Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-09-05
From The Washington Union
Is Gen. Taylor ignorant; or does he hold
the People in cOLtemDt?

the People in contempt?
In the letter addressed by Gen. TAYLOR
TO Capt. Allison, he makes the following
declaration
Il bold no opinion which:I would not
readily proclaim to my assembled coun.
-rymen.
Now, has the valiant General proclaim
ed any opinion to his assembled country.
men," or 20 any portion Of them. upon the
great questions involved in the political
contests of the country
One Ofihe great issues which have ae.
itaied the country during the last twenty
years, is the constiiutionalitv and expedi-
ency of a national bank. At the present
tine, the party which has selected Gen.
Taylor, with his consent, for its leader
end champion, still believes a national
bank TO be both constitutional and expe.
dent. But what opinion has Gen. Tay
Tor proclaimed" with regard TO thar
measure; Is he for it, or is be against
it?
Another issue between the party of
which he is the voluntary leader and he ad,
and'she democracy OF the Union, is high
protective tariff against moderate rev.
enue'tarif. What is Gen. TayIor's opin.
ION with regard 70 this great question Is
he Tor a high protective tariff, or against
it? Or is he for free trade 7 What are
the opinions Of this honest and candid
chieflain and champion of whigery in re-
tatiOa TO this great question?
Another issue between the two great
national parties Of the Union, is an ex.
tTaVagant, and, in the opinion of The dem.
Ocratic party, unconstitutional system OF
internal improvements. Has the honest
General "proclaimed' any opinion with
regard to this system? Ifso, what is it 4?
is he for Or against it?
What ''opinion" has this enlightened
and candid General proclaimed upon the
question of the distribution of the proceeds
Of the sales of the public lands
What is his opinion with regard to the
presumption system? Is he in favor of
giving the first privilege OF purchase 20
the hardy pioneer who settles upon the
public ands2 Or is he in favor If ousting
him, and giving his log hut and improve.
mentsto the heartless Spectator? Ought
not the General TO proclaim some opin
ION on this question. to satisfy the poor
but honest and adventurous settler of the
west, that it is safe for him TO 90 upon the
public lanes. and provide home for his
wife and little ones? Will the pioneers
OF the West vote for him. if he does not
make some satisfactory exposition of his
opinions upon this subject?
And wha, is his opinion with regard to
a bankrupt law What with regard to
the assumption of the State debts Is he
In favor OfIhe Mexican war, or agains, ia
Ishe in favor Of holding on to the terrific.
~ ne has acquired! Or is he in favor o.
retroceding it TO Mexico-a policy avow.
ed by the leaders ofthe party of which he
has consented to he the head
Now, these questions are importan,
ones, and are all involved in the pending
presidential election and we desire to
know what are the opinions of General
Taylor in relation to each and all ofthem,
In the name OF the Anne rican people.
whose SURFACES he seeks, we demand Of
him to proclaim his "opinions" upon
these various subjects.