Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-09-15
GENERAL TAYLoR,s NORTHERN FACE.

/ III he helIeye0 OeHeTdi ! ay ~ 49, r, $50
The extension of Save territory. oo.c'ho'
Jones said in reply, that ne dia nj profess : ~
know General Taylor's opinions upon this' 70
Sou,hern men, most delicate and painful SUD-
iect. But he declared it as his firm conviction.
from what he knew Of the man, and from his
nubIic sentiments that if Congress should pass
law prohibiting the extension ofslaveryto the
new territory, General Taylor would not veto
!, an we at the North had 10 DO, he SAD,
would be TO elect members of Congress, VINO
would mass such a bill, and General Taylor
would no, interpose the veto to defeat il. what
nero do we wabt."-.Auburn, .NeD York, Id
Elm April, ls47, James W. Taylor, Esq, editor
Of the Cincinnati Signal, forwarded 10 General
I TAYLOR, then al the camp near Monterey, an
| editorial article which had appeared in the Sig
nal, LAYING down a sort of Presidential plat.
form, and asking him for his opinion of the doc
| trines therein preached. From the editorial 10
question, we take the following extract:
{" the only path of safety for those who may
hereafter fill the Presidential Office, IS to rest 10
the discharge Of the Executive functions, and
let the legislative will of the people Ind utter.
ance aud enactment. The American people are
abou, to assume the responsibility OF lramiag the
institutions of the Pacific States. We have no
fears for the ISSUE if the arena OF this high de-
bate is the assemblies of the people and their re-
preventative halls. The extension over The con
tinent beyond The Rio Grande Of the ordinance
of 1887, is an object TOO high and permanent 10
be batfled By Presidential vetoes
ain mis- eIrac, The doctrine is clearly aftlfmec,
thai the whole subject OF slavery enension IS 10
be left 30 the unbiased acton Consrtssi ana that
the extension of The ordinance oil 1901 over new
territory is An obj CT OF TOO high importance 10 be
befHsi by Presidential ve,oes. The whole ground
taken by free soil men is here fully covered; and
an APPROVAL OF such sentiments most in our n:m-
bic opinion, bring any man within the pale OF
consistent Northern support, as lar as his ques.
lion is concerned We'll, has General Taylor
given the above sentiments his appfoVa.2 We
answer he has, The letter Of The Sieoa editor
was ans wered by Gen. Taylor, on the l6h oi
MAY, lS41. Ii commences By acknowledging
the receipt Of your leier, with tie enclosure OF
you. editorial, extracted from the Signal OF he
18th Aprl'-and then proceeds 10 say, mat MS
duties will not permit him 10 answer The letter IN
the terms demanded BY Us courlesy--that he oil!
not seek the Presidency, and hoped when the war
was over, 10 find 10 the society OF his family and
parl,cular iends, and in occupations more congo.
NAL 10 his wishes, more tranquil and satlslaco-
ry life than high honor and responsibility Gould
confer Then comes ia the following important
paragraph:
"Wih these remarks, | ,yus' you will pardon
me Tor thus briefly renylns 10 you, ualch III,
nth HIGH OPINION and APPROVALoftie
SENTIMENTS and VIEWS embraced IN your
editoriQl'
"Now, we ask, j. there no; here some assu-
rance Of peilect inpariialiy on the subject in
question: Does not General Taylor here APP
prove OF leaving the settlement Of the question
10 the Representatives ofthe peopie7 VIVA, as
assurance more does the tribune wishl Ought
not The assurance here given, coupled with the
assurance 10 the Allison Letter, satisfy every good
Wing and Tree sol! Democrat OF The eminent con-
sislency and propriely OF sustaining and suppor-
ting General Taylor when The only alternative
is The election oil General Cass7"
Pulburg Gazette.
