The Arkansas banner., 1848-10-10
Grn, Taylor's Suppressed .Lt!ier.

It will be remembered that, ai a convention held by the Independent Tsylor-party, letter. in reply to an important enquiry, received from the General, under the seal Of secrecy and confidence. The enquiry was, whether or not,-as announced by Saunders, of La - he was pledged 10 abide the decision of the Philadelphia Convention should other be chosen for the whig candidate, or whether he had not refused, at all times, to make such s pledge, and expressed his determination to place himself in the hands of his friends whatever might be the result of that convention. The reply was received with the request that 1t should not be pub lished; but much curiosity has been eyinced up- on the subjcct,--so much riiicuie has been excited at the very idea of writing confdeniiat letter to Slate convention, that his friends have deemed the suspicious entertained were worse than the reality and have hazarded it's publication The effect of the letter at the time it received was 10 scatter the nO-party- party in Maryland, and to drive every democrat in the convention from his support. They had endorsed him because he independent of alt party, and would not regard even the nomina- ton of MT. Clay, and they now charge him with having acted in bad faith, and violated his pledge" The whole organization of the Independent Taylor party is dissolved. and the Bueaa Vista paper es- tab'ished as their organ, is no longer published.
 The correspondence preceding the letter will show under what circumstances it was made public. BALTIMORE, September 20, is4s. DEARsIE A letter from General Taylor of the Sth ut.. authorizes me, in my discretion, to call for publication. for copy of his letter of the 29th June to Messs. Pitts and others. committee of the late independent party of our State This now do, and you will oblige me by furnishing it. The failure heretofore to give the letter to the public because of request to that effect from the General himself, unexplained by his motive for making it. has, with some, given rise to suspicious that il coz tancd matter deFogatory to his frankness and nteg riiy.
 These deem il due to him to have dispelled. and l know no mode so certain 10 accomplish it as siy- ing the letter itself.
 Your absence from the city when received the Generals letter, and my own subsequent absence. has prevented my communicating with you before
 With regard, your friend,
 REvERDY JOHNSON. Wv. II. CoLLSs Esq, Baltimore. BALTIMORE. September 20, Is45. DEAR SIR In compliance with the request eoa- tained in your letter to of rhs date-fin whie.h you say, "a letter from General Tayor of the sth uliimo, authorizes me. in my discretion, to cali. for publications for copy of his letter of the 29th June to Messss. Pitts and others committee of the late Independent party of our State This now de. and you will obiige me by furnishing it. )-i have the honor to enclose you copy oi the letter which was committed 10 my custody by a resolution of ihe Independent Taylor Convention of Maryland
 in July last, with instructions 10 furnish copy for publication whenever General Taylor or any of his authorized friends shal ask for the same fer that purpose"
 With regard, your friend.
 WILLIAM II. COLLINS. To the Hon. REvERDY JoHssos.