The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-28
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER as, ls4s.
The Get let "a Of the B~x at last MIR. Tru man
mi onf

smiths CONF ..ionsi
Chief Manager Truman winces grieyously in yeser-
days Integencer, under the positive charge made by
Mr. Joshua r. Gddngs, that he and other OF the leading
spirits of the Taylor nt que got up the Allison letter
No for General Taylor 10 sign, and then palned of
by gross fraud upon the people veriiable produc
ton of the General himself Before examining Mr..
Smiths very cautiously worded and significant denial
upon this subject, lei how certain collateral facts
now stand before the people. There is Allison letter
No. p This letter ice, in common with the whole demo-
cratic press of the country, have upon good New Or
leans authority, repeatedly charged to be the production
Of Mr. Bultt OF the editors of the Pcayune of that
city. If this charge be untrue, Mr. Bulliu could haze
denied it, and bound, Of honor, 10 deny IL.
He HAS NOT DENIED 1T, AND HE WILL NOT DENY IT! II
u.s. therefore, unquestionabiy true! Whoever wrote the
first Allison letter. Gen. Taylor did not ore the second
Allison letter; which, like the first he has yet suffered
to be palmed off upon the people as his own!
But there is another collateral fact. We, and al
most everybody else have charged that Major Bliss
the Generals military dispatches which have been
SO much admired. If the charge be true, Maj Bliss
is bound, OF honor, to deny IT. and called
upon him TO deny it few weeks ago. He has not de-
MED it and is true Here then, is another whole
ries of papers frauduenty pamed off upon the public
Gen. Taylors compositions!
In the light of these facts let what Mr. Smith.
when put to the question by Mr. Gddngs, ventures say
in denial of his agency in connecting" the first Allison
letter. for be it observed that beyond his personal
agency in the matter Mr.. Smiths denial does
purport to go. Here is the whole of his denial!
towards the latter part of pr last had occasion
my home for the purpose OF visiting my family
Mrs s. being in very delicate health After spending
few days there, set my seat in Congress
and, while at quarters in the city OF Philadelphia,
opened porniHg paper, and for the first time, feR
Allison letter No L. So far from having had any agency
in Connecting that letter. did kioc that such
paper appear though had made several strong aud
pehement appeals Gen Taylor in favor of
position of his views and principles, such would dsam
his opponents, and satisfy the wings of the country"
Grant all that is here alleged-grant that Mr. Smith
first sa,D the "Ason letter No in print at Phlade.
pha-and that he did not knop' that such a paper was
to appear What them. Does this prove that Mr.
Smith draugh of the substance of that letter
before directed to Capt Allison and OF course be-
fore it could be described the Allison letter No ny
before il was signed by General Taylor
and of before Mr. Smith could KNOW" positively
that such paper" directed to Capt Allison, &C.,
to appear Yet this is all that Mr. Smith ventures to de-
n.y. and this denial amounts to nothing at all, unless it
amount to acit admission that Mr.. Smith deny
that he had agency. direct OF Indirect in getting up
or connecting" the substance form of that letter.
before the incidents of direction, signature &c.
were added to il, by which alone he describes it.
Observe moreover, that Mr. Smith does venture
to deny that he had some agency in connecting" the
letter He only says that he can prove that he had not
| SO much for the extent of Mr.. Smiths denial and
now for the proof upon which he relies to establish that
he chad agency in connecting" the letter. and that it
the production exclusively of the Generals mind
and PEN Here is the whole of Mr. Smiths proof in his
own words We ask for it the careful attention of our
readers. He says:
On the 2lst Of January last, several members of Congress
having become convinced that exposition of the opn
ions of Gen. Taylor public questions would be proper
united tr letter to him, making inquiries his
state did preserve copy OF the letter In due
season received reply to communication from
Gen. Taylor dated Baton Rouge March T. 1913, Gus,
year before his inauguration that is be- spite
all the of Mr. Giddings the last paragraph
which is follows In conclusion, beg inform you
that the r though offered with all the
due grave subjects of which they treat and though
have, therefore, objection to their being generally
known are yet intended for publication have been
atterly much annoyed by the publication of many Of
my letters which not prepared intended for the
press that you will readily understand and
the motive this caution, This letter before me-
and deeply lament that cannot, by of the
Guiding Injunction publish it but affirm that is in
all essential PARTICULARS the
and sentiments therein expressed and those contained in the
Allison letter of the I'D Of Aprl shall lay the letter
4th March before my excellent friend the Hon Elisha
Whlesey and will take his opinion the .ubject.-(See
Mr.. WIS reply at the end of this etter.)
Here is the letter OF MIR. Whittlesey to which Mr.
Smith refers
Letter from Mr.. Whittlesey.
WASHINGTON, October 25, lsiS.
np. S,p. he hat T.ylo
the of March last yourself and other
Congress, letter from the gentlemen
under of the 3l of January has been read your
quest, in connection with the letter which Gen Taylor
Capt j. S. Allison the 22d of April and the
most perfect ha rmony exists in the sentiments and language
letters, when the subjects discussed
spoken And of the opinion that, if the letter Of
the 4h March substtu for that of the 22d of April
General Tayor's position before the country would be
essentially alter red the reby.
Mos, sincerely and respectfully yours,
ELISHA WHITTLESEY.
Hon. TRUMAN SMITH.
Now what is the main f1ct here alleged 1t is that
committee of members of Congress Nr Smith and ohers)
were in active correspondence with General Taylor as to
his political opinions, for months before the first Allison
letter appeared 1t further avowed, that in the
of this correspondence, and in reply letter from the
committee General Taylor took the Identical positions
taken in the Allison letter But observe this preliminary
correspondence between him the committee is TO be
kept secreand that, too, though his part it is merely
the afimance of the opinions which he so soon
to publish in his Allison letter!