Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1849-06-04
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the Union) from a leading Taylor Democrat of
Pennsylvania. Mr.. Lippard's letter to General
Taylor sheds light upon and fully explains the
force of the no-pary pledges in Gen. Taylors
reply From hat we ourselves have seen, we
have not the least doubt, that thousands of Dem
ocrats voted Tor Taylor under his pledges--that
they elected hinl--and that, were the election to
occur now, he woull be abandoned by those
Democrats and ingloriousy defeated. This ex-
position OF the transparent humbug of no-party-
ism will excite attention every Nhere-and no
where else more than in Virginia, who has just
shown hat she thinks Of Tay lotisln Eng.
From the Washington Union.]
PHILADELPHIA, May a. 1870.
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 fell
low citizens.
am no politician | never yet asked for an
Office, and certainly shall not ask one at your
hands lin speaking to you do not lay claim to
any political influence. am backed by no
Clique: control no body of voters: only speak
to you as a citizen Of the United States, having
10 influence beyond my vote, and the truth
which utter
In tha year is47 while a member Of the De-
mocratic Association of the county of Philadel-
phia, began the first of series Of four works
upon the history of Mexico. That first book of
the series was intended 10 comprise history OF
Your campaigns in Mexico. While writing that
work, became wildly impressed with the
frankness the iron common sense, the unsWerv-
ing sincerity of your character. Sick Of the war
fare 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
smning the position of Washington--not 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 diff
fused by its pages among class of voters entire
" distinct and separate from the Wing party--a
class of voters who, imbued with the progress
i've spirit of Christianity are opposed to the prin
ciples Of the Wing party, as embodied in the
history of the Wing corporation Of Philadelphia,
and who are in favor of judicial and national re-
forr1-who advocate the freedom of the public
domain and the right of labor to the harvest of
It's toll This idea Induced me to desert my par
~ associations, break party lines, and advocate
Zachary Taylor as the candidate of the people.
In thu month of April, 1s4s, your chances for
tue I feSlleHCy Nt!e Nd9 dllu ulCeILdln ne
Wing politicians in Phladelp hia-at least the
the mention of your name in connection with
that high office When the Baltimore Conven-
ton assembled, it was the earnest hope of thou
sands of the Democratic masses that you would
receive the nomination at the hands of the rep
resentatives of the Democratic party. This hope
proved freitless But at the Wing Convention,
assembled in Philadelphia in June, 1913, party
lines were finally broken; the very spirit and
front OF the Wing party were crushed. Henry
Clay, balloted for in the name of the Wing par
ty, failed to receive its votes, and Zachary Tay-
loF, nominated GIN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE,"
was presented to the people without any other
platform than his independence from the spirit
and trammels of party.
Doubtless YOU have often had described to YOU
the scenes which marked the history of this June
convention-the dismay of the Wing politicians
of the veritable Wing school-the curses, both
loud and deep, with which they breathed your
name-the three-fold sacrifice of Wing princi-
pies, Wing platforms, and Henry Clay, at the feet
OF Zachary Taylor.
Nominated at this convention amid the ruin.
of Whigism, and nominated in the name of the
people, the Wing party did not dare TO claim
you veritable Wing, of the true Wing stamp,
until about the 9th of July, 1913, when news
came to Philadelphia that Hon Balie Peyton
had, in New Orleans, solemnly endorsed you as
Il Wing, and placed Your feet somewhere amid
the ruins of the demolished Wing platform
This statement gave inexpressible pain to
thousands of your friends in Pennsylvania Well
aware that you had not been nominated as the
candidate of any party, certain that you could
not by any chance be elected in the name or on
the platform of the Wing party, your friends--I
speak of the masses, who loved you for Yourself
and for your independent position-received the
statement of Mr.. Peyton with an emotion that
was not to be mistaken or evaded. They felt
that either Mr. Peyton in error, or that
Zachary Taylor had falsified his often-repeated
pledges. Under the influence of this wide
spread feeling, made bold to write and send to
YOU the following letter. Its very abruptness of
style indicates the sincerity which impelled its
composition
PHILADELPHIA, July s, 1913.
GENERAL: Will you regard word from a
friend as impairment OF obtrusive! 1t is after
great deal of reluctance that | am induced to
trouble you again but having faith in you now,
as have had ever since pledged what itera-
~ reputation possess to you in my book
'"THE LEGENDS OF Mexico, OR BATTLES OF
TAYLoR"-I make bold to say frank word to
the general of the people.
This is the case With thousands of Demo-
Gratis in this State, depend upon your declara-
ton "that you would in no case be the President
of a party, but the President of the People" On
this ground the Democrats of Pennsylvania will
vote for you by hundreds and thousands.
But we are now told that you are exclusively
the Wing candidate, to be run Wing, elect
ed as Wing, and under Wing issues.
If this be the case, the State of Pennsylvania
will be lost to Taylor and the country.
| do not believe this to be the case. Those
who think with me in this county do not believe
it, But to set the matter at rest, will you an
swer this letter with one line! and with that
line the democratic hundreds and thousands of
Pennsylvania will move in a body for you.
General, do not reject this appeal from man
who loves you for your battles, and the moral
grandeur displayed in them; but loves you, first
and last, because you have taken the position of
Washington--not with parties, but in the hearts
of the people.
j.. And as for the line, say simply: II an still
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