The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-07-27
The Independent Taylor Party of MARYLAND.


&c The Buena VISTA the organ of the Independ-
ent Taylor party OF Maryland in lis number for the
10Th inst, contains the letter addressed by the In
dependent Taylor Electors OF MARYLAND to Gen,
Taylor, with regard 10 the statement made bv
Judge Saunders, Of louisiana to the Wing National
Convention, Of which the following is an extract.
I'VE have the honor to enclose 10 YOU a coDv If
that statement, taken from the Baltimore American
of June ION, and Identical in substance win The
versions which have appeared, elsewhere in the
reported proceedings of the Convention The
statement, you will perceive submits vour CLAIMS
| unegWyocally, and proiessedy BY your authority
10 The decision of party convention and commits
you 10 the withdrawal Of your name from the can
NaSs, unless you should receive the whip nor1jna-
on. ne ground, thus taken for YOU is so utterly
inconsistent with the position which You have as
Sumeu Tor yourself, on every occasion on which
you have presented your own views 10 VoIIr conn
lrymen, that we have not hesitaied to express our
convection of Its incOrrectness as will appear by
the card which we take the liberty TO transmit 10
you with this letter. A high confidence in your
purity and honor has been one of the main eIe-
menis in the enthusiasm with which volIr indie
pendent friends OF Maryland have left the ranks
OF both parties, to bring your name before the peo-
pie 10 that confidence you have cordially re-
spOnded, and 1t remains, part altogether I'M
shaken and unabated. II is simply for the purpose
OF taking from your enemies the solitary preteyi for
With ildS ever DHtl connected
with your name, that we and those whom we re-
present are anxious to be favored with vour own
authority to do you Justice in the premises
With regard to the answer received from Gen.
Taylor 10 this letter. the D." Buena Vista - remarks
d" A letter has been received from Gem Taylor
by the committee Of coffts pOndence and the cleo
tors of the Independent party, in reply to one
which they addressed him Oh the I2lh Of June
At the special request Of Gen. Taylor. that letter
v,-1ll ,, 4, 4 4. !.
submitted to theHAate Convention. at the meeting
on The 2Sth. Having been favored with an oppOr-
unity OF peruslng II, We are permitted 10 say that
+ Gen. Taylor fully adopts and sanctions the state
ment Of Judge Saunders which We repubiiSh to-
day, and recognises that statement as having been
made by his authority, 1t is needless for us 10 say
that the ground on which we have heretofore stood
in our support of Gen. Taylor is thus taken frol
under lis deliberately and unequivocaIlv. by the
individual in whose behalf We assumed it. and
there be neither doubt difficulty in regard
to the alternative which such state Of things pre-
sents TO us
After making a full statement of the previous po-
sition Of the paper and the Independent parry, The
s. Buena Vista =" further adds:
This is the last number of the Buona Vista
which viii be issued. Our cause has suffered that
worst Of misfortunes-he failure Of its leader
We must take back to our own bosoms the conf
dence we had so freely iavished we can be true
| to ourselves when others are untrue to us. The"
cause OF our county still remains. fail Of Vitality
and more than ever worthy Of Our devotion; the
genius of the constitution still invokes our l.aIty
and reverence. In the approaching political CON
test, the philosophy of Indifference is ours. We
rely upon the fortunes Of the republic, and in III.
meantime remain neutral between the rival com
pefitors for place. Nevertheless it is for each one
to determine his own course for himself A. uu
organization in behalf of Gen. Taylor for the Pres
/ idency, our bond OF unity is cone"