The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-08-11
GuyANDorre, Virginia, July Is. 1913.
JuNIus, JR.

J. l., MITCHELL, ESQ. Dear Sir: In com.
Pliance with your request proceed to give you
The result Of my observations on my Journey
hlther' took passage, at Vicksburg, on the
steamboat, General Taylor. A short distance
above Columbia, on the A arkansas side of the
river, The boat stopped TO get wood, A large
Portly and good looking man on shore, who
sold wood, when the boat was about leaving,
inquired how the vote on the boat was fol
the Presideucyg A suitable reply was made.
and he was in turn Intercepted as to the feel
ing on that subject in Arkansas. His raply
was, we arc for Taylor" I then inquired
OF him. who were the friends Of Taylor
wings or Democrats? said he. both wings and
democrats here are for Taylor.
There were several Jealous democrats on
board the boat, who made it their business to
elecuoneer and talk loud for Cass. Among
these was one Rucker, whose developments in
the abdominal region are larger than in the
intellectual region, bu, who is a social, Jolly
old gentleman, and who seemed anxious TO
know how parties stood on the boat, but was
Utmost afraid to take the vote. The political
leeling waxed so warm, however, that before
we reached the mouth Of the Ohio river, the
vote was formally taken. A clerk and COM
mlttee were appointed to receive and register
the names Of all the voters with their places Of
residence. The result was thus: among the
cabin passengers there were for Taylor S.
votes, and for Cass "a; on deck there were
ior Taylor 40 votes, and for Cass l4-total for
Taylor lOS, and for Cass 80. Those demo-
Gratis looked rather chop fallen when the result
was announced.
w another boat, the Autocrat, which left
Vicksburg about the sumo time with the Gen.
Taylor, and which was within sight of us near
y al ne way to the mouth Of the Ohio, the
vote was taken, and the result was, for TAYLOR
81 votes, and for Cass 10. was so informed
oy Judge Coulter Of Vicksburg, and another
gentleman, who were on board the Autocrat.
And of'en, as we passed the aat,boats and
towns, and landings, did we hear the welk in
ring with the shout of "hurrah for lack Tsy-
lor! Hurrah for Rough and Ready: ~
There was a volunteer on board 9 the Gen.
Taylor" who resides in Maine, but went to
Mexico in the Massachusetts regiment. He
said to me; 81 am a democrat, | voted for
James K. Polk, but ] intend to vote for Gen.
Taylor for President.n
came from Cincinnati to this place IN an.
other boat called the "Zachariah Tavlorn
Che Gen. Taylor stopped at Louisville,) and /
witnessed the same sort Of enthusiasm amono
the Hat-boatmen and people on shore that /
mad before seen manifested on the Mississipoi.
and the Ohio, below Louisville. On " The "
Taylor" ] conversed with a Lieutenant, n
the New Jersey Battalion-cne Of "the Jersey
blues"-who said he was the only Democrat
10 MS company, and that he intended to yo,e
Tor Gen. Taylor for President. And other
democrats, not Of the army, made similar dec.
%lartions o me-.
Col. Hayne Of South Carolina, perhaps a
relation Of the late Gov. Hayne, told a gentle.
man Of this place recently that he ([IaynelI
was democrat, but intended to vote for Gan
Taylor, and furthermore gave it as his opinion
that South Carolina could not support Cas-.
and would vote for Gen. Taylor,