Alexandria Gazette

General Taylor's Opinions.
The Nashville Whig, after referring to the recently published reports of conversations said to have been held with General Taylor on the important political questions which divide parties in the United States, says (and from the supposed relations existing between the editor of that paper and Gen. Taylor, it is thought it does not speak unadvisedly,) that these publications may impose the necessity on Gen. Taylor, in his own defence, of coming out, over his own signature, with a brief exposition of his views. And the Whig ventures to predict that, should the General deem it proper to make such an exposition, he will take his stand upon 'the great Republican platform upon which our liberties rest' namely, the careful preservation and scrupulous maintenance of the distribution of the powers of the General Government between the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial departments, as provided for in the Constitution. Our Nashville cotemporary goes on to say:
We venture to predict that he will declare it to be his FIXED DETERMINATION to leave to the LEGISLATIVE Department of the Government the business of LEGISLATION, without interposing his INDIVIDUAL WISHES, MUCH LESS his OFFICIAL INFLUENCE, to thwart, shape or control it; and further, that he will never interpose his veto except in cases of manifest haste and want of due consideration by Congress, or where there has been a CLEAR and PALPABLE VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTION. THIS, WE UNDERTAKE TO SAY, from UNQUESTIONABLE EVIDENCE now in our POSSESSION, is the broad, CONSERVATIVE, WHIG ground which Gen. Taylor will occupy, and which he is ready to avow his intention to occupy, if elevated to the Executive chair.