Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-09-29

''""e7 sno uilNen ue MeAican army iFnm MAT
amoras. routed Them agAin a lhs stronghold Of
Moniofry-a victory that At the time parulyz-d
shs enemy and rcalizrd the moas sanguine hopss .
oi hl' country ymcn-ve find The Executive and
hrs Cabinet annoyed a, the hero's sureess; and.
lau.uus les, he graliloJe Of the naliop should
elevate the Yicio,ious chef lothr Pr~sdrncy. hrst.
passing Santa AnRa tM-NI,os best Gener.h
through the LIurkade ai Nrra Cm1. and sh.,
giving BIN lime Io rb,iy Hruuul hun the nnwsr
OF the Mexican 6rmy, ,Nahilshing a new base ni
npcfaI0us. appointing SCuIl 10 b. commander
N chief, and leaving TAYLuE IN lhc hcar ofthc
enemy country with less Than six thousand vol.
uuicers, lO fight a piiChed bai,le with Santa An.
nu 5 army Of twCniy-six thousand Disciplined
troops, 0T surTsHdtT. How the pulse Of the na.
ton Ihrobbcd. contemplating the periluus posi.
lion Of our brave baud Of yclunpefs! But Gen.
TAYLOR fsrer SHTreaderS. ID did not maier iu
the Administration if our arms were disaraced
and our brothers SLAIN, provided the General
was sacrificed. And the nOble Scorr: he, Ion.
must be sacrificed. II Is not singular that ih-
TWO commanding Generals, distinguished Epr
their abilities in every position in which thew
have been placed, successful in every engngc.
meni. should both be 50 unfortunate as 20 ia.l
under The dspleasure Of the ExecuiiYel
But The var was commenced 10 strengthen tbs
Administration, by the chances opened by enor.
nous disbursements for public plunder and an
.Polnimeniio oihce; and, supposing thar the en-.
thusasm Of The nation would add popularirv IN
the Executive, he could not bear to see il trans.
ierred to Wing Generals. Oil the magnanini.
~ Of liule man clothed with brief power
sitting in his chair Of stale, secure from harm
incompetent himself to discharge the duties de.
yolying upon him. with hardly capacity for 4
corPoral-sillingi judgment upon our beat men.
two Of the greatest Generals that ever lived.
and Tor their bravery aud success consigning
them to be censurci, and il possible disVracs6l
Santa Anna, when al Peroie, was heard 10 sat:
THAI no GeuCrsl but TAYLOR would hive risk.
ed the battle Of Buena Vista" lie might hhy-
added no other Gsnera could have won the vic.
tory. Ii has established his fame: bis repura-
ton for bravery is the properly Of his country.
men, and by them shall be protected.
look upon General T6YLoR not ONLY ns q
brave man, but regard him as true patriot n.
The Father Of his country; although he never
went 10 Washington 10 prove ii. lie said, in nv
hearing, that "he would not cross The river TO b.
made Presidents that nothing could induce him
TO allow his name 10 bc used as a candidate. IN.
less he believed his counlrymen were disposed
TO 60 back TO The safe position Of the Republic
in earlier days; before the Strides Of the execu.
tive to one.mau power had corrupted the admin
istra.ion Of public business, and leil the consti.
tuition torn and blecdIGg." And he said il with
that tone aud manner lhaI left no room to doubt
his sincerity.
do not suppose that he viii be the nominee
Of The Wing parry; but If the Delegates to III.
Convention could spend day with him in con.
versaton, am confident they would extend to
him that nomination. unless ihev were more
sure Of the election Of the parlv's favore-
your friend Harry Of the WesI-lhan when
leIl New York. On The great questions at is
sue between the parties. Gen. Taylors iudivid.
uaI sentiments run parallel with Henry Claws.
We conversed lreely y on The subjects 50 neres-
ting at this Iime-moderale discriminating du-
Ties for protection oG our industry as well as re-.
venue; reduction Of postage; incrt ase of the
steam navy; the power Of Congress TO regulate
the currency; reduction in the price of public
lands TO actuu seIIIrrs: the war and its conse.
quences. lie expresses it as his opinion that
but very small portion of The territory about
to be annexed is suited. either BY soil or climate,
to slave labor and that il mus and will remain
free.
lie adheres firmly to the constitution. as con.
sirued by the early fathers and patriots Of tho
republic; and on my suggesting that the public
complained al his not expressing his sentiments
more fully reply to InllerS. he replied, "rhat
the majority Of letlcrS read by him were asking
his opinions upon subjects that by the con ,titu-
ton were made purely legislative, ard upon
which, even were he President, he should not
think he had any right in any way TO lcresal
or influence The action Of Congress"
You may assure your political friends that ho
will never abuse tn Veto power TO thwart the
sober OPT ion Of lhe mljJr,ty of hi; COM
wymen, conslutionaIIv conceived and cons,itu
lonaIly expressed. ard that he will call around
him moderate and true Wing Cabinet. Ho
is conservative in all his feelings; and, having
been for many years remote from the vortex
OF party strife. he has been enabled 10 look cool
ly on, with an unimpaSsoned eye, at the errors
of both parties lie would not Justify a con.
sIructlon Of The constitution by the Executive tu
suit the Executive; on an amendment of the
constitution, and an ubrogauon of the Veto pow.
er, because an accidental President had exerc-
sed il contrary 10 the wishes Of his party, open
US all masters are under our institutions 10 spec
dy remedy.
Ii, in the Providence Of God. he shall bc cal.
led 10 preside over the desnes Of this rreat
nation, how siguaI will be The punishment visi.
ted upon this corrupt and selfish Administration.
which commenced the war and have prosecuted
II TO subserve parry aud sectional interests aud
not national ends. ! sincerely hope he NAV be.
come our Chief Magistrate, for in him think
recognise patro! of the Revolutionary age; 4
democratic republican of the old stamp, who
loves his country more than self and more Than
party; a sagacious and firm honest man, who
will be the President Of the nation; who will
check US in our mad career Of conquest. and
establish sound republican principles OF govern.
ment.
On bidding adiei 10 ihe Gnnnral he snn In