The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-05-11
LETTER FROM GEN. TAYLOR.

pose of his views upon political topics. |,
is such letter rs his friends have all dcsi.
rcd 10 sec. Il places the seal of talschood
upon many Of those letters, which origina-
ting in Locofoco papers, hive circulated
throughout the Union, misrcrrcsen,ing tho
views Of Gen. Tay lor, and which have
found credcnco even among Wings. All
statements differing from these here utter
cd, whether written or spoken, says the old
General, are untrue. 81 have no conceal
ment," what noble sentence aud how
faithfully does il represent the old here's
character! The whole country desire n
President who has "no privntc purposes tn
accomplish, no party projects TO build NJ,
no enemies 70 punish-nothing 10 serve Ln,
his country" After reading this letter, in
the language Of the Mo. Republican, "I.ei
it not be said, after this, thu, Cen. Taylor
has no principles. lie, j, nc. lie said ,ha,
he is no, Whig--and good and honest
one. The platform which he establishes
is broad enough for the whole Wing purity
TO stand upon, and is such an one rs Pa
triot aud sincere lover Of the Consl,u.
ton cannot bat approve. VIVA, more d.
our Wing friends want! In plain, unso.
Phisticated language, Gen. Taylor tells
them, and the country. precisely what he
is, and VIVA. he shall do, in the even, Of hi.
election as President. lie is prepared t.
bring US back TO tho true, uniuesionablo
basis of our political institutions, by res,o-
ring the entire and absolute independence
of the Legislative brancl, Of tho General
Government. No man who has carefully
observed tho course Of things in tho Coun-
ellis Of the country for the last twenty. five
yenrs, can doubt. that tho legislation Of
Congress has frequently been controlled By
I Presidential niluencc--thnt the mos, sn!u.
tary measures have been defeated, and un-
wise and unjust legislation perfected, by
the Intervention Of Presidential patronage
and power. We say nothing Of the veto
prcrogative, which, almost as often as OK
erciscd, has been in defiance Of the wishes
Of the people, md in utter Disregard If the
only principle which can justify its inter.
position. Gen. Taylor proposes, il elect.
ed, to change this system Of Presidential
dictation, md Of Congressional prostra,ion
at the footstooI Of Executive power. For
this, the country should honor him. For
this, il for nothing else, he is worthy Of be.
ing made President"
From the New Orleans Picayune.
GEN. TAYLOR.
The numerous Misrepresentation uf
Gen. Taylor's opinions upon questions Of
public policy which have been pm. in cir
culation by persons who assumed to speak
from authority, have induced him to address
letter TO Captain Allison, his brc,hcr.in.
law, in which he takes occasion TO speak
more at large Of political topics than he has
hitherto done. This letter has been hand
cd to US for publication, and j. defines, once
for oil, the Generals position in regard 10
the Presidency, md the issues which lie al
the base Of party organization.
II will be seen that General Tay!o re-
itcratcs what 50 often before hccn declared.
that he is Wing, but not nh ultra enc.
lie rejects, in the sterncst terms, the idea
Of President Of tho United States being
a nero instrumen, of party. lie viii moi
consent to AXE Office us propasanslis,
lie is fer tnking the constitution for guide
rather than the crccds O! conventions or
the dictn Of political Clubs. tic il iar lcav.
ing to Congress the things which belong TO
the legislative department, aad combining
the executive To the matters entrusted e.
him by the constitution. lie refuses h
change his attitude towards the Presidency
in any Notwithstanding i, 10 those who
obtained his consent TO be candidate far
that Office TO do in the premises wha, shall
seem to them lest.
We regard this document rs not onlg In.
toresting 10 Gen. Tay!or's friends, bu, i'm
portani to the public a, large. us embody-
ing sound political truths. The nlost mo-
mentons topic embraced in i. i, the relative
positions and duties oi the legislative aud
executive departments. Il mis-, be casre-
dcd TINT the increasing Difference pnid by
Congress to the will o.! Tho Executive. has
been regarded by many Of our wises, states
men with alarm, and the implied obligation
Of the President 10 carry out The views Of
nominating convention, has 1t times se,i.
ously interiered with his independence and
impaired his ability to do good. Ii was
never contemplated by the trainers Of the
constitution that a President should be
trsmmelled BY pledges or bound down To
party manifesto which is gcncSaliy drawn
up with reference 10 accidental eint.s nf