The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-05-12

the entire letters from which the extracts taken. when
moi 50 long as to preclude publication with my remarks
(See Note Al ~
come now to very important admission, which The
honora able senator felt constrained TO make The dscla
raons of General Taylor were so numerous and pointed
and il was so impossible 10 constTte them A. anything
short of uneauyocal pledges stand and independent
OF party that the honorable SENATOR borne down BY the
accumulated weight Of the evidence admits that he must
draw distinction between the earlier and later
pondence OF the PRESIDENT" that he did in the first place
take the ground that he would not become party
candidate !" and that be subsequently, became convinced
ON Sy one o he great psss q hs
try, and changed his posifion." The senator says
!" Before any convention was held he mansaeda change
q and At the pnsdspas convention = was
men " and ne then became the candidate OF the whg
party
We have then the admission OF the honorable senator.
who appears the advocate and defender OF the admin
istraton and who may be supposed to speak with some
authority that previous TO the convention referred TO-.
General Taylor did stand pledged not become party
candidates. and that he subsequently changed his purpose
He is thus placed upon the no-pariy platform by the
ihortave acknowledgment of the senator He placed,
them, in position Inconsistent with that which he now
construction which give to "the earlier correspond
ence," is thus admitted to be correct Now sir, the
honorable senator having placed him upon that party
fact is incumbent him 10 show when he descended
whiss Bat shis 10 iaiisdso %. VIII show. on the
efir he Philadelphia convention, in his own letters.
declared himself still 10 be upon the no-party PLATFORM
and bound himself to strong bolts Of iron blocks
ofgante Nay. sir. the statue Of Washington in yonder
enclosure, is not firmly fixed upon its pedestal than
was General Taylor upon that platform
The Philadelphia convention was held on the 7th,
ssn, and 2h Of June isas and now read letters Of
The broad denial to the senator's position that he had
then become the whg candidate and asserts that he is
not party candidate" but still remains in the position
rl hlrn 10 anrI daprn Tha
hrst and most remarkable is in answer to letter
from Mr. Lppard Of Pennsylvania the scope and object
Of which may be best understood by an examination of
The letters entire Mr.. Lppard writes as follows:
PnlLADRLPHlA, July 5, 1915.
GEsERAL VIII you regard word from friend as inn
pertinent or obuusive his aer good deal OF reluctance
a. Is sd s hs wa
atation possess 70 you in my book-"The Legends Of
Mexico. Or Battles Of Taylor" make bold to say frank
This is the case With thousands Of democrats in this
0od "
people, On this ground the democrats Of Pennsylvania
a a the why
randidae 10 be as whig elected as whg and un-
ths be the case the State Of Pennsylvania will be
10 Taylor and the country
do not believe this TO be the case. Those who think
with ia this county do believe IT, But TO set The
rest, viii you this letter with one line
and With the democratic hundreds and thousands
Df Pennsh sana will move In a body Tor you.
General do reject this appeal from who loves
you battles. and the morai grandeur displayed in
aiken the position OF Washington with parties but
the hearts Of the people. et4 .
Aud as fo the lime. say simply; ~ am sti the candi-
iale, OF party exclusively, but, a candidate at all,
the candidate Of the whole people ,,pp.pn
To which letter the following reply was received by
Mr.. Lppard, the 9th OF August following its date
IPriva,e.l Baron RoUaE, Qa.,) July "a. Isis
DKAR SIR Your letter Of the 9th instant, asking of
line two In regard 70 my position as candidate for the
In reply, have 10 say THAT AN NOT A PARTY cAspi
DATE. ad IL elected shall not nH TIE PRrsIDEs OF PAR
ry, THk PRESIDENT WHOLE PEOPLE,
am, oear sf with high respect aud regard, your most
obedisnt servant,
GroRsK LwrAnp, esq, Phladelphia, Pa.
Where now is the honorable senator's position that
"after be nominated by the Philadelphia conven-
tion and had accepted that nomination, he ods party
ednddafsT The contradiction Is positive and complete
not only in substance, but in language The very words
traversed. ''He was party candidate, says the
senator; I'll am not party candidate says General Tsy-
lor, nearly two months after the Philadelphia conven
ton The object for which this letter sought ap-
pears in that 10 which IL is reply. General Taylor Is
Told that thousands oil democrats in Pennsylvania depend
ed upon his declaration that he would in case be the
President Of party and prepared to vote for him
on that ground but that they were now told he had
become exclusively the wing candidate, in which case
the State would be lost 10 hm and hs vas assured that
hundreds and thousands OF that State would move M
body for him. And the writer says, that with this an
swer ms hands, ne addressed lne uemocatc masses
and on the security Of General TayloIs unbroken fath
assured them he could not become the President OF
party and appealed them 10 sustain him as the nde
pendent candidate who had no friends 10 reward and
enemies 10 punish. MIR Lippard also declares that with
out the assurances contained in this reply General lay
lor could not have obtained the vote OF Pennsylvania.
now present to the Senate General Tayofs letter oil
August o. accepting the nomination Of meeting Of dem
oerdne citizens Of Charleston South Carolina, on the
same ticket with General W. o. Butler, the democratic
candidate for Vice President:
Baron RoucK, CLa) August Q. lsts.
Sn Ihave the honor acknowledge the recePt Of
non or the 26h ultmo, officially announcing 10
me my noniesiion Tor the presidency BY large meeting
OF the democratic clzcos Of Charcstop, South Carolina,
held n thai city on m. 26h utmo, and which yoi
were the presiding oc~r This deliberate expression Of
friendly feeling existing towards by large aod respect
bsen recsvod by me wiih Of profound graniude,
and though IL poor for such high and nnmer
tied honor, beg them 10 accept my heartfelt thanks
Concluding that shis nomnaiscn IKE Az chem which
fsIowcirizens In various pau ci the Union gem
erousy offered me without pledges or condtcny ~ y
tha~ky accepted; and beg you . assure my Trends y
al the Office Tor which have bssn nomnssed IA shall be
my effort the discharRe Of It's responsibe du
ties 70 give satisisofion 70 my countrymen.
% your 00e0'''' 'e''''' r. TAYLOR
To W. B. PsIssLK, esq.
Comment upoa fhess stieu u unnecessary. We have
In one Of them the most positive declarations and IN the
other the acceptance Of nomination utterly inconsistent
Az Il 10 remove all chance for Misunderstanding what
he intended saying he would not be pary candidate
General Taylor has defined his meaning in hrs second let
Ter 10 Captain Allison dated East Psscagoua, September
fs4s find the extract in the speech OF the honora-
bic senator from Connecicu and present precisely as