The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-06-18

nation This position OF the General is unsatisfactory 10
the Clay wings il ought IN ae', 10 DC everybody
Mr. Clay takes his tour to the nor'h' ms ienuS
him ba he the only wing who can stand any chance 70
80, Navv YORK Pennsylvania, and Ohio. He is the only
man who can command the votes OF the free States
Now what! Old Taylor becomes instantly both rough
and ready and he says, at has not been my intention at
any moment change my position, or TO wlthdfaw my
name from the canvass, whoever may be the nominee Of
the Philadelphia national convention" This posiuoh oil
sold Rough rand Ready" places the whIg parry 10 Pecu
liar dilemma Ii is an altemp-aud very poo one-o
dictate his nomination all others IL is as nuch as TO
sav Whgs if Won do not nominate me, VIII run any
way and, 81 am a wing, though NOT an ui"a ono
will divide and conquer you You must ho"i'a'o io' Vi
viii run under any circumstances ana ue'ea' yo"'
But the editor of the Jonesborough Reformer was not
aorzsd Of the result when he put these questions Even
he will be surprised at the ridiculous denoement Inc
,vbos have dragooned the General-noth he them The old
General is mperceptby drawn on from one step TO
other-from no aspirations TO ambitious desres-from
being no party to strong party man-from being
independent popular candidate to being the candidate of
clique and the nominee OF conventlon-from deter
minaton to run whether Mr. Clay any other be the
nominee into the giving of pledge, through the dele
gates of Louisiana, that he will abide by the nomna-
ZION of wing convention, and withdraw from the
contest if they should desire it, Gen Taylors friends
knew that this the only way TO soothe the
pde of the convention prsptiae their favor and OBJ
tain their votes. The declaration accordingly pub
icly proclaimed The old General surrendered, though
his friends have boosted that he would surrender
As Mr. Webster said in the last campaign, ''He has
oopei 10 conquer" But his election is yet in the hands
of the people
And now to the famous letters. We shall lay them
before our readers in detachments and in regular order.
and then collect them ALL and publish the whole series in
the next No. of the Campaign" The compilation in
the "New York Mirror is not altogether complete.
Correspondence.
The first letter in the series is modest enough 1t bears
date the 2sh April, 1877 and is addressed to the Ma
tonal Native American Convention" of New Jersey:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OCCUPATION,
Camp Monterey Mexico, April %, 1si7.
SIR: Your letter under date of the 10th of March has
been duly received To the inquiry to whether | am
disposed accept the nomination of President of the Uni
ted States if rendered from the Native American
Convention would most respectfully reply, and with full
appreciation of the kind feeling which dictated mem
ton Of my in connexion with the dignity and honor
of high Office that even if aspirant for the pres
Dental office, (Which is the case,) l could not, while
the country involved in and while my duty calls me
take part the operations against the enemy acknow
ledge any ambition beyond thai OF besowng all my best
towards obtaining adjustment Of Difficult
lies with Mexico
have the honor remain, dear sir, your obeden
servant
To Major General U. s. A.
All this (brie it s) in subdued and modest tone
yet not quite modest enough for the old General might
have said Gentlemen, am aspirant for the hig hest
honor in the world. | poitican--have not even
information enough TO form definite opinion on the
great Of policy which almost everybody else
has oriyiIcu md
FORE, will not leopard my own fame, nor the good of
my country, by accepting an Office which am not quail
fed to fill If accept it, must be dependent upon some
knowing men, perhaps some designing men, for admnis
terng the governments and therefore must decline ~
The Signal Letter.
The following letter from General Taylor appeared in
the Cincinnati Morning Signal" of the 26th June, ls47
With view to full understanding of this curious docu-
ment, publish from the paper of April 18th,
1877 such extracts from the editorial article transmit
ted to General Taylor as may to elucdate his
letter
"HEApoUARrERs ARMY OCCUPATION,
Camp Monterey, May Is, lS47.
"SR: have the honor acknowledge the receipt of
your letter. with the enclosure of your EDITORIAL extracted
from the Signal of the 18th April.
"At this tme my public duties command so fully my
attention. that is impossible to answer your letter in the
demanded by its courtesy and the importance OF the
sentiments which it alludes neither, indeed have the
me should feel myself liberty to enter into the tew
and general subjects of public policy suggested by the
article in question My personal vie,os better ruth
held till the end of the uhen usefulness as military
chief seuing the field against the shall no
longer compromised by their expression discussion IN any
"From many have been addressed on the sub
Of the presidency; and do violence neither to myself
my position officer of the army, by acknowl
edgng you have done all who have alluded to the
OF in this exalted connexon that services
at the will and call of the country, and that am
prepared say that shall refuse if the country calls
to the presidential office but that can and shall yield
call that does from the spontaneous action
and free will of the nation large, and void Of the slightest
agency of my
"Fo the high honor and responsibilities Of such an office,
lake this occasion say that have not the slightest asp
the termination of my present duties, awaits me- trust in
the society of my family and particular friends and in the
occupations congenal to my wishes In no case can
lPrm myself to be The candidate of any party yield my
self 10 party schemes.
with these remarks trust you will pardon me Tor thus
briefly reply ing YOU which do with high opinion and
decided approval of the sentiments and views embraced in
your editorial.
with many wishes for your prosperity in life and great
usefulness in the sphere in which your talents and cxer
tons embarked, beg acknowledge myself, most
truly and respectfully, your obedient servant,
~. TAYLOR,
'sMajor General u S. A.
GAS. w. TAYLOR, esq, Cincinnati, Ohio"
Extracts from the Signals editorial
1--WE believe that it is in General Taylors power at this
luncture of the national politics, take INDEPENDENT
GROUND, and become the PRKsIDRST PEOPLE! Our