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H i r of ,r or 1. 1 f "f ie- ti nil '" ii lit. rl 'i Tt u.4 i lit. ii". ( -1 I; 4 IT i j Trui of Ilia Watchman. Sibil fption, p?r ycnr, Two Din.tAns payable in aJanc.i But if nol paid in advance, Two dollars yil fifty f w'" be charged. ' of HTJMflTs Inserted at 1 forjthe firsthand 25 els. fr eacb iubseque'nt insertion. Court orders chirked 25 Pr fc higher than these rntesj. A. liberal deduc tion to i lose who advertise bjr the year. ,fTTS t" the Ciliiors must be poejt paid, nn CAROLINA WATCHMAN. ! f UUSBUnV, OCTOBER 3, 1848. W1I1G l'LATIfOUM. Baton Rorof ArniL 22, ft GAR UN A w ATGHMAN. BRUNER & JAMES, Editors 4 Proprietors. Keep a check cpon all yock KCLEES. Do THIS, AND LlBE&TT IS SAFE." Gen I. Harrison. NEW SERIES, VOLUME V, NUMBER 22. SALISBURY, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1848. common to as.all. It would have lieen unjust in itself, DEAR S.R-.Mjr opinions have sojonen ,,een m.scon- , - - . , " Uiffd misrepresented, that I drtem it me jo myseji, 1 " ' f V- ' ' ' . " - 1 not tOthv friends to make n brii-f, exposition or them .1 nugui sow mc wrcus ui u.a.rusi unu oiscoru 1.1 us non the; topics to which you nave .wnvu u..r......... V , date for (lie Presidency. J have Irnikly avowed myitis- wn uie vw iwnrm pmeu. 7 . r . . ' f . r : . . . . I K k. t n n va lu W Va i rra nnl Hprnnprata Ia rnrtOAnf - i- J 01 l u 1 I & f kJ J 1 o -'v iwv i . -, v vi tin- v become a candidate. I was nominated by the people in u.. TTU: r . I nosition until my iriendHimanitest a wisn that Fr""ry ussruionrs uy .im-.wMiwuisanu xut-a, AN ELOQUENT EXTRACT. Gen. Taylor's Character. THE SECOND ALLISON I Spirit the d'res . The New York Express y. it..i . j - . . I uigucsi I'rms oi mis Irttt r. j York CoQrier says Thrsr tw Cnpt.'AUison present Gen. 1 point of iewnt once ?o d favorable with well scitl ! avowrd political prefert nee . mind nnd heart free from p-.: perwtion and prfjudicr, ami ( and patriotic influences, lli in separate and mixed meetings. I resisted tlwm all, and continued to do so till led fo believe that my oppo sition was assuming the aspect of a defiance of the pop ular wishes. I yielded only when it looked like pre sumption to resist longer, and even then I should not 9 t trUSt' Of tp ' fitness lor mis 4Un fimimi , uui umniK, Bl rbe oliciiitio of many of my countrymen, taken tny , liositidn a candidnte, I do not feI at lilwrty to sur- j render th t position until my friendssmanifest a wish that' IMibu Id retire from it. 1 will then -most gladly do so ?- it. . i i-i . 1 have no iriVHte purposes to accornpiisii, no jany pro- -cc! to build up, no enemies to punijph lothing to sene ' at my cp intry. j t'.I have teen Very often addressed by letter, and my sr.mions h ive ieen asked upon alnjiost ' every question Liint mi gjitj occlur to the writers, ns ritfleiMing the interests If their eoUMtry or their party, i rifve not always re Vended 'tf these imniiries for varioii rea.ons. tC confesf, whilej have great cardinal principles which r';ll rnrulrfte mv itohtical life. I nw' not sufiicientlv fa- ti!ir wiiii all the minute details of political leirislaiion. kindness. ft. - - - t V -i ,o irive nDl'rmn; uledsrs to carry out thix or defeat that panon lias provea a vain one. .11 I T .kkLt ni mnrenlmnf I Jinlrl nn oninimi iwhich IjwLuld not readily proclair to my assembled iountryrnejn ; but crude impression. upon matters of po lcy, which may le rl-jht to-day an wrong to-morrow, re perhaps nol the ImM teats of fThfeM or olTiee. One tstiocamHlt be trusted without pledges, cannot oc conti Ird in merely on account of them. ; x I will proceed, however, now to respond to your in- .;oirra;r I iri-i renernie vnm i nnve sir onen pbki. i nrn a which il tried men's souls," those great o( tlmt belief that in his mere personal ; 'cuy conceive how jut men might have gone down to their graves qualifications, I believe we have the guar- j party can hesitate between b as thotis.inds. in all Hres and r.limis. of autre of an administral ion as hnnptt nui. t.l r . ; t ----- - - j ! witbiinuic wniiutiinir, ana t vl 1 " i iui cictitu, mi i txk i3 uiikju-u oiiui.T oiiu iijuui i iiiui, uu t uuin. iKiii'MKii do inai ii 11 una taM OttieT tWQ J Cn C&SS T oiijipuuru, ns ii.e M;tnuirit ui'itrer ui me uuuunurcu (inn unsung. nuuu idi upon uic uiiiipruactlauie Whigs, not on account of his military ser- i The remark, therefore, which we hear nam4 of Washington. (Applause.) vices, but for his high and ennobling mor- so often mjule by his opponents that, had Sir, to say that Gen. Zachary Taylor is . al qualities. The Mexican war has been it not been for the Mexican war. General a great and patriotic