New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-09-22
By telegraph to the stw'YOrk Tribune
Important Letter from Gen. Taylor.

The following is Gen. Taylors letter % the hide
pendent Taylor party ia Baltimore written 'oon
after the adjournment Of the Philadelphia Con
yention and iust made public
BARON RorGE. Ia June ID, ~.
GENTLEMEN have the honor to ackno".eote -Io
receipt oi your polite communication oi me 10 ~
calling my attention 20 certain staiemenis Fe.s,nz ~
my position before the country a. csna.la.e ~, ~
Presidency which are represented . nave ,ee No.
10 the Wing Natonsl Convention. held AZ InI-a-, f--
pending the action Of that body, - Ja1-e 7s-L-ei
Louisiana. IN the name Of The Deieaa.ion IotN 80
state and requesting % b. informed "aeilei s-- 49,
rnents we've made by ny authority iAioill }'-
lv that on their way o. that Conre ntlon, judges ~ n
chester and Saunders Oi the Louisiana Den -4-4o
have been Tor many years my personal lfl.Aus ana
,,tt-. ,,-ota requesting my views before the meet
ing Of the Convention O. the course desired ~!
friends 10 pursue 10 that body In two comuuH
addressed ~ them Ia reply, informed tAtL- % -lo
stance that AZ nv distance from the scene "p-i '1
ss;lie far rae 70 give snv special instructions upon
the subject that many Questions OF conihgehee'
might arise during the action % the OonF eI.-l lIo
character VI which could not ioretel ana in.t MY
must therefore assume the responsibility OF acLhE loI
me. that felt my honor and interests sale DO ter
hands that whatever they should see 10 20 DO "ou'd
most cordially approve. suostantaly informed iAeA
farther, that unless they should discover an e.lI,
positon 70 treat me unfairly which had no reason ior
supposing would be the case thought my friends noud
20 into Convention. a. they lad been selected W l-'
fellow citizens for this purpose but tlat having once
entered. they OF course NuAAi. ID We iit ''
mated 70 sustain and support the nominee whoever
he might be- and hoped they would % so. neaIt ana
soul That vas a candidate for the Presidency ony
go far a. my friends had chosen % make me- put nav
ing been placed in my present attitude toward mat SUD
-cf without any agency or act OF my own drecLy OF
indirectly did not feel myself At liberty, by any sucn
act 10 withdraw mysel, that my friends. ~ whose
hands I had ever been could do so Whenever tlty
should see it. and finally. II they could succeed IN
electing 20 that Office any one better qlaiAed iof ~
duty than was and who ~ the same time wa honest
truthful aud patriotic il was Their duty 20 go or AiD
and 90 far from being disappointed OF morthed, ]
should bail the result With Joy.
Under the general authority thus given to these gen
tlemeu shall deem whatever statements tney may
have made % be right and proper and confident ol
their integrity and 10 the sincerity OF their friendship
shall sustain th, m without qualification therefore
take .uon nv own shoulders the responsibility % the
Louisiana Delegation IN the Convention, and am pre-
pased 10 stand ty the in their length ana
breadth regret exceedingly that my inehds 10 BAN
more whom you represent should thus mislndefst4nd
the course pursued By the Louisiana Delegation 10 Con
venton and should have imagined had abandoned me
position held IN my published letters on THIS SUBJECT
feel bound 20 respect the opinions OF thosr VINO
honestly differ from me and while iee conscious OF
no change OF feeling or Inconsistency on my part can
not expect or desire that any OF my friends whom you
represent should do violence % their own sense 90 right
and wrong by supporting my election while tney De-
leye have changed my pohlcal slews-
ask no man. be he Wing or Democrat OF Naive
American for n vote. take every American citizen
interest in the welfare OF his country % be a. pure and
deep A. my own and have therefore 10 rght and
certainly desire, 20 influence hs action DO the ezer
else of the important duty Of voting for officers Of hs
Government With due respect Sc. TAILOR
10 M--r- Ca.t Pure Jso " Naltri iH,s d. Atff''i'A