The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-26

Their OWL determination to him upon his hook p
or his own solemn asseveraon that he does no design
to withdraw (his) name," if Mr. Clay should be the
nominee OF the national wing conventioni If, on the
other hand he against Mr. Clay then how destitute
OF reciprocity is the game which he is playing Mr.,
! Clay will yield TO him, in the General should be
nominated but he will not yield to Mr. Clay "Heads,
win; tails, you lose"
We aware OF the desperate efforts made lately by the
wing New Orleans papers to extricae him from this EN-
barrassment They seem speak, too, under the adj
vice OF the old General himself, who then in New
Orleans. The Pcayune contends that General Taylor
did not originally bring himself out, but that he
brought out by his friends:
sin yielding himselfo this movement he insisted but upon
con ilon and that was, that he should be
meed in Office if elected, by party pledges that in fact
he the presidency free for the good of the
country and controlled only by the constitution OF the land
and his of the public wants With this understand
ing he announced for the presidency by public
and assembages Of the people OF both parties He had
no agency in bringing himself forward he would have
none, unless to resist appeals to his ambition be to
have such agency. He submitted himself the friends
who brought him forward, and they do with him
now, them what they think fit.
SIT may be proper cite the factbut having any
influence upon the determination of Gen Taylor, that
ofhat the time he permitted the people
his a candidate for the presidency, il
derstood throughout Union that Mr.. Clay would never
again for that office 1t may also be fitting say that
the time Gen Taylor surrendered his the pub
lie, generally believed that there would be
onal conventiona least OF one Of the great political par
lies. We mention these circumstances show that he
could have consented TO be made candidate with ref
erence to ratification by WING conventions that he could
only have submitted his preensions to the people them
selves, apart from separate and exclusive organization
Now would ask, how is it possible for Gen Taylor
abandon position which taken for him by others.
a time when it was understood he would have compeu-
from party, and when he numbered amongst his
supporters large accession Of persons belonging the
oiher
Under the circumstances which we have narrated Gen
Taylor allowed his be presented for the presden-
cy. AT the time he did it, certainly met with oppos
ton from the wing party Some OF the presses which
have taken high exception his Messrs Bald
win IL Galaher, contributed to bring him forward then
and his position is what it that time. Without
the opposition, if with the direct approval of the wing
party, he became committed the relations which he
usains to the country 1t is for him change those
relations But this say, from knowledge when
the friends who brought General Taylor forward shall
Withdraw his from the canvass they have his free
consent to do His declaration that is not his intention
to withdraw, this that is nominated by this
that convention but reiteraton in stronger
what-he has before said, TO wit: that he would have
agency in the of bringing himself forward for Office
or in any other disposition OF his name in that connection
This the just meaning of the language in reply the
Richmond letter-and this is all that he did mean"
The Pcayune hints that this explanation has the stamp
of Gen. Taylor himself. The New Orleans Bulletin
gives similar solution 1t contends that General TAYLOR
is in the hands of his friends that his being run by them
in the face of another candidate nominated by conven
ton, might bring the election into the House of Representa-
tves; and that whether the great body of his friends
would under such circumstances, be willing that he
should withdraw his name, unable to say If
they did consent, would be only in consequence of
events that will develop themselves previous to- and at
the Philadelphia convention. In the meantime Gen
Taylor, in expressing his intention not to withdraw is
only acting in good faith towards his friends, without
whose consent he does not feel liberty TO do so We
confirmed in this of the subject by recent con-
versations with Gen. Taylor"
These explanations appear to come from General Tay-
Tor himself They refue, the first place. the soptistry
which has been used by of his advocates that he
meant by his friends those who might be in the wing
convention and that therefore, if this body pronounced
against them, he might be considered Withdrawing in
obedience to the wishes of his friends This certainly
the meaning of his letter. and the articles in the New
Orleans papers show not so, because they draw
distinction between the great body of his friends and the
wing convention itself These articles, too in the sec
ond place. place him in the position of one who is at
tempting either TO force himself upon the convention or
opposing their nomination of any other man. We con-
Tess very much amused at the attempts of his
friends to extrcate him from the dilemma in which he is
placed This state Of things well put forth in the
following article from the Nashville Unon," that we
lay it before readers to show how the General
stands towards his party, and how unavaing are the
struggles of his peculiar friends extrcate him from the
toils which he has woven around himself
''HEAps WIN, LosE."-Ths is the game the
Taylor wings endeavorng force the anti aylor
wings play the Philadelphia convention and if they
succeed, they have nothing fear 1t is strong game in
politics, in anything else and only surprise is that
my body of men should have the temerty make so RI
cuous proposition in sober earnest with the expecta-
ion of its being accepted.
1t is true, that since the publication of Richmond let
announcing Gen. Tayor's determination not to with
RAW from the canvass, should any other receive the
domination of the Philadelphia conventions that portion of
he party who profess the slightest regard G prnc
fair dealing have agreed either support
IF the convention, wholly refused have anything
10 do with IT, Thus the Richmond Republican, the conf.
enal organ and determined advocate OF Taylor in Vir-
GINA, says that he will be withdrawn in any event.
md wholly discards the action of the convention SO in
Maryland The Taylor convention, in that State, have
organized electoral ticket and refused participate
he Philadelphia convention, The Louisville Courier the
able and jealous supporter OF the General in Kentucky
its determination disregard the body
entirely, and support Taylor independent candi
late On the other hand the Richmond Wing and Louis
vile Journaboth heretofore strongly in favor of Taylor
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