The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-11-30
Con. Wynkoop,s Letter.
CAsrLE OF PERorE, Sept, o, ls47.

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Col. Wynkoop's Letter.
CAsr,r NJ, prporr Sent q lsA7
49, ~ y 49,
NY DEAR SIa; Having httle leisure rom my
daiy occupations, and remembering warmly and
ueshy seVeraia acts OF Kindness towards me- gives
nie pleasure 70 address you, knowing that you enter
IAN some interest ior my Welfare. am now IN
coH,unu OF tnis mihtary oepartment ana am kept
que busy Win continual skirniishes Win guerilias
and an occasional sharp fight with large forces that
gatner between mere and the coast IN order 70 op,
Pose lfans Inc health Oh my garrison is gooo, ana
naye hopes mat the great mortaihty winch mas ex-
ist M ~ !ne army Is decreasing.
=, ms Is haid, aborions and precarlous service
many TOUT pest men nave dleu, ahdl truly consl-
aer me climate In ITSELF much more formidable
enemy nri, man Inc Mexean,, NOBLE ana seaenyng
q any KIND Is rare Contented 70 DO their duty,
hey rlsk every thing in the effort, and with cheer
iolncss wnicnls gratifying 70 NOSE VINO command,
s,ep up readiy TO any work no matter what me
chances; II IS as ! have before remarked, a hard
service iuii OF Toll pnyations ana danger out Is
wiihngiy encountered and bravery endured. Judge,
! IN OF the erect upon our good men mere when
them from their friends in an effort TO find at home
some proper appreciation OF tneir sel-sa crhcing
cohaucti ~ is bitter ana Illuminating; ! teil YOU
ring fuulritya spirit which awaits but their return
10 thuhder Gown upon !he mourning, ;scriDoLns
sycoPhhnts OF most UNJUST party the iuii measure
en 1 Yer our na aurng inc war o. ne
with age, have lived to curse with tears Of repent
anee the hour when she, with scornful finger, mar
nrar can see no "a difference s between the men who
in rs succored the British and those who in Al gave
iggd anu sympathy 10 'ns mexcanS Inns ms
campaign a whig in policy, may sound strange to
you; butt have again and again been compelled to
nd @ INV nns ~ b
most determined partisan. Even now, do not OBJ
lect to the leading and main principles q my old
leaders md s,,npnrters IF there l.
any reason which will prevent General Scott from
eftectlng an honorable peace, commanding, as &c
battery III u tbe sny ~ If r ,ySch us
tngly say is promulged by the leading wing journal
home. In sortie upon some ladrones Of Jalapa,
u I'M ysen M
ming them, find that, in that place the same as in
Mexico, the strongest argument published against
Tinted siates send Won ate COW az the aBos-
tin de Noticas" in which you win perceive that the
first article is an extract from the National Intel
s'se'' Your friend. FIN. wYNKoop.
You may publish, this, if you please, have be;
Sos SO s bs @ wac hc sefn ina
truth may produce "
~ !,
a le" Gays ai'er WI Ioik sat IN the Tx
eeutlye chamber OF inc :, PRESIDENTS House
ne toid a distinguished senator, that ne m
tended TO carry the south IN support OF ms
Administration by his measures, and the
worm oy ms patronage, When TINS decla-
ration was made known 70 US ~ the party
70 whom u was avowed, we LOOK u ior grant
"a lna' lne rresiden, meant 1he support 81
nls own parry Mhien ne expected % retain IN
.n,s l'iai', n Dut y seems W. were lsla-
. .aken; Ihe le..er o. ooi; " yhkoop proves
ha. ehe IAeeu'iVe in y. ~ ous II h,s
IpPGea .;s a a. .ns Asoan 40 W. - y eeep
NJ ~. IN. 4uS,s, Is ia a"u ~,
couon,anaant e tha paro.a D;str;at ~ ~
" evidence of Mr. PolL,s noI;sv The he Ne Ne
torv of the~war nnsortnn,telv nresent. othsr
testimony oo;no to liz sans ep p .nJ onn,
mo too from The onnosers or the Execut;ve
4 There is no man Of ordinary percept;on.
who does not see that this letter Of Colonel
Wynkoop,s is desnerate hid for Brioadie,
i Generalship. II is so nalnable stands on,
SO far, that one is in dancer Of falling over the
motive Poor Wynkoont We do NOT know
that he deserves our nity or he pity Of anv
man. but one tbinq is certa;n. as the National
4 Intellioencer iustIv observes, the Pres;dent
has rot his letter. Whether the commission
bid for will come ;s another opest;on,
Col. Wynkoob i evidently discontented
man The b;qh road to fame was closed nm
on,him at Perole There Is no doubt he s;obed
! for the bloody fields of Mexico. and not 6av-
ing his hearts desire ; ,ati6ed. he has vented
his spleen upon the Wing party in the Uni
ted States II would not AZ 70 condemn Cen
Scott for consqn;ng him 70 nrotect the Ann.
geons Of Perote But Scott IS a Whig. and
he might reach him through the ribs Of the
Wing party Such, we have no doubt, is a
true reading of some of the motives which
governed the Colonel, and goaded him to pen
the letter which bears his name. Again.
blow at his own party at home would be We
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