Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-07-05
LIPPARD'S LETTER TO PRESIDENT
TAYLOR.
PHILADELPHIA, MAY %, l949.

PHILADELPHIA, MAY %, 1849.
Will you pardon me if | make bold to say a
few words with you in explanation of the rea-
SONS which induced me to support you for the
Office of President of the United States! These
reasons may also give some idea of the motives
which swayed hundreds of thousands of your
fellow citizens.
| am no politician. / never yet asked for an
office, and certainly shall not ask one at your hands
In speaking to YOU | do not lay claim to any
political influence. am backed by no clique, I
control no body of voters; only speak to you
as citizen of the United States, having no
influence beyond my vote, and the truth which
utter.
In the year l847, while amember of the Dem
ocratc Association of the County of Philadelphia.
began the first of series of four works upon
the history of Mexico. That first book of the
series was intended to comprise history of your
campaign in Mexico. While writing that work,
became wildly impressed with the frankness,
the iron common sense, the answering sin
cerlty OF your character Sick of the warfare
OF parties, looked to you as the man who
had been called by Providence to put an end to
the mercenary bitterness of this warfare, by as
sumiRg the position of Neutrality-suspicious. with
parties, but in the hearts of the people
And this idea OF your character embodied in the
work to which reference is made, was dffused by
its pages among class of voters entirely distinct
and separate from the Wing party class of
voters who, imbued with the progressive spirit of
Christianity, as embodied in the history of the
wing corporation of Philadelphia, and who are
in favor Of Judicial and National Reform-who
advocate the freedom of the public domain, and
the right of labor to the harvest of its toll This
idea induced me to desert my party associates,
break party lines, and advocate Zachary TAYLOR
as the candidate of the people.
In the month of April, 1913, your chances for
the Presidency were vague and uncertain. The
wing politicians of Philadclphia-at least the
most prominent of them all-fairly laughed at
the mention of your name in connection with that
high Office. When the Baltimore convention as
sembled, it was the earnest hope of thousands
of the Democratic masses that you would re-
ceive the nomination at the hands of the Repre-
sentatlves of the Democratic party. This hope
proved fruitess. But at the Wing convention,
: assembled in Philadelphia, in June, 1913, par
ty lines were firmly broken the very spirit and
front of the whig party were crushed. Henry
Clay, baloted for in the name of the wing party,
failed to receive its votes, and Zachary Taylor
nominated IN the name Of the People," was
presented to the people without any other plat
form than his independence from the spirit and
trammels of party.
Doubtless YOU have often had described to Won
the scenes which marked the history of this
June COnyention-the dismay of the wing politi-
clans of the veritabe wing school-the curses,
both loud and deep, with which they breathed
your name-the three-fold sacrifice of wing prln-
clples, wing platforms land Henry cay at 'e 'ee
OF Tachary iayi az; ,o,.;o, amid tho rr;,s of
',d u. ;n,tod IN tho nan1o If tho noo
Mo tho Who nartv J;d mot daro 10 claim, Won
as 9'? Of tho tr,,o ,r s+or,r nm
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great zeal Vi reluctance 'l!a' ! an lhuuccu
trouble you again; ana h4Vlng laith III you no"
II as have mad ever since pledged WHAT literary
s. reputation possess to you in my ooe On, Iii
LEGENDS OF MEXICO OR BATTLES OF lAYLoR'
u i make Doid TO say frank WORD 'otlle Uehera
ID OF the people Wv,
Inns Is tne case WIN thouSahus oI Demo
Gratis IN tins state depend upon your deGlara
ton " that you Woulu Ill no case DC the rreSi
as dent OF party out 'ne rIesiueh' Vi t.'g PEG
IL pie Oh this grouhu 'le DcIhUcrdtS vi rem
in syvama VIII vote tof you oy huhdreus anu 'hou
be sands
But we are now told lhat you are exciu
90 syely the wing candidate, 10 DC run as wing
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Is ne the DEMOCRACY muiuieu So Jt1 to 'l'ousA'OS
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