The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-10-06
rAYLOR,S LETTER.
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RAroN Rorer. la. Inne "a.

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BATON RoUsE, La, June 20, l848
G%cntlomen-I have The honor to acknowl-
edge the receipt of your polite communicate
Of the 18th inst, calling my attention to GER
tain statements relative to my position before
the country as a candidate for the Presidency,
which are represented to have been made in
the Wing National Convention, recently held
+ in Philadelphia, pending the action Of that
body, BY Judge Saunders, Of Louisiana, in the
name OF the delegation from that State, and
requesting to be informed whether such state
men,s were made BY my authority. / have to
inform you in reply that on their way 10 that
convention Judges Winchester and Saunders,
Of the Louisiana delegation, who have been
for many years my personal friends and neigh
bors, wrote to me, requesting my views, be-
tore tie meeting Of the convention, as to the
course desired my friends to pursue IN that
body. In two communications, addressed to
them In reply, ! informed them in substance
that tiny distance from the scene il would be
quite impossible for me to give any 8 celtic
Instructions upon the subject; that many
questions or contingencies might arise, during
the action Of the convention, the character of
which ! could not furnish, and that they must,
therefore assume the responsibility Of acting
for me-; that felt my honor and interest safe
10 their hands, and that whateverthey should
see fit to d. ! would most cordially approve.
substantially informed them, further, that
unless they should discover an evident DISPOSE
ton to treat me unfairly, which | had no rea.
son for surprising would be the case, | thought
that my friends should go into the convention.
as they had been selected by their ieIIow.citi.
zens for this purpose; but that, having once
entered II, they were OF course bound. If
were not nominated, to sustain and support
Ine nominee, whoever he might be, and that I
hoped they would do 80 heart ana soul; that
was candidate for the Presidency only so far
as my friends had chosen to make me one. hp,
mat having been placed in my present attitude
towards that subject, without any agency or
act OF my own, directly or Indirectly, / did no,
'eel myself at liberty by any such act to with. !
draw myself; that my friends, 10 " ose hands i
mad ever been, cauld do SO whenever thew I
should see nj; and, finally, that if they could :
succeed in %elecIing to that office any one bet n
ter qualified for its duties than | was. ari who
q the same time honest, truthful and pa b
motto, y was their duty to 20 for him, and that. 3
% lar from being disappointed or mortified. t
mould hail the result with Joy.
Such, ! think, has been the lancunoe which
have uniformly held on this subject since nv
'ame was first mentioned in connection with
: regret that have not a copy Of my COM "
to Judges Saunders and Winches- =
eri but the above | believe to be their sub. =
lance. Under the general authority then =
gwen these gentlemen, | shall deem +"
whatever statements they may have made 10
e right and proper, and, confident in their in :
egri'y and in the sincerity Of their friendship '
me, shall sustain them without ouali6ca- "
ION therefore now take upon nv own =
the responsibility Of the acts Of The y
delegation IN the convention, and P
m prepared TO stand by the consequences in -
leir length and breadth.
regret exceedingly that my friendsin Bal.
more, whom you represent, should have thus u
the course pursued by the :.
delegation in the convention, and !
louid have imagined that | had Abandoned
le position which | have uniformly held in ,
y published letters on this subject. "
! feel bound, however, TO respect the opin- :
ms OF those whohonestly differ with me, and -
while feel conscious Of no change
ieeling or inconsistency on my part, | can. :,
expect or desire that any Of my friends, !.
nom you represent, should do violence to :.
le'r own sense Of right and wrong By sup
eFting my election while thoy believe | have
my political views. ask no man. h. .
9 wing, democrat or native, for his vote.
ne every American citizens interest in The =
'ellare Of HE country to be as pure and as 5
sep as my own. and | have therefore no rioh, o.
nd certainly no desire, to influence his action n
J me exercise Of the importan duty Of voting :"
y tae officers Of his Government. =
Though have no objection to your circu-
Jung this communication among such Of your ~
tends as may be interested in il, We, | request .
iaslt may not be published. My aversion 10 .
y appearance Of my name in the public prints. 80
connection with such subjects, is nv spolo. D
y for the request.
AN..L a a. no
WYE great respect, gentlemen, | am your Il
syfvani' 2 TAYLOR. ].
lsss's' Chas, Il. Puts, John W. Walker, Tn. :
2 alexander and others, Baltimore, Md.
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