Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1848-09-28
GEN, TAYLOR'S LETTER.
[ RePwbtiskcdt y Request ]
EAST PAscAe.ULA, Sept. 4. lS45.

DEAR SIR:-On the ga day tf May
last I addressed you letter explaining my
views in regard 20 various matters of pub
lie policy, Test my fellows Tiers might be
miSled by the maRy contradictory and con.
aicting statements in respect to them
which Appeared in the journals Of the day,
and were circnlared throughout, the country
l now find myself misrePteSented and ms,
understood upon another point Of such im>
por,ance TO myself personally, if moi 70 the
country al large, as 10 cl lin from me a
candid aid connected exposition of nv re-
iatiOnS 10 the pablo in regard to the pend.
ing Presidential canvass.
The utmost ingenuity has been expended
upon several letters, and detached sentences
Of letters, which have recently appeared
over my signature. to show that ocrupvl
an eQuivocal attitude toward The various.
parties inl. which the people are divided.
and especially toward the Whie party, rs
represented hy tbs. National Convention
which assembled in Philadelphia in June
last. Had these letters aud scra ps of let.
ters been published or Guns ,rned in connec>
ton with what | have here,ofore SAID npon
this subj CT, should nj, now have 10
complain Of tho speed with which my an.
swers tu isolated questions have been givea
up t0 the capiioas criticism Of those who
have been made my enemies by nomina.,
,ion which has bee rendered to mn without
solicitation or arrangement Of mine-Or &c
the manner III which Selec'ed passages 10
some Of my letters, written ia the freedom
aad careaeSsMes> OF a confidential cores
pon,lence, have been Communicated 10 The
public press But riven form the cunlext,
and separated fam les of explanatory
facts ard circumstances which are, in Sl
far as this canvas IS concerned, historical,
they are as deceptive as though they we e
positive fahrieatlOnS. ! aidr SIS yoh this
letter TO correct the injustice that has been
done me and the public 10 the extent that /
am an object of in crest 10 them, by this lib
eral process.
<haltnOt weary you by an elaborate res
ci'al Of every incident connected with the
nrst presentation OF my nS*ae as candis
date for the Presidency. t%as then al lhe
head Of the American Army in'ihe valley
of the Rio G'a,.de ] was surrounded by
Wings and Democrats, who slo0d.by are in
the trying hours OF my life, and hoai II
was my destiny 10 conduct through scenes
Of sill greater trial. My .:uiy 10 that Al !.
my, and 10 that Republic who's" battle S We
| we,c waging, forbade my ass AIMING par
silion Of Sc, ming hostility 10 any por,ion
| Of the brave men under my communicate
| of whom knew I.was v hig in principle.
for made no concealment of my political
sentiments or predictions.
I Sach has ttet the violence ofparly strug.
GIGS daring oar hate Presidential eject hsxs-s,
hat the acceptance III a nomination, undtf
the variOus interpretations gwen 10 the OBJ
lig"tions OF a candidate presented 10 the
| public with II Formally of political primes
pies, was equivalent almost TO u declaration
OF unccmpr"m,Sihg enmi'y 10 all WHO did
net Subscribe 10 It's tene,s. 1 was unwii-
ling 10 hazard the effect of such relation
ship Toward any OF the soldiers under my
command, when IN front If al enemy com.
| mon to US all. IL would have been unjust
| in itself. and II was as repugnant 10 my
own feelings as IL was 10 NY duty. ! wan
ted UNITY IN The army, and forbade any act
that might show The seeds Of disirusi aud
d!scord ia its tanks. have mol my letters
written al the lime before me, but they are
all Of one import, and 10 conformity w'lll
the views he, eiu expressed.
| Meanwhile was solicited by my personal
| friends and by strangers, by Wings and Demo-
Gratis, to consen, ~ become Candidate. wa
Illuminated by the people IN primary asseui-
ol'es-by wings, Democrats aud Natives II
separate ana mixeo meetings. 'es's'ed men
al. ana contiiiusd ~ q" 30 III leo 10 belleV
lhat my opposition "as assuming me aspett
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