Democratic banner., 1849-06-25
[Frou, the Washington Union.
Thezppeal 81 q Taylor Democrat,

cur readers 1t ID q bold, animated, and
stirring, appeal.to the President. We have
uodoubt, with its author, that thousands of
democrats were induced to vote for Cen
tE4i Taylor in consequence of his pledges;
and We doubt not that almost ell of them
viii abandon his administration in conse.
gusncs ofhis having violated these pledges.
The following letter carries force with it.
bscause its main statement is true. Gen.
Taylor could never have been elected with
out the vote of the Taylor democrats, and
be could never have obtained their votes
without the pledges which he gave. We
call the readers attention particularly to
the correspondence which passed between
MI. Liprard and General Taylor during the
campaign. The Generals letter to Mr.. L.
hss been frequently published, but Mr.. L.'s
latte, to the General is now for the first
time given to the world. letter sheds
light upon the Generals. ItshOws why the
General wrote his letter, and hosO tits to be
interpreted.
PHILADELPHIA, Mays, ls49.
Will you pardon me if / make bold to say
few words with you in explanation of the
reasons 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
on Office, and certainly shall not ask one at
your hands. In speaking to you, l do not
ley claim to any political influence. 1 am
backed by no clique: I control 10 body of
voters: / only speak to you as a citizen Of
the United States, having no influence be-
yond my vote, and the truth which I utter.
In the year lS47, while a member of the
Democratic Association of the county Of
Philadelphia, l began the first of series Of
four works upon the history of Mexico
That first book of the series was intended
to comprise a history of your campaigns in
Mexico. While writing that work, l be-
CAM wildly impressed with the frankness,
the iron common sense, the answering sim
eerity Of your character. Sick of the war
fare of parties, I looked to you as the man
who had been called BY Providence to pu,
an end to the msrcenary bitterness of this
warfare, BY assuming the position Of Wash
~ington-not with parties, but in the hearts
Of the people.
And this idea Of your character, embodi-
ed in the work to which reference is made,
was difused by its pages among a class Of
voters entirely distinct and separate from
the wing party; q class of voters who, i'm
bued with the progressive spirit of Christi
anity, are opposed to the principles 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.
torn-who advocate the freedom ofthe pub
lie domain and the right of labor to the har-
vest Of its toll. This idea induced me to
desert my party associations, break party
lines, and advocate Zachary Taylor as the
candidate Of the people.
In the month of April, 1s4s, your chan
ess for the presidency were vague and un-
estain. The wing politicians in Philadel-
Phia-at least the most prominent of them
al-fairly laughed at the mention of your
name in ~connexion with that high Office
When the Baltimore Convention assembled,
it was the earnest hope of thousands of the
democratic masses that you would receive
the nomination at the hands of the repre-
sentstives of the democratic party. This
hope proved fruitless. But at the wing con-
vsntion, assembled in Philadelphia in June,
ls4s, party lines were finally broken: the
very spirit and trout Of the wing party were
crushed. Henry Clay, balloted for in the
name Of the wing party, failed to receive its
votes, and Zachary Taylor, nominated SIN
THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE," was presented
to the people without any other platform