Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1848-03-09
General Taylor Never surrendersw

All of his heretofore published letters have broadly
asserted that he would not be the candidate of any
party. He has himself, oft and again told the public
that he was ignorant of the great which d.
vide the parties OF the present days. and in his eager
DESIRE has sought to create lS4O rally in bis favor
by supPressing his political principles, if indeed he
had any at the time of his first writing.
Some, ''more favored than the rest" with deep laid
plans, sought their private interests should he
be the favored one. by addressing him friendly while
with the old heads of the party they endeavored TO
hold their own, till time should show which way the
wind blew.
The first of these letters was recently read at a
Taylor meeting in Philadelphia held on the 22d ult.
1t is a reply to letter written by Mr.. Ingersoll,
(Which he denies having written land which was
probably written for the express purpose of drawing
out the Generals opinions Atal events as it became
apparent that Mr. Clays old and steadfast friends
those who believe he stands the best chance in his
life of being elected; firmly and manfully
deavorng to again bring him on the track, with a
fair chance of success, that portion of the party who
go for GraiiaJiHty which the Columbus Gazette says
''shoud be paramount TO all considerations of per-
sOnal character" were endeavorng to hoodwink and
blind the people, and make them believe he was no ultra
partisan. As Mr.. Clay's prospect frightened, the
arailaJles became alarmed and something must be
done to convince The utraS that Gen. Taylor was as
good whig as Henry Clay. Hence the various cor
respUndence coming to light showing that while
Gen. Taylor refuses to surrender TO Henry Clay, he
do ii easily 10 the wing party, independent of Mr.
Clay or his friends. Indeed it is only by such action
that he is not made to surrender TO Clay himself.
But understand that Mr.. Clay has written letter.
to be made public when the proper time comes, and
he finds himself fairly headed That time is not far
distant.
On the subject of the same letter, we copy the fol-
lowing comments from the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Speaking oc the writer of the letter Taylor, whoev
er he may have been, the Enquirer says that he rep
resens in the name of Mr.. INGERsoLL, that he had
recently addressed mass meeting at which he stated
that Gen. TAYLOR ''tOGS a chig,-not indeed ultra
partizan whig,- but i0hig in principle" All this,
says Gen. TAYLOR in reply, SIS ENTIRELY coRREcT;"
and he adds that after the discussion which occur
red in the House of Congress- in regard the capitu
lation of Monterey, he hardly imagine hOl0 any
could mistake THE COMPLEXION OF HIS POLITICS
There is frankness about this avowal that is worthy
of the character of the man. 1t dssolves the doubts
that party leaders have sought gather about his po
ltcal opinions, until they could accomplish their
great purpose Of committing democrats to his support
and make, from ranks, diversion in his favor,
der the guise of u 'no-party candidate "a man OF
the people, and not of party When the name of
Gen. TAYLOR first mentioned in connection with
the Presidency unhesitatingy expressed the opin
ion that he was "A whig in principle, and that he
had been induced to favor the use of his name through
the efforts of a set of political camp followers,
who were hungering and thirstng after Office and
power, and had conceived the purpose of accomplish
ing through him, their ends These men are the
same that have dictated all his subsequent positions
and have been clamoring in the of the people
that he was "a no-party MANA Jeffersonian repub
lican, '-and oil that sort of thing.
This was part of the political plan. The wing
party, to which Gen. TAYLOR belongs, was not re-
garded sufficiently strong to carry him, or any other
man, as ,chig candidate, from the beginning. 1t
must acquire other strength,-and that must be done
by fraud. If Gen. TAYLOR was, either ignorantly
or Intentionally, party to this deception in the be-
ginning, he has now fully unmasked it. He has de-
fined his own position, and exposed the schemes of
those who have been aboring to manufacture political
capital by the use Of his name. He Is wHIG-and
that not alone because wings have sustained him in
/ Congressional debate,-but because, he says. in
this letter. that he considers the views of the wings,
and Mr. CLAY in particular, dS nearly dsSimdted
to those Of Mr.. Jefferson, than their opponents He
need not have told that he is but little versed in
politics, when he puts forth such statement. He is
either extremely Ignorant he has learned the role
of wing assertions in which this has been prominent
so long that the people finding it mere faith without
works. have come to utterly disregard it.
But the General goes still farther in this letter, and
thoroughly throws himself into the embraces of the
political schemers and managers. Either by accident
or design, he the very position which they
desired him to take; though not, perhaps, at so early
day. nor until their plans more fully ripened,
and their diversion from the democratic party made
certain and secure He not only says, as proof
of his wing principles, that had he voted at the Presi-
Dental election of 1884, he would have given his suf
frage to Mr.. CLAY;-but that he 'loould prefer
seeing him in that Office to any man in The Union,-
CERTAINLY MUCH MORE THAN HIMSELF. So would
the great mass of the TAYLOR whigs;-and a MAORI
ty of them,-most certainly the leaders,-have used
the name of the old hero, only for the purpose oil
strengthening the party, and producing that result
How well it will succeed, time must determine. The
man who has not seen the workings of this scheme
in recent events.-and particularly in Kentucky
has been blind the signs of the times he tina
will not see it now that it is fully exposed is ready
to abandon his own faith and aid in its accomplish
ment.
The only uuestion among the whig leaders, anC