The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-11-04
To the South ITO all Frtsads o. Fair Dealing.
To ali who asspsss Mystery and Equivoc~taoa

| To the Ss~shI-Te all Friends Fair Dealing
| To who asspsss Mystery aud Equivoc~tao~
| Head and ActT
gives us no pleasure to publish the following letter
which have just received by the northern mall con
tanning direct and positive proof of what has been Ion,
asserted, that General Taylor has pledged himself full,
to the enemies of the South NOT TO VETO TIKI
WILMOT PROvISO If Mr.. Bates is TO be believed
and his friends claim for him the highest character
OF truthths proof unquestonaby conclusive AM
irresistible. Let every southern read it, and then deter
mine for himself whether, with the abotonst Fillmore
holding the casting vote in the Senate and General Iay
or secretly and solemnly pledged not to exercise The
for the protection of the South the slavery ques
ton, the vital interests of the southern States must
not be sacrificed by the election OF the whig electoral
| ticket.
But this is not all The fact longer be DIS
puted that General Taylor has pledged himself, in pri-
vate letters TO southern men, against the propis0, he
seems also have pledged HIMSELF in private letters to
northern men, in its favor The testimony of Mr. Pan
nll of the wing electors of Virginia is direct to the
pon,-tha he has private letter from General TAYLOR
containing pledge TO VETO THE PROVISO!
Surely all this makes most extraordinary spectacle
We put it to the sober OF the country that such
things these private letters of General Taylor sent Out
the absence of all public declarations on his part and
solemnly pledgng him to two exactly contradictory
measures haue before been heard of in any presi
Dental eanvass tn this country!
sthe which be bostered up by such private
letters from himself or from his friends, ,corthy to Be
trusted by free people Are these transactions marked
by political honesty Let every ponder this
question! 1t is a momentous 1t is forced upon
the consideration of the country. We have no pleas
ure in making this issue with opponents Po-
tent as we hold it to be to defeat General Taylor
and sure to defeat him, even if there were moth
ing else to produce that result-we can yet truly
say that should have greatly preferred to the
wing candidate in this his first appearance in the poti
cal arena, assume more manly, erect, and decided
attitude But it has not been ordained Evil counsels
seem to have had power upon hm-a power affording
but too fatal indication of the in which the
same insidous arts may guide him, if made President in
The administration of the government 1t only remains
for the intelligent freemen Of country pass and
register their verdict upon such course Again. there
fore, say, while there is yet time, read the following
statement, vouched for by of undispued integrity
and high standing:
General Taylor's Northern-1Aced Letter to VIM. G.
PrrrsrlKLD. Mass, Oct 80, 1885,
To the Editor of the Union:
DEAR SIR: Since last wrote you of the "sea rching
operation performed by Mr. Haett pursuit letter
IF General Taylor William G. Bates of this State pedg
the General in favor of the Wmot Proviso, conclusive
evidence has to light that Mr. Bates has such letter.
,her genuine or forged and has offered exhibit it, In
proof of this send the annexed from the
respectable citizens of Springfield whose integrity
beyond all question:
"SrRINGrIELD, Oct 2, l54s
y Bates lodged at my house and took breakfast with
While at breakfast, were versng Gen. Taylor,
letter from General Taylor, which he was willing TO
how me, in which he said he would bill
added, he wo.a aAoo Be pubiished This was said
when about rise trom the table take the
desired TO do. to his voluntary Offer
euer Mrs L. heard the conversation, and understood it
ts do. write in great haste.
WELLS LATHROP."
Thus will be that all your charges upon Truman
Smith Mr. Bates in this conspiracy are ned and
hat the hufng evasons of those gentlemen and of
Baldwin have been the result of the apprehension
began be felt by the managers that this exposure
General Taylos northern face would in jure him the
South. Messrs Bates Smith, and the rest, doubtless OBJ
aimed this letter by the vehemen picaton that
Truman admits he used 10 get up the first Allison letter
It supposed be Indispensable, quiet the free-so
wings, and thus Massachusetts aud Connecticut
General Taylor. The wire workers did reflect upon
used the letter at first But when the "Unon opened npo
hem, they drew in, and became evasvc and but
this day that letter has been privately used and
icy referred to by the conspraors gain fee-so
in New England.
And while this is going with the abolition wing of the
Taylor party, Dr. David Pannl, n candidate for Taylor
sector in Virginia. is exhibiting for the southern wing
another letter from Gen Taylor affirming that he o veto
The Wiot Propiso! This is admitted DR.. Panns let
Of September % the editor Of the Richmond En-
Iurer, calling for the Generals letter, in which he SAYS
that "hough the ueUs erpreed in that letter might be in
accordance Oth he editor of the Enquire in rea-
ton to the subject treated Of (he Wimot PovsoD We,
political hostility to the brave old would be una
oated You will. therefore, for not complying
With your request inasmuch, too, stated to General
fayor that did not desire reply from him for newspaper
circulation Suffice it say for the present. the Ian
suagc of Gen. Smith app lied Gen. Taylor, he 10 pre
gold DAVID PANsrLLn
Now, here the direct proofs of the existence of two
private letters from Gen. Taylor, be published and
) directly opposite avowals great issue where the
General is obstinaey silent the public and same
time, he says, 81 have concealments What becomes
Of the honesty of the candidate his supporters
WhiE Senators lending themselves gross dooep-
tion.-0en. Taylor's double Face again.
"Honest" John Davis, OF Massachusetts, has Just re-
turned from Europe and in recent speech at Worces