The Arkansas banner., 1848-08-22
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The Taylor party seem to have peculiar preii- lection for working in the dark In addition to their secret meeiings. bank vault conventions and non. eoInittal correspondence we have here another in- stance of Gen faylor's want of confidence either in himself or in the people. It will be strtngc if te peopte will give their supp0tt to d candidate, who not only cannot be induced 10 make known has opinions upon a~y of the great national measures, but carries his noncommittalism 10 such hn extent Is to request tsat his letter to State Convention assembled for the purpose Of eliccting his election shoHid-b be kesPt secret from all but the officers of that body The following extract from the Bal titnore sun, neutral paper, contains the procee- dings Of the Maryland State Convention. upon the occasion Of the receipt of Gen. TuyIor's sec et letter.
 "A. Randall, Esq, ef Annapolis. called ibe eon- vention To order, aud uaGe the following state ment of the obiccts for which, in his view ef the matter, they had been called together: Gentlemen of tis Ceuvcnlion:-
 You have been rc-assessbied Co dsy under tlIe resolution passed at your former meeting. request ing the President te cali yea together again when- ever, in bis judgment, the proper tis4e should rive.
 "Tbat resolution had especial reference To the nomination. ol a candidate for the Vice Presdcn- cy, which you at the time postponed That duty you are now called upon 10 perform. in or,ler to eomPete- your organization.
 75ut this resolution also applied to any other state of things, which, in the Judgment of the Pre- sident requires your re-assernblng. "SiBce your former meeting, the Whig Saiianai C0nven ion, assemblies, in Philadelphia has noni- . hated Gen. Zachary Taylor their candidate for line Presidency, and Willard Fillmore of lhe State of New ork, IS their candidate for the Vice Pre- sidcncy and to carry ont this second nomination of Gen. Taylor another electoral ticket has been pre- sented to the people of this State. rhas we now have In this State two separate electoral tickets favorable 10 tiae election or Gen. Tayos-anetlier cause which, in the opinion of your President r.- qaired your reassenbibg
 "AssuuIing the obect of this convention to b.. what 1t has unanimously declarcd.-.the election of Gen Taylor to the Presidency--it would be suicidal ln his friends to permit diversity of opinion in re- laton 10 tho electors to defeat te election tselfto saeFlhce their Object to the means of attaining it. These are the causes of your being now called to- gether, and will doubt receive your deliberate consideration.
 "Tne last duty required by the convention of the President was. to transmit to Gen / Taylor d copy of the proceeding of the convention. This has been done, and the correspondence now presented to the convention"
 The correspondence between Gen Tsyl Tor aDd the President oi The Convention, announcing 10 the nonlnee lhe, fact of his uonnaton and hs reply ac- Ceptth- tde saths was ulen read to the Convention Charles II. Puts, Esq then addressed the Con venton, stating tina: atef the nomination ol Gen Taylor by the Whig National Convection, and ibs position In which be had been thus placed by the acton of the Louisiana delegation the committee ot correspondence had thought proper 10 address Cien. Taylor on the subject. To THIs LErrsR THEY HAD RECEIVED A REPLY, CONTAINING REQUEST THAT THE SAME SHOULD NOT BE MADE PuaIic. IS oRDsR TO COMPLY AS FAR As POSSIBLE MYTH THts REogKsr, HE TftEsEFoBE PROPOSED THAT THE Uos- yENTioN NOW PROCEED To THE coNsIDEaATiCx OF THE SUBJECT WITH cLosED DOORS AND FaAT ALL PERSONS EXCEPT MEMBERS OF THE CONVENTION TOTAL CANDIDATES BE REQUEsrtp TO WITHDRAW The reseiulIon was adopted. and, arnong others, the reporter excluded from The room The Convention thea, We learn continued for some time fo dseass tbe propIeiy Of publishing ihe letter, notwithstanding inc desIre il contained that itshould moi be made public, The debate was most eRel ge'ic and animated, goodly proportion of Mr Norris speech being deliyed with such emphasis that he could be distinctly heard in $; Paul street The discussion was finally closed by he adoption of
 resolution th1t la delersBce to the request of Gen Taylor. his letter n reply o thr one addressed 10 ! him hy the committee of correspondence shonsd not be published until such time al he or bis friends acting in bis behalf, should authorize Inc satpe A resolution also adopted dissolYing the In. dependent Taylor party Of Maryland, and reaues- ting the electoral candidates 10 withdraw from the position in which they had bee placed ty the Con yentiOn bfeore ths people.
 Widows, Pension.