Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-07-07
Important Letter.

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an IN ADVANCE OF THE REGULAR MAIie
.aFN. TAYLOR NEVER sURRENDERSf's
The following interest," hg and highly nm
tportant communication says the aI'darsiis 4
Intsliigsncea,:. is from old Rough and Ready
| in reply to the 'senemy in the rear VINO
wish to run him for President. There may
be a ".ittle more grape,' in this rsply,dna
Mexican wings will like, but we, have no &
doubt il will bs read with interest, and with u
an effect equal to Captain Bregg's well d {
lrec,ed fire: s-''o@t' Z.
ROUGH AND READY S REPLY.
Gentlemen: In the discharge Of my du-
ty as good patriot, am now aiding to
prosecute the war with Mexico, and what
ever you may think ofmy capacity to fill
tho station with which have been hoaored Is
bv the President of the United States, 1 &
have the vanity to believe that under ex.
isting circumstances, can do soele good
for our country BY aiding to prosecute this
war to glorious termination. Should !
be so fortunate as to have the. appreciation
of my countrymen for my conduct as an Oh
ficer of the American army, shall be am
ply COMPENSATED for whatever it may bs
/ nv lot, under the blessings of Heaven To
have achieved for the glory of my country
/ But allow me 10 say that you have a..
Harmed me for the safety ofeur republican
institutions am really amazed to see the
course you have been pursuing, while
have been with all the powers OF my mind
and energies of my body, increasingly en'
ldeayoring to sustain the cause OF our couh. =
ltry, to vihdicatc her injured and insuited
lhonor, and to com pei the unprincipled Mex
Iicans to abandon their iniqu:tous hostilitles
and come to terms Of adjustment. II Is
with the deepest modification am COM
oelled to say, sou have doac more to weak
en- our armies and encourage the enemy
!, than could have been accomplished oy a
hundred such armies Us Mexico has had liz
the field, You have showered down de-
nunciations on our cause and plead re ]us'
,ise of Of that OF our enemy. You have Pre-.
nounced that war unjust, aggressive, un-
: righteous, wicked unholy, cruel, damna6ie;
\ q war against God, and one in which the
= sympalhies of the civilized world would bo
= = with the enemy and against US. Your
presses and your oratorss have poured lor'h
incessaItly such unfounded nr4d nn;1atriotc
+ fidenanciationssast these, you even went 81
far as to ridicule the resources OF the CnA-
;. ed States for raising money to carry on the
= war; you made every effort in your powor
to bring down, 10 discrcdt and dishonor
those very resources OH which our gallant
e army, in the field, in foreign land of saw
o age enemies, had to rely for supplies. You
g pu blish to the world false statements iha,
/. the war was costing US h1tllsa million Pet
day and there was no means to meet it.
a All these things wcrc eugerlv caught UP
i and republished throughout Mexico. The
r effect was, that you deceived the poor crea'
, lures with the fatal and delusive hope thai
by holding out against us we must aban.
don the field and suffer them to continus
, their insults and injuries with.impunity.
They at one time confidently hoped to
!. see you i,npeach the President of the q.
II States for the unjust war We should have
f had nm honorable peace long ago had they
! not been deceived and encouraged by your
unpatriotic and false declarations. This is
f the true state OF the case as you well know. (.
, Ii gives me pain to say it. Again: you
know also you have denoucced your oppo-
lncnis of the democratic party for selecting
:! at one time military man as a candidate
, for the Presidency. Gen. Jackson had been
high in civil stations and sustained himself
with great credit. He had been long out.
of employment military man, engag-
ed in agricultural pursuits at the Hermit.
age; YET you told the people that it would
ibe better that war, pestilence and famine
come upon the land, than to elevate mill
i,ary man to the Presidency. But now you
como before the same people apd pretend
to be moved with patriotism when you ask
them to take military man fresh from the
field Of battle, where he was fighting against
God. Now, conjure you to reflect. Whit Z
must the people say of your patriotism and
your honesty? And what would be the fig
ure | would cut as the candidate of such a
] party? You must see, gentlemen It will
not do. How can the good patriot who
loves his country countenance such COZ,
duct? You even admit that the clomor
you have made about principles and meas;
ures heretofore, was false and only pretend
ed, for you propose to take candidate who
is not in favor Of such measures. What
will the people say when you present your
self in such light! Win they not say You
care nothing for your coun,ry2 You care
nothing for bank or tariff, or anything but
Office, which you hope to gain by huzzaing
for me, for my victories against God. 1t 3
will not do. You must not be SO unPrincl ie
pied. asa 81. a..5. ..a.s s.r.s sf' hs5ab
/ have the honor to be without much re- "a
spect, your fellow citizen. ,se.fs1 zs.si.. Il 5
- ROUGH AND READY q ., "
QUIrE EvAsIvE.-'Are you an Odd
Fellow?" "No sir! l've been married a
week" 81 mean, do you belong 10 the !
Order of Odd Fellows?'' ssNo, belong :
to the Order of Married Men. y 'sThun.
der how dumb! Are you a Mnson7', 9
"Nn: Pm Carpenter by trade I" '.Wor I
and worse! Are you a Son Of Tenper=0g
ance?' 'tConfound you, No! ! am, a.soias
of John Gosling' aoa