The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-22
IELEG2.PHIC INTELLIGENCE.
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GEN. TAYLOR LET TER
TO THE
Independent Taylor Party Of Maryland.

independent TaylOr Party Of Maryland
The following Is the letter Of Gen. Taylor to
the Central Committee OF the Independent Taylor
party of Maryland, winch was called forth IN
answer to inquiries by that committee respecting
the SO called pledge given by Judge Saunders, and
others Of the Louisiana delegation in the Pnila'
deiphia Convention that Gen. t. would abide the
action of that convention, IN reference to his con-
tinuing n candidare for President 1t will be recol-
lected that the Maryland Committee made publi-
caon expressing the r doubts of the correctness of
The statement of Judge Saunders Chat Gen. Taylor
had authorised the representations made TO the
conveLtion), and asking suspension OF public
opinion upon the subject, until they had received
information direct from Gen. I On their receip.
OF this letter, they publicly renowned their adhe
sion TO the General as g no party candidate.
somc curiosity has been manifested by the pub
lie in regard to this letter OF General Taylor, but
il has not been heretofore published.
Baron ROUGE, La, June 10, 1913.
GENTLEMEN IL have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt OF your polite communication OF the
18th INST, calling my attention TO certain state
ments relating to my position before the country
as n candidate for the presidency, which are re-
presented 10 have been made In the Wing Ma
iional Convention, held at Philadelphia, pending
The action Of that body, by Judge Saunders, OF
Louisiana, IN the name OF the delegation from
that State, and requesting to be informed whether
such statements were made by my authority. l
intern you IN reply, that GA their way to that con-
vention, Judges Winchester and Saunders, of the
Louisiana delegation. who have been tor many
years my personal friends and neighbors, wrote,
requ es,ing my views, before the meeting OF the
conve ntion, as to the course desired my friends
to pursue in that body. In two communications
addressed to them in reply, informed them, In
substar &C. that at my distance from the scene, It
WI Guild be Impossible Tor me to give any special IN
strucuons spon The subject; that many questions or
contingencies might anse during the action OF the
conventions the character OF which | could not
toretel, end thai they must therefore assume the
responsibility OF acting for me- that felt my honor
| ard interest safe IN their hands; that Whatever
they should see tit to. do, Iswoud most cordially
| approve. substantially informed them, further,
that unless they should discover IN evident dis
position TO treat me unfairly, which, had no reason
| for snpposng would be the case, thought my
| ifends should 60 into convention, as they had
been selected by their feow-citizens tor this pur-
pose but that having once entered 1t. they were OF
| course bound if were not nominated, to sustain
| and support the nominee, whoever ne mght be;
and hoped they would do SD, heart and soul.
| That was candidate Tor the presidency only so
! far as my friends had chosen 10 make me; but
having been placed in my present attitude towards
that subject without any agency or act OF my own,
directly or indirectly. did rot feel myself al
Liberty, by any such act, to withdraw myself; that
| do whenever they should see lit; and finally, II
| they could succeed in eleciing to that Office sny
I one better qualified for its duty than | was, and
who al the some time honest, truthful, aud
pa,iiot,c, il their duty TO ge for hm and far
iron! being disappointed or mortified, should hail
the result with Joy.
Under the general authority thus given to these
gentlemen, shall deem whatever statements they
may have made to be right and proper; and con.
fident of their integrity, and IN the sincerity OF
their friendship, shall sustain them without qua
! liticaiion. l. therefore take upon my own shout
ders the responsibility of the acts OF the Loui sana
delegation IN the convention, and am prepared to
stand by the consequences, IN their length and
| breadth. regret exceedingly that NV friends in
| Baltimore. whom ynn represent. shonld thus mis-
! understand the course pursued by the LOUISIANA
! delegation IN convention, and ehould have ina
| gincd had abandoned the position ! held Ia my
published letters on this subject.
| tcelbonnd to respect the oprnions OF those VINO
honestly differ from me and while | feel con.
scious of 10 change ct feeling, or Inconsistency
| on my part, cannot expect or desire that any OF
! lcrce 10 their own sense al right and wrong, by
| supporting my election, while they believe have
changed sny political views.
/ | ask no man, he he WING or democrat, or ma.
! tive Ameican, fer his vote ltakeeyery American
cilizen's interest in the welfare OF his country to
! be IS pure and as deep Us my own /; aud have
! therefore right, and certainly no desire, to il-
t1uerce his action the exercise Of Che Important
| Cuiy OF voting for officers of his government
With due respect, &c,
Il. TAYLOR
To Mess,s. Chas. III Phillips, Jno. w. Walker,
TLOs. Ii. Alexander, and others.