"Nol only has General Taylor uniformly ayow-
ed himself Wing, bat ne authorized the Louis
lana delegation in he Convention 10 say that he
deemed the welfare Of our country requires
change OF men and measures in order IL arrest
the downward tendency OF our national stfalIs.'
besides The endorsement OF his Whig neigh
bors. many OF he most prominent anil 1is:in-
euished Wings in different portions Of ae coun.
iry ,esify 10 his devotion 10 The principles Ct The
Wing pady. Hon. Thomas Cor vim, Of Ohio,
SAYS:
".G.n. Taylor was opposed 10 The annexation
OF Texas.
a.Is opposed 10 any further extension o. our
territory al present, and probably Tor all time 10
come.
s'rha; al houeh a stakeholder, he considers
slavery an evil, and does moi deem il right T. *
;cud Or increase ii.
CHA, he always deemed The Mexican war
impoiric and wilhou' Justification.
"'and laai - Ill oiner Doctrines 81 The WING
parry, hi> principles are colacl1cnl WIN ours. :
RieamonG (Iniianc) Palladium Jaiy4 ISIS
GENERAL TAYLOR
WlsHlsorns, March /, 1919.
Gsn,lpm.G: STAGE wii,ue my ieuer OF yes
to-day. nave referred Il me Signal correspond-
ence,' and find 1t, on the point herein referred To-
10 he "a follows:
The editor .! The Sgoal says, "The extern
sion over the continent beyond the Rio Gfande
Of The ordinance OF I7S7 is an object TOO high
and permanent 10 he batfl.d by Presidential We.
toes Al hat we ask u n" incnmb"n; Of the
highest offic. under he Constitution IS 10 hold
his hand 10 bow l. The VIII Q! ihe people, As pro-
mulgated N legislative iorms AMI iestaln the
Executive aeion in its appropriate channel" =
Gen. Taylor, in reply, expresses is nigh opn.
| ion an. .ppraga. OF the sentiments and views
embraced in your (hls) editorials !"
Yours, &c., A. STEWART
The above ieuer is from that rabid and un-
scrupulous hiehiariff Wing. Andrew Stewart,
member OF Congress from Pennsylvania and
| was addressed 10 The editors Of The National In
,elligencer, in which pap.r i, frs, appeared.
"Geueral Taylor says G Asbmun) was not
my preference; but believe him 10 be rue
Wing all honest and capable man. opposed 10
The acquisition Of Texas, with sound and consei-
valve principles, opposed 10 further charging
the boundaries OF the Union; and although he
lives in the latitude where slavery is tolerated,
YET do not believe that he desires or approves
its extension. His declared sentiments are
guarantee tha, he will never. in the sighe.
manner interfere with The action OF Congress
when il shall forbid the existence of slavery in
our newly acquired territories. Let the repre-
senaives OF the people and oil the States be left
free 10 acl upon the question, uncontrolled BY EY.
| ecuiive influence and Exc ulve veto, and We
are safe. need not am confident. give 10 you
| any new assurance that whenever the question,
in any form, shall be presented during my official
| term the rights of humanity shall find IN me an
| unyieldng advocate. The issue will soon come;
il is 10 b. me- in the halls Of Congress; and there
il is 10 be decided, in all probability, during The
continuance Of Mr. Poks administration. Le,
the people 81 the tree States look 10 their repre-
senlativ !'-Lepcr Of Hon Gsorge Ashmus,
ltAtg member y Congress Jr9m .HaSsachusetts, to
his constituents.
because the Southern States have demand.
ed, and insisted upon having as sine qua non,
candidate for the Presidency pledged to ,nc
extension of.slayery, the Barnburners have ma.
turally and properly enough separated from
their Southern colleagues upon this single ques
tion OF slavery; but as our Southern colleagues
have demanded no such pledges from our candi.
date, and rather, on the contrary, have given u.
man pledged not 10 veto the acts Of Congress,
(even if il be another ordinance like that which
perpetuated freedom in the Northwestern Ter.
ritory,l no such separation is necessary for US
and surely no coalition with Barnburners, with
whom, if we were TO coalesce, the result would
be the election Of General Cas-, with the prin-
ciple OF the extension of slavery and the appro.
val by the people Of all the NAL administration
of Mr. Polk.