Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-06-11

between Gen. Taylor and the Wings, it will
be read with interest:
IMPORTANT CORRESPONDENCE.
How we got hold of the following cores
pondence is no whig's business; and we shall
not explain-very clear of it:
DEAR GENERAL We, the central commit
tee OF the universal wing party, have been
charged with the duty of addressing YOU
communication giving our views of the Mex
lean war in general, and of your connection
with it in particular, as well as of YOU per-
sonally. In the first place we are bound to
say that this is an offensive and unnecessary
war, repugnant to the plainest precepts of
christianity and the enlightened age in which
we live. We believe the war unconstitution-
al, begun by the President for the basest of
purposes; consequently every order issued by
the Executive has been without any binding
force, and should have been rejected by the
officers of the army as a nullity. We. abhor
the war, and large portion of us will give it
none of our aid and support. If we were in
Mexico we should give you bloody welcome
and C hospItable grave You are engaged in
a war OF conquest and rapine, alike hateful to
God and man d; some of US cannot therefore re-
joce in your victories. We feel toward you
as we should toward favorite son that had
committed highway robbery and murder. We
have on all suitable occasions, however, as
sisted you, by dlscrediting the resources Of
this country and magnifying those of Mexico;
and we have not failed, whene, er we heard
of an offer of peace made by our government,
to invent what would seem most Objectionable
to Mexico, and earnestly exhort her not to &C
cept it. We have been careful to discourage
volunteering by telling our citizens that the
sympathies of the civilized world be against
them in the present contest. We have told
the public, always before one OF your victo-
ties, that YOU were to be cut to pieces, and al
ter these victories we have assured that they
were of no use. At any rate, all this we
have said.
And now, dear General, we have word TO
say 10 you personally. You may suppose at
first sight that we meant to reproach you by
the course which we have pursued-far from
it-far from it Dear General, we know that
YOU being soldier, are a mere tool in the
hands of that mean usurper and tyrant, Jim
Polk. The law has made him your conscience
keeper; consequently you are not responsible
Tor the atrocious crimes of murder and robbie
nv which you have committed. Some loco
focos seem to think you ought to have resign
ed rather than be guilty of treason to the con-
stitution, murder and robbery. No doubt they
think it would have been very fortunate for
them if you had resigned; then you would not
| have gained the laurels which now encircle
your brow; and the whig party might not have
had an available candidate for the Presidency
The result has proved that you acted right
We are not of those who hold that what is so
| ito hn IS nj
or a mere abstraction; the great whig party
hold no such impracticable nonsense. This
consideration is doubtless sufficient to satisfy
you of the correctness of our course but we
| beg you also to remember the old maxim, &c in
war our country, right or wrong" Our par
ty, you are aware, is the country's; SO that
the maxim properly applied, is "our party
always, right or wrong" for we have always a
war with these vile locofocos, and it has not
always been as successful as your battles with
the Mexicans. We have in fact, General,
Eve are sorry to say,) been very much put to
it. We beg you to consider this; and, if some
of the means we have adopted in the fight do
not appear altogether right, attribute it to our
sad condition. Indeed, the locofocos have
been so successful that we have no chance
| left us but to assail the war, right or wrong,
We assure you that most of US did not believe
the half we said and large portion of us did
not believe the other half neither just as you
did not believe a word of what YOU said when
you issued that proclamation, blaming Next
CO for the war. Ha! ha General; you see
you have to say some things you don't believe
like us. He, he!
| There are some things which we feel bound
to notice further. which you, being in Mexi-
CO, may not understand as we do here. We
fear you may consider them personal. Some
of our friends have suggested that you were
the same man that advised the use of the blood
hounds in prosecuting the Florida war; one
distinguished whig (Secretary of State) has
said something about your having hundred
mothers and babies for sale, &c. They are
very sorry now, General, that they ever said
these things They did rot know at the time
that you would occupy the position you dc
now they did rot dream that you would be
| the wing candidate for the Presidency, or they
would not have said such things for their
right hands,.
Again: dear General, we hope you will not
misconstrue what we have said against march
ing the army to the Rio Grande, and against
the armistice at Monterey. We are sorry tc
say that we have some editors, such as those
| of the Louisville Journal, who mean we'll, bu
are very shallow-pate and indiscreet. w.
cannot be responsible for what they say, blu
we entreat you not to be offended at them
| They did not know that you were the author
of those measures and what they said can dc
little harm, as they can and will deny it, o.
eat it back Just as readily as they said it; anG
moreover, General, what is still better. they
will abuse the ocos Justify for even Think ne
what they said ha, ha, ha!
Now dear General, to come to the point
you know whatit is. We have been thinking
of you as the wing candidate for the Presiden
cy. We say you are good whig. 7ot
know We can say that; as a whig now is al
most anything: our principles are all gone
YOU will not be troubled with them. To tel
YOU the truth, we are glad to get rid of them
The people didn't like them, and they wer'
consequently a great incumbrance. If you sal
so, we will face about and go for the war
sustain Polk as you have DONE The whig
party are the party who want the offices. Jus
say, in order to gull the people-we shall sa,
it-that you will know 10 parties, but-yol
give US the Offices.
And now, dear General, we neither eypec
nor desire an answer to this letter It's dan
gerous to write letters, as we know by sa
experience. The moment your answer ap
peared, these locofocos would begin to tall
about principles; vile things. they have near
ly ruined our party. We do assure You tina
it would be very impolitic for you to write
syllable. Lett US manage and you be silent
Yours for the sake Of the spoils,
WING COMMITTEE.