Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-12-05
RICHMOND, Va.
s,1nI1av Morning, December ?. 1913.
IMPORTANT. IF TRUE.

IMPORTANCE, If TRUE
In veserdays Baltimore sun we find The ioi
,op,no ,,s,em.n,. We should be happy TO be-
lieye that Old FAC has taken 50 strong SCUM
.rn position-but VIVA, will be said by Inc 'ue''
which pronounced the Wiimoi Pfoviso "a mise
rable abstracton2" and by he leading No''"e,"
TAYLOR papers, which asserted most solemniy
| Thai. unlsss the South yielded 10 Noi'heih oe-
mauds on this subject, she would have 10 give W
| much more, and The institutions III he' Wv" .
,,;,s would no, bs safe3 II General Taylor sus
,aios The South on this question, the democrats
If tho So,,b wi,l So far sustain him. IL nc gus
aoaius them on the Tariff and Internal improve
mems ,bey will surely oppose him. we cannon
believe thai General Quilman IS in favor Of inc
comnromise referred 10. II cannot Ne niaue' uh-
5er The Constitution as il now stands:
fcorrespopdence Of The Baltimore sun.
WASHINGTON, Nov. %, 1913.
Governor Brown, member OF The House OF he
| nresenlstives from Mississippi, arrived here 10
| cav. and since his arrival has received iel'ei
t,om Nalcb,z relative 10 the present Opinions 81
| General Taylor on the slavery question, IRON
which am permitted 10 make the following ex-
| tract: :. 1910
NATCHEZ. NOV. ID, 1910.
Hon. 4 G. Brown-Dear Sir: As all parties
| concede tha, General Taylor IS elected presi-
dent, hes,en TO inform you That he mas thrown
| of all disguise, and conccals no opinion.
S. S. Boyd, whom you know TO DC radicai on
the slavery question, and VINO often says that
Stspiens' position is absurd, called Bingham and
myself one side yesterday, and told US lnat me
had that day spent some hours win oeh lay,
lor, and that he was right on all the points, and
without speaking Of the territories, the ola gen
tleman distinctly and earnestly declared lhas
when the North attempted to interfere win me
slave question: he was Tor drdpthS He SWora
and thrOwtnS aWay tn scadddra
abou, lus, Boyd saws there is no mistake, anu
he does II hesitate to pronounce "Old Zack'
perfectly sound. OF all this you may rest as
sured. Il hat change other Influences may make
in his mind cannot say, but his southern
friends wlo near him talk on the subject. say
he is not The man 10 give up an opinion delloe-
ratelI formed.
He will 90 with the free States on the tariff
and internal Improvement questions, and with
the slave States on the Free Soil question.
Yours truly, +. l., CLAIBORNE,
Gcneia Quiman, The Mr., Boyd above men
.ianed am other southern n!lemen, hear j.
stated, eEl 'ttdin tnt OpnlOH iidt the ouutn shouNl
tasc me cltsems ground on the slavery question,
then comp oini,r. .fney are Tor ex.cndn. slave
~ 10 California and New Mexico, and compro
missing by yie!;ins the fsh 10 ,lave representation
in Congress.
Mr.. Claiborne, who writes the above, IS Fan
els Lee cahorne, brother II The former cisin-
gui>hed memtsr II ra, came, aud good Demo
Graf oi h Son;hern nchoOl Mr. Bingham, ma
mel il IN. letter, has tecn candidate fur Con-
gees on several occasions, and mas among he
earliest supporters III General Taylor ior The Pre-
i cucy. 81 also 1t regard 10 Nj. BOYD. He is
4 Distinguished Tayior .'siumn orator 10 Mi>sis-
>ippi and une Of IN. most emiceni LAWYERS that
Stale.
The letter-wrlters here, who have recently
come over from Cas- to Taylor, may en-
deavor 10 throw cold water on MIR Claiborne's
letter, and express, also, doubts as TO lis auhsa-
tietty. or if admitted to be authentic, as TO the
reliability" which should be placed upon it.
The name of the gentleman 10 whom It / al
dressed is sufficient guaranty for lis authenti-
the names Of The other gentlemen inyol-
we'd are equally entitled to consideration, So
far as the views Of ticn. TAYLOR 10 them arc
conc rned so empha,cally expressed. and SO
particularly repeated BY these ms ardent per
sonal and political southern friends and advo
Gates. | Conceive lhi, 20 be one Of the most
important letters which has been given 10 The
public since the appearance OF that TO Captain
Allison II.