The State guard., 1848-07-25
Ccss. Taylor.

IL seems to nave been an acI or groS
 indolence, or want of faculty of minc on the part of Gen. Taylor endorsing tho Editorial of the Signal man, in relation tc the ordinance of 17s7, and it furthel scenes that the old Gen. since Southern men have investigated his letters, anC have succeeded in proving his opinion, to be in accordance with that of an aboli Gtion Editor, has thought proper to com mence looking around him, and ascertain
 ing in what way he could be saved.- Sure enough. we find, for which we have been looking for some time in the Tusca loosa Monitor, the following poor apology of an excuse. Let all read it, and we think it comes as near knocking the whole concern in to pie, as any thing we have seen lately: a1(l 3
 "At any rate, VIC have in our posses. sions an original private letter, in manu. scrip, written by Gen. Taylor seven months and half ago, in reply to speci- fife question on this very point, in which he states that u iras not his intention to in- timate his concurrence mih, nor opposi- lion 10 any of the uiews of the editor ofthe Signal; that the Signal Letter, was not written for publication and that, under the impression that it would not go beyond the person addressed, it was written with out that criticle attention to the terms employed which politicians appear so much to require. He replied, he says to, the editor only as a matter of courtesy 1; and, as is always his custom, he signifed his respect for opinions honestly entertain. ed, and his appreciation of the course of man who manfully defends what he sincerely believes.
 "This letter, which now lies before us, we are not at liberty to publish in full but when we see efforts making to produce the most injurious impressions in regard to it's distinguished author, we should be recreant both to truth and to duty if we did not, on our own responsibility, make use of the means in our possession-at least, So far as may be necessity to cor rect the misrepresentations." :" pD
 Here he informs the Editor of the Tus- caloosa Monitor, .'that it was not his in- tention to endorse the VIEWS of the Editor of the Signal" but that he merely intended to endorse ''the course of a man who manfully defends what he sincerely believes" What a snai;-paccd species oi crawfishing this is, on the part of the old Gen. and his friends. Now, if there is q man in the whole United States who will read the Editorial of the signal, and then read, Gen. Taylors answer that will deny that he does not approve the ''sentimcnts and views" we should be gratified to find him. He says to the Tuscaloosa man that he did not intend to concur, or oppose any of the views of the Signal Edtoral. Look at what the Tus- caloosa man says for him and then look at this paragraph from his signal letter "with these remarks. trust you will pardon me for thus briefly replying to you' which do miM c highopiaion and appro- cal of the SENTIMENTS and VIE W,S cmJraced in your Editorial" Here we have him endorsing abolition sentiments and views in the strongest language. After this letter what do we see attempting to be done Just listen he says ''that it was not his intention to intimate his concur. renee with, nor opposition to any of the VIEWS of the Editor of the Signal We'll what did he mean by SC ntiments and views: Let the no-party friends of Gen. Taylor answer if they can. No, the se- creti in given by the Tuscaloosa man ''the signal letter was not intended for publica- tion." We believe that too. And it is rumored that the abolitionists also have a letter from Gen. Taylor, written with his own hand, not for publication, b ut to satls fy them that he 'is all that they want"