Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-10-04

lbecn. for snany yearo, my personal friends
and neigi,bors.-wrotc to me, requesting
nv views, before the meeting Of the Con
i yention, as to the course | desired my
friends TO pursue in that body. In two
addressed to them in re-
ply. Informed them, in substance, that at
my distance from the scene, it would be
quite impossible for me TO give any speci-
fic instructions upon the subject: that MANY
Questions or contingencies might arise
during the action Of the Convention, the
character Of which ! could not foretell;
and that they must. therefore, assume the
responsibility Of acting for me;--tha, I
felt my honor and interest safe in their
hands, and that whatever they should see
| fit to do. would most cordially approve
substantially informed them, further.
that. unless they should discover an evil
dent disposition 10 treat me unfairly
which | had no reason for suppos n won d
be the case.-l thought that my friends
should 90 into Convention, as they had
been selected by their fellow-citizens for
this purpose; but that, having once enter
ed il, they were, of course. bound, if ]
were not nominated. to sustain and sup
port the nominee. whoever he might be-;
and tina, hoped they would do SO heart
and soul That was a candidate for the
Presidency, only so far as my friends had
chosen to make me one; but that having
been placed in my present attitude towards
that subject. without any agency or act Of
my own, directly or indirectly. | did not
feel myself at liberty. by any such act, TO
withdraw myself; mat my friends. in whose
hands had ever been. could do so when
ever they should see fit. and finally, that
if they could succeed in electEg TO that
office any one better qualified for lis du-
ties than | was. and who was at the same
time honest truthful and pa,ri otto. it was
their duty to 90 for him; and that. so far
from being disappointed or mortified, |
should hail the result with Joy.
/ Such. think. has been the language
which have uniformly held on this sub
ijcct since my name was FIRST mentioned in
connection with it, | regret that have
not a copy Of my communications to
Judges Saunders and Winchester; but the
above believe to be their substance. In
der the general authority then thus given
these gentlemen, | shall deem whatever
statements they may have made to be
right and proper; and, confident in their
integrity and in the sincerity OF their
friendship for me. | shall sustain them
without qualification. |, therefore. now
take upon my own shoulders the RESPONSE
bility Of the acts Of the Louisiana delega-
ton. in that Convention, and am prepared
to stand by tho consequences, in their
length and breadth.
regret exceedingly that my friends in
Baltimore, whom you represent. should
have thus misunderstood the course pur-
sued by the Louisiana delegation in the
Convention. and should have imagined
that had abandoned the position which |
have uniformly held in my published let
tiers on this subject.
| feel bound. however, to respect the opir-
ions Of those who honestly differ with me:
and. therefore. while | feel conscious Of
no change OF feeling or inconsistency on
my part. | cannot expect or desire that
any Of my friends, whom you represent.
should do violence to their own sense Of
right and wrong. by supporting my cleo
ton. while they believe ! have changed
my political views. | ask no man. be he
Wing, Democrat, or Native. for his vote.
take every American citizens interest
in the welfare Of his country. to be as pure
and as deep as my own; and have, there
fore. no right. and certainly no desire. TO
influence his action in the exercise of the
! important duty Of voting for the officers
of this Government.
/ Though have no obi ection 10 your
4 circulating this communicates among
such of your friends as may be Interested
: IN it. yet request that il may not be pub
lshcd. Ny aversion TO the appearance
of my name in the public prints. i'll con-
necton with such subjects, is my apology
for the request.
With great respect, gentlemen am
your obedieni servant. H. TAYLOR.
Messrs. ChaS. II. Pitts, John w. W ak
err. TIL. s Alexander, and others, Bal;i-
more. Md.