Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-05-29
REACTION.

per,svlyauia. Mir. Lippard's letter 10 Gen. lay
,or sheds light upon and fully explains tne ioi.e
n The no-parly pledges in Gen. TayioTs reply
From what we ourselves have seen, we nave ho'
the least doubt, that thousands Of Democrats w.
ted for Taylor under his pedges-that lney e'ee'
rod bin-and that, we're The election TO occur now,
be would tie abandoned by those Democrats anu
.neloriously defeated. This exposition OF The
Transparent huubug Of no.pariyism will e1cHe
attention every where-and no where else more
,ban in Virginia, who has just shown what she
thinks Of Taylorism:
From the Washington Union
PHILADELPHIA, May y, ls49.
Will YOU pardon me il make bold TO say
few words with you in explanation OF the fea'
sons which induced me 10 support you ior Inc IN, OF.
fee OF Presden, Of The United Siales1 Inese
reasons may also give some idea OF the motives
which swayed hundreds oflhousands OF your lei
low-citZens.
lam no politician. | never ye, asked Tor an
office, and certainly shall not ask one al your
hands In speaking TO you, do mol lay claim 10
any political influence am backed oy no
CLIQUE | control no body Of voters: only speah
10 Won az citizen Of the United States, having
no influence beyond my voIe and The trulh ~n'cD
| | uter ~, r.
In The year lS47, while member OF lhe De-
mocraic Association of the comfy oil Pnilanel-
phia began the first OF SERIES OF Tour Works
mon the history Of Mexico. That first book OF
| lhe series was intended 10 comprise history oil
YOUR campaigns in Mexico. While writing mat
work became yivitS; impressed with me frank
ness, The iron common sense, the answering STU
| reritv Of your character. Sick Of The warfare Of
parties looked 10 You as the man WHO lac peeh
| called by Providence 10 pul an end 10 The merce-
nary bitterness OF this warfare, by assuming me
position of Washingion-not with parties, but 10
| the hearts OF The people,
And This idea Of your character, embodied IN
| the work 10 which reference is made, was dill
fused by lis pages among a class OF voters entire
" distinct and separate from the Wing Party-a
| class OF Tolcrs, who, imbued with the progress.
siye spirit of Chrisianiy, are opposed 10 the
principles Of The Wing parry, as embodied IN
the history of the Wing corporation OF Phla.
| delphia, and who are in favor Of Iutlclai ano
national reform-who advocate The freedom c!
me public domain and Inc right OF labor TO The
harvest Of its loil. This idea induced me 10 De,
serl my party associations. break party lines, and
advocate Zachary Taylor as ,be candidate Of Inc
people.
In The month Of April, l84s, your chances
| for the Presidency were vague and uncerlaIn.-
| The Wing politicians in Philadelphia-at least
| The most prominent VI them all-farly laughed
| al the mention OF your name in conne1on with
that high Office. When lie Baltimore Convex
lion assembled, i was the earnest hope o. lhou.
sands of The Democratic masses that you would
receive The nomination al The hancs OF me repre-
.enlaliyes OF Inc Democratic party. This nope
| proved ffui!less. But al the Wing Convention,
assembled in Philadelphia in June, lS4S, party
| lines were finally broken: The very spirit and
front Of the Wing party were crushed. henry
| Clay, baloed for IN The name OF Toe wing
| parry, tailed 10 receive lis votes, and IacnaIy
| Tayiur dominated I'm THE NAME or THE ESQ
PIE" was presenle! In The people without any
other platform than his independence from me
! spirit and rammels OF party.
Dou Iless you have often had described to you
| the scenes which marked The history oil this June
| conyenton-lhe disnay OF the Wing politicians
of The yerable Wing school-the curses, both
loud and deep, with which they breahed your
name-the three. fold sacrifice OF Wing prInci-
piles. Wing platforms, and Henry Clay, al the
feet Of Zachary Taylor
Nominated al this convention amid Inc ruins
| of Whigism, and nominated in The name oil Inc
people, The Wing party did mol dare 10 claim you
as vefilabic Wing, OF The true Wing stamp
| mill abou, the 9Th OF July, lS48, when news
came TO Philadelphia that Hon. Bailie peylon
| had, in New Orleans, solemnly endorsed you a.
a Wing, and placed your feet somewhere amid
the ruins OF The demolished Wing platform.
