The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-19
From the St. Louis Union, Oct |
Whig Documents.

WING Documents.
We have before wing electioneering documents
one for northern and the other for southern consump-
ton In the first. have the letters of John Davis,
Truman Smith. and the Rev. Mr. Lamb chaplain in the
u s army) designed TO create the belief that Taylor is
naancipationthat he is 'a southern with nQIthern
principles" As these documents sent out " the
Wing National Committee, they must be considered
Talk of two biographies of Cass, orsooth Where is
Mr.. Mangum, that he has word of denunciation for
such fraud and knavery' He is one of the committee
engaged in these fraudulent publications.
The Rev. Mi. Lambs letter, and his speech at Pres
byerian conference in NJ H., represent Taylor fol-
lows:
orthodox but in neither ne extreme maintaining his
opinions with the calm decision which he man
With regard slavery and extension of territory,
you, that neither for savemarket, other
object General Taylor in favor OF conquest and annex
alton. He FAVOR RECEIVING TEXAS OUR
UNION NOR IN FAVOR OF THE RECENT WAR WITH Mexico
ever saw or heard Of the fact that he did what every
the South do if he woad have servants, viz
least of the coored people living in his family could
read well, and were very pious never heard a word
T Ifiit 'l coNTRARY. HIS DECIDED PREfERENcE
FOR THE INSTITUTIONS AND CUSTOMS OF THE
! ASSURE YOU THAT, IF ELECTED, HE WILL,
NS6 fH f WoGIb r.
General Taylor maintains on all occasions the habits
total abinsne from all intoxicating drinks and this he
has ascrbed his robust health amid the swamps and
paigns of Florida and Mexico l would also you
that nothing could be unjust and the
seon that he is protane man-it is false altogether He
is bright exception TO the common practice OF proane
in the army
thus that the wings are electioneering north Here
all remember the anecdoe told by Major Rollins in his
wing speech, and the article in the Republican about
General Taylors whiskey Now, we have always sup
posed Taylor to be temperate man. but such statements
the foregoing, gotten up for the consumption in New
England about total abstinence and profanity only
excite general laughter. Tayor's personal habits, we
presume, the same those OF most generals from
tier service He is not very puritanca and mdst laugh
at the garb in which the Rev. Mr.. Lamb dresses him
That however only petty and contemplate device Of
steepish hypocnte, who makes statements to order
General Taylors private character is well enough and
| can gain nothing from such Lamb ing.
1t is the abolition part of this wing document to which
wish TO direct especial notice Ii announces to north
ern fanatics that, if elected Taylor will do oI
emancipation" than any northern man; that he is a
Now, what can President do for emancipation Will
he act on the abolition doctrines, and labor to abolish
slavery in the District of Columbia, to prevent the ad
mission of any future slave holding State into the Union
to forbid the transfer of slaves from one State another
to exclude them from public arsenals FORTS &c.! Why
does the Wing National Committee send such a docu
ment to the country Fillmore is avOwed abolition
list; and the effort is made north to the belief
that Taylor is no better, and made, too, by his
friends. Do they represent him correctly! If not, wha
measure of oahng should be meted to the trick
sers who send such documents to the fanatca districts
of the north
The other pamphlet is made up OF extracts from
liable uttered about the supposed povso and emancpa
ton views of Gen Taylor. That is for southern
Whgery is at its old trck-pandering to all kinds of fac
tons and prejudices for support.