The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-09-18
Communicated.
GRrENwoop, Miss, Sept. 1, 1915
To GENERAL TAYLOR:

Communicated.
GRrESwoop, Miss. Sept /, ls4s. \
SR: wrote to you Just before the election for Pres
dent warning you OF the danger would be both to your
fame and moral character TO form such an unnatural,
unhoy, and unreasonable coalition which 1t was likely
you would form in the event OF your election. But hear
ing you did not about that PERIOD take out your letters
owing the hardness OF the times, or the great multi
picy OF letters sent you, some other cause, con.
cluded to write you again. thinking you will get this,
because will be post-free. would cheerfully have
paid the postage on the former letter. had even thought
your dimes were getting scanty, and would even have
paid double postage, rather than you should have failed
TO receive that letter. not that il was OF such immediate
interest and importance to myself than this, that
being native OF this great and growing nation, ieil
true sense OF pride and pleasure AT any event which
would tend to It's advancement, fame or credit Know.
ing your fame was intimately connected WITH and be-
longing great measure, 10 your country, felt the
deepest modification and the most poignant regret that
you should by the extraordinary and faithess course
you have thought proper TO pursue since your name was
first mentioned in connexion with the presidency TO
sink oblivion all the fame you ever acquired in Mexi
co. thereby robbing the country Of the honor and credit
Of adding 10 her GALAXY Of heroes name which would
by her citizens, as long this great palladium OF liberty
shall continue TO advance and hold her pre-eminenee
amongst the nations Of the earth. But what you ask
and thus deprive your country Of all the honor which
she would have derived from your chvalrous deeds "
Mexicol II you do not really know will now recall
some few Of them to your mind You cannot be ignorant
that while you were lighting with our soldiers in Mexico
both the army and yourself abused by the lead.
ers OF the wing party band OF hireng cut-throats
and it their pious wish and daily prayers that the
poor, innocent suffering, and down.trodden Mexicans
would butcher and bury you and your army very lew
then knew anything oil your politics. The democrats
at least portion OF ihem-hrst spoke Of you for the
presidency This was nuts for some OF the wings who
were acquainted with your politics. They at once saw,
il they could getyou TO act the part oil faithess political
ntriguer, and would suffer yourself TO be made tool
of, they could once place themselves in power
their only hope OF being placed on the popularity
OF your name, acquired wholly which had been
opposed deprecated and abused by them from It's com
selves they could use you they wished. the un-
natural and unholy coalition was formed, and the
plan OF the campaign was settled by them by using
YOU tool 10 deceive and betray large portion OF
good honest citizens into the support OF party, whose
measures OF policy had always been unpopular with the
people Such base deception, intrigue, and fraud were
never before practised upon enlightened people They
affected TO have become wearied OF strong party feeling,
and were now about to make noble sacrifice OF their
principles and great Embodiment and would all march
together into sheepold band OF loving brothers,
having shepherd who would treat them all
aike--demscrats, wings, natives, ETC. This TO many
who did not dream OF being gued by distinguished old
veteran officer, 10 be happy state oil things In the
first place. you affected to be quite Indifferent about the OF.
ice You stated explicitly in your letters that you would
not be candidate unless the unanimous wish oil
pie believe that you were partisan; for you plainly
said that elected, you should not be the President oil
party but OF the whole people You moreover promised
faithfully not 10 prescribe remove any one IRON once
on account Of his political opinions The people, pc
ieving you 10 be all you professed, rallied TO your sup
port and elected you their Chief Msgisate-a post says
jackson, OF the greatest honor and credit oil any o'ner IN