The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-01
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
FRIDAY MORNING, SEPT. 1, Is4s.
General T~yior's Secret Pledges Co"necticu t
Whigs-ssnator B~ldvvtas statement on the SUBJ

Since first publication in reference to the secret
pledges made by General Taylor that he would not veto
the Wilmot Proviso If passed by Congress- have re-
ceived other communications upon the subject including
letter from Senator Baldwin, all of which we hasten to
lay before readers in the order in which they were
received The two first of these communications leave
as readers will doubt whatever that the letter
which We copied from the New Haven Journal, and
which states the writer's full assurance that Gen Taylor
,cM neither ueto the Wimot Prouiso, nor oppose its
passage Through Congress, was in fact, written, our
correspondent informs us, by Truman Smith, esq,
tor elect from Connecticut and well known of Gen.
Tayos leading friends at the north The third of these
communications the letter of Senator Baldwin, though
denying the statement of our correspondent as to Mr.
Badwin's agency in showing copy of letter from
General Taylor. yet directly confirms the statement of
Mr. Smith, that General Taylor will veto or oppose
the Provso The fact probably is that the letter referred
to by correspondent containing General Taylors
pledge the subject, is not letter written by the Gene
raj himself but report by third party of state
mens made by him in conversation. To show the prob
ability of this conjecture, which rather confirmed than
opposed by the language of Senator Baldwns statement
rcpubsh in the first place, the letter from the New
Haven Journal, the authorship of which is now fully
fixed upon Mr.. Truman Smith 1t is as follows:
Journal
-, August ~, I848.
GENT; The confidence expressed by you in the leading
article Of your paper of yesterday in regard General
Taylor in reference the free-so question, u.s.
sure you, well founded A friend of mime, in whom
pose implicit confidence had conversation with the gen
eai this subject last May and in letter dated the
Io of tina, month he reports that a., ooaysrsao9 T. @
ing been passed by Congress- approved by Washington and
sS All
consequently there is no ground LETT for the nerpostion Of
M ss ay . h sssa s "s'i veto
@nyhng TO e'aTa's ITS pas'dge through me tuo houses OF
Gen Taylor has often said, doubt with the
sincerity that he much preferred civilian in the office of
evs possible to elect sh Mr. Mr. Clay
and that @ h grounds
that opinion cannot lay before you within the of
they please The government is in fact offered to u.s.
and il we do not accept H. what viii remain but the con
and rigid materials to render it utterly mpractcabe
on the supposition that we all go to work in earnest to in
full expression Of public sentiment at the polls For
such Importance though person.
interest in the subject Than have, &c.
Concerning this letter received day before yesterday
the following brief statement from gentleman Of New
Haven, of the highest character and responsibility:
''The letter published in the Journal was know writ
ten by Truman Smith. The Taylor politicians alarm
ed the havoc reesoil is making in the wing ranks"
| In addition to this, received by the same days
evening mail. the following further information from
the correspondent who first called our attention to the
subject on Thursday last:
| New HAVEN, (Ct,) August %, 1913.
DEAR Your paper of Friday. containing my letter
and the enclosure reached here Saturday As you
may imagine, it created considerable stir among the
wings but the Journal has paid attention the article
this timeTuesday evening But it is understood
that letters received by to-day mail from Washington
and Baltimore, from leading wings, which stated that that
letter he letter Bates) must be denied Mr. Baldwin
and the editor of the Journal have been closeted together
this afternoon and it is understood that the editor will deny
the truth OF the article in your and deny that Mr. Bad
win has had, or shown, copy of such letter.
The facts which wrote and you in regard this
matter in everybodys mouth for three days
before sent TO YOU had il myself from of the
active and Influential wings in the city, but who
would not hitherto support Taylor, but who at that time
found disposed to so for him. lie told OF the existence
of such letter. doubted it, He repeated it, and gave
the of James T. Babcock, chairman of the wing
State central committee and John b. Robertson, the wing
secretary State having both OF them in company that
afternoon told him Of the letter; that Mr.. Baldrin haaa copy,
and that he (he disateced whg) could Be-
sides the existence OF the copy of such letter notorious
throughout the city, the New Haven Register repeatedly
alnded to and the day offered reward for copy.
Il do know whether you have considered the article
! sent you Friday from the paper, headed 'thc
Question settled" OF any consequence not wrote
you that the letter appended that article knew be
in question, from San eminent gentleman, is copied into
the New York Journal OF Commerce, and the New York
Express and going the rounds of the whole northern
wing press. have it to-day in twenty country
papers To-day letter received by of the editors
of the Journal and Courier from the editors of the New
York Courier and Enquirer for the of the emnent
gentleman alluded to, and making some other inquiries
The editors of the Journal have Tin order satisfy the
Courier and Enquirer the subecO sent to them Che
editors ofthe Courier) the original letter of Truman Smith
to The Journal you ioH catch the Courier aud Enquirer
for three days. you ,oA probably it published, ,c
comments My of information this subject are
such that there possible mistake about it.
The Hon. John M Niles addressed the "free-so" meet
ing here last evening. He made converts, however,
from the democrats There will be three wings join that
party here democrat.
What have written has been in the greatest possible
haste and fear will be hardly egble. Excuse it, how
ever. In haste, yours.
Our readers having perused the above, can now judge
correctly of the bearing and effect Of the statement made
BY Senator Baldwin and lay his letter before them
with the single remark, that give full credit to his
disclaimer, as far as goes We good to be
gained by giving up the of our first correspondent
and certainly we recognise obligation upon us to
comply with Senator Baldwins request on that point
| To the Editor of the Union
SIR. copy Union the 18th of August has this
day been shown by friend, containing what Purpors
to be letter from New Haven, accredited by you, dated
August 3D. 1913 in which, after stating that since Senator
Baldwins arrival the mary exertions are ma
L.. lAns.