The Evansville daily journal., 1848-09-07
CITY OF WILLIE:
THURSDAY MORNING, SEP. z,

A MARES NEsT-The Democrat has just
now discovered that Gen. Taylor proclaims his
intention, if elected, TO be the President OF
the whole country and not of party merely"
and calls upon US TO make the lact known to
the people-the circulation of that paper is so
limited, we suppose, that matters of such i'm
portance the foregoing must have another
medium If the people ever learn anything Of
them. We are called upon BY the Democrat
TO publish letter written by Gen. Taylor to
Geo. Lppard, Esq, which reads thus:
In reply have to say, that am not par
ty candidate, and ifelected, shall not be the
President of party; but the President Of the
lohOie people" sfF 9a en-
We have now shown how cheerfully we
comply with the request of the Democrat when
couched in respectful language, and beg leave
TO say that the opportunity thus afforded us to
meet the wishes of that paper really delights
US 1t is true We have published anI repub-
Iislied this sentiment of Old Zack ina score of
his letters aud in twice twenty different arti
cIes of our own, but it is possible that they
may have escaped the attention of the Demo-
crat, and therefore-we repeat and shall con-
Iinue TO repeat-it delights us amazingly at
this present period of time TO be able TO oblige
our opponents, and show them who is the real
demOcTOtic candidate for the Presidency-the
man Of the people-the man who is not par
ty slave and ho is not bound down TO party
SJictation, but whose enlarged patriotism takes
in and embraces the ''WtolE country'-the man
whose labors will be for the good of all parties
and every section of our glorsous Union. That
man is Zachary Taylor, whose worth and Dc
triotism General Jackson himself endorsed
and we presume 10 true democrat will under
tAde to revile what old Hickory pronounced
sound and good. By the way speaking OF this
principle of Gen. Taylor which SO much dis
turbs our Locofoco friends, reminds us of let
ter written By Gen. Jackson TO MIR. Monroe
upon the election of the latter to the Presiden.
ey of the United States. 1t fits in here just like
d charm and we commend il, together with Ger
Taylor's declaration that he will be the Pres
ident of the whole people" to our searching
after-lruth neighbor of the Democrat, and re
specially request him TO publish it and Gen
Taylor's letter in opposite columns for the
benefit Of his readers. He could not do then
greater service, and we shall expect him I,
yeturn us his thanks in becoming manner 10
The tfcgble we have put ourself TO, to hunt uI
this document.
Extract of letter Dritten BY Gen. JdckSo,
TO President Monroe.
Everything depends on the selection; part
and parry feeling should be avoided. Now i
the time 10 eXterminate that mOaster part
spirit. By selecting characters most conspic
uous for their probity. virtue, capacity, an,
firmness, Uithout regurd TO party. you will g
far, If not entirely TO eradicate those feeling
which, on former occasions, threw so many OBJ
stacles in the way of Government, and per
haps, have the pleasure and honor of funilin
people heretofore politically divided. Til
chief magistrate of great and powerful nation
should never indulge ia party feeling. Hi
conduct should be liberal and disinterested, al
WAYS bearing i'm mind that he acts for tn
whole and not part of the community. Bl
this course YOU will exalt the natioBal oiiaTac
ter, and acquire for yourself name imPer
ishable as mOnumeplsl marble. Consult ~
.zg0arty in your choice; pursue the dictates o
that unerring judgement which has so loni
and so often benefited our country, and rem
dered conspicuous TO rulers. These are tn
sentiments ofa friend; they are the feelings,
know my own heart, Of an undissemb!ed pa
triot.