man, is to say noth- the occasion, not the cause of, his popu-; Taylor would not have, been thought of ing. Martin Van Buren might say that' larity. It is not because he is brave as for the Presidency,' may be perfectly true, of him, and he has said as much aain as ! Caesar that the people love him. It is not and still no good reason against hiseleva- that of him, in a resolution which 1 have ' because on the battle fields of Mexico he tion to that hish office. Had the true in mv pocket. I believe upon all the ev- have done so had not the nomination been presented to 1 has displayed a cool, determined, and in- character and the extraordinary qualities idence to which J have had access, that me in a form unirkely to awaken acrimony or reproduce Evincible courage, which wrung victory of head and heart, possessed alike by he possesses, in an extraordinary degree, ?fZZZi1Z?v&: (m . " Hemenl.-of '-'. and by Gen. Washington ami General Taylor, re- the l.asis of adminis.ra.ivo ,al.-nt of ox- " r- " t ' . t.. .. ... .1 . '.ri : . i. i . ii . - If elected I would not he the mere President of political opponents any more than I had a right to refuse ' IliS COUIltrymen. it IS NOT lor ulS military Veiopillg moSC great MORAL QUALITIES, Ul "Ulefsi, in U1R oesi anu largest accep- , Sje through the Stron V.' i i . i i . u:i .1 ii i .. i.i '.., . i. .i : i i - services, ior nisgreai anu gioriousacnieve- wnicn, more man an else, auracted tne iiintc ui iimiiurui mniiiuiu:i ntg n mrge nit think that I had a right to repel nominations from; Whiff. Ifelectrtl I would not be (lie mere President of i party.1 I would endeavor to act Independent of party ! tne vote ot a uemocrat at tne poll ; and 1 proclaimed it t.ronmiitioh. I nhould feel bound t& administer the co- 1 aoroau inai i snouiu not reject uie pronereu support oi Ternment untrammelled by any par) y schemes, t .'veronrf-t-The Veto nower. Thl nower civen bv the jConstitOtion to the Executive to irlkerpose his veto, is a mcnt to my consent was the hope that by going into the : nis gauaniry anu heroic conduct conler- mametl torever unknown to their country - canvass it would be conducted with candor if not with red I1CW and lasting renown unon OUrna- men, or had no occasion arisen of suffi- It has been no fault of mine-that this nmict-: tiiinul rmu t t. u t Kin I'JIm.. . nlont nnklln . fi-..t t ..vsi.i.i i.i mo, nmv mo iv iiww l i u . L I J i lliusi ( vivii. j'uuiib lint icab tu rAtin; aim ui ui honor him. No ; ft is not that successful out to the knowledge of the whole people, war has bound upon his brow the undv- those extraordinary qualities which all . men reading character accurately, can ing chaplet, and eflrcircled his name with must admit them both to have previously didly and instantaneously. I believe that, imperishable glory ,nnd given him a fame ' possessed, neiiher of these truly great men p possesses, in an extraordinary degree, world. wide and immortal as his country's ' would have been thought of for the Pre- sense, judgment, solid and strong qualities After I permitted myself to be announced for the Pre- siderfcy-J under the circumstances above noticed, I ac- cepted nomination after nomiitation in the spirit in which I they were tendered. They were made irrespective of; parties, and so acknowledged. No one who joined in those nohiinations could have been deceived as to my po-i litical views. . From the beginning till now I have de clared myself to be a Whig uP. all proper occasions. With this distinct avowal published to Ihe world, 1 did ictly the kind you seek in the Preside!!- tiahchair. I believe, from all the evi dence to which 1 have access, that he is thorough and quick in his discernment of r. each of whom, ns deli:. :.. friends of the other, is entire 1 of the high trust of Preside::: ted States." The N. Y. Journal of Con. General Taylor'ti Letter is i our readers entire. It is an well written document, and c commend itself to the goo 1 -public If the Whigs arc : with it, they deserve to be d we hope they will be. But for granted they will bf saii and more than satisfied, exc Pice seekers who staked all upon Henry Clay, and to vh the election of any other mr.: history which the proudest conquerors sidency. ii. ili ii iiiuuinui nil tuciit;- ' j ...... ....... m That high office, however, was mind, of the old Roger Sherman and appointment. of other times and other lands might en- none the less deserved because war was' George Washington model. Old Zack's letter and the c vy that has won most upon the hearts of in both instances the occasion of de- I understand him to be a thorough man ; Henry Clay's epistle arc tr.v limn conwrvative power;-nut in. my opinion