The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-10-22
Another Letter from General Taylor.
We find in the last number of the New York Courier
and Enquirer the following account of unpublished
letter of General Taylor:


and Enquirer the following account of an unpublished
letter of General Taylor:
LETTER GEN TAYLOR Hon. JOSEPH R. INeERsoII,
OF PHn.ADELpHIAWe have hoped for time past to
obtain copy of the above letter. but have been disap-
pointed, and for which may be hereafter stated
The general and substance, however, permit
ted to impart to readers.
The letter is dated the Sd of August 1Sl7, the head
quarters of the army of occupation in Mexico 1t com
by stating that he General Taylor) is ga whig-
not an ultra partisan whig but decided wing " that no
one could have observed the debate in the Congress
of the last session the attempt him the
capituation of Monterey, conducted mainly "party
grounds, and doubt he complexion of his (my) politics.
That he has held commission in the army of the United
States tor forty yearsths commission being of the last
issued by Mr. Jeerson that in the last presidential election
he advocated the election of Mr. Clay, believing that he
and his friends assnatd more the principles of Mr.
Jefferson than their :" opponents.'
General Taylor proceeds then define his present posi-
tionthat he does think himself qualified for the pres
.idency that he would willingly postpone his
the election of Mr. Clay any of the distinguished
of the same school presented the public IT, however,
the people OF the United States shall spontaneously elect
him, he shall feel himself bound but that will
not accept OF party nomination exclusively" That if
he should be elected he will into office unpledged any
particular that he determined carry out the
intention fthe trainers of the constitution whom two
referring to Washington and Madison) among the
early Presidents of the country and that determined
in such case to be the President of the nation and
of a ''pary."
This letter is, understand the full and satsfac-
tory exposition OF General Taylors yet given by him
Mr. ngersoll will its publication, because
is answer to letter forged by individual and
purporting to have been written by Mr. Ingersol when
such letter was written by him.
We think Mr. ngersol right in the position he has taken
but we hope he will take the proper measures relieve
himself from this difficulty, and obtain the of Gen.
Taylor to lay this interesting document before The public
Upon this passage from the Courier, the New York
xryo11 Al Al
most enthusiastic of all the Taylor journals puts forth
its disbelief and dsavowa of the letter in the following
marked terms We must confess that we sympathize
with the Mirror in its establishment at the idea of "Jef-
fersonan whig"
The Courier and Enquirer of this morning gives kind
synopsis of letter which Joseph r. ngerso received
purporting have been written by Cen TAYLOR The
Courier states that the letter contains 'the and
satisfactory exposition OF Gen. Tayors views yet given by
him., and that Mr. Ingerso refuses publish it, because
it was written to him in reply to letter which he never
Gen. Taylor We should think that any person of
ordinary discretion would enough in this lead
him dstst the genuneness of the letter from General
Taylor, though it contained intrinsic evidence of
its being an imposition Mr. lngersoll, however, and the
editor of the Courier and Enquirer it for grant
ed that the letter genuine episile from old Rough
Ready, probably because 1t makes Gen. Taylor say
only wing, but that he does consider himself
qualified for the presidential chair, and would gladly pro-
the election of Mr. Clay any of the distinguished
of the school now before the public. The letter
forgery, beyond all questions and there one express
sion quoted from which settles matter concusvely if
the general tenor of its sentiments quoted by the Courier
do The letter dated Sd August the Headquarters
of the Army of Occupation, Mexico Tho Courier SAYS
1t commences by stating that he (Gen. Taylor) is ga
whig-not ultra partisan whig but u decided wing -
could have observed the debate
of the last session the attempt him
capitalization of Monterey, conducted mainly "parfy
grounds and doubt fhe converion Of his (MY) politics
This is wholly unlike General Taylor 1t shows free
dom accommodation which has evnced in his
letters to his Intimate friends and he would hardly be
guilty of so great mprndence open himself such
feelings this extract from his pretended letter shows
very odd that Mr. ngersou should withhold from the
press the letter. from feelings OF deicacy, believing
have been obtained by fraudulent MEANS and then publish
garbled extracts from it, which exhibit General
Taylor in an unfavorabe light the nation If Gen Tay
lor be decided whg," il is decidedly such wing as
we never heard of beiorea Jeflsrsonan whig-a whig
who refuses a nomination ffoni the wing party and
whg who never in his life voted wing very Gu
rious wing indeed SO far have been able ascer-
all the letters that General Taylor yet written
whgsm consists simply in wing said that if he had
voted the last presidential election he would have
for Mr. Clay in preference MIR Polk. We suspect that
there abundance of such kind of wings the country
who are wings in nothing else
During the late eshet in the Junata the from