The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-22

In his letter to Mr.. Peter Sken Smith, dated January
30. ls4s, Gen Taylor says:

''Ifhey 1.-THE American people, think fit to bring be
gsature meetings Conventions object To
their de signaling those bodies uhg, democratic ma
tive But, in being thus nominated, l the
condtion-'nd 0Emy position on this point is IMAfUTA
BLEthat SHAH NOT be brought foreard 1y them
OF THEIR PARTYDOCTRINES
Yet in the very teeth of this solemn declaration of
Gen Taylor the wing convention of Philadelphia nomi-
mated him; and. since then, every wing paper in the
Union, adherng to the nomination. has been gavey
surfing their disappointed and humbugged followers that
he rs The true and faithful exponent Of their party doc
trines
Leading politicians OF the WING party constantly
making the representations of the doctrines of their
candidate, thus giving the lie direct his solemn
and deliberate declaration. Honest John Davis of
Parson Hudson of the State Messrs
Marsh of Vermont, Schenck of Ohio, Smith of Indiana
Corwin of Ohio, Hunt of New York, and many other
very honorable of that party, have written letters
their friends, which have been published for effect all
declaring in substance if not in express words, that
Gen Taylor the true exponent Of the doctrines Of the
rhig party; thus again fatty conradicting the solemn
and emphatic protestaton of their candidate
The Hon. Abbott Lawrence, of Boston, has also
dorsed the brave old General the exponent of the
doctrines of the wing party.
Now what does Old lack himself say after witnessing
for more than months these wicked attempts of his
partisans palm off gross fraud upon the American
people' Why, in substance he says that these decaa
tons of his friends representing him the true expo
nent of their political doctrines, are all sham-a mere
fabrication to cheat honest wings Of their votes.
In his letter to Mr. Lppard, dated July "a, 1s4s, he
says:
81 am not party anaida and, elected, shall be
the President of prty but the President Of the whole
people"
Now is it not in controvertibe if Gen Taylor is to be
believed. that Messrs Davis, Hudson, Marsh Corwin,
Schenck, Smith, Hunt and Lawrence, the whole wing
press, and of wing orators, guilty of misepre-
sentng General Taylor's principles and position, and
thus attempting to pepetrae gross fraud upon their
party Nearly six months before he was nominated by
the Philadelphia Convention, he proclaimed to the wing
party that if they should bring him before the people
candidate for the presidency, it his immabe pur
pose to be the exponent of their party doctrines Yet
they nominated him. and have since been constantly
gagged in the attempt to persuade their rank and
file that he the exponent of their doctrines General
Taylor the attempted fraud, and counteacs it; and
thus endeavos to preserve his consistency by declaring
that he isot party candidates. and, therefore, is the
exponent of no party doctrines.
In what light does this present the leaders of the
wing party Have they surrendered has General Tay
lor' Have they no doctrines prneples7 Or they
engaged in nearious and agtious attempt to deceive
their wing friends this vital point of the principles of
their candidate Which horn of the dilemma will they
take Yet, by accepting their nomination, and faherng
the pledges given in his by Judge Saunders of
Louisiana Gen. Taylor gave them color of excuse
for the misrepresentation of his opinions and position of
which they have been guilty, and which he dis
claims and repudiates.
In of such conduct the part of both candidate
and leaders, who wonders that one half of the honest
rank and file Of the wing party turn their backs upon the
which they have been ont to support, in disgust
and loathing' Who wonders that the wing party is
everywhere broken down and dspirited' Who wonders
that it is discounted in every election'
The truth is, the fraud and humbug of the leaders OF
the wing party revolving to the hearts Of the honest
and unhackneyed men of the party They view such
conduct wicked and sacregous assault upon truth
honesty and sacred principles and they turn away from
it in sickening adherence. How candid and truth
full men do otherwses In this conduct of the honest and
single minded of their party, the wing leaders
read their rebuke and their DOOM
The dlapdated condition and impending fate of the
wing party present impressive and salutary lesson to
the unp[lHCipeu anu pr oHBdte III pOHuCS. OuCn men
forget that the Almighty rules the world in justice They
forget that men cannot in morals in politics, violate
his laws, without mourning of punishment
commensurate with the wrong which they commit They
cannot trample upon TRUTH whether religious, moral or
political, without bringing down upon their own heads
the evil which results from sue violation and evil re
suits ultimately from every act of wrong doing For
one we scorn and repudiate the infamous maxim that
" all is fair in politics." We believe that nothing is fair
in politics. but that which is founded on great principles
on TRUTH on Justice 1t is upon that foundation we will
ever stand or will to be politician We GER
ainy envy the predcament of the wing leaders and
their candidate.
SOUTHERN CoNvENrIoN.-Several of the writers from
Washington city think that the South under the lead
Mr. Calhoun, will get up southern convention, off
set to the Buffalo gathering that nominated Van Buren,
An effort just before the adjournment, however, get up
a meeting of southern members to protest against the
of Congress the slavery subject entirely failed
Yesterdays Bali. Sun.
We have no idea that southern convention will be
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