fnouiu ne nrr be exweisd except in cases of plear violation of the .Constitution, or manifest haste and! want of considera ;ion by 'Congress. Indeed Uhave. nought that lor ma ny yeari past, the known opinionsand wishes of the Ex fcutifd .aye fxereised nn undue arfd injurious influence iirwi th Iegislative. Department pf the Uoverninent ; i I 4 .1 I . -1 ind lor llip cause I nave ttiougiit our system was in uan ffrot unutrcoing a trreat. change itom its tneory. i ne i persoriaf ojiinions of the individual ivho has happened to Wapy jh Ivxecutive Chair, ought 'not to control the ac tion nf CqngreM Upon questions of'jdomestic policy ; nor i . t I i - . .i ?i i r funt pnjections lo ne inierposfu wnere questions ot ronstilupdnal power have been seftled by the various Departments ot Uoverninent, and pcquiesced in ly ine teopte 7ira-Upon the subject of the Tarm, the Currency, th improvement of otirgreat highw.iys, rivers, lakes, ajid hirbor9, uje will of the people as expressed through their 'J.-L: ' : f I. ... J I -..I rrpersemni ives hi lyongrrw, ougiu ni uc rejicc!eu nu rtrhed pul by ihe IiXecutive. ! r elf rIAf-1 he . Mexican War. 1 sincerely rejoice at the prosjrrtet of peace. My life pas been devoted to nrmt, yet I look upon war at all times and under all cir rutnmanctta, an a national calamityfto be ayoided if com patible Wiih the Oalional honor. The i iriples of nur fovern(ii(nt, as .well as ijs true pniic uc opposed to di" st)tmi.ition oi other nations 111 the iii.memtierment f. ollieSr rjonritrifis by conquest.. In the language of the Jf&ti Waiihinnton, " Why should We quit our own to (Mi op foreign ground V In th .Mexican war our na- i iuhhj ooiior mil or en viiiiiii'iiieu ; ;inii in iiii-iniing u-iuis of peftci, Ue may well aflbrd to bij Arbeariii; and mag nanimous to a fallen loe. 'I iThese nre my opinions on the subjects referred to by jou, and 1 1 ry reports or publications, written or verbal, Jim any ource,dtleiing in any essential particular trom what ia hwe written, are-unauthorized and untrue. do nil JTnow that 1 bhall ftgaii write upon the sub- t jert pf naiional politics. I shall eingagt- in no schemes, tio eoinlirjfriion, no intrigues. It ihe American eople htve iuh Confidence in me, they oeght not to -give me ihelr snJlTiages. If they do not. Von know me well enough tj Iwlieve me, when I declare I shall be content. I am top Ltd a soldier to murmur jjigaint such hiuh au ihwliy.r I Z. TAYLOR- To Ortt. J. S. Allison. i ' - Oirici. of Titi IVavi'ne, . New (irttun, S4pt. G. t. r. .:.ur..i 1 bents at Fort Harrison, or in Florida, and admirationof their countrymen, andquali- I estnle and great fortune with as much j " , 4 ' on the hard-fought battle fields of Mexico, fy men for successful civil Rule. ability as a Florida or Mexican campaign, j Jubtlul 1 nomas s surrenuer which no patriotic American can in his : In this connection, it is a subject of some Again, from his youth up from the time '. lief. The tall, fabric of ho; heart feci otherwise than proud of, that j consolation that the unnecessaay and ex- ! he took up arms in the service of hiscountry opponents built upon Whig t! up some more nine pins fur ( knock down ? Rich..llrpul! failing good sense unerring sound judg- i mcnt great decision and inflexible firm ness of character : it. is because truth, I justice, integritv, fidelity, and a noble eren- , . . " . " . o .- . .-II I'll II a. : erosity, illustrate and mark his whole pub- making the merits and true character of j corruptive, wnicn nc wno Knows mm j lie course and private character ; it is be- Gen. Taylor known to the whole Ameri- I would think no more of assailing than of ii nun in juiic, , , - . , , t. i . .i ttr, . i n,,n nn i. : r- i r ...iii.:., ..r ii and selected me as their candidate. I accepted the : cause ne nas ever snown a paternal care ( can people, ii nas given to the Whig , l'u'"o mmscn ..ii. iu c.. ui; nomination with gratitude and with pride. I was proud j tor the liX'S and safety of his own soldiers, : party the most popular cAxiMDATE for the i oattlemenls ot lAlonterey, or the winrl- any body of my fellow-citizens. This was my position when in November last I returned to the United States'; long before either of the great divisions of the people had held a national convention, and when it was thought doubtful if one of them would hold any. Matters s'oou in tms attitude till spring were so many statements ip circulation concerning my views upon questions of national policy, that I felt con strained fo correct the errors into which the public mind wns falling by a more explicit enunciation of principles, which I did in my letter to you in April last. That let ter, and the facts