Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-07-26
To be concluded in our ncrt.
from The Georgia Consiitutionalist.


GEN. TAYLOR'S PILGRIMAGE.
The sleps-in Gen. Taylor's ascent from
''no party ground" 10 the sumit of the
Swing platform" were few in number,
but astonishing in length and rapidity. We
find his position On the 18Th of May, 1S47,
thus detiLed:
I'm no case permit myself to be the
candidate Of ANY party. or yield myself to
parry schemes. ."-Leiter 10 Jas. ~. I'ay-
Tor 81 Cincinnati: ---. .,ssasss.-
and rendered apparently impregna6l by
such oulworks as The following, erected at
,hcrespacliye dates suhjoined. sa.@
55"l design no, TO oppose the manifest
wish ofthe people. But will not be the
candidate Of any party or clique.--Ad
dressed to a citizen Of Lansing6urg, ". r.
May Oh, 4iSi7.
"Should ever occupy the White House,
it most be by Tho spolnneous move Of the
people. ."-Edrard DelOny. June 9th 1917.
N. B. "Il elected to that office, (the
Presidency il must be by the spontaneous
move Of the people al large, and without
agency or PLEDGE on my part in any par
ieular." ."--Gea. Peter S. Smith, Phitadei-
pitia. June 9Th, 1917.
II am moi wiling 10 be tho candidate of
aay party. ~ A. Birkey, Esq. Pres. Of
Nat. Amer. Con-, July l3, 1917.
.If | were called to the Presidential
chair by the general roice Of he people,
without regard 10 their political differen.
ccs, | should deem it to he my duty 10 ac
cept the Office" ."Dr. F. bronson, Charles
Ton, 5. C. 4ug. 10. 1917.
81 shall offer no actire opposition 10 the
use Of my name in connection with this
responsible office, as long as they Tiny lel-
low ciIizens) continue TO use it, thus inde-
pendent of party distinctions. ."-Messrs.
Murphy &c. Montgomery, Al. Jan. 23d,
ls4S.
We may. however, observe that the
Generals position was growing uneasy on
the 10Th Of August; lor in The letter to DR..
Bronson, a portion Of which is quoted a.
hove. may be found the word "erclusiUe.
ly," modifying his customary form Of ex
preston.
Il need hardly add that | cannot iu a ny
case permit myself 10 be brought before
the people exclusively by any Of the poll
ical parties"
Thus was " position No. l." fortified
with seven-fuld slrong'h. Finding, how
ever, that The position taken was not suffi'
ciently '.available," Gen. Taylor vaa-
rousl y sailed forth on The 30Ih January,
1918, ia day ro be remembered in The his
tory of this Presidential campaign us the
day Of Gen. raylur's HeSire,) and occu
pied position No. 2"
His flight was on this wise:
"hud if they (tle peop!e) think proper
to bring me beIorc them for this Office,
through their Legislatures, mass meet
inss or Conventions, CANNOT OBJECT
accommodating man! 10 their dcsisna-
linz these bod.es as Whig, Democrat or
NQtive."
But iu the same letter he assures Pc.
ter Sken Smith, E.q., and through him
the nation, that his sht is now al an end
For. continues he
I'm being thus nominated, must insist
on the condition, and my position OH THIS
POINT is immulabIe, (how on The other
point?) that ] shall not be brought for,
ward by them as the candidate of their
party, or considered as the exponent Of
their party doctrines
"Posiion No. g" like it's predecessor,
was chosen with more decision than judg-
ment, was fortified, established, and aban.
doned.
On February 9Th we 6ud the following
reasserlinn of il. "Such has been the in-
CT the people, &c. as 10 ju:Iify
me. without departing from the course
have marked out 10 pursue, 10 accept a