed bill with the
ordinance of 1884, and passed the Senate by the casting
vote of Mr. Fillmore no man could be'ispe that Taylor
ooud ueto IT, They kne'c morally that he oond not.
Mr. Larned also proclaimed a, Springwes, near Detroit
that che had privas letters from General Taylor, TO
citizens of Detroit in which he avowed himself favor
of the IViLmot Prouiso and in which he pledged himself
to use his influence in favor of the adoption of the
ure"
There is not prominent wing leader in the north who
has received similar in letters from the
Generals friends We lay before readers fur
ther testimony in the following letter which received
yesterday:
''BRIsToL (Pa.,) Oct. 7, lSiS
"The wing party of this place held meeting last
ming, and addressed by James Cooper the recently
appointed attorney general under Governor Johnson. In
the OF his remarks, he urged upon the people sup
port Gen. Taylor, and called especially upon those
who opposed the extension of slavery the newly
acquired territories, their for him He assign
ed reason why they should, that Gen. Taylor OPP
posed not only its introduction into New Mexico and
California, but also the inson of slavery itself He
said more-that Gen Idyior had toifien letter. mhich
had not been published northern State ,chch he
he rOM sga day bill containing the Wimot Proriso
Scan this be true We have the assertions of James
Cooper late member of Congress ftom this State that is
fact II is there for alarm in the South
VIII she permit her interests be betrayed by voting for
who his hostility to her institutions
'The truth of my statement can be verified by many OF
distinguished citizens who present and heard
it. One gentleman who present, who Taylor
and whose possessions lie in the South left the
ing declaring that hereafter he may be classed Cas-
aud Butler that he would longer for Gen. Tay
or he could betray the interests of The South in that
ner,'"