The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1848-09-30
WHOLE No 37A

The case,--l iloughl thai ny friends ,hoo,t
90 into the Convention, AZ they ha been
selected by their fellow citizens for his pur
po>e..bul, hit having oure catered it, they
we've oi course bouni, III Wore not nom.
!ilaled 10 Sustain the nominee, whoever he
might i'e, and tlal | hoped they would do
so heart and soul. That | was a candidate
tor the reSllency, only so far as nv
friends had chosen 10 make me one: bu,
that having been placed in my prcsen, at
tude towards lIa; suhlect. without any agrn
icy Or actot my own. directly or indirectly
! dld not feel myself at Liberty by any such
ar', 10 Withdraw my~rlf hat nv friends III
NEcSe hands had ever been, could 10 50
Whenever hey should SIC lit, and finally
that il ;hty could succeed in eiec.in4 10 tina,
office any one better qualified for il, du-
lies !lan | was, and Who was Of he same
tine homes. ttu.hIul, and patriotic. it was
tlclr duty TO 90 for him, aud ,ha, 50 far from
being disappointed or mortified, should
hail the result with joy
Such thnk, has been the language
which ! have uniformity held on This sub
Leci since NY name was first mentioned il.
connection with il. | regret that | have
not copy OF my COMMUNICATIONS to Judges
Saunders and " inche-Der, but the above
believe 10 he their substance. Under The
general authority Their ,hus given these gen
Urme., STA Il deem whatever statements
hey may have male 10 bc right and proper
and confident in their integrity aud in the
,jhcrllly in their friendship 10. me-, ehall
s'ls'aIM them without GNa,t,cat,ol. !, thee
fore; now take upon my own shonuers the
responsibility Of tie acts of the Louisiana
delegation. in :!Iai ConYaa',on, and am pre-
pared to sand hy TIE consequence, il
IIrei' length and lreni,h.
regret exceedingly that nay friends n Bait
more, whom ynG rePr sent sHunld have thus mis-
understood the course pursued by the Louisiana
j"'e.iiiJn IN Tie invention, md should nave
imagined that had abandoned thn position which
have uniformly held 10 my published letters on
this snhjIrt.
feet bound, however. 10 respect the opinions
nf those who honestly differ with ne; and there
fore, while | # cl conscious Of no change Of feel
ii's or Inconsistency on my p9.t, cannot expect
or desire that any "fmy iriends, whoa yon Isp-
resent, should DO violence to their own sense Of
right aud wrong, BY supporting my election,
while they believe have changed my poltica!
views. ask no man, he be Wing, Democrat
OF Native. for It's vote. take every American
citizens interest in the welfare Of his country,
to be as pure aud deep my own; and have
therefore, no right, and certainty no desire 10
ttiacnce his action in the exercise OF the ilnp0r
TINT daty OF voting for the officers Of this Gov
crnmcnt
Though have no objections to your circl!at-
ing tbs communication among such Of youl
friends As may be interested IN 1t, yet request
that 1t may lot be pubIIshed. My aversion to
the appearance tnly name in the public prints
IN connection with slth subjects, is my apology
Tor the request.
With great respect! acn;icmcn, am your obc
dent servant. Il. TAYLOR.
MrsSFs. Chss. H. Pitts, John w. Walker,
lh, >. Alexander, and others, Baltimore, Md