The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-24
The Letters.
From the Richmond Enquirer.

stated positively that he had a letter from General
Taylor IN which he declared his determination TO sus
tain the election of Mr. Clay, should he be the nominee
OF the wing convention. This statement acquesced
IN by the Taylor leaders IN the convention whose select
ed oraoncal organ, Mr. Preston urged this declaration
OF Mr. Bolts strong argument of Gen. Taylors wing
gerry which should have pecuded all objection on that
score on the part of Mr. Bolts. The matter passed of
and was regarded by the public +" fixed fact" until
The appearance OF Old Zac's letter TO MIR Baldwin, Uhe
Richmond letter. wherein the old soldier takes especial
pains 10 refer the statement and to deny the smallest
foundation for ITS existence. direct issue is thus IN
volved and nothing but the letter solve the mystery
We understand that Mr. Bolts persists his version, and
it seems, was addressed to Mr. Clay by General Taylor
1t VIII, no doubt, be shortly published In the mean
time, we extract the following the subject from the
Baltimore Sun:
SIT has been repeatedly of late, that
pondenee relative TO the presidency has taken Place be-
add few days SINCE attempted give the substance of it,
IN which Mr. Clay figured having lecured Gen Taylor
on the Improperly Of his allowing his go before
the National Wing Convention. The New York True
sum- however, gives the following more likely version OF
| this correspondence"
| ''t appears rhat Gen Taylor Mr., Clay
assuring the latter that if nominated by the wing conven
port This pledge was given in come xion with proesta
tons OF indisposton TO be himself candidate and thus
the letter the General Mr.. Clay will the
light. Indeed it is probably on the way from
Ashland to Washington from whence 1t expected to be
made public very shortly"
A correspondent of the New York Herald, writing
from Washington the 18th April, makes the following
|
they are worth
We have lights in reference the late Tay
Tor letters 1t now understood or believed, upon strong
ccumsanal evidence, sufficient to hang man for muir
der, that the letter Of Old Zac of the 10th April die
Mr. Gays pronnnciamento that the great Harry would be
The nominee. Hence the declaration of Old FAC that he
strong testimony, that the Allison letter dictated from
Washington, under the conoin delibeTation Of Messr
Ga, Pendleton, Preston Fiournoy, and Fulton, of Va
Stewart and j. r. Ingersol of Pa, and Hilard, of Ala
protocol Old Zac and the reservation of leaving his
in the hands OF his friends But the letter TO Richmond
will require fuller recantaton, and authorized TO
that instructions have gone down TO Old Zachary to
I'm the Richmond letter. Gen Taylor says he has never
declared that he would Withdraw from the field in the event
y 1 ena o Mr. Claw Who knows the ac that Henry
Clay, the United States Hotel in this city last winter
cession Mr. Clay which the Richmond letter denies and
further authorized by our informant TO challenge
to show the perfect disinteresledness feeling
existing himself and old Zachary and that thus
far the friends OF each might consistently be the friends oil
BOTH
The Lynchburg yirginan has published two long and
unanswerabe arguments to show that with the PLAIN and
direct language OF the Baldwin letter staring them IN the
face, the whigs cannot, without sacrifice OF seire,
spect," think OF nominating Gen laylor-inat II would
be insult" the convention to bring his name be-
fore that bodyhat the unfortunate letter OF TIC 2oth
of before the asue, and far seeing, and Well-oscd
Major Bliss reached Baton Rouge. had VIRTUALLY placed
General Taylor beyond the pale OF the wing party
such, and The convention cannot possibly entertain the
question Of has nomination "-and. nnay. that "the
deferred until the letter to the Republican had raised
impossible barrier between him and the wing nomina
ton"
The Fredericksburg News, Taylor organ, asserts
roundv that if General Taylor perseveres to adhere to
his Richmond letter. as interpreted 6y the pu6l,c gener
ay we cannot 1onsers now ne can DC o[ougn before
his name before 1t, with determination not to abide its
decision Blu, we have not shadow OF doub, that ne
kuxrac mad lofta tn man Ha
is man of sense, OF moderate ambitions OF discretion,
and such his duty is to yield to the behests Of his par
Whils Towever the News thinks that, in the present
state OF the Case Gen Taylor cannot possibly be brought
before the convention, it is confident that the old man,
whose great glory has been never to surrender may
now be induced (of by the cunning telegraph
politicians Washington to eat up his wods-to contra
dict his own plain language in the grossest manner-o
say that white meant black; and that when he positive
" declared that he would not withdraw his name, who
ever might be the nominee, he meant that ne would do
exactly the reverse, and ntdrdD It, and in every re-
spec would .yield to the beests of his party, and submit
TO ,cha then advise Now, Gen. Taylor has frequently
told u.s. his various letters, that he was entirely indie
pendent of all paes, and all party schemes and yehls
friends are so anxious force him into humble sub
mission ''the behests OF party that they would tear
laurel from his brow, and place him before the pubic utter
" devoid of selfrespect-a miserable party tool HIS
''friends" may entertain humiating opinion OF
General Taylor, but confess that we are not yet pre-
pared to him surrender his good name, and sacrl,
ice himself and his pride of character, as they would
represent him being about to do: short time will
remove all doubt and lift the veil from this last act of
| the drama We shall soon know whether his friends
will exort from him letter to "explaln away his
Baldwin letter. and stamp his own fragrant inconsistency
| After all, the News ntimates, that in consequence OF
the unpleasant alteration between the friends OF Mr.
Clay and General Taylor at the NORTH" both may be
dropped, and some third man taken up
Finally, we commend to the Petersburg ntellgencer
the following strong language of the Mobile Advertiser
| (whg,) which had Just received the "fatal mlsslve.
This southern organ also puts Taylor out OF the question
We humby conceive that these revelations OF the wing
press should transfer the spasms OF fear from ourselves
10 the Petersburg nteigencer. Certain 1t is that Gen
Taylor be not nominated that paper will trembe ike an
aspen; for has been almost conceded by that and other
can succeed, in their view. For ourselves we 'fear"
neither Taylor Clay Butte the article from the Mo-
bile Advertiser:
'sThe letter of Gen. Taylor to the editors OF the Rich
mond Republican, which publish this morning defines
very clearly his position in regard TO the Pesldency SO
that hereafter there need be no mistake about IT, M Is
candidate shit or NISSAN independent candidate
and so he will remain, regardless of the wishes OF the
wings party, and in utter defiance OF the action oil
the wing convention any other conventioh III either
convention any party nonlnates nun, wei and
good but if not, he is a candidate any hoW. He VIII
no decline in the event of the nomination of Mr.. Clay,
anybody else, by the wing convention In snort ne Is
cand his own hook and bids def ancc TO both the
wing and democratic parties Such being his position, ms
N not of course go before the Whtg cohgeHfton or,
presented oM reetpe hhe considerations IT CERTAINLY
At all epens zoe set doicn as
a bred fac he ic not be nominated There VIII be
three candidates in the field, to witt regular wing, q
regular democratic, and an independent no-pary candi
dale. Wonder how many States the latter will carry =!
Nous We rejoice that General Taylor has hropn
off has mask last We understand him fully, ana
shall feel embarrassment speaking OF him hereafter
IN such terms feelings and sense OF duty to the
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