Washington telegraph., 1848-08-30


been charged, again aud againl by The 10.
eoioee press, with hrmg IN faFof Of the
Wilmol Proyiso, ond when asked forth,
proof, his litter to the editor Of the Gin.
clnad asignal," has been eiiel as con.
elusive evidence of his hostility to South.
ern interests Although We knew the
ehafge 10 be groundless, we thought it
sirange, that tllhe editor ef the signal
placed the same construction upon the
letter that these Loeos endeaeered to
place upon it, chat he dill not support
Gen. raylor Tor the Presidency, instead
OF gong heart and soul for Mf. Nan Bu.
ren. In the asignn' OF the l2lh OF Ju-
ly. the editor. 10 establish the eonsislen-
ey Of his position, publishes the following,
which proves coutIuively that he did
not eonstne General Taylor letter TO
him, Ia be favorable to the pfafiso, but
rather a. being opposed to it, Asa proof
that he was correct in lis nzHnelion of
it, he puhlishes the following eSlmel of
a lettef from Gen. Taylor, tn Alf. DaaIl.
Tie, lending buubumer md delegate
to the Baltimore convention. but. to
The esieuals article. Read II.
Ffam Tie emsiauntl Moraiag S5gaal. jalg u
THE SIGNAL LErnR. "-=aEN. fAYLnE's
EXPLANATION.
1ha following particulars ffam ths
Rochester Advertiser Of TIN 7ih IH=uul
viii affest universal attention.
Tiny have been for some lime, nmil.
iaf 10 a=. but We did not iHel af lih#ft
10 rsreaI lham ina public faaHai Thr
publication at Rochester pIaeHz Il5rm af
or Disposal, They eonruf WiillWhal wc
haye said on our own hehalf. IN eslabli.h
the consistency OF our pu-em Position as
journalist;
Allnsinu is made ia the gnsmaeai7 o..
Yesterday in a letter Written h 6aHaHl
faylaf 10 NJ pooliIle. NJ Nsamus
county, sleaiiug uufhHu#a N ep.y
"a one a1dFessed by the latter Ia Gsurl
faylut. Tho Democrat. aHinlauiIan-
ally. no doubt, omit, circumstance which
are necessary to De stated IN aFlario uu-
lefstand lhe fall folceul Tie nenly nl the
Old Geaafl aud which mHaf aItes la
san'1eli1H with iaa correspondence.
Mf. DnaIitlr wa- "a leading lafuhum.
q. aal adpIeeuIr 10 the llaIaaHsa g1H-
teniea. and with many other. sImnaIy
IN iafof tile nomination oi Gaaaai lay.
lor, provided hp could b. tfualai on The
efeal question oi Fpe aba. IL l5faa Taf.
dlaf4 Il was understood tbai eiHasaI
Taylor a. "a Southern nun. 4i sIale.
holder was opposed TO Tue restriction of
Siafsfy. but that tLe inference 4aehl b.
dmNh from the correspondence heaNran
hIu aud the editor oi Tie Cincinnati sig.
nal TIM, should ho De elected President
al the United Sis'es, be wound saIisflhg
question Ia ba saiueIby Ibe Representa-.
tive ol the People without He exercise
OF oleseenaFe patronage or OF Ihs kstapoW-
ccr against law Prohibiting Slavery in
Z the newly acquired territory.
The opinion, oi Cen TAYLOR were, how.
cyet Of Too much Importance TO be loii
IN doubt by those who made oppo iiou
10 the further extension oi Slavery the
cornerstone ol their organization. Mf.
Doo.ittle, accordingly Addressed a letter
10 him, drawing las attention TO the cor-
rcsp0ndcnce with the udlloroi the slgual,
stating the inference which had been
drawn al the North from those Letters,
that, If correct they would be satisfactory
20 him aud those wilh whom he acted,
and respectfully requested an answer,
The substance ol the reply, according
to the Democrat, was, thal he, Goueml
Taylor, "did not mean, in answer 60 the
signal letter. 10 BE- considered as approx.
ing OF di,approVmg OF lhe opinion. con.
tanned iu The communication ul rcgrd 10
the question OF Slavery nuew territory
adding (Which i- omitted in the Drmocl1l
that "all he did intend To approve was
the tmnkness with which ll4y editor had
expressed hi, 0irH ScHtimGRS,' such b.
the correspondence referred 10 10 lhe
Democrat, aud such thc circumstance,
under winch It was conducted. according
10 public reports, and no UUa doubts tie
substantial lrulh OF either.
IL submitted to every candid enquirer
whether tliey do no, justify the con-
cusIon Of the correspondent OF the Slave
paper oi south Cuphua namely, "tlnt
Gen. Taylor in that correspondence, had
taken grounds against the NIlmot Pro.
yiso and kindred mgasurcs.
The inquiry OF Mr.. Dooliitle was Ia
substance, "arc We at the North auihonz.
cd from your reply to the editor Of llc
Signal, 10 infer that you will neither og.
pose the patronage or the veto oi the rS.
ecutlye 10 the passage OF u iaw of any
klndrgd measure iDr the restriction %,
Slavery" Gen. Taylor answers, "you are
not All that intended to endorse was
I'D.