Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-09-02
GENERAL TAYLOR AT HOME.
FROM THE NEW YORK COURIER AsD EsauIRHa.

politician as il becomes a wealthy and an inte.
gent merchant to be and that is, TO the extent Of
taking deep interest in all popular elections, and
IN the character and qualifications OF all candidates
for high public stations.
The annexed letter was written, as will be seen,
before the Philadelphia nomination. and only tends
10 show how wise and expedient that nomination
was
/ New ORLEANS, MAY 6, 1913.
! DEAR Sin At Charleston was introduced TO Dr.. -,
well educated and intelligent gentleman and travelling in
company became well acquainted. He gave press
ing invitation to accompany him home and spend day or
two at his plantation West Baton Rouge Having
tanned that General TAYLOR and family at the Govern
ment Barracks Baton Rouge he promised me an ntroduc-
ton to the hero Of the Rio Grande An invitation under
such circumstances was bound to accept have just
turned, having spent days most agreeaby To North
erner for the first time floating upon bosom of the queen
Of rivers, sail up the Mississippi novel and exciting At
this the river nearly OVERLOOKING the top of the evee
the packet and the river stopping
almost plantation from the guards Of the boat, which
fifteen twenty feet above the water, you look down
upon the beautiful villas which stud the "coas each
| side.
The front ground presents French villas Shaded by the
China tree surrounded with picturesque grounds and shrub
by, in which beautiful evergreen, called the wild peach is
conspicuous with groups of children and household ser
wants. neatly aired standing upon the evee welcome the
friends, receive the supplies sent from the city
the plantation. In the back ground the whewashed huts,
field hands their labos the brick buildings aud tall chin
the sugar houses with the dense forest OF geen deep
enihg the shadows and limiting the pon, that meets
the eye, altogether present picture very beautiful and
pleasing
The barracks are admirably located Baton Rouge which
the first high ground ascending the river, hundred and
twenty miles above New Orleans. There, green bank
shaded with trees high above the ver the Government build
ings present fine pictures and beneath the flag of the
on which unued every breeze rest the broken down sol
ders home from Mexico recruit their exhausted energies
die and the brave Old hero of the modesy whdraws
from observation enjoy for brief period the comforts of
domestic life cheer the dropping spirits Of his wounded
and dying companions in arms
He has served his country long and faithfully for eighteen
he has nothing but camp duty, and when his
sona affairs should have received his personal attention. has
sacrificed every thing for his country Dr. tells me that
Gen. Taylor, by attention his estates would have become
wealthy proprietor but that his affairs embarrassed in
consequence Of his absence from his plantations and that
peaed failures OF crops have atened his MEANS that
he is really poor.
We spent social Jay with him in familiar conversation,
other visi being present was impressed with his
desty honesty and mne And this is the brave old Gene
raj that the War Department pushed into of invasion,
with but handful Of against nation of millions,
lighting in defence Of their soil and homes through wide
country Of formidable streams, wide moasse and barren
thirsty prairies, and under scorchng without materials,
without ponon ran they sent him 10 the Rio Grande
And after he had no5y the fields Of Palo Alto and
Resaca de la Palma crossed the Rio Gande and driven the
Mexican army from Matamoros routed them again the
stronghold of Montereya victory that the time parayze
the enemy and realized the sangue hopes Of his
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the success and jealous lest the gratitude Of the nation
should elevate the victorious chief 70 the Presidency, first
passing Anna taeAro'O boot General) through the
blockade Vera Cruz, and after giving him time rally
around him The flower OF the Mexican army, establishing
base Of operations appointing Scorr TO be commander
in chief and leaving TAYLOR in the heart Of the enemy
country with less than six thousand volunteers, fight
pitched battle with Santa Anna army OF twenty thousand
disciplined troops surrender How The pulse Of the
hrobbed contemplating the peous position OF brave band
Of volunteers But Gen. TAYLOR surrenders 1t did
not the Administration if dsgraced
and brothers slain provided the General sacrificed
And the noble Scorr be, too must he sacrificed Is not
singular that the two commanding Generals distinguished for
their abilities every position in which they have been placed
successful every engagement should both he unfortunate
as to fall under the displeasure Of the Executive
i Blu, the commenced TO strengthen the Admins
public plumber and appointment to office and suppcsng
that the enthusiasm Of the nation would add popularity the
Executive, he could bear transferred Wing
Generals Oh the magnanmy Of a little clothed
with brief power-sittng in his chair state, from
harm-incompeent himself TO discharge the duties devovng
upon him. with hardly capacity for a corporal-sing in
judgment upon best men, OF the greatest Generals that
eyer lived, and for their bravery and consgnng them
to be cenured and possible dsgaed Santa Anna, when
Perote, heard say "That General but TAYLOR
would have rsked the battle of Buena Vista" He might
have added, other General could have the victory
1t has established his fame his reputation for bravery the
property his counymen and by them shall be protected
look upon General TAYLOR not only brave man, but
} regard him patriot the Father Of his country
although he Washington prove it, He sad
in my hearing that he would the river be made
President that nothing could induce him TO allow his
to be used candidate unless he believed his country
were disposed back to the safe position Of the Republic
her earlier days before the strides Of the Executive
man power had corrupted the administration Of pubic bust
ne.s, and left the constitution and bleeding And he
said II with that and that ef doubt
his sincerity.
do not suppose that he will be the nominee OF the Wing
party but if the Delegates the Convention could spend
day with him IN conversation, confident they would
tend to him tina, nomination, unless they