This statement gave incrpressible pam le
thousands oil your friends in Pennsylvania. wen
aware that you had not been nomnae cd as can
didale OF any party, certain that you could mol oy
| any chance be elected 10 the name or On Inc pat
\ g.. iFiPndS-I
CT the masses, who loved yon Tor youfsell anc
| for YOU independent, position -receyed The stale
! men, OF MIR. Peylon with an emotion mat was
| 10, 10 be Ir.i>iaken or evaded. Ihey 1eH tha'
| either Mr.. Ptylun vas ~ error, Or mat Zachary
| TAYLOR had ialsifed his ciIen-repea'ed pledges
4 Under he influence Of this widespread feeling,
! made hold to write and send 10 you The follow
ing leller. It's very abrup.ness OF sye indicates
The sincerity which imnelled It's composition:
| PHILADELPHIA, JuLY 5. ls4s.
| GENERAL WIN you regard word from friend as
impairment obtrusve? u ID atier sien uea, " M,
having faith in you now, as have mao ever sinee
pledged what literary reputation possess 70 you M NY
| hook-"THR LEGENDS o. MEXICO, on bArILEs Oh AZ
,oa,I make bold 10 say frank word TO the general oil
This + The case With thousands Of Democrats In This
State drnend upon your declaration "lha you would
In no case be the President Of party but thr fresueht
of the People" On this ground the Democrats o renh
sylvania viii for you by hundreds ahn thousands
But we are now told that you are exclusively lho
Wbir candidate 10 be- run as Whlg elected as wing
! and under Wing issues.
If this be the case, the state oil fehnsy'aha w" p
| lost 10 Taylor and the country. -
with me In this county do not believe H. But To ie e
matter rest, will you answer TINS elte, WIN one
and with that line the democratic hnndt6as anu 'ho
| sands Of Pennsylvania will move In 6ody LOT you
| General, do not reject this appeal from man VINO
loves you for your battles, and the moral grandeur III
trIa, ham hut live
YOU have taken the position of Washlngon-not win
parties, but in the hearts Of The people an
not sf party e1elrsptyj but sssSdss At ga s ca"
| didate of the phole psop!s." GEohSE LIZ hnD'
Here, General, was The whole case, plainly
stated in line You we're here told that J
the auemp; was made 10 elect you as wing
and upon Wing issues, the Stale OF PennsyivS-
MIA would certainly be lost 10 Taylor ana ue
Country AT that time, with thousands oil Demo
Gratis, believed tina, your eec'iou as the cdhai-
date ot the people would subseryc The best INFER
ests OF tie conn'ry. And what was your ieP.s
to this letter, which appealed 20 the best feelings
Of your nalure2 On The 9Th Of Angus, recciv-
ed your answer, which annex:
IPnya,e.l BA1os ROUGE, tLnl July 81 ls4s.
DEIn Srs Your letter Of the 9Th inst, asking Of me
line or in regard 10 my position as candidate LOT
the Presidency, has been duly received:
In reply, nave 10 say THAT Az NOT A FATTY cas-
. Ia
. Parry, BUT THI PtRsipgsT or THE WHOLE PEOPLE
am, dear sir, with high respect and regard your
mos, obedenl servant, T. TAYLOR.
GroNsx LrrrAsD. esq, Philadelphia, Pa
This, you viii remember, was after You had
accepted the Wing nomination, in Letter which
said no!hns al all about Wing principles
The publication CT your letter Q! July "a Gre
a,ed a great excitement among the people and
The politicians
Wing papers in New York denounced il as a
nlocofoco' forgery The North American, IN
Philadelphia, (once the organ OF Henry Clay,
and now The Northern organ OF the Secretary Q!
stale,) seized upon The word "P'iudts," and IN
weary columns assailei the person TO wnom the
letter was addressed, as the betrayer OF your con-
Science. Other Journals, however, which cireu.
lated among the masses, hailed this letter with
unqualified approval and placed il al The head OF
their columns as "lhe great creed and wachword
OF The Taylor party"
| must frankly tell you, that had YOU not made
Iao nod in this letter tor one