Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-06-03
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
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tcaps have teen disturbed in resd 10 hs "hilngn'ss
~ permit the Se Il his candidate itr tn. ns,i
Presidency The letter. 50 liz 3uilr'ln rrnaIhs, Is
wnren with The m,dfsi, ari d,lcaey II f,. ling
ehch hsse ,mlnrnIly ,tsrsc,,fzad ever, hne iroi
the t,cns ral'. pm. DE says;
In i,rsid 10 tho Pr >idetiat. | viii MT Say that
vuuld sefye. u tho god s PIE # The unfy mer'
70 -pgure II d. -. hwoS, mufh II IS orr'ssd 10 my
shes fr IN irrc TO sly. lai have no aspirations
g. The siustka Nv prcaf,sf IrlhpIs oul, wish. has
b,es @ tflrg. sid n anefg. this war 10 speedy
ard h..s,alle chs. u has s,eT l,tn sd still i. my
anasUs wi>h is, Il The nsst 'Nperenesd tai
erset md sifiu,us Il ih. unify should bc
n ,n ,tai hich tlpcc. al tn, next election am
szsis, that If incds Will do hcir duty such Gill
he elertod.
81. miss h.asv,g lie allow I'd that hasc II q
vanity Ia rsder ", s,f Of ah,d In big and res
shlo siail,n. and willis, Nc have Tar more emsni ard
deserving nsu,s hct,Ie The country -houh pnt,f 10
sand aside II # n, m etuld le IaIs,d To the inst Of
f,e. ~ 1t. gifl Of ffte people.
If 20 fot The county. the whole cJsiniryand II rs my
ardent and sinese wish ihai iud, dus Ilaced al
the head vi he naon who by ,r o ser,auee Of The
constitution lie he vhm be nav make s pres
pcrus a, hume. as Sell as most respected airad.
The fact has teen ha ascsraInod, that although the
Gt neal nay CHASED, IN ctmun Iararce anlnng
the 1,p,ants 10 llp Chief Magisirscy not hay,ng the
vanity consdef himself qualified Tor high aud
responsible siAlonf-a pant which othts. who have
been attentive at ivtrs al his brilliant rscer in which
strong Judgment and ndonitable cottage have teen alike
cunspcnoas much better ipeient than himself
determine he viii not reiuo The honor the RESPONSE
by II tie people sh; call him from the battle field To
the council CHAMBER Public curiosity will be noIe than
ever EXCITED, Therefore. 10 raln his true position upon
the pcca chess board, regard 10 which Their have
bccn many unoaudd and rdi,nl MS attempts at mys
f.alion and deception. That the Wings have always
been satisfied Of his attachment 10 the principles aid mes
suros If thai uar, has teen cviuced by the unanmIty
and zeal with mhsoh (incuding many, like ourselves.
who have no deemed II pnpar Ct necessary TO place his
name at The bead al their editorial cuumns) they have
vndcaied his reputation against s assaanis and init
mated hen esiy IN this great popular
mcDt
II IS NOT les apparent thai the Iocofocos even while
claiming the General Of the orthodox Of iha,
faith have teen, II sincere The dules Of heir unoundod
hopes.
Had Gen. Taylor been 4 member oi that party pit,
lul jealousy Of his rising fame the consequence OF his
brilliant achievements would have led the attempts
~ irequcn, mace by ocooeo rresses, show that Il
his want al skill and j"dpm.ni his great victories were
rendered barren and lruess--fhat thsuph his bull doc
courage might win triumph against fearful ODDS he was
not competent 10 the task Of rendering ti productive
Ut great results.
Had the General been member If that party We
should MI have the uars Of the adnnisira ion
IN The iionse Il Representatives engaged IN the nsera-
BILE work Of converting proposed Of thanks which
he had ~ richly earned ittm the representatives. VI the
I'Nn1' NAe ~ ttIhiJt. hf having entered INTO
captulaon and arniscc with the Mexican General af
Ter the battle of Monterey an act which writer in the
washington tnlon, IN an earnest effort 10 justify that
vote OF ccnuta pronounced The grea crrsr II thu ram
pdgn.' bat the wisdom Of winch has been 81 clearly pr
ven since by the emphatic appreciation Of every military
man whuwas par'icllat in that ody fight, whose
opinion worth hiass tanhng that now not one voice
Is heard in lis cund' mna,on. while one we believe
OF the members oi Congress, who voted censue the
gallant general, aud who have gone back To the people
failed II receive the most convincing evidence Of the
dlsapprohalon ii his constituents.
Had Gen. Taylor been Iucoftco we should never
have heard Of plan 10 supcr,ede him by the appointment
Of Lieutenant Gcrenl-nor would Gen Scott, who
was only less Unpopular at Court than Gen Taylor be-
cause the latter MAS winning loo much elmy, and II be
came matter Of policy To "diBhsc" It, ever have been
have been sonl 10 NcAico. ia order deprive the Hero
OF Palo Alto u the chi't command Of the army and 10
doom him 10 nartion and olscury-a purpose when was
slgnally thnarird how by the attack aud almost mi
racuo,s repnlse Of Santa Anna at Bucna Vista.
IN despite, however OF these prosnmptvc evidences
that Gen. Taylor lsa Wing. the Locvs with lack OF
that acutouess Dy which Their movements are ordinnr,
characterized. have rot ceased To claim him as Of then
sect until, At length, the "fg.' In which the " ashng
ton Union rather con plans that his opinions have bee,
concealed bfglns 10 dispense, and they compelled
with evident reluctance, 10 ctncode that the old General
belongs 10 the great Conservative party Of the Uuion-o
term which not in It's late party sense, hu with
broader and deeper Specification.
Tho "Democralic Advocate. (iis politics be NJ lnd
Gated by lis e published al Baton Rouge, the place
Gen. Taylrs residence, gives the following account o
his opinions:
"Our contemporaries dispuiing abou, Gen. Tay
ls pot There need he difficulty this poln,
Gen. Taylor gave his last vote for Cen Jackson--h,
would have voted for Henry Clay Mt the late election
because he personally esteemed and admired him
statesman and because he was opposed To the annexation
Of Texas, on constitutional grounds. Gen Taylor say