Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-08-27
THE ART OF LETTER WRITING.

During the campaign of 1914, Mr.. Clay ac-
quired for himself the name OF "Ihe Complete
Letter-writer," from the number of epistles
with which he was pleased to favor the pub.
lie, and we think that Gen'l Taylor, long ere
the campaign of '48 has actually commenced,
viii have earned for himself an equal, or even
superior, right TO the same distinction. We
have scarcely picked up an exchange paper,
during the last three or four months, that has
not had portion of its " valuable columns !"
occupied by an epistolary production from the
hero Of Buena Vista. In sober earnestness,
we would ask, if it would not be more digni-
fed and appropriate, under all the crcumstan-
ces' II the old gentleman would put some sort
OF relns on the scribendi cacoethes, which ap-
pears TO have taken possession OF him of late
Most OF Gen'l Taylor's letters are of the
same character, and we will say this for him,
which we could not say for Mr. Clay, they
(hls letters) are consistent with each other
They all convey about the same ideas, with
the exception of the one which we published
last week. He says he will serve as Presi-
dent if he is elected, but that he will not be
the candidate of any particular party.
The letter which we published last week,
and which was addressed to DR.. Luny, a lead
ing Democrat of Louisiana, is longer, and
more fully, we presume, conveys the old he
ro's sentiments than any with which he has
hitherto favored the public.
With regard to National Bank and Pro-
tective Tariff, Gen'l Taylor very frankly ad-
mits that he has not thought enough about
the subject to be able to give an opinion either
way. He says he has been engaged in the
duties of his peculiar calling for the last forty
years, and that it would take him some time
to investigate these important questions, before
he would be prepared to say whether he was
in favor of or against them In this we have
every reason to believe that Gen'l Taylor has
spoken the truth, The question then would
arlse-ls such a man, in any shape or form
qualified for an Office which requires thorough
acquaintance with the political state of the
country?
We fully coincide with Gen'l Taylor in his
view of the inexpediency-indeed of the folly
of these, his would-be friends, who have thus
early and prematurely brought his name be-
fore the American people as candidate fol
the Presidency. We feel confident that il
Gen'l Taylor ever had any chance TO be made
President of this Republic, those kind Federal
Editors, who, without any real regard for him
have endeavored to force him upon the PEG.
pie, have blown that chance to the four winds
of Heaven. We say IT," for we have toe
much confidence in our countrymen to believe
that they would, under any circumstances
take man from the red field of war, and place
him in the most responsible ciUiL position ir
the world, merely because that man had been
successful military leader. We commend
the careful perusal Of the letter above alluded
TO, 10 all our readers, Wings as well as Demo
Gratis, and then put the question-Is the wri
ter of such letter a competent person to fill
the chair of the Chief Magistrate Of the Anne
! rican Republic?