Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1848-07-13

parent endorsement of the Signal ariicIe-a fact said
to be known to leading wings in this city. We were
too kind TO him yesterday when exonerated him
from participation in the game of deceit now playing
upon the country. His friends have brought out the
fact that If not GctiUe he Is al least passive and
knowing instrument in their hands.
1t is but Just to him say that in this instance
though the card Of his committee is used az contra
dctiOn TO all that has been said upon his own author
ity. touching his connection with the Philadelphia
nomination. he has been very careful not TO give 1t
that form himself He does not say that the delega-
ton pas authorized TO pledge him, or that he would
have submitted had another been nominated. He
merely approves the 'cOUrSe' Of the delegaton-not
their pledges They managed and coerced the con-
vention into nomination to which others were COM
PEELED to submit. They displayed great diplomacy
though rather of the Mexican ORDER for was most
unscrupulous but they accomplished their oblect;-
aud the means by which they did So are now en-
dosed This does not change the fact that they were
not authorized to give the pledges they dd,-and
renders it certain that had Mr.. Clay or any other
wing been nominated, Gen. Taylor would have still
remained upon the track.
But this 10 among the wings themselves. The
great fact for the country established by these deye
opmens is that General Taylor has fallen into the
hands of band Of corrupt party leaders, who are re-
solved to use him for their own purposes. Ii ne
speaks openly, his own views and principles, they
send a committee forthwith to compel him TO close
his lips, and by evasive cards. to take back what he
has uttered, or impeach the veraciy OF other men.
They are plf yng bold game of fraud upon the peo-
pie; and they make of him an instrument. either
willing or unwilling. to consummate 1t. He is q
mere thing upon which they play at pleasure now to
acquire power and expect in like manner to play in
the use of it, if obtained The light is before mems
eyes Jet them not be deceived.
But if the Journal should persist in the foolish po
ston it has TAKEN and could it, it could only
do at the expense of Taylors yeracity and honor
The St. Louis Union has the following pertinent
matter upon the subject
The letter to which allusion is made, is in strict
accordance with oil previous ones from the General
and it cannot be revoked without an utter disregard
of his numerous pledges 10 the country. We NIGH
give extracts from several letters to show what hi:
position and pledges have been. few will suffice
In his letter to Mr.. Ingerso dated August 8, 1913
he said: al have wish for the presidency, anC
cannot consent to become exclusively the candidate
party" In writing to DR.. Bronson, he declared =
al cannot submit to the exaction of any othe
pledge as TO the course should pursue, than that
Gischarging its functions TO the best of my ability
and strictly In accordance with the requirements O
the constitution. | need hardly add that
cannot, i'm any case permit myself to be brought he
fore the people exclusively by any of the pOlitica
parties" &c.
To Mr.. Wood, of N. Y, he wrote:
"I do not fel myself at liberty to express any sen
tment having the nature of pledge to any politica
party" To Andrew Stewart, be said, in reply to
wing nomination ''that he had no wish or intention
of changing his position" of independence of a
parties.
To the Montgomery Committee he declared tn
same thing; also to several other committees.
But his last letters will show most clearly his xe
resolution
Il sr,oh tbayp odO Oh
best suited in their opinion TO the consumma
ton of the purpose; and if they think fit to bring m
before them for this Office through their legislatures
mass meetings, conventions, | cannot object
their designating those bodies as Wing, DemocratI
or Native But in being thus nominated-I must in
SiSt the condition-that my position this pon
is IMMUTABLE-tha | shall not be brought for
ward by them the candidate Of their party, con
sidered as the exponent Of their party doctrines
This was his letter of Jan. Both, lS4S to Peter Ske
Smith, the leading Nativist.
On the 18th February last he wrote in the sam
way TO Col. Mitchell, of Cincinnati.
To Kentucky committee, he wrote on the 9th G
April, that he had objection to being nominated b
the Democratic or Wing National Convention, o
both and that he would accept the same, If rendered
''without being pledged considering mysel
so, to advocate the views or opinions Of either"
On the Doth of April. he wrote to the Richmon
Republican, that he would accept the nomination &
parties. and permitted to maintain the position of IN
dependence Of all parties" &C.; and that he woul
not change his position, nor withdraw from the can
yass, whoever might be the nominee Of the Wings O
Democrats.
In his Allison letter, April o. he declared: sd
elected, | would not be the President of pal
ty. l would endeavor to act independent of part
domination. should feel bound to administer tn
government untrammeled by party schemes"
On the LIST of May, to Brantz Meyer, who ar
nounced that he had been nominated by no-part
meeting in Baltimore, he wrote, that he was espec
ally pleased with that course, that he would conforr
to the obligations thus imposed that he would serv
them, as they had nominated him "free from party
ton, and the exacion of pledges, and not part
President"
These extracts show that his rumored letter to Ne
Orleans, is what who had any regard for trutl
would be forced TO write. The party hacks VIII
went Baton Rouge to force him to back out, WEI
anxious to cover him with disgrace. He cannot az
cept the Wing nomination, and run Wing car
didate, without being false to all his pledges. TIL
base fabrcations of Judge Saunders and his CO
leagues will meet, we hope, with universal reprobs
ton. They were guilty of a base fraud, and desery
the rebuke the old soldier is said to have admin
tered.
SUSTAIN YOUR LOCAL PAPERs.-The democrats ca
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