The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-20

The cabinet organ out in long article yesterday
in reply 10 the speech Of Mr. Bradbury upon the subject Of
removals II endeavors relieve General Taylor of his
pledges against prescription. by attempting to show that,
when he nominated by the Philadelphia Convention
all his previous noparty pledges done away with,
and he then and there pledged by his friend, Judge
Saunders of louisiana TO change OF men and meas
ures"
This is the best and only really plausible plea which
can be put in defence OF Gen. Taylor for the violation
OF his word solemny and repeatedly pledged the Amer
lean people But the fact that neither he nor his par.
tcular and confidential friends the orators and presses
Of the federal party paid the least regard to the new form
in which Judge Saunders had administered the pledge So
far from that General Taylor reiterated his pledges against
prescription in letters addressed to democrats after his
nomination at Philadelphia In letter addressed to George
Lppard, ESQ., Of Philadelphia, under date Of July "a,
is4s several weeks after he had been nominated by the
following declaration:
and n elected shall PRESIDENT PARTY, BUT
PRRslDErT TINE WHOLE PROFILE"
This declaration after his nomination, and after the
assurances given by Judge Saunders to the Philadelphia
Convention II was made in reply 10 letter written by
Mr. Lippard to him. after the nomination. in which Mr..
L. said 1--WE are. now told thai you ereiuspely The
schg candidate, to be vhig, elected whg, and
under scig ssSes" In answer General Taylor procaims
that II AM NOT A PARTY CANDIDATE"
Was not this reputation Of the wing nomination. or,
il il were not Reputation OF the nomination il not
reputation OF all declarations and assurances which
bound himto support favor the whg party, wing men,
or wing measures, in the event OF his election What
other Interpretation honest and honorable put
upon III What other Interpretation will the honest and
intelligent American people put upon III Thus was Judge
Saunderss pledges in behalf OF General Taylor disavowed
by the latter that is, if to assume that General
Taylor is an honest and truthful man, and meant what
he wrote II we are that he is dishonest that
his yeraciy not be depended upon. and that his in
tention was to deceive Mr. Lippard then the explanation
Of his organ, the Republic, is perfectly proper and con-
sistent
But his confidential friends understood his pledges to
bear the same Interpretation which put upon them
by the democratic party Gov Crttenden, Of Kentucky.
was one Of his most prominent supporters He was the
arch intriguer by which Henry Clay struck down
and sacrificed to appease the necessities Of the wing
party And he understood and interpreted Gen. Tayors
pledges they had been understood and interpreted BY
the democratic party. Thus. after General Taylors
nomination at Philadelphia, Mr. Crittenden spoke at
Pnsburg
He (Mr. Cyiffcnden) had a letter IN Gswsrai Tayfus
ha~dwriting, hic Gen Taylor said hs corid prorf6e
because he democraffaf both democrats and
,chigs stood By him the battle Of Monterey shedding fhsir
blood together their country a~d he od BE- the last man
10 deny 10 the democrats fair share Of the Offices"
Now, here is witness whose testimony cannot be dis
pu'ed by General Taylor by his organs and apologss
Governor Crttenden, after General Taylors nomination
at Philadelphia, said he had letter in General
Tayors handwriting sohieh General Taylor said aHE
WOULD PsoscRnr NO MAN BECAUSE HE WAS A
DEMOCRAT"
Was this no pledge against prescription Did Cover
nor Ciiitenden utter fasehood when he made that state
nent' Or do the apologis,s Of Gen. Taylor now mis-
represent him. in their attempts to relieve him from the
accountability which he to the people, to truth, and
to his consciencei There be no evasion here. Gov
Crttenden used Gen. Taylors language lie said he
had seen lsflsr wrftsn BY Gen Taylor in which the
pledge We have quoted was made in the very words IN
which We have given IL Now,wi the organ Of General
Taylor ssapt 10 sustain his veracty. and screen him
from mssd accountability al the expense Of the vera
city Of Governor Crttendeni One or the other has most