Indiana State sentinel., 1848-03-23
Political Curiosities from the Cabinet Of
Gen. TayiOr.---EiiS Inconsistencies and
Contradictions. E

Political Curiosities from the Cabinet Of
Gen. TayIOr.---EIisI Inconsistencies and
Contradictions. t
We Gull from the Ingersol letter of General Tay-
lOr, which pronounced "a forgery" by his otii-
cial organ in New York. the following curiosities
'I decidedly in favor Of Mr. Clsys election and
would prefer seeing him in that Office any individual
sey"
If Gen. Taylor really wrote this, and was sincere
In what he said, why does he now say to the Harris
burgh Convention that he is in the field as a candi-
date, and that his position is ''IMMUTABLE!" Why
does he persist in being stumbling block in the way
of has deary-beoved Mr.. Clay, instead of his with
drawing at once in his favorl His refusing to do so,
either proves that he did not write the ngersol let
ter, that he is destitute of every thing like sncer
ty and honesty.
The next curiosity, and the greatest of them all,
reads thus:
consider Mr. Clays views and those Of the whigs for
the part nearly as,imilaed regards polt
those Of Mr. Jefferson than their opponents
in whose political creed reared and whose opinions in
Of State have lost sight Of well endea
vOed to CONFORM to them as near as eircOm'aness would
permit"
This is directly contradicted by his letter to the
democratic Rough and Ready Association of New
York; for he here leads to infer that he is toeH
rersed in the political tenets of Thos. Jefferson but
in his New York letter he said he knew too little of
the political questions Of the day, to determine
measures which have been before the country. The
reader will observe that the above sentence is so
badly constructed, that may consider the General
as declaring that he 'was reared in the political
creed Of the opponents of the present whig party,
and that he has endeavored TO conform to our princ
pies. His assertion (f he made it that the princi
pies of the wings assimilate to Jefersons than
those of the democrats surprises the wings far more
than it does and has convulsed them all with
laughter, that they think he showed some good sense
in following with third curiosity, reading thus
81 greatly doubt my want of the necessary qualifications
TO discharge duties properly Of office which filled
and adorned by Washington and Jefferson, and others
How very modest, truly He does not say (as
probably he intended to say) that he doubts his pos
session of the necessary qualifications for the pres
dency; but be says he doubts his rant of them
Made up IS the entire letter is of unntellgibe and
nonsensibIe jargon the public cannot but form the
conclusion that the letter is either forgery, or that
it was penned by very different hand TO that which
penned his lucid and able dispatches
In spite Of the Generals obstinate refusal to give
the field to MIR. Clay, he says:
have WISH for the presidency, and cannot consent
ezcIusiUely TO be the candidate Of party"
Bv this he means that he is a candidate for the
votes of all the wings, and such democrats may be
fools enough TO be caught in his trap of no-party-
ism" As he has 'no' wish for the presidency" we
think it both unkind and cruel in the ''men of despe
rate political fortunes" to be trying to force him into
bles -
In the latter part of his bundle of curosties, the
General thinks "events may occur that will render
the election of other person more desirable than
HIMSELF" and then says:
.oud be elected will say will yield my preten
sops flor have vanity believe have foT
that distinguished slaOn.) but would acqulesce not only
with pleasure in arrangement but would rejoice
that had citizen worthy and
better qualified than discharge Ihe important duties
aper aiming TO that position aud DOUBT there thou
sands"
The clumsy arrangement and defective punctuation
of this sentence are the work Of Gen. Taylor, and
not Us and III regard the sentiments ask every
candid reader with what kind of consistency, after
making such avowals, can Gen. Taylor oppose the
movements of the friends of that man whom he
.woud prefer seeing in the presidency to any other
individual in the UnIon," and remain in The field
candidate against their earnest remOnstrances and,
in some instances, their bitter opposition Compare
his words with his acts. and in what light does it
hold him up to the people of the Union Does it
prove his honesty and his dlsnerestedness, or does
show that whether he has stndied politics Or not, he
is most cunning, crafty. and artful politician!
If Gen. Taylor actually wrote this letter, as his
friends assert then II is great misfortune, both for
him and them that 1t was ever published. It's d.
rect contradiction of the ''IMMUTABLE POSITION he
holds before the Harrsburgh convention, and conylcs
him of duplicity and doube-dealIng worthy only of
the most practised inriguer. He says he Is whig
but does not say whether he Is a Corwln wbg,
Webster wbig, Hllliard whig, or Tyler whig
If 1t satisfies political opponents, then they are
easily pleased-thats all.