which I have detailed as briefly as a proper understanding of them would permit, developed my whole position in relation to the Presidency, at the time. The Democratic Convention met in May, and com posed their ticket. to suit them. This they had a right to do. The National Whig Convention met in June. . ..... II II . i ..i .when there the Whigs rally around that heroic old pensive war in winch the present Nation- no as a unequivocal proot ot a tumbling to the ground. man. liut it is because in his late brill- ai Auminisirauon nas involved the coun- upn iur tiuu.uiei, nunc tunuunicc uc in iant career, as well as in every act of his try, after all the embarrassment which it spires, and the profound deference he re- life, General lavlor has exhibited never has caused to some of the great interests ceives, without exacting it, from every hu of the country, and the lasting moral evils . m being w ho comes within his reach, which it has inflicted upon both belliger- ! A.tlJ to tlTiat lt! kindness of his heart ent nations, is likely to have some good ; kin as Nelson's, kind as woman's and final rcsulis. It has been the occasion of, that tolerant humanity, and honestly in- THE TWO LIVES OF The last North American letter from "Independent" in anonymous writer in the Fr nied that Gen. Cass or Mr. . . was privy io uik alteration manity for the wounded soldiers of the en- Washington. If ever public wrong visited j upon him and say, here is a Man ! I hear it asked whether he has the re r .u- c.i r u u j.. r I i n. . . ... i . i . . . . ' c . U .. 1 . 1 1 . 1. 1.1 i..l. " i.c .w....ur..cC m ei.c. a uuuy u. ,i reprem mg ana alter the name was won, great hu- i I residency since the second election of I " mu Ul l"e yjul1 "ll riu may iuuk r..mon nr r'i 1 cilfh n rknclitnnv no tha Whirr nnriu rF tUa Fnlio,! : ' O . . V i 1 m ; I'OllvUa IlIVy VI Vy.-1. ii . K. 1 I VVItdUtUI.IIVJ IIIV., I - ' ' I'lll 1 U 1111 . llll.Va j w ...... 1" .1. I 1 11' . . I States, a manifestation the more grateful because it was not cumbered with exactions incompatible with the dig nity of the presidential office, and the responsibilities of its incumbent to the whole people, of the nation. And I may add, thai these emotions were increased by asso ciating my name with that of the distinguished citizen of New York, whose acknowledged abilities and sound conservative opinions might have justly entitled them to the first place on the ticket. The convention adopted me as it found me a Whig emy, and generously spared helpless and upon its authors a speedy retributive jus unoffending women and children, as much tice, it promises to do so upon the heads j quisite degree of political information and j as possible, and more than the less hu- of those who got up the late Mexican war. experience in public affairs. Sir, I can- . with this anonymous wittn summary manner, repeats t!. Cass was privy to the dirty tr not help believing that General Zachary , defies Mr. Wentworth to dr.. Taylor is destined, in the hands of Provi-1 to be denied, the charge v.'. dence, to illustrate the truth of that re 1 ma(je mark of that great observer, Edmund - Burke : 1 have many limes taken notice. ! 1 repeat now, what I an: possible, and more than the less hu- of those who got up th mane and hard-hearted men in power at The two objects which the men in power Washington approved, from the horrors at Washington had most al heart, on the and misfortunes of war it is because his 5th of March, 1815. were the substitution remarkable simplicity of manners and mm- of a low revenue tariff for the protective Uk. ! affrrfrfl mnrlpxtit. wliih romJn nnttKIAn tariff nf" 1S49 nrwl th. " v v. iuv u uui iivi uiuu a i hit voiuioiio . uuu A, wuiu i If ..-i..w- iivo ivilllllll UlUUltatll v ' --w V4 1 l It 1 ' I J W a without excuse if I were to -hirt the relationships which amidst the thundering shnnts nf .n n nrtmir. power in the hands of thpir nvvn nnlitiMl that men not professionally trained in the l VasbingfOn, that if Mr. V e.. . . . . . . . .. . . . j " - - - - - a " ' mm . . i.v .wr. Ulti,u- I .hi. nimr. A nr. nt i m T . I. nrln 111.. Ir.., RiU M., - l . loin ' I f !ll S fl n 1 1 0 I f 1 1 1 1 1 PO V f T WllPfl m 1 1 ! ' " IfXTISUII Ur 11, J i 6 J'- '""ii. mill Jl.ll, ixz Ullt: Ul IIIU J"ii ijf nr 1 r.r. tlic; liii ui luai 1,11, iOIU. 1 ' 1 " " 1 1 few great men who can stand upon the ! The Mexican war, which President into Srral stations, have, by the mere force denied, any substantial pari heights of place and power without be- Polk wrongfully and unconstitutionally ing made giddy by the dangerous eleva- commenced, without consulting or advis tion prove him to be a safe depository of ing with either