The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-07

ing 10 give up everything for an dUdHd0Hfy, winch
threatens, at all events, to be them but barren and
which, in the natural course of events may well fail to
prove itself even available.
The Authorship OF General Tnyior's Allison Letter.
No sooner was this letter published in Washington,
than the impression and became general, in
the best informed political circles here, that the letter.
instead of being the result of the Generals own convic
tons or the production of his mind, tcas written
for han IN Washington, and sent to Baton Rouge to
receive has signature! Be this il may, one thing is
quite clear at all events. The letter bears on its face
intrinsic proof that it is not the composition of General
Taylor The General did wrle beyond all question: the
long letter to Mr.. J. r. lngersol, which we published
some time ago; and all accustomed to Judge
the style of such documents can for one moment believe
that they both the production of the same pen The
who could write the one, could hardly by possibi
ty compose the other They show habits of mind and
habits of composition entirely unlike. They belong
wholly different grades of literary culture.
The question of the authorship of the Allison letter
thenGenera Taylors claim to have written it himself
being out of the question-is narrowed down to this
Was it written for him by amanuenss, who corrected
rather formed its style, it written for the Gene
raj at distance and sent to him In favor of the first
suppositon, it is alleged that Major Bliss was with the
General at the time when from its date the letter purpors
to have been written and the literary abilities of that
accomplished gentleman, already exhibited to the pub
lie in the composition of the series of General Tayors
military dispatches, certainly when taken in connexion
with his known confidential intimacy with the General
give plalsbiity the supposition that his hand in
this instance, heretofore may have been put in requ-
siton. Yet there those who believe and withou,
reason, that Major Bisss political experience has been
too slight TO permit him to be intrused even after full
advisement, with the final shaping of document of so
much deicacy and importance.
In further support of this view, and in proof of the
idea that the letter prepared at Washington is re-
membered that when Mr.. Clays letter of the 18th OF
April made its appearance here, the friends of General
Taylor in this city at aroused to the manifest
Importance of taking decided step to brighten the
then couded prospects Of their favorte candidate Il
this Allison letter written here at that time and in
view of Mr. Clays demonstration, might have reached
General Taylor just about in be signed and sent
forth under the date of the 22d, which it bears
But the main proof that il was SO written and sent to
the General for his signature, to be found in the fact
that several days before its publications. and even before ats
date its oie character and all its main positions gere
distinctly announced, almost IN the exact terms of the lee,
ITSELF IN an editorial article Of the leading mhig paper Of
Tennessee. In another column, we have quoted this
passage from the Nashville Union. The wonderful sim
larity-we had almost said the exact identy--boh of
thought and phrase, between General Taylors letter
and that article, written it many hundred
miles from the residence of the General, (at Baton
Rouge) be explained only upon the supposition
of some concert or understanding between the two
writers The probability is, therefore, that the Gen
erals letter written for him several days before
its date, and that either copy OF it full description
of its character was communicated to the Nashville ed
tor This is the view taken of the matter in the follow
ing article which we copy from the Mobile Register
POLITICAL oLArRvoYANcE-Some weeks ago the editor OF
the Nashville Wing undertook affirm his own knov
edge that General Taylor about define his political
principles candidate for the presidency He spoke on
"unquesonabe evidence" Of the 'gound which General
Taylor will occupy, and which he is ready his in
tention to occupy"
In that exposition of what he had SUNG au.
thory for anticipating from Gen Taylor he uses the fol
lowing words in relation the position taken on the
veto power.
ole will inerpoe his veto except in cases of man.
fet haste and want of due consideration by Congress or
where there has been clear and papabe violation of the
constitution"
He adds to this further definition:
SIN which category is included neither the tariff
bank nor sub-treasury measures"
Gen. Taylors letter, addressed his "frend and rea-
tive, J. s. Allison, published in this paper Yesterday
1t dated the 22d of April Baton Rouge and therein
the prophecies of the Nashville Wing fulfilled with a
surprising accuracy for only the position of the Gen
eal is exactly anticipated but, what is little curious the
cords which he told them faithfully desc ribed
The Leonidas letter is not more like paper No than the
following passage from the letter Mr. Asoa like the
Nashville Wings editorial which quote above;
"The veto power should never be exercised ex.
cept in OF clear violation of the constitution, mani
fest want of consideration by Congress-"
The examples cited by Gen. Taylor OF particular
where the veto would be wrong, also the tariff the
currency the improvement of great highways rivers
and harbors" BY "interlneatons," the internal
Improvement question is added what down in
advance.
Now, is this strange coincidence political cairvoyance