Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-08-31

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 10 be '.private," but il
seems to have been regarded as a good and sui
fcient 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 ia lsehood
"a long life of military service, where, of all
other circles, such an offence is regarded as cd
ious, substaniiates it-and now, we would be-
lieye Gen. Taylors plain denial Of the charges
against him, sooner than we would the oaths
of the men who have lent their names 10 accus-
before the country. The Locofoco papers may
give circulation TO falsehoods; and they may
Obtain the names of camp-followers and miser-
able partizans 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. Crittenden with the people of Kentuc-
ky.
BATON RoUGE, La, Aug. 5, 1913.
My Dear Sir: Your esteemed letter of the
29th ult., enclosing slip cut from the 'Mem-
phis Appeal was this moment received, con-
tanning statements said TO have been made by
me disrespectlul of the volunteers: among 9th
ers, that had said they asere not ac0rth 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 invents
talsehood to injure his neighbor or fellow -citi
zen, as well as he who lends himself to and
aids, in giving circulation TO the same, know
ing it TO be false, would not hesitate one mo-
M nj 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
statements 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 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 first
office in the gift of great and free people.
As to the romantic story about the wounded
soldier at Buena Vista, lin eonnexion with a
/ Mexican ladyl which ended SO tragically, and
who is said TO 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 ! believe was ever heard of ex
cept at Memphis and vicinity, before it was
j, published in tie s'Appeal;, ii is on par with
the story that had spoken disr sspec fully OF
and otherwise outraged the volunteers; and q
more base and heartless calumny was never
} propagated. Nota drop of American blood
was shed by-my order while in Mexico, mol
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 it had | not deemed it proper to reply &c
your friendly communication.
must, from my position. expect to be assail-
ed by many inscriptions editors of newspap ers
as well as hired demagogues, without regard to
truth, decency, or anything elsei | have there
fore made up my mind not TO suffer such things
to annoy me, let them emanate from what quar-
ter they may; but to ''pursue the even tenor oil
my way" without turning to the right or to
the left to notice them.
With considerations of high respect and es-
TEEN, Your friend and ob't. servant,
z. TAYLOR.