The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-11-06
T***, September l847,

1N~F, 6eptemDer lo4t'
DEAR SlR:-Yours of the 2lst ult was re-
ceiyed last night. hasten to answer it. Be-
tween love and fear and the prestige Of success
which seems for the present to attach to Gen
Taylor, know of very few either Of the lead
ing men or Of the rank and file, in our State,
who do not profess to be in favor Of him for the
Presidency. This applies, too, to both parties;
most of the Wing party and some Of the Demo-
cratic party, love, admire, nnddisposedto conide
in him; they are willing to require Of him no
pledges, they desire to take him on trust, 9th
ers, though they profess to be for him, raise
doubts, talk of s%cruples, and would gladly see
him out Of the field without risking anything
to get him out. This applies to some Of the
Wings and many Of the Democrats-especially
to many of the leading Democrats. The wings
of T*@, look upon the difference between them
selves and the Democrats, as to "measures,'
merely, as at present, very slight. The Sub
Treasury it is agreed ,on all hands, must
be repealed or greatly modified; indeed
the Democrats wished to commence a re-
turn to the old policy last session, if we
would have permitted them. The Tariff Of
&c was opposed by the Wings of T., while it
was a project. 1t has now become a iaw-it is
said it works well; for the present our Wings
would not vote to repeal it. They are willing
that "tne play should be played out" Should
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il be found that it acts h~urtFully upon the great
industrial interests of the country, the prophe'
cies of the wings will be verified, and they
will of course, seek its repeal, with greater
confidence in the cause, and better assurance
OIL success. From the ''principles" of the Demo
cratic party the Wings dissent as much as ever
/ shall not pause now to enumerate all these
principles, One Of their principles of action is
that laws and constitutions should not obstruc
maiorities, unless the majoritles are agains
them. Another is, that the end j~ustiies tn
means. Another, that nothing is ever settle
by precedent, but that everything is Away
open to "agitation." Such principles, accom-
panied and sustained as they are by a spirit O
rufaanism,, will always find, | hope, an antago
nistic feeling, sufficient to make a party divis
ion, whether under the present names, or 9th
ers more appropriate.
Mr.. Clay is looked upon in T by Oh
Wings with veneration and respect, but no
with enthusiasm. The great body of our PEG
pie never did feel any enthusiasm for him. ]
would be hopeless business indeed to attemI
to start Mr.. Clay's name among US.
General Taylor is d Wig in the sense Ihav
mentioned above. | do not think, however
that he would recommend a repeal Of tn
Tariff Of l846. He holds tie getters up an
managers Of this Mexican war in as much cor
tempt, as you, or !, Or any one else can,
/, elected without a party nomination, nave n
+, doubt, he would fill the offices Of Government
with the best men he could find. We unde
stand here, that Mr.. Clay neither expects ne
wishes to run, and all that We have been Tea
i, ing, is, that you might name a northern MAJ
which might render it necessary, that Taylt
should submit his claims to Convention, an
4 we thus lose him altogether, or make him onl
/. q party nominee.
Ithas become d settled matter with US th'
Taylot is 10 be he candidate, not that we hay
any more night than others to settle II, but ev'
5 ry one seems for a long time past just 10 COZ
slider him irresistible, and SO there has been
i general, and indeed, an almost universal acqu
h e~scence in the 'hurra" with which his nan
d was first brought out.
Truly your friend, &c.
To Hon, H.