Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-08-18
RICHMOND, VA.
Wednesday Morning, August l6, ls4s.
GEN. TAYLoRs LETTER OF ACCEPT
aNCE,


u :. amns;,o 70 sse how differently this letter
is construed 10 different laliludes oy LUG a''o,
papers. The Times which once cordially agreed
with MIR. Bots, that the Wings could not sustain
Gen. Taylor, who "rudely rejected their emo'a
ces," and lha, they must look for some o'nef ieau
er who would commit himself 10 Wing policy'
now rejoices that Gen. Taylor "has never 'ahel
humiiating pledge TO carry out inc wing p''"
ciples in which lie believes; Tor one OF MS honcs
doctrines is, tina, one who cannot be trusted WIN
out pledges cannot be confded in merely on az
count Of lhem.' They 0he peoPls) oel'eVe md
he has The honesty TO uphold The principles ~
PROCESSES, without the s,raighl-jacke OF pleuges
They rely upon HONOR, no, upon his OATH"
On the other hand the Fredericksburg News
says:
"The Democrats we hope, hereafter, VIII cease fs.
10 clamor about The no-prineiple canuiua's. nc
IS noto emphotkally the Wig eandiaae liz ne
daily accepts their nomination., Wi'noo. yam,
cation or condition, and thus pledges nl".'s7 - .
Uhis nominee 10 carry out Wig measures. nc;
TAYLOR is row, what he has ever been, wing
"a Clay Wig-one Of lha. stripe VINO wiz. :. .'e :,
consult The good of The country and inc weaaas y,
the whole people; and it is just such a ries'ue'''
the people at this time want.
In The same tone The New York Mirror' an or
ginal Taylor organ, speaks
"The letter is characteristic oil lhe "inei' anu
will doubtless be abundantly Satisfactory W INC
nauvlhal nominated him for the Presidency; as
This nomination is accepted without reserve, we
dn NOT see that The most ultra advocate Of me
UIir pariy can lake exceptions hereafter 10 Gen.
TayIor, on The ground OF his want OF hdelIty 10
their principles, at least not unii ne shall nave
evinced it by his actions"
But The Philadelphia Sun, The organ of The ma
tive parry finds il necessary, in order 10 conciliale
the votes of the natives, TO repudiale The idea OF
Gen. Tayor's exclusive Whiggery. II therefore
takes the old mo principle no.parly" tack, and
scorns The impulalion OF Gen. T. being "lhe
Wing candidate" We give its comments below.
From these contradictory readings, are we to in.
fer thai old FAC. is, or is mol The "Whig Candi.
date" or has, or has not given "pedges2" The
selfish friends OF the old man have placed him in
such an embarrassing position to meet their own
designs, that, whatever he may say or do, some
body is TO be disappointed, somebody to be cheat
ed7 Can an intelligent people sustain such
vacillating leader, such many-iaced and tricky
parly7
I'll Qhe letter Of exceplance) will be eagerly pc.
rused by men OF all parties, and We venture TO
predict, 10 the complete qualification OF The true
and independent friends of General Taylor
There is no, single word in the letter which
changes in The slightest degree The position of Gle.
neral Taylor as The independent candidate OF The
people for President nor that can be construed in.
to the slightest approach 10 pledge 10 any party
The tone Of The letter is simply polite and cordi.
al TO the Wings, as has been uniformly that OF all
his communications 10 public bodies and cannot
fail to be received with satisfaction and pride by
all his fellow-ci,izeus. The fears Of those who
have supposed that Gen. Taylor might be seduced
by the occasion 10 abandon his high position be.
fore The country are now definitely and forever
laid al rest. HeDc.orlh, away with doubts and
apprehensons, ami hurrah Tor The Man Of The
People"