The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-15
General Taylor's Political Opinions.


General Taylor's Political Opinions.
The politicians of all parties have been assidu-
ously endeavoring, for year or longer past, to
elicit from General Taylor his opinions on the
various matters which are in discussion between
the two great parties into which the people of
the United States are divided. Letter after let
ter was written to him with this view, but with
rather equivocal success. Failing in this direct
way to accomplish their purpose, they eagerly
seized hold of every allusion which the old hero
makes to the subject of politics in the course Of
conversation, and by this indirect means, have
collected a greater amount of matter on which
to base a conclusion, than they did by writing
to him. The chairman of joint committee of
the Legislature of Mississippi, who were deputed
to invite the General to Jackson, says in letter,
that:-
In regard to the conversation had With General Tay-
lor. have to say did not talk the tariff We did
the He expressed himself In favor Of the war
he said he decidedly In favor of prosecuting vigor
was for indemnity, certain and that terroral not
welded to any line particularly but thought perhaps
We bed perhaps better 60 up th. SAD desreemakipE
the Rio Grsnds the western boundary that degree
s1a said the south should never .s,:s to The Prov,ons
ever would be slavery there; yet the country
CURED the citizens should BE- left free that subject.
He says all Mexico will eventually, into our CO.
vernment by degrees-that it cannot be annexed. On
the subject Of politics he said be wss poto'a
been of his life In the army, devoted his
time and mind to SERVICE and paid but little sttsn
ton to any thing else
Another letter to member of Congress states
a conversation held with the General at his
house, in Baton Rouge, by gentleman Of re.
spectacle character. The following Is an extract
from it,
81 take the liberty Of addressing you and giving you
at the same time few facts relative to General sv
lors position before the American people, regards
the presidency. In conversation with DR. Baden "a
gentleman in whom the utmost confidence be
his residence. at Baton Rouge. and spent three
hours 10 his company Like eli others who describe him.
in his hampers ever ready to give OF receive any nor
maton that may be OF He states that he Is willing
the Of tn Of
AK no pledges for hts future course; if the vhiss
nominate him he will run on the same principles. and
no Others Again should third party brig him out,
10 will still be candidate II they appear to have the
majority He Is in favor OF the tariff and opposed
to national bank He thinks that the President
not to blame about the war-that he General Taylor
was the cause OF the moving Of the army on to the
frontier and bis that large force
collected Natsmoras and upless there was an oppo
sing force in the that the Mrxicaps might
cross over and commit any amount Of oepredaons with
save the inhabitants He ssys that was the o.
the war, but the snnesation He vas sik-d, "lf You
fill your cabpet?" His answer al would seek
the best men of the country and select them without
regard to party"
A summary of the substance of those CONVEX
sations and letters, il correct, Of which we see
no reason to entertain any doubt, shows that
General Taylor was, previous to the treaty of
peace, In favor of vigorous prosecution OF the
war, for territorial indemnity-that the citizens
should be left free on the subject of slavery with
In such territery-that he thought all Mexico
would eventually come into government
ihath he is in favor of the tariff of 1876 and opposed
to national bank-snd finally, he gives il as his
opinion that the President was not to blame about
the war, and that he, General Taylor himself
was the cause of the moving of the army to the
frontier. In this We see every thing in which he
can agree with the democratic party, and nothing
In which they can disagree with him. la iact
General Taylor, although nominally whig, is
as we'll qualified to be taken up at the Baltimore
convention, as the democratic cand idate for tn e
Presidency, as almost Mr.. Polk himself; and it
is not impossible that he will be yet nominated
by that body. General Scott, it is understood,
will return TO the United States in short time;
and judging from the sympathy which is show
cred on him by the WING press, and the manner
in which he is spoken of in political point Of
view, he may be nominated by the wing conven-
ton which is TO meet on the 7th of June. If &C.
neral Taylor were to be nomin ted by the demo-
Gratis, and General Scott by the wings, the con-
test would be the most varied and interesting
that ever took place in this country.
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