Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-02-11
"sAvE ME FROM MY FRIENDS"

SAVE NE FROM MY FRIENDS
The rate a, which The Wing supporters OF
Gen. Taylor are now going, they will soon place
Old FAC in one OF The most embarrassing posi-
lions which public man ever occupied IL "'y
are to be believed, Gen. Tay or, TO whose military
services the whole country cheerfully does honor
is about 10 forfeit the good opinion OF all but tDe
biueres parlizans, by deliberately ealing bis OWN
words, and, for the sake OF power, tamely "surreh
derins" The lofty position which he once ASSUME
ed! As the latest revelations oil his views, accoiu
ing to Wing authority, we give Two siarinS 'n'
stances.
The Washington correspondent OF the Phiia-
delphia News. under date Of FEBRUARY o'n' says:
"rbe best feelings prevail among our friends.
Every body is Satisfied 10 abide the decision VI me
Convention. have high authority Tor saying
that the especial friends Of Gen. Taylor mean 10
z, into convention and abide the result More IMAM
tnat The General will show his appreciation oil
the w hig o, ganz ,lion, by coincidng in the Iuds-
ment OF his friends. Mark my words.
The Salem (la.) Democrat publishes ie'er
from G. May, who declares that in the la'e wing
Convention al Indianapolis, Mr.. Albert S. Whine
ridcued all doubts as TO Gen. Taylor's Polica'
opinions, and said that be 'could vouch Tor he
fac, that General Tay lor was Wing, COED anu
rue-rhat his ,cr.Asn pledges irsre in h@ P"eSef I"
Senator Of tie Un,ted States there "ele
Wings pr, sent who had seen ihem-1ha'i' maze
chief N eistrae Of this Union, h,s entire eaoi"el
should be selected from the Wax party-ano
IA. none of The opposltion could eusr 05ia'" ctlee
through any ag~ncy oth's
Ii these things he True, we repeat, then has Ge'
neral Taylor turned his back upon his own So
Tenn protest atoms and lent himself 10 The lrIckey
Of desperate parry. We cannot yet believe
that The old solder has shown so utter want Of
high principle, so osrrich-like policy oil catching
the yores Of both sides In bold contrast with the
above views ascribed 10 General T'ylor, We
ouo,e the following extracts OF bis letters, which
have Tor a lime passed away from The public me
mory. We ask attention 10 the passages IN
I,ahcJ:
(Ffom Gen. Taylors letter to the Native Anne.
rieans, dated at Monterey, July Is, ls47]
"My willingness 70 yield to the wishes Of the
peopIe al large and 10 serve them in the office OF
The Chief Maeisracy should they fully and unan.
,nous place It's Weighty responsible lest upon me,
has.bern more Than once expressed; bui an mol
so.iing 10 be he candidate OF ANY partg, 10 pledge
myseli 10 any political creed save that which
proceed. directly from The Constitution, and the
best and paramount interests OF The country, ana
which they solemnly demand II elected 10 the
Presidential Office il must be without any agency
OF my own,-(it certainly will be a,variance with
my most cherished aspirations, land 10 those
dulles must go untrGmeAed by party Pleages "
every character.
"ShouId the people nominate and elect (ano
there Is ample space for this previous 10 the time
of the elecions) some one OF the gifted statesmen
OF the country 10 represent lis highest interests,
should hail the measure with JOY"
From Gen. Tayor's leuer 10 DR.. Bronson, Of
Charleston, S. c., dated at Monterey, August 10,
1887
II deem It proper in reply 10 your letter, dis
tlnc,ly TO repeat hat am mi 6efo,e hep 62e ofhs
Ua,ssd States a, The candidate for Ms nsrf f'rsa-
le,ey Ii is my great desire TO return al the close
of his ,var TO the discharge OF those professional
do les AMI TO the enjoyment OF those domestic
pursuits from which / was called al lis COM
mencemen,. and Tor which my tastes and edu'
III deem il bu, due 10 capdor to stale, a, the
same time, that if were called TO the Presiden-
iial chair by the general rolce OF he people, rih-
out regard 10 their political differences. Should
deem It TO be my duty 10 accept the office. Bu
while freely avow my attachment 10 The admi'
nistra,iye policy Of our early Presidents, de-
sire it 10 BE- understood that cannot submit, even
IN thus accep,ing it, 10 The eraetion Of any other
pledges as 10 he course Istould pursue than that Of
diseharsne il, lu4elion, TO the best Of my ability,
and strictly in accordance with the requirements
of the Constitution.
al have thus given you The circumstances nn-
der which only can be induced 10 accept the
high and responsible Office OF President OF the
United States. / need hardly add, that cannot
in any case permit myssVt' be brought before me
yeope exclusively " any Of the political parte, that
7,otc so 1nfortnnateiy d,r.dc our country, as her
candidate for thus ctfsc."
Can General Taylor, with the ayowal OF these
sentiments staring him full in the face, accept
the nomination Of the Wig 7arty, and merit the
character for manly irankness, righteousness
aud intrepid moral courage, with which his
friends have invested him2 They would make
him play a double character-Whg or Demo-
crat-"pig or puppy"-lo gain the "swee' voices"
Of both parties. Time will show; but we can
not vet believe that he will enact such cupabe
parr as his "irends" wouId make the world be-
lieve.
The New York Express. leading Wing pa
per, Is far from satisfied with The hybrid" posi-
tion in which General Tayor's friends place
him-and 10 the following remarks belrays ii'
horror OF being again Tay!oT,zed. Certain ii is,
that unless we know more Of General Taylors
opinions, he will receive the support OF neither
party, and never mount the political ladder;
snow that he i. at home and now that he is a
candidate for the Presidency, CT candidate be Is
by his pn cOnsen',) there is not the shadow OF a
reason why BIO should no, declare what he thinks,
and speak out like an honest man. Moreover,
a. Whig., We protest against entertaining any
ida OF smxs. ing Wing President inio The
Whine House view that The Courier seems 10
entertain Il We cannot go there with The honors
OF war, with drums beaiDg aud banners d, ing,
We will no, enter into any Trojan Horse. an
orabe Punishment affurs Us all The sweets III
a ,yous consolation but large expectations
changed 10 buIer tuis; a battle fought and won,
turning out 10 be more disastrous than Tout;
The possession OF the White House itself, with
our enemies projecting and embracing the occu-
pant-lhese are specIacles that once saddened our
ave, Ind embte cred The recollecuons Of fifteen
long years OF labor; aud, with our senses upon
o., We will never expose ourselves 10 such Bit
ter modification ssain."
SENATOR BUNTER.
I, no, the Wing premature" 10 "congratula'
tjne the country, and the people Of Virginia par