The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-03-11
G, n. TayIors Letter to Hon. Joseph Il.
IngersOlI.


IngersOli.
The following letter which has never befor'
been published, was read last evening at thu
Bucna Vista Festival in Philadelphia.
1t settles the question forever, whether Gen
Taylor is, or is not, Wing:
HEAD Quarters, ARMY OF OCCUPATION.
CAM NEAR MONTEREY, Aug. 30, lG47.
Dear Sir:-l have the pleasure to acSnow'-
e3ls the receip, OF your cstce ned letter OF the
/ IN ull., whlca has just reached me, in which
you say:
81 had the honor Of being called upon last
evening to address a mass meeting of the wings
of the city and county Of Philadelphia. Al
that meeting your name was frequently meut-
toned IN connection with the office OF chief
mlgstracy. | stated before that meeting az
had before stated in my place in the House OF
representatives at Washington, thai gou rere a
Ting, not indeed an ultra partizan Wing, but a
whg in principle"
an Of ml,ich is enhreiy correct: and after the
discussion " hich occurred in both houses OF
Congress, last session, growing out OF the ca
pitniution OF Monterey, in which discussion
you thought proper to defend my conduct IN
regard to that transaction, when assailed some
what, if not entirely on party grounds, / can
hardiy imagine hop any one who was present and
heaod The speeches on that occasion, or read them
qEer Meywere pujLsted, GOULD WELL MIST KE THE
CoNrLExIoN OF MY POLITICS. AT the last Presi-
a. ;.I /, 4 III
whom | mixed, Wings and Democrats for
mad no concealments in the natter that
was decidedly in faror of.Nr. Gays election, and
'eould now prefer seeing hin, in that Office l. any
mdirid,,Gl in de Unioa."
LIST say have no " ish for the Presidency,
a,d cannot consent TO be exclusively the can
didate OF party; and If am one at all, or to
be made so at the coming election, it must be
bone "A mind that nave been, or will be
mlio - by Others, without any agency of
nijae IN The matter Independent of my wish
e. greatly doubt my qualifications to dis
charge The duties properly, Of an Office which
VS. j.a4 and adorned by a Washington, JEFF
iers0n. as we'll as several others of the purest,
wisest and most emphasized statesmen of this
or OF any other age or country. almost trem.
Bile at the tn Hghts of the undertaking. Yet,
if the good people think proper to elevate me,
at the proper time to the highest office in their
inclination, from principle of duty; and will
do so honestly and faithfully to the best Of my
ability, in accordance with the principles Of the
construction as near as | can do so, as it was
construed and acted upon by our first Presi.
dents, two of whom,acted so conspicuous part
in aiding in completing that instrument, as W ell
ls in putting il in operation.
But very many important changes may take
place at home und. abroad, between now a..
lie ....- FOX holding the election for our next
-h'yi 2gis;rst, GGch % us to make it
'csr -, Tor he gercr'. good, that some one
'vt,h more ,Xperisnco "a state affairs, should
DC elected as a candidate, than myself. A nd
,onli he be elected, / will not say | would
o believe have any Tor tina, distinguished sta
ion; but would asquesce not only with pleas
ire in such an arrangement, but would rejoice
hat the Republic had one citizen more worth
md better qualified than | am, to discharge
he important duties apperraining to that posi-
ion, aud no doubt there are thousands. Be
his as it may, If ever | occupy the Whit
iouse, it must be by the spontaneous move
nent Of the people, without any action of
nine in relation to il; without pledges Other
han have previously stated; strict adher-
rec 70 the provisions Of the constitution, so
ha, ! could enter on the arduous and respon-
ihle duties nppertaining to said office, untram-
lgIlcd, 80 that ] could be the President of a
'ountry and not Of Party.
Win considerations Of great respect and
s'ern. an your obodent servant
['ignsdl TAYLOR
2. S.-Wo have some little glimmerings of
CAGE. have this moment received note
rom Gen. Wool, commanding at Saltllo, a.
oct twenty miles from this place, towards the
i;y Of Mexico, Of which the following is an
xraci, &c. &c. This can be relied on, and
.".t be gratifying to all lovers of peace, of
hlel number ! profess TO be one of its most
don't admirers and advocates.