The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-10-27
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GEN. TAYLnR-

inc following extract from 1 Letter In III
Bos'op Atlas, dated Washington. rola,ino 4
enc q the abusive attacks 81 en-. Tavlcy.
'ch y one Of lhe main claracierstics II NJ
washington Union, win place the character u
re President IN 3 favorable lieht before ill.,
American people:
The THenduciOus atnd scentrilons tta;o. |.
assailing, OF attempting u assail, The admins
'ratlon, tor having permitted thA cIyIl oHieers
appointed fof calilafEia u III sssSFled M MN
troops that were 10 be sent to 0seeon M ssnts
&c, and for having cent nil ~ inrus annmhs.
q ma'es s1d wss0ha With ths expedition.
consider \ highly fortunate for ths President
ana 'he Wing party, thnt this charge hss beeH
made, as Y has brought to iiehi ! iGact lhBi soas
.ne highest credit n Gen. Taylor's HUH and
nearl' and must endear him u XIV American
people,
i VIII also givt lbe liz 10 ihe ara,ui;oas
assertions constantly made ana rei,eratsd. INV
Gen. Taylor Y bat Al integral par. VI nv Cah-
met and does not himself take Ihs r~espons-
blllty Of what y done. II appears ,ba, n
extra number Of mules and wagons Were asn
with The expedition upon he Presidenrs owp
responsibility, Knowing, ~ he aid, shat bun.
dreda Of emigrants had stated u CaifofbiS
with inadequate means Of transportation and
support, he foresaw, being perfectly familiar
with the dangers and difficulties tssy vo,,ld
encounter on the way, that many teams would
BE- crippled and give out, many Of theit waoons
break down without ths means III be,ng
repaired; add that consequently. hSndrsss, N
amigran's, men, women and children, would
be disabled from proceeding 81 re,urnlno.
unless assistance tstSuld 81 rendered ibem NJ
the Government.
He therefore, prompted by eeneronas II f-asf;n..
Of humanity, and desrst 10 succor the distressed
and helpless, proposed that extra waaoDs and
mules should be sent along for this purpose:
and when some objections were SUGGESTED N
the Cabinet; such IL Want ii aaiAoiitv. CA;
Taylor very emphatica.iy replied. I'M. tbe
dictates of humanity required II shoata w
done, and done il should, be-he would a,and
the responsibility let those caysii thnt cho,.
TO, he. cared net.
This circumstances develops two Of The trai.s
Of Gen! Tayl0f's character, ia i yery stronc
light, %hdticiyi EiS AaHapity ana moral coorsee.
You may be assured Tho General Il NJ. wv
thoroaghly known to thb American Dso6ls.
but the more they see Of him thhee more tb.y
will admire and love him.
GEN, TAYLOR AND Louis NAPOLEON
A French journal thus draws i cOaa0llfas. ~
tween Che Presidents Of the two Republics
While M, Bcnuparte, the veteran or nd
battie-felds tina. we are aware d. Ioges ID
bedeck himself with fancy uniforms, lei III
with broad ribbon Of the Legion OF Honor con-
ferred nPonhim in HE cradle, and surrounded
BY generals and ~aides-de-camp, and hiah f1nd!
iionaries, and the POmP and circumstances ofa
travelling prince, pagsea his reviews, l. be-
sPeeched BY civil, military and religious author.
tiles, is present at balls and assists 4, dinnegs
Of ceremony; General Taylor, the conaueros
Of Mexico, an old soldier grown gray ii tas
service, clothed in modest garb, hall civil and
halt military, prays thar he may DO spared all
formal and gotten up receptions He wishes
to be surrounded by the true people, NOT by
that crowd Of sytoPHaints whose lie sspsn.
in rendering homage to all the men who cue!
c@essiyely arrive at power. He takes no suite
along with him. Col. Bliss; bis sou.in-law,
Col. Eaton and q single servant form HE whole
cOrte:gc. Citizen, General Of PFssiden-it il
eyer the same man--the American Cincin.
natus. :,