The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-23

the spontaneous action and free win of the nation large
and void of the slightest agency his own he did
preclude himself from the agenny of his wing friends
to refrain from assisting the Spontaneous action and
free wil' of the wing convention, by representations
through the Louisiana delegation. When he declared
that the wing party desired to for him. they
son their responsibility, and without any pledges
from him., he intended nothing than say that
would make pledges through his friends withdraw il
nominated and that they might for him on the
responsibility of those pledges And all this said DONE
ratified, and adopted without palation, other
than the assurance the part OF the louisiana delegation
that W Is their act, his, and that they swish be
distinctly understood that il involves sistency
the part of Gen. Taylor v'
We have been educated in the plain school, which
teaches that what do directly he cannot do
indirectly that what does through Others, he does
himself In our support of Gen. Taylor, we have dealt
plainly and expected plain dealing. We have used no
snberiugss and made mental reservations Metaphysics
and casuuy were not part OF our contract We meant
what we said, said il supposed that Gen. Tay
lor did the On this principle OF construction We
stand The of the Louisiana delegation we treat
General Taylors 1t Is his in its length and breadth
Consistent neonsistent-in good faith or bad altfair
aIse-it is all his We regard it abandonment
of every pledge on which he has yet been called
We deem il desertion os a.G position, papabe and
equivoca We satisfied lhat having derived the bene-
fit Of independent principles and organization in their e
feet upon the whig convention, he abandoned them,
tbs eieyenth hour, for what he then believed be
thing, we know no reason for Ppospg can rely
him any thing His pledge substitute the constitution
for party creed, In his administration is fortified, and
be fortified Ly stronger faith than that which has
gone with the pledges have shown be broken. The
ground, them OF adherence having fallen from under
US, advocacy falls with it, As frankly supported
him, we now abandon his support We have Withdrawn
his from the head Oh columns Others may, if
they please, support his election choice vi eps We
longer honestly advocate him, and we should per-
petra lie a ira ERE w o
We have said these things, readers will believe
than in ansor We have private grieis
no modification the profound Of having failed in
honest effort the best interests of the country
The position of General Taylor, if honorahy maintained
and his election upon the high ground of manly and pat
rioc indie pendence, regarded as faught and to be
frspght with incacuabe national blessings His abandon
of that position, look upon national calamity
propouonaly heavy For Geraal Taylor individually we
entertained the prooundest respect and veneation Our
pain and ppoinmen bitter in finding that stand
ard of him higher than his standard OF himself What
could not control, we should Inder ordinary crcum-
Stances have contented ourselves with simply amenng
But, having helped mislead Others while de-
ceived ourselves we have felt it duty undeceve
them so far this exposition has gone. That done,
shall, individuals pursue onr own conrse-others will
pursue theirs.
single word more and we have done. Gen. Taylor
here stands fully convicted, from the record of having in
his Peyon card afed his previous pledges (and duped
those OF his faithful friends who trusted tbem) To this
we add that at the very moment when he author
lied the Peyton card confirming the statement of the
Louisiana delegation, he weak enough to have pre-
viousy authorized Colopels Winthrop and Stewart to
contradict and disauo,p that statement! His disa
vowal was sent by those gentlemen to the New Orleans
Delta for publication and then cithdraDn just in time to
avoid publication and make for the opposite state
ment in the Peyton card
Is this the whose honesty and hrmness challenge
comparison with Washington, with the iron nerve OF
Jackson Is this the man whose frmness and integrity
as President be relied when he shall surround him
self with cabinet of adroit, intriguing, and unscrupu-
lous whgs'
Let the People decide