The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-02
Rspus.a Letter rroa Gen. Taylor.


We cannot vouch for the accuracy OF the following
statements although they referred to with ap
pearance Of confidence in the New Orleans Mercury Of
the 22d ult, and though whispers to the same effect
have. for several days past been circulated in Washing
ton. The Mercury has doubt whether the friend OF
the General to whom the letter addressed, has not
taken the responsibility Of withholding its publication
until opportunity could be afforded Of demonstrating
with him the impotc course he intended to follow.
Though everybody will admit that Gen. Taylor is popu
lar among the great of the people, few will dispute
that. he is not tho candidate Of the wing party he
not be elected"
The same impression prevails here in regard to the
ply he has given to the Philadelphia committee Whether
the Louisiana delegation have undertaken to act without
authority, not question which should be referred to
the parties alone. Yet one thing seems sufficiently clear
that unless such pledge had been given to the
on the General could not have obtained the nomination
1t would, most probably, have fallen to Mr. Clay In
case this statement turns out to be true the wings viii
best decide for themselves whether they will stand by
nomination which has been pamed upon them by fraud
New ORLEANS. June 20, IS4S..
To the Editor of the Union:
GENTLEMEN: The wings OF this city were thrown into
state of the greatest confusion If consernaton at
the intelligence received here yesterday that Gen. Taylor
had Indignantly rejected the nomination he received from
the Philadelphia convention from consideration Of the
circumstances under which it was effected He stated
that he intended to submit his pretensons the
presidency to the deliberations of any convention what
whether whig democratic that he would not
have considered himself bound by the decision Of the wing
convention, was authorized to bring his be-
fore that body and that he repudated its action in his be-
half that the representations Of views and feengsby
the Louisiana delegation were incorrect, and were with
out his sanction authority and that he still considered
himself the candidate OF the people at LARGE and not of
oYfu ho Nf of
these declarations was increased by his production of
letter from Mr. Clay, congratuating him upon his nom
nation, observing that those who reckoned the
writer would find their mistake.
To add to the difficulties and perplexities OF wing
brethren produced by these unexpected circumstances
the charge OF the nomination Of Taylor having been ef
feced by Misrepresentation and fraud (Which charge ap
pears in the proceedings of the Clay meeting at New
York, received in the New York Herald to-day fully
made to suppress this important nformation but il has
spread like wildre. These efforts in the fact.
that although the circumstance was the engrossng topic
conversation at every of the street yesterday but
newspaper he Crescen alludes to il, and that one
in manner remarkably cautious and subdued. when ne
authenticity Of the sources OF the information and the
importance of the event are considered
From this, would appear that General Taylor repu
dates wing nomination. and that consequently that
party has candidate in the field Among the other augu
res OF which furnished us by the strength
of principles and our men, the confusion which this
must produce in the ranks OF our opponents not
among the least gratifying and important What will b
the effects among the wings Of this extraordinary dcvel
opment, time only tell. Perhaps new convention,
perhaps scrub among all their asPGans Tor the
In few days you will not fail to have all the paricu
lars in form less questionable and freer from doubt than
any which be framed at this moment You may rely
however, upon the statements herein made, being
substantially if not literally true It ID said that when
General Taylor receives the Official notification o. has
nomination, his response will publicly express the views
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