The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-02

ABOUT 10 decide the solemn and
tous question whether Gen Taylor shall not be finally
and summarly struck of from the actual and available
wing ticket OF several Of those northern whg States
where the strength OF the party lies
We have thus massed together, into one long sentence
some inadequate statement of the tremendous price which
the wings have paid for General Tayors sa born nom
nation And now behold the sadly farccal result and
upshot OF II all This Philadelphia nomination, for
which The wing party has thus bare.ed its uery soul
turning (as the Tribune tells us) its session hall into
great national slaughter house in solemn official
shape To- General Taylor Baton Rouge and he who has
heretofore been pouring his grateful thanks for
every little petty demonstrate throughout the country
either feels that he has placed himself equvoca and
suspicious position towards the wings at Philadelphia
that ne does dare touch their letter for fear that ii
may require of answer else he looks up
on the wing party nomination w such supreme and con-
ePtous indifference, that he will pay ten cents in
decent respect the official announcement of it, and so
thruss II back unopened into the post Office window
where il is offered for his perusal
We look, confess, with as much surprise as any
upon this ten-een theory of the transaction in ques
on and have many scraples anybody about adopt
ing IT true. But it is avowed for General Tav-
or that he refuses his letters unless they are paid or
ranked, he knows the dwriting and the bundle
OF refused letters which had probably been for some time
accommodating, (and among which was Governor More
heads) would altogether have him The very fearful
and enormous of dollars, This aoas, per-
haps, more than he thought the official knowledge
of the wing partys nomination WORTH under the
peculiar circumstances of the case But other proof
is not wanting of the value which General TAYLOR set on
the wing nomination, and of the effect which ii produced
on his mind very hearty and respectable captain of
steamboat going down the river stopped his boat al
Baton Rouge, and handed the General letter (apprizng
him of its purpor0 which gave him the first unofficial in
tellgence of his nomination THIS letter the General did
read When he had read it, says of his friends he
said, "A fine day, captain" "a good passage down,
captan'" "And then he arlddied alcaye WE'LL tastes
will differ, and this may be the natural language and
bearing of patriotism and dignifed wisdom and states
manshp upon such an occasion. But has never APP
peared quite In that light to Indeed. taken in connex
ion with the refusal of the letters il has seemed to
show that feeling which would have been decenHy re-
speut both to the Philadelphia convention and to the
people In order to test this question, let fancy that
great man who always found in his heart the fit sensb
N and on his tongue the fit word for every OCCASION and
comparison between whom and General Taylor has
been often challenged by the Generals ndiscreet ad-
mirers-le us only fancy ( there be not even in the
fancy something like PROCLAMATION of a revered and
immortal name) the first intelligence of such tribute
OF respect and confidence from the great conservative
party of the country received by George Washing
ton Would he have deemed seemly to indicate his
first feeling the subject by commonplace about the
weather. and question about the trip thereafter quickly
4" lcdddiing ardy2" Does not rather this quick toad
ding acay seem like attempt, and very awkward
attempt, TO shuttle quick possible out of the first
pressure OF very bad scrape AT all events, it go
with the to show the impression produced on Gene
raj Taylor by his dearly bought nomination If the
wings like ii, exactly. we have quarrel with them.
We say sad scrape for that the whig nomination did
place General Taylor in such predicamen subsequent
events have but too clearly proved 1t will be freshly
remembered by readers that, Immediately after the
nomination. the Independent Taylor electors of Mary
land published card, and sent letter TO General Taylor,
explicitly declaring that they regarded the
made in his behalf by the Louisiana delegation Phila
dephia as totally unauhorizey him. because was in
direct uiodtio of his solemn and reiterated and pub
shed pledges, both to them and other Independents
Then the Bale Peyton card fully ratifyng, in
General Taylors name, the Louisiana statement; and
with it came the declaration OF Messrs. Winthrop and
Stewart that they just about the time had received
for publication and the point OF publishing, on
behalf OF General Taylor utter dsauocai OF that same
statement, which the Peyton card distinctly avowed
and confirmed Then, forthwith, the Maryland indie
dependents inform that they, too, just in receipt
of reply of General Taylor the subject, 1chich he
forbids them publish. Its tenor is such, however,
that their organ-the Buena Vista-makes haste to pro-
claim their independent organization dsolped and Gen
eral Taylors pledges to them broken Then comes
the Independent Convention, hears the letter read with
closed doors, and rdtes by It's vote the proclaimed dis
solution of their independent organization
no other for their than those given in the
Buena VISTA but still withholding the letter from the
public eye!
Now, have it from most respectable and reliable
authority claiming be cognsant of the contents of that
leer-and for ourselves said yesterday, fully
beievethat in General Taylor does dssauor hauing
previously authorised, any acay the Losiana state
nent but since il has been made, and has got him the
nomination. he willing let it stand without further
contradiction If this be SO, it fully explains, not only
the suppression of the letter. but the dsbandng of the
Taylor party and we do not what other
state Of facts can explain both these For,
if these things be so, appears that the Louisiana dele
CATION first without authority took the responsibility of
violating General Tayior's pledges for him and that
now, since the deed has been DONE and done with
cess General Taylor is willing let them stay Violated
provided only that the Independents acM not expose him