Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-09-05
From the Washington Union
Is Gen. Taylor ignorant; or does he hold
the People in cOhtemDt.?

NH0 TtVPI6 III eOhteMpIy
In the letter addressed by Gen. Taylor
TO Capt. Allison, he makes the following
declaration
IL hold no opinion whichI would not
readily proclaim to my assembled coun.
-tFymen.
Now. has the valiant General proclaim
ed any opinion TO his assembled country
men," or 20 any portion of them. upon The
great questions involved in the political
contests Of the country
One Ofihs great issues which have Ag.
itaied the country during the last twenty
years, iS the constiiutionality and exDedi-
ency Of national bank. At the presen,
time, the party which has selected Gen.
Taylor. with his consent, for its leader
end champion, still believes a national
bank 10 be both constitutional and exDe.
dent. But what opinion has Gen. Tav
Tor proclaimed" with regard to tina,
measure; Is be for it, or is he sgains,
it?
Another issue between the party of
which he is the voluntary leader nd head.
and'she democracy of the Union, is high
protective tariff against a moderate rev.
eHue tariff What is Gen. TayIor's opin.
ION with regard 70 this great question Is
ne Tor bigh protective tariff, or against
II? Or is he for free trade What are
the opinions of this honest and candid
chieflain and champion Of whigery in re-
fatIo'' to this great question?
Another issue between the two great
national parties Of the Union, is an ex.
traVagaDt, and, in the opinion of The dem.
ocratIc party, unconstitutional system OF
1nterHal improvements. Has the honest
General "Proclaimed' any opinion with
regard to this systeml If SO, what is it Z?
d he for Or against it! ~
What 'opinion" has this enlightened
and candid General proclaimed upo n the
question of the distribution of the proceeds
ofthe sales of the public lands
What is his opinion with regard TO the
presumption system? Is he in favor of
giving the first privilege Of purchase 10
the hardy pioneer who settles upon the
pubic landsl Or is he in favor If oustinp
him. and giving his log hut and improve.
mentsto the heartless Spectator? OUCH.
not the General to proclaim some opin
ion on this question. to satisfy the poor
but honest and adventurous settler of the
west, that it is safe for him 10 90 upon the
public lanes, and provide home for his
wife and little ones? Will the pioneers
OF the West vote for him. il he does not
make some satisfactory exposition of his
opinions upon this subject
And what is his opinion with regard to
a bankrupt law! What with regard to
the assumption Of the State debts Is he
IN favor OfIhe Mexican war, or against in
Is-he in favor of holding on to the terrific.
~ he has acquiredl Or is he in favor O {
retroceding II 10 Mexico-a policy avow.
ed by the leaders ofthe party of which he
has consented to he the head
Now, these questions are important
ones, and are all involved in the pending
presidential election and we desire to
know what are the opinions of General
Taylor in relation to each and all of them
Ia the name OF the American people.
whose sufrages he seeks, we demand of
him to 'proclaim" his Opinions UPON
these various subjects.