Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-09-05
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From He Warrington Union.
GENERAL TAYLoR'S SECRET PLEDGES TO THE
CONNECTICUT WINGS - SENATOR BALD

WINS's STATEMENT on TIE SUBJECT.
Since our first publication in reference 10 the
secret pledges made by General Taylor that ht
would not veto The Wimot Pfoviso il passed by
Congress- We have received other communica
lions upon the subject, including letter IRON
Senator Baldwin, all OF which we hasten 10 lay
before our readers in the order in which they
were received. The Two frs OF these communi
cations leave, as our readers will see, no doub
whatever that the letter which we copied iron
The New Haven Journal, and which states iht
writer's full assurance that General Taylor WI
neither veto The Wlmot Proviso, nor oppose II:
passage through Congress, was, IN facf, written
as our correspondent informs us, by Truman
Smith, Esq, Senator elect from Connecticut, ant
well known as one OF General Ia .lUrs leading
friends a. The North. The third OF these comnu
nications The letter Of Senator Baldwin, though
denying The statement OF our correspondent as tc
Mr.. Baldwin's agency in showing copy OF a
letter from General Taylor, yet directly confirms
the statement OF MIR. Smith, that General Taylor
will not veto or oppose The Proviso. The iacl
probably is that the letter referred 10 by our cor
respondent as containing General TaylOr's pledge
on the sublecl, is not letter written By the &C.
neral himself, but report by some lhird parry IL
statements made by him in conversation. To
show The probability of this conjecture, which is
rather confirmed than opposed by the language OF
senator Baldwn's statement, we repuoish, in
The first place, The leer from the New Haven
Journal, the au rhorship OF which is now fully
liked upon Mr.. Truman Smith. II is as follows:
From the Nsr Haren Journal.
-, August %, 1913.
"GEST:-The confidence expressed by you in
the leading article Of your paper OF Yesterday, in
regard 10 General Taylor, in reference 10 the
free soil question, is, can assure you well
founded. A friend OF mine, in whom l repose
implicit confidence, had conversation with the
General on this subject last May, and IN leuer
10 me dated The 10Th Of that month, he reports
that conversation in full. The ground taken by
him is, that the ordinance OF 81 having been
passed by Congress, app; owed by Washington,
and upheld BY The Judiciary, the constitutional
" OF the measure has been se;tled by all depart.
ments OF the government, and consequently there
is no ground left or The interposifion OF The veto.
He told my friend that he would neither ve'o the
Wilmot Proviso, nor would he intrigue against
i, nor do any thing Ia embarrass its passage
through The two Houses Of Congress.
"Gen. Taylor has often said, doubt not with
the utmosI sincerity, that he much preferred ci-
william in The Office OF President 10 himself, or any
Other military man. | coincided with him fully
on that subject, provided could believe posi-.
BILE 10 elect either Mr. Webster or Mr. Clay
But became convinced some months ago, that
il was not possible, and reain hat opinion sill.
The grounds OF that opinion cannot Law before
you within the compass OF brief letter; bit Inc
Whig party can elect Gen. Taylor il they please
The government 10 in fact now offered 10 Us, and
if we do not accept il, what will remain but he
conclusion, that the Wing parry is MAZE up OF
such unbendng and rigid materials as TO render
il utterly impraclicable and northeast When !
say we can elect Gen. Taylor, il is on the surpe-
stion that we all go 10 work 10 earnest 10 insure
lull expression OF public sentiment al the polls.
For one, | am willing 10 devote ny whole time
10 an object OF such paramount, importance, tho
few persons have less interest in The subject Than
have, &C.
Concerning this letter We received day before
yesterday the following brief statement from gen
tleman Of New Haven, OF The highest character
and respectablliy:
THE letter published in the Journal was, 1
know, written by Truman Smith. The Taylor
politicians are alarmed al The havoc Tree soil is
making N the wing ranks"
In addition 10 this, we received By the same
days evening mail, the following further inioI-
nation from the correspondent who first called our
attention 10 The subject on THURSDAY lasI:
"NEw HAVEN (Cl } Ausu>l %, 1913.
