The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1848-09-15
From the Ohio Statesman.
Columbus S Delano.

70 IoTCe this poteu whiB stunPcr " Wah'
% speeches for Gen. Taylor. and for tid
purpose he has been posted by the wbil
Stale Central Committee, to traverse th'
g Slate With Senator Corwin, to convinc,
y. the people that General Taylor, the ma,
that Mexican Whiggery charged com
meoced the wsr--the owner of $50 slaves
is the man, ofall men, that the Abolition
: lists Of the Western Reserve should snp
port for President. 1t seems, however
that this is no go. Inspeak'ng Of MI. Del
ano. the Cleveland True Democrat Ere.
Soil) says:
. '.Some two or three weeks ago, John A
Lazeil, Chairman &c., posted in the State
Journal HAT Mr.. Columbus Delano was T.
stump about half the State in company
, with Mr.. Corwin. This set the Taylor
. men in high glee, and there was no end q
their taunting the Free Soilers with the
; fact as they stated il to be that Mr.. Del
ano had gone for Taylor.
"The Tay lor prints took up the won.
drods tale, and the story has gone over
the Unon. Last Saturday the first ap
pointmeni was filed at NJ. Vernon. We
hope they lad a good time listening tn
Mr.. D. s advocacy of Old Zadk. He wasn't
thar. To-day the engagement in Massil
lon is to be attended to, and Mr.. d is in
Cleveland; and on the Tth that he will be
/,
in Ravenna as appointed We do not be-
lieve.
"To cut this matter short, and show Mr.
D,'s position at this time, we beg,to give
the following letter from h,s hand. Itsa
private letter, but published with his per-
mission"
Here follows the letter Of Mr.. Delano
TO Thomas Brown, of Cleveland, the same
man tina, charged Mr.. Speaker Hawkins
last winter with securing his election as
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
by certain pledges TO the Aboli'onis's.
which he forfeited after being .entrnst ed
with power in which Mr.. nelano .avs
81 have never hesitated in nv own mind
asto the dictate Of duty in regard to Gen
TsyIor's nomination for the Presidency.
81 cannot vote fnr him. and shall not
ask others TO do whilst he occupies before
the world his present position in regard to
certain measures which I have ALWAYS re-
garded as cardinal in the creed of North
ern wings. t.
"At Columbus last winter 7 expsessed
a willingness to assist. if I could. Gen.
Ford's election. So 7 feel now. and am
ready TO redeem the pledge there given.
"The State Central Committee. jndg.
ing me correctly in this regard, made the
announ cement in the Journal without con.
sulling me.
II am ready to comply MS far as huis-
ness before then contracted will permit.
provided by doing so I can advance the
cause Of Gen. Ford, and be guilty Of 10
deception in word or deed.
"This, my dear sir. is my position in re.
gard to the appointments" 51
Then follows Mr.. Delano's objections
to Mr.. Van Buren which arc thus summed
mp:
81 do not like Van Bnren. I can fot
get most Of my objections TO him. but
cannot forget that himself and friend.
have given countenance and support to
this accnrsed war; the bitter, bitter
fruits of mbich we are now tasting, and I
fear only beginning to taste. Never'he-
les know, at least ! feel. that upon the
preservation Of the Free Soil moveme nt
everything depends, and its success ongh,
to be paramount to all other considera.
tions." -,sas .r-.a
Mr.. Delano says that he fears il the free
soil movement is now crushed. that ii can't
soon be revived, and that his feelings are
engaged in il. We give the concluding
portion of tho letter, regre,t,ng tha, our
room will not permit its publication en-
tire:
"One word as to myself. have felt
that il Itook a prominent part in the
movement against the Philadelphia nomi
nation, ] should be accused of being NOV,
ed TO do so on account Of my defeat before
the Convention last winter. Ihave there.
fore, avoided all speeches away from home.
Here l have made three, in all Of which
l have opposed Taylor, and therefore
among my neighbors ! am very we'll un'
de rstood.
Ihave also avoided any publication that
would give to the world my reasons for op
posing Taylor. 10 all this begin to fear
that l have erred, and that il would have
been better TO have said all that my heart
felt. But in dol ug as have done ] have
avoided all concealments. Every body
knows me, that l cannot support Taylor,
though some Taylor men have attempted
TO convey different impression. have
iu this letter attempted to tell you my ex