Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-07-25
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Tuesday Morning, July 25, ls4s.
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II. CIRCULATE THE DOCUMENTS "a
IMPORTANT RgsuscIArIoNs OF TAYLoRIsM-
pgLUsroN AND FRAUD OF TAYLcRIsm TESTIFIED
TO By PROMINENT Who's
The "Buena Vista" newspaper, Inc organ Oh
The original friends OF General Taylor IN MARY
land, and a paper speaking The sentiments Of
such enlightened and eloquent champions oi me
Whis cause as Charles Il. Pits, ). IeacKle
Wallis, William II. Collins, William II. Nor
ris, Bsautz MAYER, Thomas 5. Alexander, and
many oilers HAS HAULED DOWN The
TAYLOR FLAG, and oiven notice thai IT'S las
number is published. We give below long ar,
tcIe from It's columns, assigning lis reasons Tor
abandoning General Taylor, which should be
carefully read and studied BY every honest and
Conscientious man. from Inc Arostook 10 the Rio
Granle. A better history Of The political still
vauIins ii The ambitious office.seehing old &C.
neral and Of The decisions which he has prac-
Used upon confding and hish-mindcd friends, we
coull not expect from any quarter. This paper,
and the numerous Wings whose sentiments i
speaks, declare that they cannot longer support
General Taylor without looming themselves 10
Inc contempt and scorn OF all men of honor, and
aiding in perpelraling gross and an infamous
fraud uron the electors Of the State. "OIhers
NAV do as they please" says this paper, but
1--WE c;n no longer honsstly advocate him, and
we should perpelrale fraud were we 10 pretend
10 the contrary"
Bu, 10 the farewell article from The "Buena
Vista" Let il be read by as many Q. The people
as possihe; and TO ensure this, lei every Demo
cratic press spread il out before The public IL
arer This exposition OF The METHoDIcALA AND WELL
PLANNED CHEAT AND lMPOSTURE OF TAY-
ORIsM. and The GOODNESS with wach Gen. T..
has mislet all the honest advocates OF his cleo.
lion. AM honorable Wing can stand up and al
yoca,ehis prelepsions then all we have 10 say is,
Ina, breSsn. facedness is mol YET al discount
Enough Of om rcmarks-now for the tciticring
and coc-sk,nning exposition OF The fraud Of Tay-
lorism ~ the "Bucna Titl," as follows:
GENERAL TAYLoRs POSITION AND
| 0CRS.-In all our reviews OF the position Of
| General Taylor, from the meeting OF the Wing
| Convection down 10 the publication OF our last
| numbel we took occasion TO express our I'm
abated confidence in his consistency and indie.
pendene Notwithstanding the card OF Mr..
Peyton and the recent demonstrations in New
Orleans, we continued to believe that General
| TAYLOR would, in due time, do justice TO his own
character. and ex,ricate himself from the equi-
vocal position in which his partizan advocates
had pla:ed him. We expressed such confidence
and bel ef, because We had always regarded and
then continued TO regard him as man not made
in The mould in which politicians are generally
cast j ground deliberately assumed by him,
we beItyed he would never desert. A pledge
oncc r;ren, we would have staked our lives he
would rever violate. Il nov 5 bss9mes 99q Rag
that on. confidence and belief were without
foundation that, from the beginning 10 the END,
we have Rugged cloud and given ourselves T.
| delusDn.
A Letter has been received from General Tay.
| lor BY he committee Of Correspondence and
the Elecors OF the Independent party, in reply
10 one which they addressed him on the 18th Of
June. It the special request Of General Tay-
lor that letter will not now be published. It
will, however, be submitted 10 the State Con
yenton at the meeting on the 9th. Having
u,
we are permitted to say that General Taylor
fully adopts and sanctions the statement of
Judge Sanders, which we re-publish to day, and
recognizes that statement as having been made
by his authority. 1t is needless for US to say
that theground on which we have heretofore
| stood in our support of General Taylor, is thus
taken from under US, deliberately and unequi
vocally, ~ the individual in whose behalf we
assumed il, and there can be neither doubt nor
difficulty in regard to the alternative which
such site of things presents to US.
THIS piper, as our rea.ers are aware, was es.
| tahishedtur the purpose o, advocating The cleo
lion 0! G,n Taylor, AS he Candidate Of The PEG.
pie, irrespective OF party, and without regard 10
party nominations. When VIC commenced lis
publication, We believed, as indeed all the world
seemed l6 believe, that IL was impossible 10 mis-
understand his position, 50 repeatedly and expli-
culy had he define! and proclaimed il.
To MIR Taylor of Cincinnati he had declared:
al can and shall yield 10 no call thai does not
come ffou the spontaneous action ana tree will
OF line naion al large, and void Of the slightest
agency II my own. 3.5.M mo
pa,fv or vieia mpscii n party setenns."
To Nr De!onry, he had written nShould
ever occupy the White House, il mast be by the
spontaneous move of the people, and by no act OF
mine, 81 that could 90 into The office miriam.
melleL, and be s--5tie Cdi,f Magistrate ofht IA.
Inn, anil not Of a patti"
To P. S Smith he said, u do not desire the
Preside cy, and only yield thus lar my assent, 1
be c,n,idrred candidate IN the same promotion
in pali il IS desired by hn people, 81 ur.spset.re
~ part"
He had declared 10 Dr.. Birkey, gr"I AM NOT
WILLING TO BE THE CANDIDATE CT ANY FARTY.
II eieeted 10 the P,es,denti4l o6f,e, il
must b. 1cihoat any agenty Of my or7n"
He had wli;len TO DIR Bronson Ii were call.
ed 10 Inc presidential chair by The general voice
Of he people, without regard 10 th.ir policalaif
lerences. should deem il my duty 10 accep, lie
office. canno, in any case pprmi,
mysel!lo be brought before The people, exclusive
" by any OF Inc political parties that now 80 IN.
fortunately divide our country as their candidate
Tor his Office"
These declarations were before The people
when the BueDa Visa came into The field Al
traced by them. as we were 10 he support Of Gen.
Taylor upon The manly and independent princi.
pies with which he had thus given dignity ard
force 10 his position, we were encouraged TO in.
creased zeal and enthusiasm in his bshait by
every letter Of his which afterwards appear red.
down 10 The very day on which The Wing Ma.
ional Convention assembled.
10 Inc citizens OF Montgomery, Alabama, as.
sembled without respect 10 parry, he wrote, IL
shall offer no a i've opposition 10 the use OF my
name. in conneIion with this responsible office.
50 long as they continue to use it taus II indepen
dent of parry dia,nettons"
To Col Mitchell he said, "If The Wing party
desire, al The next Presidential election, 10 casl
their votes Tor me, Ir thy must do ii on their
oion responsibility, and uihout pledges fran me-"
10 The Richmond Republican he wrote:
III NJ minated by The Wbie National Conven.
ton, | shall not refuse acce piance, provided am
leu Tree OF all pledges, and permitted 10 main.
IAN The position Of independence, in which the
people, and my own sense Of duty have placed
nc; Otherwise shall refuse The nomination Of
any convention OF parry. Il Il In,
moi ben my Intention, al oru moment, tochanee mn
position or 'otthdrav my name foms Tie canuass,
Taosrcr may BE- ne nominee Of The National Con
renI'on, elhsr Of The Wig or Democratic pariv."
10 Capt. Allison he declared: "Having al The