The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1847-02-09


Vicksburg Wing Of the Alb inst, letter
copied from the New York Express, PurPOT-
ting to have been written BY Gen. Taylor
10 friend In the city Of New York, under
date Of9th November 1916. It is stated
that il is private letter and 1.-THE friend
to whom il was addressed would not have
taken the liberty Of making It public had
not the recent manifestations Of malignity
ofthe Administration towards Gen. Taylor
demanded this STEP" This is the OsteHSibIe
motive for publishing il, but it is evident
that the real motive is to make capital for
the wing rarty--tO render unpopular the
Administration, and this scheme has been
devised aS the most efectual mode Of &C.
cOmplishing it. This is evident frOmthe
shalIowness of the pretext framed for giving
it publicity. The assertion that the Ad'
ministration has manifested malignlty
towards Gen. Taylor" is known to be
utterly destitute Of truth. The opposition
can not, as much as they are disposed to
pervert the course Of the Executive, point
to any act which will justify the charge.
On the contrary it has always manifested
towards him the most liberal and friendly
spirit. 1t is true that the VickSburg Wing
and probably some other Of the opposition
prints have alluded TO the speeches Of
Messrs. Ficklin and Jacob Thompson in
the House Representatives, in which they
INDUCED in some reflections on the course
of Gen. Taylor, as having been prompted
BY the Administration, yet this cannot be
regarded as an argument and was evidently
trumped up because party spirit in its fury
and malevOlence could devise nothing
more plausible. II is evident then, that
this letter has been paraded before the
wOrld-nOt TO indicate the character of
Gen. Taylor, but to drag his name into the
political arena and thus vilely to accomplish
the purposes OfParty.
Gen. Taylor is made by the letter to say
that he does not believe the authorities at
Washington are satisfied with his conduct
in regard to the terms Ofthe capitulation at
Monterey, entered into with the Mexican
commander" &c. Why this querelous
tone in regard to the authorities at Wash
ington," when It is we'll known that Gen
Taylor himself in his official dispatches
dated September the 22nd l548, giving an
account Of the battle and its result, declared
that ahe terms Of tho oOPisulO'iOn wore
mot WarrGnfed By his Instructions ?" But
on what ground is this complaint against
them basedl A letter from the Secretary
Of war, in which he states that the Presi.
dent regretted that Gen. Taylor did not
deem it advisable to insist on the terms
first communicated to the Mexican com
mander," but in which he added that the
+" circumstances which dictated. no doubt
justified the change"
1t is but reasonable that Gen. Taylor
should desire to vindicate bis conduct in
regard 10 the terms Of the capitulatiOn, yet
is it not strange that he should assign as
one Ofthe reasons for agreeing to them in
this PriUdte letter, so imprudently thrust
before the public, that the "enemv's force
was considerably larger than ours" when
in his dispatches above alluded to, be states
hat the "gallant defence of the town, and
he fact ola recent change in the government
If Mexico believed to be favorable to the
interests Of peace, induced me to concur
With the commissioners in these TERMS" &c?
But il the enemy's force was considerably
arger than ours" at the battle Of Monterey
whose fault was it Surely the blame
lOes not attach to the Government, for tits
Known that out Of $4,000 volunteers who
Vere at Camargo and on the Rio Grande o.
zen. Taylor took with him only taoo thou. =.
and. He left behind him many of the
most gallant and skillful officers in the
army, whose men were eager to march
a to the scene of battle. But the letter Z
omPlains Of the want Of transports. and -
10 inference intended to be drawn is that.
was this want, that prevented our Srcs