The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1847-06-18

The following letter from Senator Gamer
on of Pennsylvania, will throw ia sort of a
kind of sort of damper" on the ardor Of fed
eral devotion TO the Hero of the Rio Grande.
General Taylor is a real Jeffersonian and
Jackson Demoerai!! Why, what will the
federalis,s do with al the hosannas they have
been singing Of late to his praise - Rock
ingham Register.
GEN. TAYLOR AND THE WHIGS.
We some time since expressed our doubts
about Gen. Taylor entertaining, as the
wings have repeatedly declared, sentiments
consonant with their own, and TO sustain us
in the position taken, we lay before our
readers letter from Gen. Cameron TO Col.
$. D. Patterson, Editor of the Norristown
Register, which is preiaced with very able
editorial in that paper. The letter it is more
than probable, will settle the question Of
General Taylor's political principles.
MIDDLETowN, April Is. ls47.
"DEAR sn,-Your paper Of last week
was handed to me this morning, and reminds
me Of promise to put to writing what l said
to you the other day in regard to General
Taylor.
81 have general acquointances who know
the old General we'll, and met, since the
battle Of Buena Vista, one, distinguished
citizen ofKentucky, who lived beside him
for many years. This gentleman was recent
ly the democratic candidate for high office.
He says that Taylor has been democrat all
his life, and this agrees with all my Informs
ton on the subject. His father was one Of
the Electors who gave the vote of Virginia
to Mr. Jefferson, He was the personal and
political friend of Gen. Jackson, and firm
supporter of his administration and measures
In 1908, he was stationed in this place on
the recruiting service, and he is still remem.
hered by some of our citizens, who speak oi
him with pleasure, and say that he was ther
a supporter of Simon Snyder. He entered
the army in early life, and has never been a
politician---nor has he ever had any come x
ion with the machinery of party or with wire
working politcans.--but has always kept VI
an acquaintance with the leading measured
Of the day, and his enquiring mind is stored
with thorough knowledge Of the whole sys'
tenn Of our government. No man has great
ev reverence for the will of the people, ant
has shown greater desire to elevate ant
sustain humble men Of intellect and mer
it.
: "I have before me letter from frien,
at Monterey, who fought by his side in NOR
than one field, dated March llth, ls47, VIII
, speaks Of him in these words:-"Gensru
: Taylor has arrived, since the above was writ
o ten. He is simple and unostentutious as
3 child-plain as pike staf-homely and ur
! preteading-brave as Cesar, and as dste
. mined and firm as adamant He has stron
r good sense--he is monumental, but usefu
q His sense is of the cast iron kind, not shir
g ing but solid, and altogether practical. II
r is the least snowy, unartifcial general or sui
r. altern that is, or ever was in the America
10 army. He has power and an infuenc
is over men, whether individuals or armies, th'
y is irresistible. All around have conciou
!, ness of security aud safety, while he is wi
,s them. 1t is this moral power, this magic
of the mind, which made his four thousar
~ men superior to twenty thousand well disc
r plinsd troops.
7. "IfI have not, my dear sir, said enough
convince you that Gen. Taylor is go'
\, democrat of the Jeffersonian, Snyder al
N Jackson school, shall be glad to hear wh
will make good democrat.
. Sincerely your friend,
~ Te SIMON CAMERON.
- Col. s. W. PATTERSON,
Editor "Nerristown Register"