The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-09-13
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--ssusslle q 10 esuisscal E.asiiion IN xhirh
Gsa. csss las plarsl hin.srif upan Dir Villas
Pr,i.a. Ia,rEn.l Improvements b be Grhsral
a:a,rrnmsni. AMI Aaaas cher u sbs grral gueS
tins Which non s=iiais lie oouniy t,e Loo
f,as Issarrs I'D parsas ar esArssosias % esesis
alrlirf amaas he pssple tl.zs t;sn. T.yiss i
sqaslly sa-rilu'ing N - ePsaisHs One q
ihe.e leaders. The sibT ~ Psa5aiIaed in our
hrnrias. Inst Gen. TFylar hid wnltes ixruiy
sven lsiirrs. ~ Sfihsg ssgins as g he coar~s
Il Psliey hr vii Passue. Bui the grsas sasn q
tas I,eOs Is . erys.s lrlirf thAi be has no iS-
.. p'ipeipIss, and ihs, y srlccsigg hsp a. thrir
s.nlils,r the Wings have made lesp in The
a.rk. but earfaI Pera.al u sss lruers viii Dis
fi3ie anY such IDEA. In he SeH hrs leilr
written ~ him IN eounrcsian With lie nomina-
sian " the Presidency. he .Ioeland himself 20 be
q Wig anil Ina, h. should orr D. Rfnltd in
iaAiriipai spisioa 70 tir principle d flaf pr
~. Wiki b. rrmlincd a the hrsi u The a..
n, in Menicp he carefully (snd perhaps very
iapetis) avoided expressing his opinions aI.on
hiiieai subjects bui The hitter idrcssei % Capt
All.sep, written son after his return q ihe Uni
tet s,sIss, fully explained bis position. and Was
gflfcliy Satisfartpry 10 the Wigs: AMI with
dat ie,iet Lrlare ihrm. The Wing CONVENTION no.
minated him rs t..sr candidate fSr President of
.he United states OF al the letters written hy
hin. before or since. npac of thrin conflict with
tie Allison ictler. he has cllrefiully and thank
iI1y revived tic nomination u several other boz
dies, bu. in I'll CASES Il has been without any
pledge. other than those contained in his letter 10
Mr. Allison. That ali our rcsders ma, fully un-
der.iaBI the Taylor PIs,forrr." We here again
Place the letter before them.
Baton Rouge. april 90. 1919.
Dxm SIH:-My opinions have recenily been
50 often misconreiyed and misreprcscnied, that
deem il due To mysclf Il not 10 my friends. 10
rlake brief exposition u theu, npon the torics
TO which yau haze called my attention.
have consented 10 The usr af my nauae Ms can
dilaie for the Presidency. have frankly avov-
ri my own disius Of ny fitness for that high sta
lion, but having, NJ the solicitation ~ many 81 my
countymen. taken my position a. candidate.
dn not irel al liberty 10 surrender ihs position
until my friends manifest a Wish that should
retire frnm il. will then mos, gladly do 30.
have no Private purposes o, anccmrish--no par
~ projects 10 build up--no eneulics TO FURNISH,
nothing 10 serve hut MY country.
have been very often addressed w letter. end
NV opinions have bcrn asked on almost every
question that might occur to the writer's as alice
ting the Interests Of their country or their party
have no, always responded TO these inquiries,
Tor various reasons.
Z coniess, whilst have great cardinal principles
which viii regulate NV political life, am no,
sufficiently familiar with all the minute details Of
political legislation to give solemn Pledges to
ert my influences, il were President, 10 carry gu,
this, or defeat that measure. Ihave no conceal
ment. ! hold no opinion which ! would not rea-
Oily proclaim To my.assrn,i,led rountrsmen In,
crude impressions upon matters of pnlicy, whicll
may he right TO-DAY and wrong Tomorrow, ave,
perhaps, not ihe hcs tcs Of fitness fr Office. One
who cannot be trusted without pledges, cannot bc
coniided In merely on account, Of them.
will proceed, however, ncw To respond to
y"ur inquiries.
First. Irciieraie what have ol,en said--I am
Wing, but not an ultra Wing. II elected ]
would not be the mere President Of party. /
would endeayor To act independent Of party dom
inaton. ! should feel bound to administer the
Government un,rammclcd hs party schemes.
Serond. The veto power. The power given by
the Constitution 10 the Executive to interposc his
veto, is high conservative power; Int in my
opinion should never be exercised except in cases
Of clear violation % the Constitution, or manifest
haste and want Reconsideration by Congress- ln-
decd, have thought for many years past the
known opinions and wishes Of the Executive have
exercised undue and injurious inaucpce upon the
legislative department Of the Government; and
for this cause have thought our system was in
danger Of undergoing great change from its truo
theory. The personal opinions Of the individual
who may happen TO occupy the Executive chair,
ought not to control the action Of Congress upan
questions Of domestic policy; nor ought his ob.
J"ctlons 10 be interpreted where questions Of cons
st,utional power have been settled by tho various
departments Of Government, an, scqnicsced in by
the people. s.aa.-
Third. Upon the subject Of the tariff, the cur
rency, the improvement Of our great highways
rivers. lakes and harbors, the will OF the people
aseSpressel through their representatives in Con-
grcss, ought to be respected and carried out by
the people.
Fourth. The Mexican war. ] sincerely relnice
at the prospect of peace. My life has hcen dcyot
ed to arms, yet look upon war at all times, and
under all circumstances, as national calamity
abe avoided ii compatible with national honor
The principles of our Government as well us it,
true policy, opposed To the snbjugation Of 9th
or nations and the lismemhcrmcntof other coun
tries by conquest. In the language of the grea
Washington, Why should we quit our own t.
stard on foreign ground." In The Mexican wa
our nstional honor has hecn indicated. ampl,
vinaea,cd. amply vinlicatel; and in debating
terms Of peac. We may well afford 10 be forhcaI
Ing aal even macnaninous TO our fallen foe.
fheso are mycpinions upon the subjects refer
red to by you, and any reports or publications
written OF verbal, from any source, differing !
any essential particnla, from what is here VIII
ten, are unauthorized and untrue =
do not know that shall again write upo
the sub jet Of national ppliiics. ! shall engage