The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-20
THE UNION.
Is Ger" Taylor ignorant, does hs hold the People

Is Gen. Tayi or ignorant, does hs hold People
II q" contempt;
In the letter addressed By Gen. Taylor to Capt Ali
Son. he makes the following declaration
81 hold no opinion which wor,Id readily proclaim
to my assembled eountrynien."
1 Now has the valiant General proclaimed any opinion
to his ''assembed countrymen," or to any portion OF
them, upon the great questions involved in the political
contests OF the country
One OF the great issues which have agtated the coun-
try during the last twenty years is the cohsttutonay
and expedlency of a national bank. AT the present time,
the party which has selected Gen Taylor with his con-
sent, for It's leader and champion. still believes national
bank TO be both constitutional and expedent But what
opinion has Gen Taylor proclaimed" with regard TO
that measure? Is he it, or is he against it,
Another issue between the party of which he is the
voluntary leader and head, and the democracy of the
Union, is high protective tariff against moderate rev.
enue tariff What is Gen. Taylor opinion with regard
TO this great question: Is he for high protective tariff
or against it Or is he for free trade! What are the
opinions of this honest and candid cheftan and cham
pon of whigery in relation to this great question
Another issue between the two great national parties
of the Union, is extravagant and in the opinion of
the democratic party unconstitutional system OF internal
Improvements Has the honest General "proclaned"
it, Is he for or against it
What "opnion" has this enlightened and candid Gen
eral proclaimed upon the question of the distribution of
the proceeds OF the sales of the public lands
What is his,opinon with regard to the pre-emption
SYSTEM Is he in favor of giving the first privilege of
purchase to the hardy pioneer who settles upon the
public lands Or is he in favor of ousting him. and Civ
ing his log hut and improvements the heartess specu
l., n,,rb ~ H.
ion this question: TO satisfy the poor but honest and
adventurous settler of the west that is safe for him to
GO upon the public lands, and provide home for his
wife and little ones Win the pioneers of the West vote
for him, he does not make satisfactory exposition
of his opinion upon this subject'
And what is his opinion with regard to a bankrupt
law What with regard to the assumption of the State
debts Is he in favor of the Mexican war; or against
Is he in favor of holding to the territory he has ac
qured' Or is he in favor OF rerocedng it TO Mexico
policy avowed by the leaders of the party of which he
has consented to be the head
Now, these questions are important Ones and are all
involved in the pending presidential election and we de-
sire to know what the opinions of General Taylor in
relation to each and all of them In the name of the
American people, whose sufrages he seeks we demand
of him to proclam his "opinons" upon these various
subjects.
If he refuses, what opinion will the honest and intel
Hgent American people form respecting his honesty or
his intelligence He says :" hold to no opinion
which | would not readily proclaim to my assembled
countrymen." Yet he has not expressed and he con-
santy refuses to express any opinion with regard to the
great and vital issues pending between the party whose
candidate he is, and the party opposed to him.
Does this refusal result from ignorance, or want OF
Il
other; and we chartaby presume that the brave old
General is totally ignorant upon these great questions
which have agtatel the country almost for generation
Indeed, he canddly admits his ignorance with regard to
political subjects He has spent his life in the camp
He has voted for forty years. he himself con.
esses. His friends say he is turning his attention
to political economy Perchance he may no. yet have
gotten through with Mr.. Marcets Conversations on
Political Economy, and therefore is not yet qualified to
proclaim" any opinions upon any subject connected
with politics. His letter to Mr.. Lippard shows that he
is confident that he is the candidate of political
party although he has cordially" accepted the nomi-
nation of the wing convention at Philadelphia. How
can we expect opinions of any kind from such man.
And what a leader and head for the great wing party
of the Union the party of vaunted intelligence, of
gion of morality of conservatism and patriotismpar-
Does 'avaablity" compensate for all this ridiculous
and inexcusabe ignorance
And do the honest and intelligent American people
want man for their President for them on great
matters of domestic policy, and TO represent them in the
eyes of foreign nations who is conessedy ignorant of
the very first rudments of political knowledge-who
acknowledges that he has formed no opinions upon
questions with which even their women and children are
familiar, and have formed opinions Will military glory
compensate for the Notifying humiliation which the
election of such man will occasion'
No, no. the recent elections "proclaim opinions on
the part of the people of different kind They have
limited Gen. Taylor and the party which supports him.
that they will not be uggled with the phantom OF militia
~ glory in the pending canvass, but that they deter
mined to fill the presidential Office with who pos
,esses the solid qualifications of statesman, and who
will dignity and adorn the high station to which they
will elevate him.
Buffalo Platform.
The New York Evening Post well remarks, that the
resolutions adopted by the mongre assembly of Buffalo
have offended the Jealous supporters both Of Cass and
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