Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-06-20
GENERAL TAYLOR,S POSITION"


GENERAL TAYLOR'S POSITION"
Under this head the National Intelligcncer,
Tin order to more perfect understanding oil
the matter,' publishes the paper read BY Judge
Saunders in the late Wing Convention, contain
ing the following statement
ssOn the par. of the delegation from Louisi.
aua, q will further state that General Taylor
desires it to be understood thot, in his opinion,
his friends ,oho come into The Conpention are
bound to abide By its decision, and to sustain the
nominees heart and soul. That General Taylor
recognizes in his friends in tn, Contention the
right 10 rithdraw his n"n,e, and he i0H CHEERFUL
ly acguiesce in such withdraWal."
"Ths statement (says the lntelligencer) was
received with great satisfaction BY all the mem
bcrs of the Convention
The Intelligencer should have added that
"this statement on the other hand has been
received with great dissatisfaction BY General
Taylor's friends in many quarters. What say
three of the Maryland Stale Taylor Electors,
Charles H. Pitts, &C., and twelve members Of
the State Taylor Committee Of Correspond.
ence, William II. Collins, &C., in reference to
the above statement:
"The undersigned, (Mr. Pitts and fifteen
other gentlemen,) relying upon the repeated de.
clarations of General Taylor, as to the ground
upon which he stood before the American PEG.
pie as a candidate for the Presidency, are salts.
fled that the statement abore referred 10 is not
correct; and they are taking proper steps dis.
tnc,ly TO relieve General Taylor from any mis-
nd thof enlt IF
which will be in due time announced"
And what says General Taylor himself on
this subject:
"FIRsr-That if nominated by The Wing Ma.
tional Convention, | shall not (says General
Taylor TO the Editors Of the Richmond Republi.
CAM refuse acceptance, provided am left free
Of all pledges, and permitted TO maintain the
position of independence Of all parties, in which
the people and my own sense of duty have
placed mc-otkertv,se / shall refuse the nomina
ton Of any Contention or party
sSEcoSpLY-l do not design to withdr W my
name if Mr.. Clay be the nominee Of the Wing
National Convention-and, in this connection,
beg permission to remark, that the statements
which have been so positively made in some Of
the Northern prints, to the effect That should
Mr.. Clay be the nominee Of the Hhig National
Conrention, l had stated that ,could NOT suffer
my name to be used are not correct, and have
no foundation in any oral or written remark
mine. II has not been Ry intention, at any moi
ment, 10 change my position, or to ,cithdraac my
name from the eanrass, uhoerer may be the nonni.
nee Of the National Convsntion, either Of the
Uhig or Democratic party"
Now here is question Of yeraciiy for settle.
ment between theschi contracting parties. Ii
Judge Saunders represents General Taylor cor.
rectly, then has he for once 'surrendered" and
falsfed his oft repeated and solemn pledges TO
his friends of Maryland and elsewhere, and thus
forever excluded them from his support, with
out humilia.ing Surrender on their part. A
short time will perhaps solve the mystery. whe.
Their fraud has been perpetrated upon the Con.
vention by General Taylors friends, or whether
General Tayor's declarations and pledges are
to be regarded as good for any thing or no.
thing.