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Gen. Taylor's Nomination

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Day
28
Month
August
Year
1847
Copyright
Public Domain
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The papers oontain anolher lelter f rom Gen. Taylor, which is very much of a piece with the preceding ones. It was written in reply to a communicalion from the Editor of ïhe "Native Engle,"a Native American paper of Philadelphia. It seems tliis gentleman took occasion to indoctrinate the General upon Naiiveism, and sound him upon that subject. Here is tlie General's reply. "HEADQWRTERS, AllMY OF OcCUPATÏON" Camp near Montercy, July 6', 1847. "Sir: The prospectus of a Native American paper, to be ertited by yourself, forwarded to me irith atlaclied remnrks from you, has been duly received. liUpon the points alludedto in thosc remark?, and to which meinlcrs of the Native American partv require nssrcnt from those whom they favor for the Presidency, lean onlxj say, wilh all candor, that f elected to that office, it must be by the spontaneous toill of the people at large, and without agency or yledge on my part in any particular. If lever fill that high office, ü must bc as unlrammcled wilh party obligalions or inlerests of any kind, and UNDER NONE BUT THOSE WHICH THE CoNSTlTUTION AND TUE HIGH INTEItESTS OF THE NATIOX AT LARUE MOST SER10ÜSLY AND SOLEMNLY DEMAND. "I do not desire the Presidency, and only yie'd tlius far my asaent to be considered n candidale in the same proporlion in which it is desiredby the people, irrespective of party. "Your paper - the No. which you wero kind enough to promise - wül be very acceptable ; meanwljüe, I can only hope it will prove useful to the country. 'Very truly and siticerely, your obe't servant, "Z. Taylor, :tMaj. Gen. U. S. Army. "Peter Sken Smith, Esq., Philadelphia, Pa." We know not ho v nny man can de. cline all connection with party principies or movements more emphtically than is done in this letter. He gives no"agency or pledge" towards bis election "n any particular.'1'' He expects, doubtless that the people will be content to take him upon trust, and make him President without inquiry into his course or views of Presidentiul policy or duty. Perhaps they will : but it seems as though every, independent and sensible man would refuse any "agency" towards bringing abou' such a result. From this and other letters that have been published, it would appear tha't the general intends to steer clear of all Con. ventions of all parties, and be known and recognised only as the People's candidate. The Washington correspondent of tbc Journal of Commerce directly affirms this. He says: "There is another matter which should soon bc set right, in relation to Gen. Taylor's position. So far from submitting himselflo the approbaiio'n of any Whig Convention, he is opposcd to any party Convenlion. He is the Anti, Convention candidate - the People's candidate. Ao onewho is in favor of a party Convenlion is in favor of Gen. Taylor as a candidate."

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Signal of Liberty
Old News