The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-08-04
From a business letter dated
PAwrAw, (Michigac0 July 3, 1913 /.

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1t may be interesting to you to know the
state Of feeling in Michigan in regard to the
Presidency, If SO, | candidly inform you that
notwithstanding this State usually gives q
democratic majority Of about 5000. 1t will
be a close run between Cass and Taylor. The
Clay men in Michigan go for Taylor without
the least murmur; and ! am led to believe that
the malcontents and disorganlzers in New
York, Ohio and Massachusetts, as a genera
thing are not Henry Clay Whigs-but menwhose
influence is not to be priced or courted by any
party. In this State, the Van Buren, influence
is not itconsiderable, and will five to to one
counterbalance all disafectlon in tho Wing
ranks while the slide from locofocoism Of
hundreds Of good and patriotic voters will
have a tendency even to turn over and cast the
political voice Of Michigan for the old vSterian
Hero of the Mexico War.
Being a democrat myself-stumped il for Polk
in l844-and contributed largely In Gen. Cass's
election to the U. S. Senate and having no an
i%mosities to satisfy; | dated my adoption of
Gen. Taylor as my candidate for the Presiden-
cy, when bya party vote in Congress my own
party attempted to disgrace the old Hero by
censuring him for his capitalization Of Monte
rey:-it made my blood run cold, and dimmed
the beauty Of democracy in my eyes. This
however, might possibly have overlooked;
did there not appear to be determination on
the part of Government to coquer the Man
" who never surrendered" by diplomacy, or
in the field By a foreign enemy sand the more
| have seen and read of his commanding
and c%onsummatea ability to eommand as well as
t. govern, the more | love him! Having been
educated in Kentucky-in 1924 | was equally
as warm a Jackson man, as / am now q Taylor
man indeed the same confidence inspires me
now in the support Of General Taylor, thatims
PEELED me to the advocacy Of the cause Of the
hero of New Orleans. But III General Tay-
lor | have d double reverence, because Of
the noble American and truly great princi-
pies contained in the Allison Letter. We
voted IN the dark for Gen. jackson in 1924 and
1923. We knew him to be a Chieftsin, and
a respectable man but few knew his principles
only as time developed them. II is otherwise
with Taylor. He is not only a wise, sagaciOus
and brave chief, but III the letter alluded to
he has laid down a set Of rules for himself TO
to be governed by, if elected, that form d
Republican platform on which both Wing and
Democrats can stand without any violation Of
principles: He who goes beyond General
Taylor's ruhs or principles, is an abstractioh-
list.
In this county, more than fifty Polk men
will vote for General Taylor and Fillmore, and
from what can learn or the States, it is a good
deal so in all the counties. Cass is not pioSppiu :
lar at home. My objection to him Is, that |
have but little confidence in his political III
tegrity-nor have the leaders Of his party
Besides | dare not trust him in Harbor Appro-
priations; since his acceptance ofthe Baltimore
plutform-and there arc a great many of MY
mind in Michigan.
lam yours &c.