The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-15
General Tayior's apology for his previous letters
His eoucealnient political opinions fear of
alternating his sodIers-a"d his full approval Of M
FILLMORE and hts as,cIitioni.mI


eouceaInent OF his political opinions for fear of
alternating his Soldiers approval of III
Fillmore and hfs abciitionismi
II has been rumored for some days in the papers, thai
Gen Taylor, feeling that he had written himself fairly
down in his past illusions about try his hand al
new letter of explanation recantaon and apology The
document has come at last part and copy II from
the Baltimore Sun We regard 1t the most fatal per
Torrance which has yet come from the Generals pen,
so fertile of disasters TO himself and to what his
party 1t is the second letter which has been addressed to
his brother In law, Capt Allison, with whom he appears
to keep up more intimate political correspondence Than
with any other person. The captain will no doubt be
pleased at the continuation of his favors But he could
little have expected second letter, in his first pIat
FORM letter. as has been called, the General expressed
the opinion that mg ht be the last political letter which
he would write during the campaign 1t is true, he has
since written various epises-one, Tor example, ad-
dressed to Mr. Lppard OF Philadelphia, and another to
correspondent in Charleston, and we know not how
many others.
This second epistle to Captain Allison opens with
the monstrous statement that while in Mexico he
felt himself compelled conceal has political opin
ions for fear Of alternating from ham those gallant
soldiers who had eagerly rushed forth and rallied under
his banner TO defend the rights and honor OF their
country on the battlefield Here is precious con-
fession to be made by seeking the suirages OF
free and patriotic people, What were The political
opinions which General Taylor, in Mexico, dared not
aUotc 10 those noble spirits who had stood by HIM
in the bloody defes of Buena Vista Did they i'm
ply the reproach and dshonor of his country Did the
words into which the opinions would have shaped them
selves strike deeper and deader wounds into the
and fame of country than the Mexican ances could
infct on her brave defenders Were these opinions
which could face the light which feared to meet the
Indignation the scorn of patriot army-weTe they
fitted to give "ad and comfort to the public enemy
Were they of the Hudson Corwn stamp What
political opinions fit for American general to enter
tan or fit for the American people TO approve could
require to be concealed from that noble army whose pa
triotisn alone brought into the field and whose valor
was tempered even in of carnage with human
y and moderation such other invading army dis
PLAYED! And is tnow for the wing party, any other
party to cast its for military chiefain, who
qpo,cs that if during the war of his country, he had
spoken out his real political sentiments, he must have
encountered the indignant of his troops
But enough of this topic 1t is topic too Illuminating to
General TAYLOR to be discussed with pleasure by
those who think that his elevation to the presidency
would be a national calamity and national reproach
Did the political opinions" which he concealed from
the army relate to the war in which he was engaged
and would they have been in opposition to war which
had been begun and prosecuted for the rights and
honor of his country did they relate to general
political principles which the General is chary in
avowing, period of peace to the people, who had
right to demand the freest PRONUNCIATION of his sentiments
We come to the next point of this extraordinary letter
1t is Gen. Tayors full and unqualified appreciation of
the confessed abolitionist, Mard Fillmore, worthy
of the presidency Gen Taylor, the southern nominee
for the presidential oicea southern man by birth and
education and interest and neutrality-suspicious. poll
can to be worthy of the presidency who avows himself
in favor OF the immediate abolition of slavery in the Dis
ct of Columbia and the abolition of the right OF trans
fer of slaves from one State another And this approval
of General Taylor comes when these abolition views Of
Mr. Fillmore have been demonstrated by his votes and
speeches in Congress- and have since been recent
y published his signature in every part OF our
country Comment upon such fact must fall short of
the fact itself When has the South before seen her
rights and her vital interests so strangely betrayed by
of her own sons' After the expression of such an opin-
on it is shame to the South if General Taylor receives
a single southern electoral vote
We reserve for another article what we may have to
say of the caving and pettifogging which mark the
remainder of this letter 1t is part poor and paltry
recantaon of sentiments which its writer has repeat
eddy said that he was /" mmutaby' pledged 1t is in
part an inconsistent attempt explain away and pare
down its own recantatons. AS summary OF political
opinions it is even less worthy either of statesman to
make or an intelligent people TO receive, than most OF
the letters which have preceded it. If the wings have any
charity or compassion for their candidate, they will take
measures prevent his writing again Let Webster or Clay
denounce him if they feel it their duty so to do But let
him. in view of what he has done before he committed
his fearful bunder of trying TO turn politician, be saved
from any further self-mmolaton His nomination has
already broken to pieces powerful party, and for this
election least the wing is reparaby and douby
ost-lost, because the wing party has first flung away
its own sef-respect and then forfeited almost all pre-
tence of claim to the respect of the country Why them
add to such RUM The wing party is ruined enough
already, and Gen. Taylor, satisfied with the nmtable
nudciousness andimpocy of this his last performance
| may now lay aside his pen
[By Magnetic Telegraph for the Baltimore SUM-
General Tay ors PostIon.-Another Letter Captain
Allison
The following important letter reached by telegraph
night from correspondent Nachez Miss which
will com mand general attention,
NAToHEz Sept H. lSts.
Another letter has appeared from Gen. Taylor Captain
Allison, dated Pascagoua, Sept lSiS in which he com
plains that he charged with occupying equivoca a-
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