House of Congress, then official trust, and possessed of that more ' in session at Washinston, to whom, by the than Roman virtue which can withstand Constitution, is entrusted the war-making administration of Gen. Zachary Taylor. i the intrigues and corruptions of the capi- power, besides very largely increasing the n,s ,,re ong ne has served his country : tal ; it is these great and truly ennobling ordinary expenses of the Government, by in a department of the General Govern- I moral qualities, showing him to be a g-fi- making" it necessary to support a large mcnt, enlarging and elevating him above prmis. wise, honest, and nffrinfir mnn number of new ofiierrs. ;md bpn nn n ihe influences of mere politics. All his tf Breplie II to bis OKNKKAL TAl'LOK. I The! fiillowtng letter has hcet, prcpnred by Hfn. Taylor to correct any misconception which m?jhl biwiiily be produced by the recent pnb- licatioti pkcxtracta from h'; privale correspond. ence, mid ihe appearance over his signaiuro of '"'.!' J ' I II. .1.1 subsisted at the time. tion of principles I had published to the world, and I would be without defence if I were to say or do anything to impair the force of that declaration. I have said that I would accept a nomination front Democrats- ; but in so doing I would not abate one jot or tittle of my opinions as written down. Such a nomina tion, as indicating a coincidence of opinion on the part of those making it, should, not be regarded with disfavor by those who think with me ; a3 a compliment personal to myself, it should not be expected that I would repulse them with insult. I shall not modify my views to entice them to my side ; I shall not reject their aid when they join my friendsvoluntarily. I have said I was not a party candidate, nor am I in that straightened and sectarian sense which would pre vent my being the President of the whole people, in case of my election. I did nol regard myself as one before .: . I 1 ,l:.l . I. 1. i. uie cuiivciiiion iiiei.uiiu uiai uouy uiu nui srrn 10 niUKt 1 - 1 , , . L 1 1 1 r i-. -ii- me different from what I was. Thev did nor fetter me ' bdence, and has prompted the sovereign some one hundred and fifty millions ol down to a series of pledges which were to be an iron ; people to summon, him from his quiet cot- dollars, which will require a high tariff rule of action in all, and in despite of all, the contingen- tage retreat, on the banks of the Missis- for years to extinguih. And, in the pros- r"'i to JSSmi ! to- f -esid0 in the hi8h eouocil of ecuticm of .hat war. the present Admin- inatelyupon public "officers good or bad, who may differ ! his country. istration has raised up a presidential can iii opinion with me. I nm not expected to force Con- i These nrp.it rrinral nnnlitip! nnrl mnrh ' didate for their political opponents, who . ' : 1 1 I. .... ; : . 1 1 ..1 adm red tra ts In thP eharnrtPr of fii-n. e as in VI tici tile at me DallOt DOX MS of simple discretion, conducted ihe affairs ment, 1 stand prepared to fur; of nations w ith distinguished felicity and incontestible evidence of all t! glory.' I expect the illustration of that advanced above tny signal:: remark in the eirrht or four years of the lenge him to the issue. I c! i ... . . . more than all the splendor of-his martial large standing army for the protection of il,e ,onS no" front his youth to somewhat ; I1"' victories that has given Zachary Taylor the recently acquired territory, has involv- Past middle age, the uper time of mans such a strong hold upon the popular con- ed the country in a new national debt of ife, he has been an observer of the for tunes, the policy and the interests of the General Government. All his life long he has been an equal associate with those grat scenes ; in all his interests of lei sure, in his winter evenings, his furloughs, his retirements from the sharper services of the camp, he has been an observer, a ' I m ! repliei to tinglo and delachcq questions relative position before the putlic- The letter is it conijepcd narrative of ihci series of circum- itancqs t'hich resulted in hit hec country, amidst the roar of cannon and ba!Is and hayonets of his country's ene- foal interests of the land. He has learn- -i i n, i . . , . .1 t..i: i i t omins a can- fhp nlflshfif arms. Thp v ha vp hPAn hrnno-h t mies in the held. 1 rue it is. that the out into public action and to the. public weak instruments, in the hands of an over view by the stirring scenes and exciting ed them, sir, as Julius Ca?sar learned as- unscrupulous partyr which didtte, 1 It presents in a compact form, all the 1 u . matters (carin upon tho snjcc t, and exhibits (fen. Taylor in his proper character true to buniclf, to his friends, and to his country. - ! j' - !' . Kast PisfAiioi-LA, Sept. 4. U I 0 rwfLttsa 1.' 