Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-07-07
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ioio"lus stdeiient III Tie rev Orleans CfeScelt
OF 9th June:
Z" The Editors NJ TIC Crescent-
| Gentlemen: Toe following card appeared in
| Inc Picayune Of The 25lh Of June, nsi:
"a CARD We are authorized by Gen. Tay-
Tor 10 say thar he course Of he Louisiana dele
CATION OF The Wing Convention, ,aeIy assembled
al Philadelphia. meets with his entire, iull and
uneqayocal appreciation.
That ne no, only never doubted, but never in
llma!sd doubt iha' his honor and reputation
We're sale in heir hands"
Bale PEYTos.'
LOGAN HuSr2s.
June %. ls4s. &C. BuLLlTr.
The high character OF those gentlemen affords
Sufficient guarantee tor the statement therein
made
Bn, what will be said when the statements Of
Col Winthrop, OF Col. ]. N. Stewart gentlemen
Of equally high standing and friends of General
Taylor, are laid before the public.
a lew days since, on The return Of those gen
tiemen from visit on the cost, during which
tine they had an interview with Gen Taylor,
they stated hal Gen. Taylor Jisclaimcd The au-
lhofiy Of the Louisiana Delegation 10 make he
pledges Tor him which they had made in the Phil
aielphia Wing Convenlion-thal Judge Saun.
defN was moi authorized To declare him an unad-
liberated Whi2; thai Judge Saunders had no au
4 5000 80 piS5SlHs W Wy tut UOIUl-
na'ion OF The Convention, or any authority 10
withdraw his name as candidate Tor The Presi.
| dcncy, IN case ne had no. been nominated
! ThalG Gen. Taylor adhered 10 his original in.
tenion OF running as IN independent candidate
and not as the candidate Of either party; that
Gen. Taylor had never written letter 10 Mr..
Clay declaring thai in case Mr. Clay was nom-
mated, he Gen. Taylor would not run Tor he
| Presidency.
An article was prepared under the dictalion of
Coils Winthrop and Stewart for publication in
the Della, setting iorlh the above tacis, which
was mol published, as Col. Winthrop IRON some
cause had changed his mind as 10 the propriety
OF The publication and requested il not 70 BIZ pub
iished
Should The above be denied, I am ready 10 pro
duce Inc proof in support thereof.
W. Il. WILDER
We DO not understand Messrs B. Peylon &
Co.'S card as covering The ground that Judge
Saunder, had authority from General Taylor 10
make The statement he did in the Wing Conven-
tion but as approving the acl which Injured 10 his
benefit in receiving The nomination of that Con-
veEtnn. The question at Issue was, did General
| Taylor authorize Judge S. TO make Inc statement
referred 10 7-ard when this question is catesori-
caly put, General Taylor answers through
Messrs. Peyton & Co, 'thc course OF the Loui
siana Delegation Of The Wing Convention lately
assembled Al Philadelphia meets with (my) his
entire, full and unequvocal appreciation. That
he not only never doubted, but never in
'ima,ed doub! that [myl his honor and repu-
talion were sale in their hands"
| In connection with his famous letter 10 The
Editors OF the Richmond Republican, ii will
b. Difficult, to clear the CID hero's skirts Of
The most glazing inconsistency, and We think
many who have been crying out that General
| Taylor never surrenders, will have TO admit that
his mind is doggy" or That he is nc match for
I Whs spcils-seeking politicians" and that he
| has "surrcndered" a, discretion 10 them. The
following is from his letter 10 The editors Of The
| Richmond Republican,:
"To your inquiries have respectfully to re-
ply,
"E1r,t-That if nominated by the Wing Ma
toual Convention shall not refuse acceptance,
provided am left free of all pledges, and per
mitred 10 maintain the position Of independence
! of all parties in which the people and my own
sense Of duty have placed me otherwise shall
refuse the nomination Of any Convention or
party.
">teoudly-I do not design to withdraw my
\ name if Sr Clay be the nominee OF the Wing
| National Conyention-and in this connection
beg permission 10 remark, that the statements
which have been so positively made in some Of
the Northern prints 10 the effect "that should
| Mr.. Clay be the nominee Of the Hhg National
| Conrcntion had stated "tha, ,rould not snf.
| fer my name Il be ussd,s are not correct, and
| have no foundation in any oral or written 70
mark of mine. 1t has not been my intention at
any moment 10 change my position, or 10 with
draw my name from the canvass, whoever may
| be the nominee of the National Convention,
either of the Wing or Democratic party
The Wing nomination knocks into fits the
sindependence Of all parties" which has been
one Of the favorite hobbies of General Taylor;
and the position that he here defines for himself
! is clear and decided that he was to BIO consider
ed candidate when the iIhig Convention met,
and il no did not get the nomination, he wished
i! 10 be understood that he was still in the field,
even il Mr.. Clay was the nominee. The man
who he had but n short time ago said he would
| prefer seeing President even 10 himself; and yet
he tells Mr. Clay's friends if you do not nomi
nate me will run on my own hook. This IS
an odd way Of concentrating an object which
was most dcvoully desired by General Taylor.
We suspect the old hero is more Of the "poti.
clan" than he confcsses to; and at the time no
was so in love with Mr.. Clay, his object was
10 insinua.e himself into the hearts of Mr.. Clay's
riends, by professions Of enlarged magnanim.
" which, in The end, was to inure 10 his benefit.
BY the Wing leaders throwing the Immortal
Harry OF The West" overheard, and leaving hin
to receive their support for his disnterested'
ness towards Mr. Clay.
The thing did not take with the friends OF
Mr.. Clay, as IVA, expected; and, 81 for from It.
very many Of them thought "old Zack' was
right when he spoke of the fitness OF Mr.. Clay
for the Office; and they were unwilling TO go
ub their leaders in overthrowing him.; and as
his strength promised to be sufficient to secure
him the nomination, nothing was lett Tor inc
ambitious desire of General Taylor but TO
threaten line defeat Of The Wing party, unless 1t
abandoned Mir. Clay and took him as their can
d;da,e. We think Dir. Clay has not only been
wroneed bu, outraged by his party; and his long
silence lead, us to think That ne may De some
what Of the same opinion.
We noticed the arrival OF General VIM. 0.
Ru,e, in New Orleans and we present extracts
from tn. Delta and he Times, both neutral pa
n.r As we have before said, ne believe our
ticket will be successful, but, should !, be othsr-
wise. the Democracy may ever proudly pon! 10
The high and exalted privaie as well as political
virtues OF our able and talented Standard bearers
Cass and Butler:
From the Ner Orlsan, Delta, June q.
GENERAL WILLIAM o. BUTLER.
The COMMANDMENT Chief of our army in
Mexico, the gallant veteran, General William