The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-23


independent Taylor electors, which we publish with the
braf Introductory comments Of the Baltimore American
From this Baltimore American.
The reader will find below tho letter which Gen. Taylor
vro,e 10 certain gentlemen in Baltimore, after his
nomination by the Philadelphia Convention This letter,
wil be recolleced read subsequently, the final
Meeting OF the Independent Taylor Convention held in this
civ and is now first published:
BALTIMORE September 20, lSis
DEAR SIR A letter from General Taylor of the 9Th ut
,uthorzes me- in my discretion call, for publication
for copy of his letter of the 10Th June Mesrs Pitts and
others committee of the late independent party of
State This now do and you will obge me by furnish
ing IT, The failure heretofore to give the letter to the pub
lie because of request that effect from the General
himself unexplained by his motive for making it, has
with somc given rise suspicious that it contained
demgatory TO his hankness and integrity
These deem due him have dispelled, and know
no mode so accomplish giving the letter il
self.
your absence from the city when received the Generals
letter and my subsequent absence has prevented my
communicating with you before.
With regard your friend,
REvERDY JOHNSON.
Wu H. COLLINS, Esq, Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, September 20, 1913.
DgAu SIR In compliance with the request contained in
your letter Of this ateGn which you say a letter
from General Taylor OF the 9Th utmo authorizes me, in
nv discretion to CALL for publication, for copy of his let.
ter Of the June Messrs Pitts and Others committee
of the late independent party of State This now
do and You will oblige me b. furnishing It'll have the
honor enclose you copy of the letter which
mtted my custody by resolution of the Independent
Taylor Convention of Maryland in July last, with
tons furnish copy for publication "whenever General
Taylor any his authorized friends shall ask for
for that purpose"
With regard your friend,
To the Hon. REvERDy JOHNSON.
Gen. Taylor's letter.
Baron ROUGE, La, June %, l84S
GENTLEMEN have the honor acknowledge the receipt
Of your polite communication of the 18th inst, calling
attention certain statements relative to my position be-
fore the country candidate for the presidency which
represented to have been made in the Wing National
Convention recently held in Philadelphia, pending the
that body by Judge Saunders of Louisiana, in the
name of the delegation from that State and requesting
be informed whether such statements made by my
authority have TO inform you in reply, that, their
Gv that conveno Judges Winchester and Saunders of
the Louisiana delegaonwho have been for many years
my personal friends and neghborsDroe to me- regulating
my viecs before the meeting Of the conpenton to the
desired my frfcnds 10 pursue in that body In
Communications addressed them in reply Informed
them substance. that at my distance from the
would be quite impossible for to give any specific
,tuctons upon the subjects that many questions
ngences night during the action of the convention
the char acer Of which could oreel and that they
must therefore, the responsibility of acting for
that Tfe my honor and interest safe in their hands and that
uhaeser they showd fit to do, could cordially ap
wope.
Substantially informed them further that, unless they
should discover evident disposition to treat unfairly
which had reason for supposing would be the case
thought that my friends should go into the c0npentoa as
they had selected by their ocitisens for this purpose;
but that ping ed they ere, of COARSE bound
Iosre not nominated to smtain and support the
whoever he might BE- and that hoped they 0od ito heart
and soul! That was candidate for the Presidency only
so far as my friends had chosen make bu that
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subject without any agency of my own directly
indirectly did feel myself at liberty, by any such act
withdraw myself that my friends in whose hands had
been, could do whenever they should see fit and
finally that if they could succeed in electng that Office
any one better qualified for its duties than was and whe
the time honest truthful, and PATRIOTIC
their duty 20 him and that far from being disap
pointed mortified shout hail the result with joy.
Such think, has been the language which have uni
ormy held on this subject since my first
toned in connexon with it. II regret that have
copy of my communications to Judges Saunders and Win
chester; the above believe be their sub stance
Under the general authority them thus gipen these gentlemen
shall deem 'chaerer statements they have made to be
right proper and, confident in their integrity and in
the sincerity friendship for me, shall then,
watout qualifications. therefore 7op taks upon my
ahoar responsibility Of the acts of the Lousiuna dele
CATION that conp.ntio and prepared to stand by the
Consequences, in their length and breadth.
regret exceedingly that my friends iii Baltimore, whom
you represent should have thus misunderstood the
shoud hare imagined that HAD abandoned the position whic
hare uniforny hid my published letters this subject
feel bound however, respect the opinions of those
who honestly differ with and, therefore, while feel
conscious OF change OF feeling inconsistency my
part, cannot expect desire that any OF my friends.
whom you represent should do violence to their
OF right and wrong by supporting election while they
believe have changed my political views ask no man.
be he whg democrat nativA for his vote take every
American citizens interest in the welfare of his country
TO be pure and deep my own and have, there
FORE right, and certainly desire, to influence his ac
ton in the of the important duty of voting for the
officers Of his government.
Though have no objection your circulating this
municaon among such Of your friends may be inter-
ested in it, yet request that it may not be published My
aversion 10 the appearance of my the public prints, ~
guest. On
With great respect, gentlemen your obedent
want, Il. TAYLOR.
Messr Cuas. H. Prrrs, JouS w WALKER, TIL. y. ALEX
AsDfs, and others, Baltimore, Md.
The Aalies our own
The effect produced by this letter upon the independ
emf Taylor convention to which il was addressed is well
known 1t broke up the independent Taylor party in
Maryland, who dissolved their organization and dscon-
uhued their organ (thc Buena Vsta) on the express
ground that General Taylor had poiaed his pledges and
broken has plghted faith to them
This grave charge to make against man who
wanted the country to take him for President upon his
honesty merely and without pledges to his political
! oplnions-whch indeed. he admitted were yet to be
formed upon all great measures OF public policy Let
See how far the Maryland Independents were right in
ms their charge of broken pledges and Here