The Arkansas banner., 1847-06-14
GeHeraI TayiOr's rsply, grsatly in aduance
 of the m1il.


 GeneraI Tayior's rrply, greatly in adranee ef the m0il.
 GENTLEMEw. In the discharge of my du- ty as good patrioL am now aiding to prosecute the war against Mexico, and what ever you think of my capacity to fill the sia- ticn with which have been honored by the President of the United States, have the vanity to believe that under existing circum- stances, ! can do some good for our country by aiding to prosecute this war to a glorious termination. Should be go fortunate as to have the appreciation of my fellow country men for my conduc, as an officer of the American army, shall be amply cOmptnsa- ted for whatever it may be my lot, under the blessings of Heaven, to have achieved for the honor and glory Of my country.
 But allow me 10 say that you have alarmed me for the safety of our republican institu- tions. am really amazed to see the course you have been pursuing, while have been with all the powers of my mind and ener- gies of my body, increasingly endeavoring to sustain the cause of our country; 10 vindicate her injured and insulied honor, and to com pei the unprincipled Mexicans to abandon their iniquiiious hosiilities and come to terms o( adjustment. Ii Is with the deepest morsi- ication that am compelled to say, yoa have done more to weaken our armies and encour- age the enemy, than could have been accom- plished by hundred such armies as Mexi- co has had in the field Ton have shower ed down denuncia,ions on our cause and pleaded the justice oi that of our enemy. l " KxNsf hava cad eksa4 gressive, wicked, unholy, cruel, damnable- war against God. and one in which the sympaihies of the civilized wolld would be with the enemy and against us. Your press es and your orators have poured forth lnces- sanity such unlounded and unpatriotic de- nunciation as these; you even went SO far as 1 to ridicule the resources oi the United States for raising money to carry on the war; you \ made every effort in your power to bring down, to discredit and dishonor those very resources on which our gallant army in the field>in foreign land of savage enemies had to rely for supplies. You published to the world false statements, that the war was cost ing us halfa million per day. and that there were nn means to meet it. All these things were eagerly caught up and republished throughout Mexico. The effect was, that you deceived the poor creatures with the fa- tai and delusive hope that by holding out against us, we must abandon the field and suffer them to continue their injuries and in suits with impunity.
 They al one time confidently hoped to see you impeach tae President of the United States for the unjust war. We, should have had an honorable peace long ago, had they not been deceived and encouraged by your unpatriotic and false declarations. This IS the true state of the case as you well know. It gives me pain to say Il. Again you know also that you have denounced your opponents of the democratic party for seIec- ting al one time military man as candi- drte for the Presidency. Gen. Jackson had been high in civil stations and sustained him 1 self with great credit. He had been long out of employment as military man, engaged in agricultural pursuits at the Hermitage yet you told the people 1t would be better that war, pestilence, and famine come upon the land, than 10 elevate a military man to the Presidency. But now you come before the same people and pretend b he moved with patriotism when yOn ask them to take mli- taTy tnat. iFeSH tFOtu tUc Httu VI uothtf nhSiu he was fighting against God. Now, con- 1 iure you 10 reflect What must the people say of your patriotism and your honesty And wha. would be the figure ] would cut as the candidate of such a party, You must see, gentlemen, 1t will not do. How can the good patriot Sho loves his country countenance such conducti You even vir- tnally admit that the clamor you have made about principles and measures heretofore, was false and only pretended, for you pro- pose to take candidate who is not in favor of such measures. What will the people say when youpresent yourselves in such light Will they not say you care nothing for your country. You care nothing for bank or tariff, or anything but office, which you hope to gain by huzzaing for me, for my victories against Cod It will not do. You must not be so unprincipled
 I have the honor to be, without much res pect, your fellow-citizen,
 | ROUGH AND READY. ' WoMAN IN THE UNITED STATES AND lN