1 1 1 nAurninn nf ll.A I'Dlr. 1 . 1 nfl &a 1 '1 lira tcii.. inn n.. 1 . t . 1 ' anmirpn rrauj iin Inn f harsptpr rT I n or pass none. i nis is wnai i mean ny noi Deing a par- - "v- v...... ...v.. . ,.a.. , ,i- i. . .1 . ty candidate. And I understand this is good Whig doc- .Taylor have, it is true, burst upon the he has evrr exposed to the student and a thinker upon the great na 1 trine 1 would not be a partizan rresident and hence 1 should not be a party candidate in the sense that would make one. This is the sum and substance of my mean ing, and this is the purport of the facts and circumstan ces attending my nomination, when considered in their connection with, and dependence upon, one another. I refer all persons, who are anxious on the subject, to this statement for the proper understanding of my posi tion towards the Presidency and the people. If it is not intelligible, I cannot make it so, and shall cease to at teinpt it . ! In taking leave of the subject, I have only to add that my two letters to you embrace all the topics 1 design to Union to bring him upon th until it fulfils that duty now by honor and good faith I !'. any attempt to impeach the sneaking subterfuge. Whv parties and manufacture wi:.-. source of the whole con:: be so readily appealed to 1 I am fully convinced, that ' to deceive the country by rep opinions of Gen. Cass on th' tion of the age,' ns symp each particular section, wn- a mature nnd well consider i the same means -were cm;.' present Secretary of the Trt and it forms a part of the I i t i my two leuers to you emorace an ine iopics i uesign u Dear .Sir On the 'i'd day of May last, I addressed ppeak of pending this canvass. If I am elected, I shall few a If iter explaining my viewsn regard to various BJltters of public Policy, lest my jfellow-citizens might br misled! by thi niany contradictory nml ..conflicting Itatrmentjn in resjx-ct lo theni wlncli npjieared in the lurougnout me journal country. 8frttoiil t the day and were circplated I now find myself misrepresented and misun- pon another point, of sich importance t,o my- lo all that nn honest 2eal may eflect to cement the bonds of our Union and establish the happinesa of my country men upon an enduring basis. Z. TAYLOR. To Capl J.-'S. Allison. circumstances of war. This is, however, no uncommon occurrence. War, although one of the greatest calamities w hich can aftljct any nation, and to-be avoided al ways, when it can be without dishonor, has. through all time and in all countries, had the eflect to excite and devolop a na tion's energies to arouse and stimulate the slumbering patriotism of the people to quicken the public pulse -to warm the popular feeling int.0 a high and generous enthusiasm to bring into more active ex ercise, and under the public eye, the high moral as well as military qualities of the tronomy in the camp. rulinir nrovidenee at Washington, did not l' or all these reasons, 1 observe in him design such a result, and when they found exactly the ability you expect from the that all the glory of the war was enuringChief Magistrate ol the land. He is not to the benefit of the two Whig Generals, to conduct our diplomatic correspondence it is equally true that thev did all in their wtl a'l the world ; he is not to settle mat- the ballot box, by bribery ai and by other desperate mvu ceeded in obtaining power a under foot the virtue, intclli j riotism of the country." XtC7 The New York Express savs : " David lf persohallVi if not tu the country at large, ns to claim 1 , iVi s ' i 7 I i , i' . ' r I Graham, a vel -known Whig, upon whom our itotw io dhe public in regard to thf pending Presidential wondering CsJay brethren have much reued to rrrpat men nf thp rennblie Tt is not in "'t' ' .. go all lengths with them, sent on Saturday, so the calm and slugglish times of peace, ThHuttnost ingenaity has been jekpended upon seve- , i , . i n j n i .u r 'c - . . -i rlrttjeri and detached sentences letters, which have we understand, a letter to the so-called Clay when the surlace of society is as tranquil rVcentiy dppeared over my signatijre, to show that I oc- Committee of Nine, who were to get up an ! and unru filed as a halcyon sea, that great feP 1 electoral ticket, declining to act with them, up- ' rnen suddenly emerge into high promi- on the "rounds that Gen. Tavlor's last letter nence, and assume positions which attract - .1 i - ii a. I . : . - i . l . . i i .. ii whif hfbe people nre divided, nd especially towards lle VVliij party as represented by ,he National Conven tion whitfi pnwmhled in Pl,iladep1.ia in June last. Had