The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-12-06

Taylor's Positions
Although we fear the worst and although we have
freely expressed our solemn apprehensons about Gen.
Taylors course, being principally elected by the wings.
and being in wing handsand having experience and
little confidence in his Judgment and therefore de-
pendent upon the advice of his counsellors who will
hurry him along into whg measuresyetw we are perfectly
willing give the author of the following we'll written
communication the opportunity of presenting the other
side of the medal.
Forthe Union.
Can the Wigs claim Gen. Tayor7 and General
Taylor lend htnssLf 10 the Wings?
That Gen. Taylor will occupy a peculiar and critical
position when he is seated in the presidency is apparent
to every close observer OF the political movements OF the
last two years but II Is nevertheless position free IRON
all endorsements, il he has but the and frmness
to put into practice the pol ical liberalism" which
ed to characterize all his letters His position peculiar.
only from the fact that he is committed TO the creed and
doctrines OF no political party and II VIII be critical only
so long as he opens his to the counses OF those
partisan wings who will urge him TO treat the democratic
party as his foes When once he has the resolution TO
rown all such men out of his presence and TO make his
anti bipartisan letters his exclusive advisers then his sit
uaon will be no longer critical, and all embarrassmens
will be thrown Oft his shoulders
That Gen. Taylor Is IN honor bound TO take this high
and independent ground, proven both BY the
which he sought and by the manner in which he obtained
popular support He was wise enough to see from the
very beginning, that he could not be elected the whg
candidate; and all his discreet friends wise enough
the thing Hence found both him and
them paying homage to the principles and policy of the
democratic party by declining TO seek popular verdict
in favor OF solitary wing measure; and even the Ma
tlona Convention which dopted him as ITS candidate,
dared place upon his shoulders the weight and odum
Gen TaFor--as tie Gen Taylor who had accepted the
nomination of all sects, crees and divisions OF his coun
trymenas Tie Gen. Taylor who had committed himself
IN favor of no principles measures of the wing party
and as The Gen. Taylor who had told them in advance
that they adopted him as their candidate, they must do
on their own responsibility and without exactns OF
ina t,ladn from him
This independence of the wing party, often mani
tested by the old General made him thousands OF friends
was strengthened and confirmed by the course of many
OF his early and steadias friends The course pursued
by two OF his leading champions in this State is now
pretty generally known and that course was directly
anagonstca TO the principles of the larger portion of the
wing party and at the time, drew down upon their heads
The course pursued by the Hons Reverdy and William
Cost Johnson. In the early part of last winter the
former gentleman planted himself democratic ground
in speech the question, delivered IN the United
States Senate; and few weeks afterwards the latter
gentleman planted himself democratic ground on the
question of "bank tariff, land distribution &C. in
speech delivered before large meeting in the city OF
New York. The former gentleman also declared his
opposition to any presidential candidate who had the
odum of denouncing his country's upon his shout
ders; and the latter gentleman quite unequvocay de-
clared that he would support candidate who had the
odnm and the ,ceight of the "oid whig platform" upon
Who among readers has forgotten these speeches,
or the eXecrations that poured out upon the
JOHHSOnS WhISeryt
forget the nsidous stabs made the former by the whole
tribe of wing letter writers, the repoach attempted 10
be cast upon the latter by the class of men, The
democratic press had to step in between them and their
assaants, and Uard off their bov We had to vindicate
and applaud the patriotism of the one and what appeared
to be the oPen blunt and unsophsticated honesty OF the
other. Both these gentlemen among the earliest
IN favor Of General 1dyors election, and that
fact was made known from end of the Union to
made known the patriotic speech of the one and the
anti bank and an-high tariff speech OF the other, were
laid before the eyes OF every reader The people saw
the former standing on democratic ground on the war
question, and they the latter, at single throw,
casting all the whg issues to the moes and the bats,
and, at one single leap, planting himself firmly on the
We appeal then, to the honest of all parties. and ask
them what was the natural effect of these speeches.
that they spoke the sentiments of their avore presden
tIa candidate as well as their own Reverdy Johnson
and William Cost Johnson were known and spoken of
all over the Union not only two prominent leaders of
Iayorism but the regular and confidential correspond
enfs OF Gen Taylor The people, therefore, concluded
that Their sentiments were Gen Tayors sentments and
the democrats thought that in voting ReUcrdy Johnson
voted, they not voting the condemnation of their
counlry,s war; and that in voting as Wm Cost Johnson
voted, they were not voting for national bank, high
tariff, or any other wAig measure And what strength
ened this opinion the part of democrats, the de-
nunciatons Of Gen. Taylor by Bolts Greeley, and 9TH
and the declaration OF MIR. Daniel Webster, that the
Generals nomination mot fit to be made"
It being thus apparent to any intellect that thousands
OF democratic votes were Obtained Tor General Taylor
speeches of the two gentlemen above named, combined
with the opposition of uig ultrais's, ask the ques
lion which heads This article, "CAN THE WHIGS
CLAIM GEN. TAYLOR AND CAN GEN. TAYLOR
LEND HIMSELF TO THE WHlGS'" No honest
will pretend to claim his election party triumph,
and particularly triumph of the chig party If there is
any party triumph about it, contend that the demo-
cratic course of Senator Johnson the war question,
and the democratic doctrines of William Cost Johnsons
Taylor speech, make it democratic triumph and that
General Taylor cannot be charged with treachey 10 the
wing party, it, the strength of those two speeches. he
selects hts advisers from our party erctss'uy II the
democratic course of these distinguished Maryland
the points above alluded TO does not prove Gen.
Taylors election to be much of democratic as wing
victory, then ask that another honored citizen and
prominent wing of our State be heard, to the following
effect:
TUESDAY EVENING Nov. 7, 1913
MEssRs EprroRs The lightning the top of its speed
has already brought of overwhelming
ties tor Gen Taylor, even in far distant States, and we
having just gone through struggle between his
friends and opponents in the city of Baltimore beg be
allowed TO record whilst it is fresh upon my mind estmo
most honorable to both parties, of the great decorum
ed in the 18th ward, where had opportunity of wit
Messing
am extensively acquainted with the of this ward
and never was more graRed than the maniness
with which rich and poor both sides ainained
their honest preferences. dd hear during day
solitary expression OF dsrespect towards either the dis
nguished and highly mer.oous candidates neither did
perceive that propensity false voting disposition 10
justify which had been much talked of and depeca-
ed
will relate circu,nsan of which every American
ought to be proud. wealthy benc voent and influential
democrat in the ward, confined his bed illness
made up his mind to vote Tor Con Taylor. Just tribute
his valor and to his moderation as a politician was
nltad h.i,,.