The North-Carolina standard., 1848-08-02
"ANoTHER, TAYLOR LETTER 20

The Cincinnati Atlas pubuSheS the following let
from Gen. Taylor, in reply to inquiries by b. M.
McConkey, the principal of which, says the Baltl-
more Sun, was whether he would, as President, veto
of Congress prohibiting savey in the ter
ritories. 1t will be seen that the old soldier avows
at least one "principle,'' which is not to give his
opinions upon any of the great questions of the day;
although, in former letter, he stated that,
the over, he should feel called upon to
give his personal views. Gen. Taylor has been rep
resented by his Northern advocates pledged not
to veto the Will motl Proyiso; and when he IS
explicitly asked to say whether it be true not.
he refuses to give any opinion on the subject at
all! Does he not'thereby give currency to the YER
sion of his anti-Soathern postion2 And can South
ern Wings vote for man who occupies his suspi-
cous attitude on so vital question Eng
..': BATON RoUGE, La, Feb. Is, 1S4S.
SIR Il have the honor to acknowledge the receipt
of your communication of the Sd instant.
In reply to your inquiries, have to inform you
that laid it down as principle, not to give my
opinions upon, or PREJUDICE In any way the various
cal parties of the country, to- promise what
would would not do, elected to the Presi-
dency of the Jnred States; and that in the cases
presented in your letter, regret add,
son for departing from this principle. +
With my profound Acknowledgements for the friend
ly sentiments towards me which you have been
pleased to express, -. .-.- -;.r .i ...:..=. 81.
remain sir with great respect your yT1yoR GSsfen
Mr.. B. NJ. McConkey, Cincinnati.
AS pendants to the above find the following
amusing items in the papers: 49, f. ..'....'
From the New York Journal of Commerce.
GEN. Taylor COMMITTED AT LAST. The Albany
Journal states that, on the subject of the Wilmot
Provso, Gen. Taylor entertains the views of Man.
gum and Clayton. To which the Providence Her
aid adds We deem it Just to remark in order fully
to prove Gen. Taylors colnmittal this point that
one of the gentlemen above named voted for this
measure, and the other against it!'
-. From the Louisville Democrat.
The PARTY ON BOTH SIDES AND ALL SIDES. In
coming down on the: Louisville mail boat yesterday
from Cincinnati. met two prominent Wings. One
of them supported Gen. Taylor because he op-
posed to the Wimot Pfovso, and the other support
ed him because'he was in favor it. D. A. E.
July 18th, 164S:, .ss ., ...i .aE IT. ..... rs
A YEsETARLE CURIOSITY. We have seen new
curiosity in the vegetable kingdom, which is becom
ing an object of interest to the fashionable world
We understand that many specimens of it have been
sent to National Institute. 1tis NUT and call
ed the vegetable ivory, nut of the ivory plant.
The SHE'LL covering of the nut, is scarcely
thicker than that of the common hazel, and of SINH
lar color, and is extremely hard that instrument
readily make an impression on it. 1t is classed
among the family of palms, and Is common in the
Mascareen islands, where it is called Tagna plant.
1t is about half large again the horse chestnut.
The kernel, in its early state includes limpid
liquid which becomes milky and Sweet and at length
acquires the solidity of ivory, which it very much
resembles in color, polish, and consistency The
English manufacturing variety of fancy articles
out of the nut, which is said to be superseding the
elephant ivory. One quality of this is said to
be, that it's shavings may be boiled into milky
liquor and at all gelatinois and we should not
were to find out some method of reducing large
masses of it to the liquor form, and then moulding
into beautiful ornaments of a size much larger than
those which are made of the animal ivory.
:.tt.: I ,[ ,sIVasdi'sgton Union.
The soLDIEEaRs AND THE ,DEMooRAcx., The editor