salisfactory, and tlat he felt in duly bound Inew letters and scraps of letters bven published or con- . . . trued in eonneciion with what Ii have heretofore said to support him J or the rresulency. Mr. Ura- upon thW mibject. I sliould not no have 1o complain of ian, xvas oue 0f thj3 Committee of Nine. Uie aneea wiin wnicn my answer to isolated questions l ave liee l given up to the capiioiislcrit icism of those who fitve lieii inade'iny enemies by a domination which has been tfrti ered to .ine without solicifation or arrangement ,f mine ; or of the manner in wljiich' select passages in une of my letters, written in the freedom and careless 'nfMof a confidential correspondence, have been commu nicate! fo the public press. Hut rjven from the contest, nd separated from a series of hiplanatory facts and f lrfilhrttn.a u.iili nrn in ait fur.na I Ilia nnnvnaa ia nnn . frnei.KlMorical.they are as deceptive as though they a United Slates Senator for six years. were pnrjiive fabrications. I address you this letter to torrent the injustice that has been done me. and the nub- I.. -i J . . .1 . . i . c ' .i ..r .... A t : .i - ...:n i . "v iwf extent inai t arn an ooje.i oi micresi io inem, ohjjicsp, anu urguiaiuic iii msu fieci a the fullest observation of the whole peo ple. It is in the stormy periods of war, and in times of great national exigency, that those strong and lion-hearted men a rise. who startle the world by the power of their genius, or attract its admiration by the sublimity of their patriotism, and stamp the imperishable impress of their great minds upon the character and des tinies of nations. Had it not been for our revolutionary war, George Washington would, in all probability, have remained Pennsylvania will elect twenty. four members through life in the very humble sphere of 07" The 'State elections in Ohio and Penn sylvania are to take place on the second Tues day of October next. Ohio will elect twenty-one members of Con gress, and a State Legislature which will choose United States Senator for six years. . 7 this Illiberal nroce i i . i I bali not wear you by an elaborate recital of every . 'acijnl Connected with the first presentation of my name CiM.date for the Presidency. I was then at the The Boston Traveller savs it learns 5fl of the American army in lie valley of the Rio r' , , . . . t, . .. 4,rnuV. I was surrounded by fl. a... I Democrats Jrom good authority, that the President is d.8. k LiJ. . . i.. i l . m. . .i i. iu stood by .me in the trymi ho-.trs ot my nte.nnu poseo io lemove MX. Alorlon, irom Ine "ollee- torshfp of Boston, but that the party cannot an accurate and useful surveyor on the western lands of Virginia with a very power to embarrass, degrade, and break them down. They did this while the en emy was in overwhelming numbers in the field against them, and these efforts "giving aid and comfort to the enemy" to degrade and break them down, seemed to be just in proportion as these brave men were successful in subduing their country's foe. If President Polk had. at the commencement of that war, entered i to say I hope, without extravagance into a league with Gen. Santa'Anna, not ,hat I have the honor to regard him this only to give him " A Free Pass" into Mex- tla'' ' comparison with any public Ame ico, to lead her armed legions against us. rican, pre-eminently qualified for the sta but had agreed that just in proportion as tion to which we call him. I at least Taylor and Scott should whip him, to de- would rather give the Mag ot my country- grade and break down these victorious leaders of the American army, he could not have taken a course which would have more faithfully performed the terms of the bond than he has done. But these brave Whig Generals, having had to en counter a savage enemy in front, and a still more malignant " enemy in the rear," have at last " conquered a teace for their country."' Extract from the Address of the Rhode Island Whig State Convention. . .m.i. Ilntr deep is that ' Marcus Morton to.d the Vnn IoriMi-A(!uiiM oartv. at Fanruil Hall, on the G:h instant, thai he sympathised with them fr.im thp IniHiun of his heart." From ihe hot. The following is an extract from the iom to ie toJ) ti aMJU, its gpaCe of the thick- after Imjxirlanl Ixlter from Under this caption the Ii , riot has the following sensi! It will be seen, by our tt 1 port from Louisville, that taken effectual means to s! ; which has been attempted j tcrs of international jurisprudence ; he is to execute firmly, humanely and steadily the laws of the land, which Congress pre scribes. He is to appoint honest and in corruptible men to public office : he is to hold a steady hand between this nation and