The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-08-26

LETTER FROM GEN. TAYLoR.-The Memphis
Eagle, of the 10th, contains the following let
ter from Gen. Taylor. 1t was written to a
friend end intended to be "private," but il
seems TO have been regarded as good and suf-
ficient answer to all the lies and sanders which
have been concocted against him, since his nom
ination for the Presidency, and this reason, has
induced publication of it. Gen. Lane has
said that Gen. Taylor is incapable of falsehood
"a long life of military service, where. of all
other circles, such an offence is regarded as Cd
ious, substantiates it-and now, We would be-
lieve Gen. Taylor's plain denial of the charges
against him, sooner than we would the oaths
of the men who have lent their names TO accus-
atoms calculated and intended to injure him
before the country. The Locofoco papers may
give circulation to falsehoods; and they may
Obtain the names of camp followers and miser-
able par,izans TO substantiate them, but this
honest declaration of Zachary Taylor will far
outweigh all such reckless accusations. The
people Will believe him, when they could not
be made TO believe statements put forward with
the evident design of lying him out of the Pre-
sidency-just as these knaves attempted by
fraud and forgery to destroy the character OF
John J. Crttenden with the people Of Kentuc-
ky.
BATON RoUGE, La, Aug. 8, 1913.
My Dear Sir; Your esteemed letter of the
10Th ult., enclosing a slip cut from the 'Mem-
phis Appeal" was this moment received, con-
tanning statements said to have been made by
me disrespectful Of the volunteers: among 9TH
ers. that had said they ,sere not arorth their
rations, and that this can be proved, together
with many other evidences OF unkindness to-
wards them on my part; all OF which is with
out the slightest foundation. There is but lit
tie doubt IN my mind that he who inven.s a
falsehood to injure his neighbor or fellow -citi-
Zen, as well as he who lends himself 10 and
aids, in giving circulation to the same, know
ing it TO be false, would not hesitate one mo.
mrnt to swear TO it on the Holy Bible. NV
numerous official reports to the War Depart
ment In relation to the gallant and patriotic
volunteers, which have been so extensively
published in most Of the leading public Jour-
nails OF the country, give the lie direct To the
In question; and which the gentle
men of the Appeal" might have known had
they looked an inch beyond their noses, or
wished to have made themselves acquainted
with all the facts In the case, before they pub
lished so gross a SANDER in regard to one who
had never injured them and whose only crime
was, that his name without his agency in the
matter, had been brought before The country
by portion OF his fellow citizens for the fl rst
Office in the gift Of a great and free people.
As 10 the romantic story about the wounded
soldier at Buena Vista, Tin connexion with a
Mexican LADY, which ended so tragioally, and
who is said 10 have been shot by my order, il
is without the slightest foundation; nothing OF
the kind. or even approaching it, ever took
place; nor do l believe was ever heard of ex
cept at Memphis and vicinity, before it was
published in TIE appeal" il is on par with
tie story that had'spoken disrsspectfully Of
and otherwise outraged the volunteers; and q
more base and hesrtless calumny was never
propagated. Not drop Of American blood
was shed By my order while in Mexico. moi
that OF Mexican, except In the heat OF battle.
The whole matter contained in said slip is
too silly to- be credited, nor would have no.
ticed il had / not deemed il proper TO reply to
your friendly communication.
must, from my position. expect 10 be assail-
ed BY many INSCRIPTIONS editors of newspapers,
as we'll as hired demagogues, without regard to
truth, decency, or anything else! l have there
fore made up my mind not to suffer such things
to annoy me, let them emanat tie from W hat quar-
ter they may; but to "pursue the even tenor OF
my way" without turning TO the right or to
The left 10 notice them.
With considerations of high respec. and es-
TEEN, Your friend and ob't. servant,
Z. TAYLOR.