The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-27
"You may tell the wounded Pigeons by their Hut
tering."

The letters OF Gen TAYLOR are like the stones throw,
at the frogs They may be sport TO him. but they arr
death TO his friends The two last letters he Lppap
and the Charleston epstles) are the worst in the whole
budget They directly contradict his cordial acceptanc.
of the nomination of the Wing Convention What con
tdence can the wings repose in such candidate VIVA
enthusiasm such eccentrices permit them TO enter
tain
80 deeply are they cutting TO the bone-so many friends
they shaking, have lost to them that some of III,
presses attempting to throw doubt over their auhen
ucity They crying out "iorgeries" They thus i'm
plictly admit the folly of the composition. The Bat
more American joins in the cry of forgery and condemns
the very Charleston letter for which the nativist the
Philadelphia Sun, claims for him every honor Thus
runs the Baltimore American:
FoRGER IEs.Two letters have lately appeared in the pa
pers with the of General Taylor attached to them
which we have hesitation in pronouncng orgeries One
oil them was published in Philadelphia, and pretended to be
addressed to George Lppard the copied from the
Charleston News and is said be extract from letter
written to gentleman OF that city, but is so papaby un.
like, and little in accordance with the character of
Taylor that do not fear any harm from for it is alto
gether TOO improbable to deceive any intelligent person
The obct of these forgeres is of course prejudice the
minds OF the wings against their candidate
lo would have uttered like the following
which is attributed to him in the Charleston letter.
50 am fully, if not fairly, before the country as
candidate Tor the chief magistracy and if it should be my
good bad fortune be elected, my course will be
such for the part, regards the of the
national affairs, Will meet the appreciation Of my fellow
citizens"
But though he could have uttered the above he
could no more have thought such thought the nexi
sentence contains have written such maudlin stu thar
he could have turned hi, back upon enemy and taken
to his heels
''Shoud it fail do So they WILL natter myself have
1.-The charity TO attribute the head,
'''' ''A''' very respectfully y ~ ! zAaIYdioR"
No gentleman to whom General Taylor would write r
this free and easy style would have been gully of publish
ing his letter without, least giving his name with
letters
"The wing must be green very green, who can now
after the successive experience of former years. be caugb,
by locotoco logeres No letter from General Tayo
should now be deemed genuine unless before
under the responsibility of wel-known respected
man Forged letters will be plenty backberes. H.,
political Chart is his Allison letter, and in cord
acceptance of the Wing Philadelphia Convention -Nsu
For part, never doubted the authenticity of
these letters The Charleston letter is discussed in the
papers of that city if it entirely authentic Not
doubt appears TO be entertained about it. What will the
Baltimore American, New York Express, and New York
Mirror, say TO their maudlin strains when they come
to discover that the letters forgeries' The Pha
depha Ledger establishes, by the following article be-
has published, addressed to Mr. Lppard
THE LIZARD LETTER Some of the journals in New
York denying the authenticity of the letter Cen Taylor
to Mr. Lppai They say it first appeared in the
Bulletin without a This is mistake. 1t pub
shed first in he Ledger with name and from the ogi-
nal manuscript, and authentic letter with Gen Tay
lors genuine signature. There is nothing in
the conclusion that the letter is genuine. reteraes
the sentiments that Gen Taylor has always avowed
he is not candidate OF party-PhH Ledger, dug. 25
The Richmond Wing announces, that "the Hon Viii.
liam c. Rves has finally accepted the office of wing
eector for the Albermarle district Virginia, to which
he was originally appointed" 1t would have been more
prudent for Mr. Rves to adhere to his original refusal
because he will again be unhorsed as he was during
the last two campaigns. We trust, at all events, we
shall hear no more of the humbug god-spoon story,
which he and his compatrot, Ogle once attempted to
turn to such capital account Unfortunately no sooner
he mounted for the field, than he has to meet one OF
his arguments, and reconcile of his customary
gros. inconsistencies. Gen Taylor has avowed but ONE
principle OF action in his political creed, and thai
is, his determination to follow in the wake of Con-
gress, and virtually eypunge the veto power from
the constitution. He forgot that General Washing
ton, whom his friends have claimed as his modeIs
the first exercise the power of the veto over two
acts of Congress But Mr. Rves, being compelled, his
advocate, justify the only principle which Gen Taylor
has advanced, goes on in of his last speeches, to
show the mischevous and dangerous tendency of the
veto power Now Mr.. Andrew Stevenson, in the ad
mrable speech which he delivered during the last week
at the democratic meeting at the Warrenton Springs
takes up the matter, and, the Richmond Enquirer
shows thus brings his guns directly TO bear upon the
wing elector:
in rplth
of Franklin Jefferson, Midison-he latter OF whom
csed it sir times The wings could dsavow the au
thory of Hamilton, Marshall and Story who in ia
of the qualified negative ''io the selfdefence of the
President and for the rights and liberties of the people,
delivered by Mr. w. C. Rves in the United States Senate
defending Gen. Jackson against Mr.. Clay. Mr. Rves,
the great champion of the wings, and the opponent
the veto then spoke of that power "a shield, among
other great purposes for the protection of the
and the rights the States, the great constitutions
provision" Could the wings deny such authority this
there fact which should silence the wing op
position to the veto This qualified negative had been ap
proved by all parties and had pissed unanimously The
people had cordially sustained the various applications
veo and the present resistance OF the wings was fac
tious and dsorganizing.
Thus we find Mr. Rves IL, like Saturn constantly de-
vourng his own offspring and showing how much strong
er is his devotion to men than to his former prin-
cples.
Senator Atch-on from Missouri, arrived in this city
Saturday rosie ftom Wa shingSon home. He was I,
excellent health and sps-Duoyant with high hopes Tor
and altoge conf