foreign nations, observing honorable peace, and avoiding entangling alliances -.1 II 1 11.1:1 l .. uuu an. in an mis i may ne permmcu his name to deleat the elect. al Taylor. It will be seen, by our t port, that the actors in the : New York have called a i; trace their fcteps. One word lo the AYIiir:s r I into the hands of a man that carried it to aj uho art. 0pnosej lo among the living and ihe dead, up the Gen Ch! Why continue steeps ol Monterey, and against the trc- and causeless controversy mendous odds at liuena isfa, than en trust it to that man of Kinkerhook, who carried out that radiant standard and laid it at the foot of the English throne. (Im mense applause.) - MARCUS MORTON. Rufus Choate s Opinion, "tiorfc M ... .1 . : i .... . .i u r . n iiij urpiiuy io ronuiii iiirougii sirnrs ui p'"8'ei trial. 'My duty to tjhat army, and to the Krpublicj whose bottles we were waging, forbade my as "inii2jrJ position of seeming hostility to any portion of jae lrai men under my command all of whom knew )Vhig in principle, for I iade no concealment J ,fny tiolitical sentiments or predictions. .Sutlj tud been the violence of Jmrty struggles during 6V lt? presidential elert ions, that the acceptance ?of a kwn'r"T)rt u,rJpr the various interpretations given to the Pgaiioni of a candidate preeniled to the public with i v ffjr of Political principles.iwas equivolent atniosi Taylor and his opinions ? The man is known known. His deeds procl ii:. declaration leaves no douL: We havo less than two mo:, the election! Think of that Turn, then, whigsof the 1' who are opposed to Gen. (" wish toseu iheGovernmc!;! ; er hands than those who n . who desire to see an honr President turn your atte:.: test unite for the sake of tl, struggle to accomplish il. Taylor. Leave all cavilling to t!. dismiss all heart-burnings. cause lor ine one mere is sneech of that distinguished man, Kuius ness of a sheet ol napr, we should say. limited reputation of a brave and skilful choate. delivered before the Massachu- more lhau Uven,-V )ears' ce.Bos. colonel of State militia ; Alexander Ham- wu: r-,-t;o . ton rosL ., ,,i i i i i setts W hig Convention : ' I r ri ivnii ham rlnti ht I a hppn n VPH' i ... ..... . n ;S7P able ber of .he New Yort ba?. i Now. Mr. Presi Jen,. I beg ,o say a sin- . . ' - " - ,M-.L.:-ir crl wnrd in this hiirrifd and desu tory ng the people of Mas?aehostlls, )ear after atiu ivniimiuci unruc. o i iuuujuiuuo - - --- - .v. , r and worthy blacksmith, in a quiet and manner, without arrangement and with- year, was me ne.i man in an i,e,r o.a.c .or thP other. agree wiih any unanimity upon his successor, pleasant village of East Greenwich ; but out preparation, on another topic, anu urn . meir governor. " suppose mai u.s nran j he election oi uen. i .i the very great traits of character, the no- is, the personal qualifications of General just as big now ' as it ever was. When ihe work to be accomplished. I .TIip Taniilian nntUtit;.. lwm nr,nUj ole and etevateu quauues oi minu anu niiiai.i xo(i iu. ----- --- rost turns m una .iy u-.tmi .c ma.. uu.n r - . x V heart, for which they were so much dis- which we propose to carry him. 1 felt it permission for two American schooners to pro- , " C" . Z " inenmhent nnon me. when that no:nina- .1 O. T J I "i IIUKUIMICU S I tbliiw . I I v i iiv.iiv.ii I . , . , ceed from sea up the bt. Lawrence and the Ca- . . . , . vo . v tK (ion was ma(1e. to study the subject to the nun u uug.lt uin.ri iiii. iiuiiuiiui ,j i .rj - . nrrsentmpnt of that trrp-'it theatre unon best of my ability I will not say reluctant which thev w-rfl called to aet so eonsnic- or incredulous, but with the best lights to nadian canals to the Lakes. lo a it f jJim.ii-,.Truo riuiiuicm Hl.lllOSl 1 ' VIJ(;il lUfy Were CalieU IO ilCl SU UUOSpiU- ""vi v.ui"v.-j. - - noetCIa.fef uncoomi4gpnnii,ynto a" ,ho In Taunton, (Mass.) the other day, a boy was uous a part. Had it not been for the cir- study that practical subject and I now rfcb-M fined fif.y dollars for raising a false alarm of cumstances of the country, and the exci- avow my belief, it signifies nothing, but I the same laud; Wft under my coiumand wherein front of an enemy . firc ; I ting struggle for national independence am proud to unite with you in ihe avowal dence Journal. it has been praL-ing for years, what confidence '""S- his done. you Will I. can we place in the prai.es which it lati.be a"J will be well, upon Cuss and Butler and Gushing ? The Pot : confesses that all its laudation of Marcus Mor- OCT Rosa, ihe Governor i f lou.was undeserved, and then asks credit for a claim of two million f the same laudation upon other men. Prori. again! ihe Untun Tor taw.g ( t agon i a. ! 1 a'