Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-06-20
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INTERCEPTED CORRESPONDENTS.
GENERAL TAYLOR'S ACCEPTANCE.
PHILADELPHIA, June. 1913.

For The EHQuircr.
INTERCEPTED CORRESPONDENCE.
GENERAL TAYLOR'S ACCEPTANCE
PHILADELPHIA, June lS4S.
To Gen. D. Taylor:
Dear Sr-ll becomes our duty, on behalf OF the
Wing Convention recently assembled in Phila.
delphia 10 inform you that you have been ncml-
uaed by that boly as the Wing candidate for The
next Presidency. In communicating this tact 10
you, let US assure you, in all Wing sincerity, that
YOU have not been chosen AS The exponent oil our
principles and party doctrines on account Of your
military tame, acquired in the Infamous, blood.
hound Florida war, or for fighting more recently
otlr battles in war which We have all denounced
AS disgraceful, unrishieous ard dannable; bur VIC
have selected you because OF your civil attain.
menls- .yoursupeii0rquali as statesman,
and more particularly Tor your supposed availa.
billy. And in his connection allow us 10 say 10
YOU that sumo oil our friends express surprise lha.
you declare yourself "a Whig," and yet refuse 10
acknowledge tina! you are in favor of Wing prin-
cipes, and declare thai you will not be The can
didae OF any party, or the exponent Of am parry
doctrines and hat you will refuse the nomination
OF The Wing Convention, unless il is made en-
tirely independent OF party considerations" Now,
al! this is very surprising and very pcrple1ing 10
many OF our parry, and has created doubts in the
minds oil many OF Them as 10 your principles, and
as to the particular kind OF Wing you are; more
particularly as you say that you are Wing OF
the Thomas Jefferson school-a school that John
Tyler says he was brought up in you are "a
Whis," why do you so pennaciously refuse 10 be
The exponent OF our and your Orn party doctrines
Are you ashamed OF your own principles, or are
you only afraid 10 avow them while seeking an
election tolhe "Whiie House" You saw, in the
llisun letter thai you have mo cunceaImentn-
thai you "hnld no opinion which You would not
readily proclaim TO your counlEymen;" and in
your ineefsoll letter you say ''it is happy fea.
rure in cur Government that official functionaries
under il, from the lowest 10 The highest station,
are not beyond the reach and partial supervision
Of the humbesl citizen, and that il is RICH, in.
heren, in every freeman 10 possess himself of The
political principles and opinions OF those into
whose hands he administration of the Govern
ment may be placed" Now, here you declare
that you have "no concealment," and fully ac-
knowledge our right, and The right OF The "hum.
best citizen" 10 know your "polilical principles
and opinions" MIR. Cass your opponent has
subscribed TO this doctrine OF yours and avowed
his advocacy Of The principles oil The Democratic
party. And is it not the duty of every patriot
The duty of every one who eels an interest in his
country, 10 know The principles, The policy, the
doctrines and opinions which will govern the
agent oil the people in so responsible and sacred
trust as The Office OF President OF The United
Staesf Then, why should you refuse 10 avow
your aprincipIes and Opinions" and thus deprive
Us OF Judging for ourselves wha, kind OF Wing
you are-whelher Wing Wing, a Democratic
Wing, or John Tyler Whig7 We have seen
men avow themselves every inch Whig,"snd
al the came time be every inch Demoera,-a