"DEAR SIR Your paper of Friday, containing
my lete: ami the enclosure, reached here N Sat
urfay noon. AS you may imagine, il created a
considerable stir among The wings; but the Jour
nal has paid no attention 10 the article up 10 this
lime-Tuesday evening But il is understood
lha, letters were received by lo.day's mail from
Washington and Baltimore from leading wings,
which stated that lha, letter (the letter 10 Bates)
must be denied. MIR. Baldwin and the editor OF
the Journal have been closeIed together this after
noon, and il is understood tina, The editor will deny
the truth OF the article in your paper, and deny
that Mr.. Baldwin has had, or shown, a copy OF
such letter.
"The facts which wrote and sent 10 you in
regard 10 TINS matter were IN everybodys mouh
Tor two or three days before sent 10 you. | had
il myself from one uf The most active AMI iDduen
tial Wings in the city, but one who Womb no,
hitherto support TAYLOR, but who al that time |
found disposed 10 go for him. He told mc Of The
existence OF such letter. | doublei il. He re-
nealed il, and gave me The names Of James L.
Babcock, chairman of The Wing state Central
Commiuee, aud John B. Robertson, the Wing
Secretary OF Stale, as having, both OF them in
company hat afternoon, told him Of The letter;
that Mr.. Baldwin had copy, ard that he (the
disaffected Whg) could al any time sec il. Be.
sides the existence oil the copy OF such letter
was notorious throughout, the city, the New la.
ven Register repeatedly alluded 10 il, and lhc next
day offered reward Tor copy.
Il do not know whether you have considered
the article sent you on Friday, from the same
paper, headed "lhe question seilled' as Of any
consequence or not. | wrote you mat The Letter
appended 10 hat article kaeD 10 lie written hy
Truman Smith. You will notice that the letter
in question, from IAN eminent gentleman" i
L. NJ. - n,
and the New York Express, and is now going the
rounds Of the whole Northern Wing press. have
seen il 10 day in some twenty country papers,
To-day a letter was received by ore ofhc editors
OF The Journal and Courier from the editors
OF the New York Courier and Enquirer,
Tor the name OF The eminent gentleman" al.
iuded TO- and making some other inquiries -
The editors of The Journal have Tin orcer 10 sa-
sisty The Courier and Enquirer on the subjecl)
sent 10 Them he editors OF the Courler] he or.
sinal letter oi Truman Smith 10 the Journal II
you will watch the Courier and Enquirer ior two
or three days, you will probably See il puoI>h-
ed, with comments. My sources Of information
on this subject are such that there is no possible
mistake about il.
"The Hon John NJ Niles adiresse the free
soil" meeting here last evening. lie made no
converts, however from the Democrats There
will be three Wings Join that parry here 10 one
Democrat
"Whsl have written has been in the grealesi
possible haste, and tear will te hardly eglble.
Excuse il however. In haste, yours"
Our readers having perused The above, can now
Judge correctly of The bearing and effect OF The
sra,emen. made BY Senator Balwi aud We lay
his letler before them, wih the single remark,
hat we give full credit 10 his disclaimer, as lar as
i, goes We see no GOOD 10 tie gained by giving
up The name of our first correspondent, and Ger.
lainly we recognize no obligation upon Us 10 COM
ply with Senator Badwin's request TN that point:
To tie Editor IF The Union:
Sir: A copy OF the Union OF the % Of Au-
gust has This day been shown me by friend,
containing what purpor,s 10 be a letter from New
Haven, accredited by you, dated August I'D,
lS4S; in which, after stating that since Senator
Baldwin's arrival, the most extraordinary eIer-
lions are making 10 whip the disaffected Wings TO
the support OF General Taylor, and that, in good
many instances they have been successful, the
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