Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-08-05
A Good Kilt from Taylor.

The Picayune publishes the following lettef from
Gen. Taylor which is said to have been written IN
reply to Gen. Mora Villamill, who time ago
addressed a communication to Gen. I. at SaillO
enquring whether it his intention TO conduct
the war according TO the manner adopted by the
Camanches," &c. The reply ascribed I'd Gen. T.
applies SO well to our Mexican Wings at home, as
well as their yellow brethren in Mexico that we copy
it with pleasure. 1t Is great deal better than those
letters written about the Presidency, which ought
never to have been written while he reclaimed in the
field, and would not have been hadfnot the Wing
office hunters fooled him. as they did Scott when he
took his hasty plate of soup
HEADQUARTERS, NEAR MONTEREY, May 10, 1S47.
SRI received yesterday your communication of the
10th inst informs you instructed by the
President Substitute Of the Republic address with
view 10 demand from me categorical reply" Whether
my wishes and my instructions prosecute the
conformity the laws of nations and is conducted
BY civilized countries, OarbarOus tribes carry it on
among themselves it being understood that Mexico dis
posed and resolved accept the which is proposed
carried and awaits the results in order to dictate
measures accordingly"
If these instructions we've not communicated to me through
authority highly respectable yourself should refuse
TO believe they emanaed from the Chief Magistrate Of the
Republic containing In fact they do contain In my judy
ment an implied less deliberate insult towards
and towards the Government which have the honor TO
represent Viewing them in this light, shall decline giving
the categorical reply which demanded Of which do
with the respect due to his Excellency the President
As you have thought fit to communicate the instruc
tons Of your Government length upon the manner
/ in which the has been carried upon my part,
improve this opportunity make some remarks upon the
subject.
The ouages which ESPECIAL reference is made
my knowledge after they had been PeIpetraed and can
you that neither yourself nor the President of the
Republic have fell deeper pain than that which felt on
the OCCASION All the at my disposal within the
Limits Of our laws were empoyed but in the greater num-
L harO pS,lN n-
quens cannot suppose that have been III informed
believe that such Atrocities committed by my
cOnnvance oIdeT consent that they by themselves
give idea Of the manner ia which The wal has been pro-
secuted in this part Of Mexico. They we've in truth unOT
exceptions. caused by circumstances which could
/ not control.
Il appears to me in point 10 inform YOU that from the
moment the American army set foot upon The territory Of
Mexico has suffered individually the loss Of officers and
soldiers who have been aSsanaed by MeXicans sometimes
almost il sight of their own camp An outage of this
character preceded the melancholy affair Of Caana. do
mention these truths with the view of uStfyng in any
the practice of retaliation because my Government
Is sufficiently civilized make a distinction between the
awess acts Of individuals aud the general policy which
governs the operations Of enemy; but you have endea-
voTed make comparison between respective Gov
regard to the which they conduct the
war which caDnOt pass without remark. In this
it should be borne in mind that the Mexican troops have
the world the example Of Killing the wounded upon
The field Of battle.
As you have advered 10 the Tequisiiion which have
made upon the people of these States TO make indemnity o
the losses incurred by destruction Of one of our Trans
take the liberty Of informing you that this the
of Mexican excuvey but that the rancheros
the county chiefly concerned in and
seouen assassination aud muaUn Of the unamed team
marked by aocious baIbarily uDequaed id
the present
i 1t with pain that find myself Under the necessity
addressing you in to which am little accustomed
but have been provoked do By the object and the
manner % your communication, which is Objectionable
my estimation well in its insnuatOus in its
With respect the implied threat Of retaliation beg you
4 to understand hold II at its WORTH and
all prepared act accordingly, whatever may be
the policy mode Of carrying the which the Next
Government its Generals may think proper adopt
L am, SIR, with much respect your obedleut servant
The " National Wing" which set itself up as Gen
Taylor's organ in Washington, has had the misfor
tune pronounce his Cincinnati letter base for
gerry" " counterfeit" a "SiHy letter." and abov
all. .'tlcGadte" We think the Wing stands poo
chance Of being the organ Of Gen. Taylor's admins
tratlUn.
: Col. Haskell, of Tennessee, appears to be NOR
troublesome to his whig friends there, than he was
enemies IN Mexico. He has got up split in hi
Congressional district, which appears to bother then
|. exceedingly.
: or Fhe Troy (Ohio) Times raised the name
Gen. Taylor for the Presidency, aud thereby lost
subscriber, who says he cannot support Gen. Taylor
! stakeholder, and be wing too The Tunes say
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