The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-10-04

nv ATTENTION IN rrII-in sinlrmrnIs. Ielaiise
60 nv pa.iii"n hrfaFe lhr e"nniy A. .
rzndidale i..r Ihr PIrriJsHry. which arr ~.
presrnletl 10 hare hrrn made. in the Wing
Nalinnai Ten. rniinn. Terrnsly held IN
Philadrlphia. pending the ariian 81 Ihal
ho,lv. bv JDdgs Saunders. af Louisiana. N
the name nfIhe delrgalinh from thai State;
and requesting 10 he informed whether
snrh Statements were made hy my sulhnr.-
~. have 10 infnrm you. IN Frply. Inst,
an ihrir way IN he Convention. Judges
Winchester aud Saunders. of the I.oulsia-
ma Delegation. have been. lor many
years. my personal friends and nsighbars,
wrote 10 mr. requesting nv views, be-
lure the meeting of the Convention. rs tn
the course ] desired nv frIen,ls In pursue
in that bndy. In Iwa communications.
addressed tn lhrm in reply. inlnE-
med them. IN substance. that at nv dis
lanee from the srrne il would he quite
impossible for me 10 give any specific in-
sIrnriioRs upon The subject; that many
questions or ronlingrnrIrs might arise.
during the ariian Of the Convention. the
character nf which could mol loreleli;
aud that they mnsi. therefore. assume ihe
responsibility "f srling IT me:--,hai ! lell
my hnnor and interest sale in their hands,
and that whatever they should see 81 ~
do ! would mnsI rnrdislly approve.
substantially informed them. firiher,
that unless they should Discover an evident
disposition in treat me unfairly. -whIrh
had mo- reason fur surprising would be tho
casp.-l thought that my friends shouId
90 into the Convention. as they hail
been selected nv their lellow-riiizens lnT
this purpose; hui that. having once rnieT-
ed il. ihey were. nf cnnrsr. hound. III were
not nominated. 10 sustain and support The
nominee. whoever hr might be. and that
hoped they would do so. hear and sonl.
That was n candidate for The Presidency,
only su lar As NV friends bad rhosen To
make me nnr; hui that. having been placed
in my present attitude towards thar smb-
jert without any sgency or act my Own.
directly or indirectly. did nai feel myself
At liberty, by any such act. 10 withdraw
myself: that my lrien'ls, in whose hands
I had ever been. could ID So whenever they
should see ft; and finally, thai il they
could surreed IN rleciing 10 that office any
une better qualified Tor lis duties than !
was. aud who was al the same time hO-
nesl, truthful and patriotic, il was their du-
~ In go for him; and that. 81 laf from be-
ing disappointed IN mortified, should
hail the result with Joy.
| Such. think, has been The language
which have uniformly held on this sub
jeri since my name was first mentioned
| in connection with H.. regret that have
moi copy ofmy communications in Judg-
rs Saunders aud Winchester; but The above
| believe In be their substance. Under the
general authority then thus given these
gentlemen, shall deem whaIeter state
menis they NAV have made In be right
and proper and confident in their inIrg.
rity aud in the sincerity of their friendship
Gnr me, | shall sustain them without qnah-
-fcarion. ]. therefore, now take upon my
own shoulders the responsibility Of tie
acts Of the Louisiana Delegation, in that
Convention. and am prepared 10 stand
by lie consequences, in their length and
breadth. ..... .-..--a ..s..s .s...
regreal exceedingly iha, nv friends in
Baltimore, whom you represent. should
have thus misunderstood The course pursn-
ed by The Louisiana Delegation IN The
! Convenliop. and should have imagined that
| had abandoned llie position which have
uniformly held in my published letters
TN This subject.
feel bound, however. 10 respect tho
opinions Of those who honestly differ with
me; and. therefore. while lerl conscious
Of no change nf feeling or consistency ON
my part. | cannot expect or desire that
any of my friends, whom you represent.
should do violence 10 their own sense al
right and wrong. by supporting my cleo.
lion. while they believe ] have changed
my political views. ask M man, be- he
7 Wing. Democrat, or Native. for his vote.
| take every American citizens in,eres, in
The welfare Of his country to be IA pure
and as deep as my own; and have, there
fore. no right. and certainly no desire, I"
Influence his action in the exercise of tie
Iimportan, du,y Of voting for the officers Of
his Government. @
Though | have no objection to your
circulating This communication among
snrh of your friends as may be interested
IN il, yet reques, that i, may no; be pub
IIshed. My aversion TO the appearance
OF my name in the public prints, in con-
necion with such subjects. is my apollo
~ for the request.
" ith great respect, gentlemen. | am
your obi serv't, z. TAYLOR.
Messrs. Gus II. P1rrs, Jou< W. wALHEH. TIL
= ). ALrxiNpra, and o,hcrs, Bll,imorr, vi.