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General Taylor at HOmC.

From the New York Courier and Enquirer.
Our present business is with General Tavlor
al home, as seen by private person, not him
self politician, and as described TO his friend,
an eminent merchant Of this city, who, too, is
only so far politician as il becomes wealthy
and ar intelligent merchant 10 be; aud that is,
to the extent OF taking deep interest in all po-
pular elections, and in the character and quail
icalions of all candidates for high public STA
lions.
The annexed letter was written as will be
seen, before The PhiadeIp phia nomination, and
only tends 10 show how wise and expedient
that nomination vas:
New ORLEANS, May 6, l348.
DEAR Sir: At Charleston was introduced to
DR.. -, we'll educated and intelligent gen.
leman, and travelling in company we became
we'll acquainted. lie gave me pressing invita-
lion TO accompany him home and spend day
or TWO al his plantation at West Baton Rouge.
Having ascertaned that General TAYLOR and
family were at The Government Barracks at Ba-
ton Rouge, he promised me an introduction 10
The hero Of the Rio Grande. An invitation un.
der such circumstances was bound 10 accept.
| have Just returned, having spent TWO DAYS
most agreeably. To Nonherner for the firsl
time floating upon the bosom Of the queen of
rivers, sail up the Mississippi is novel and ex-
citing. Al this time the river is nearly over
flowing the top Of the leVee, and as the packet
boat crosses and recrosses the river, stopping at
almost every plantation, from the guards of The
boat, which are fifteen or twenty feet above the
water, you look down upon the beautiful villas
which stud the ''coasI" on each side.
The front ground presents French villas sha-
ded by the China tree, surrounded with pctur-
esque glounds and shrubbery, in which beauli-
(ul evergreen, called the wild peach, is most
with groups ofchildren and house,
hold servants, neatly aured, standing upon the
levee to welcome the return of friends, or to re.
ceve the supplies sent from the city to the plan
tation. In the back ground the whtewashed
huls, field hands ut their labors, the brick build
ings and tall chimneys Of the sugar houses, with
The dense forest of green, deepening the sha
dows and limiting the vision al a point that
meets the eye, altogether presents picture very
beautiful and pleasing. ...
The barracks are admirably located al Baton
Rouge, which is the first high ground ascen-
ding The river, one hundred and twenty miles
above New Orleans. There, on green bank
shaded with trees, high above the river, the Gov
ernment buildings present fine picture; and
beneathth the flag of the nation, which is unfurI
ed 10 every breeze, rest the broken down SOL
1ers sent home from Mexico to recruit their eX
hausted energies or die; and the brave old hero
Of the war modeslly withdraws from observa'
lion TO enjoy for brief period the comforts of
domestic life, and to cheer the dropping spirits
Of wounded and dying companions in arms.
He served his country long and faithful y; for
eighteen years be has seen nothing but camp
duty, and, when his personal affairs should have
received his personal attention, has sacrificed
every thing for his country. DR.. - tells me
hat Gen. Taylor, by attention 10 his estates,
would have becomes wealthy proprietor, but thai
his affairs are embarrassed in consequence OF
his absence from his plantations, and that re-
peated failures Of crops have straighteued his
means, so that he is really poor.
We spent social day with him in familiar
no other visitors being present.
was most impressed with his modesly, homes
", and firmness. And this is the brave old
General that the War Department pushed into
war of invasion, but with handful Of men a.
gainst a nation of seven millions, fighting in de-
fence of their soil and homes, through a wide
country Of formidable streams, wide mOrasses,
and barren thirsty praries, and under scorch-
ing sun; without materials, withou, even pom