Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-07-28

GEN. TAYLOR AND THE WnMor PRovIso,
clip the following from the Bal
tinlore Sun of Monday last, and think it will
prove quite interesting TO most OF our readers:
Anofher Letter from Gen. Taylor. There ap-
rears ~ the Cincinnati Atlas the following letter
from Gen TAYLOR, heretofore unpublished, IN re-
DIV to inquiries by B. M. McConkey, the Pnncl-
nal If which was whether he would. as President,
veto an act of Congress prohibiting slavery IN the
new territories -
BAros ROUGE, Oa.,) Feb. IS, ls4s.
Sir have the honor to acknowledge the re-
ceipt of YOUR communication of the Sd INST.
In reply to your inquiries, have to inform you
that have laid it down as a principle, not to give
my opinions upon, or PREJUDICE in any way the
various questions of policy now at issue be ween
the political parties of the country, nor to promise
what would or would not do, were elected 10
the Presidency of the United States; and that IN
the cases presented IN your letter, regret TO ADD
see no reason for departing from this principle
With my profound acknowledgements for the
friendly sentiments towards me which you have
been pleased to express,
remain, sir, with great respect. your obi serVt'
z. TAYLOR.
Mr.. B. M. McConkey, Cincinnati.
Now here is Mr.. B. M. NcConkey, OF
Cincinnati, citizen of free State, where
the Wing party to man are either WIlmo'
Proyiso men or Abolitionists, who writes to
Gen. Taylor for the express purpose of ascer'
tanning whether, if elected President, he would
veto the Wimot Proyiso, or rather an act oil
Congress prohibiting slavery in the new ter
ritory, and General Taylor lodges the ques
ton, out and out, in his answer. Surely il
Gen Taylor be what the Wings of the South
represent him on this question, he could have
no hesitation in making up his opinion. Sure
ly he must be sound on this point, if TIT
Wing papers are to be credited; and if so
where is all that sturdy independence TO
which his friends laud him so much? Thu
truth is, that he finds his Signal" letter il
doing for him all he can desire with tn
Wings of the free States, and he does no
want to commit himself farther either way
lest by so doing he would either on the on
hand iniure himself with the North, or on tn
other with the South. And this is the sturdy
independent old gentleman who woul
&c shrink from no responsibility
MEx1Co-We have dates from the city o
Mexico up 10 the 7th inst Down to this tim
there was no authentic intelligence of a conflic
between the Government forces under Busta
mente, and the insurgents under Paroles an
Father Jaurata. There was ru7n0r in the cit
of Vera Cruz on the l 18th inst that Paroles ha
overthrown the government authorities, an
was in full march upon the city OF Mexico. w
hope and trust that the government of Presl
dent Herrera may be able to put down thi
insurrectionary movement. He, we think,
one of the best men in Mexico.
STILL LATER-Since writing the above. w
find the following TeIegraphic despatch in tn
Charleston Courier, of Tuesday morning
, is startling, and further details will be locke
for with interest 1t may be that our govern
ment will have to interfere, if for no otht
purpose than to protect our interest under tn
recent treaty.
NEW-ORLEANS, July %.
An arrival from Mexico brings US thre
days later intelligence. The dates from ii
Capital are to the 18th inst.
An engagement had taken place betwee
the government troops, commanded by Bust;
mente, and the insurgents, under the lead
Paroles, in which the former was routed
The loss Of Paroles is stated at 81 killed, ar
60 wounded. Jaurata is said to be anon
the severely wounded, and probably morta
so.
f The Roads throughout the whole of Mex
co, are stated to be infested with robbers, wi
were plundering all that came in their way
e Another arrival bringing two days later il
: telligence, confirms positively the above int
Iigence of the success of the insurgents, al
s announces that they will probably overtul
: the government, and drive Herrera from pow
s er and dissolve the existing authorities
Bustamente is said to have lost 500 men
e the conflict that had taken place.