The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-01-19

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The Cincinnati wing papers give us an account of the
reception OF the committee from that city who visited
Baton Rouge, for the purpose of inviting Gen Taylor 10
visit Cincinnati on his way to Washington The Gin
cinnat Gazette understands from them that he will ar
rive there about the goth February but that his family
in charge of Col Bliss. would probably take the south
ern route, and would reach Washington before him
The following is his reply to the invitation from Cincn
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BATON ROUGE La, Jan l, 1919.
GESrLEMES Your polite communication of the Both ult
in which, committee In behalf of my friends of Gin
cinnat you enclose me copy of the resolutions passed by
them the 9th November has been duly placed in my
hands by a member OF your body
The honor of having been waited upon this distance
from your city, by delegation Of her best citizens, and the
hatterng language the resolutions before touching
life and humble services, have given to the invitation
veyed in those resolutions of their friendly
gard which could fail to be crafty ing me, and
for which beg you express them my profound
of gratitude.
The invitation partake of the hospi,aes ofmy friends
in your city is heartily accepted, and my Wash
ngton shall do mysehe pleasure of spending day with
you regret that cannot designate the exact day of
my visit, but arrival Louisville will take
sion to advise you definitely this point.
With my best wishes, gentlemen, for your health and
happiness and the of my high respect remain
your obedicnt servant,
z. TAYLOR,
Messrs. VIM r. Morris, A. M Mitchell VIM Oliver John
A. Wiseman, and others, Of Cincinnati, Ohio.
The committee speak of the General in the ageea
BILE terms They arrived at Baton Rouge on the 3Oh
December and found him resdng the Barracks. about
three quarters of mile from the landing and occupying,
with his family, small frame tenement containing but
three rooms, furnished in the most simple and unpreend
ing style. At the time the notification reached him he
entertaining small party OF friends at his residence
but starting out at once, though considerably unwe he
walked TO the landing in the night and through the mud
and proceeded board the boat to receive the commit
tee" They give the following account of their reception:
"Aer being introduced to the several members OF the
committee, whom he received and welcomed with
straight forward and hearty cordality he down and
spent hour and half hours in conversation,
with manner frank, afabe, and free. The General
spoke freely OF the election, and of the political
questions which had been brought into the recent
exciting contest. He showed intimate knowledge
of the public of the country-of their history and
their views upon the topics that engaging the at
tention of Congress The General remained conversng
with the committee, and the ladies who board,
until near ~ o'clock, when he returned to the bar
racks, leaving all impressed with the conviction that the
of his administration is destined to be the
opening of and brilliant the history of
government With regard to his journey to the seat
of government, he said he should only wish to be in
Washington about four days previous TO the fourth of
March His departure from Baton Rouge would depend
much the weather. and the facilities afforded for get
ting up the river"
Another paragraph the papers states that he expecs
to leave Baton Rouge the st of February, the
steamer Tennessee for Nashville, where he expects to
spend day; thence to Louisville where he will pass
one day thence to Frankfort, where he will stay two
days; thence to Cincinnati, where he will remain one
day. and hence direct to Washington by the Ohio river"
The General may avoid some importunate applications
for office by being only four days in Washington pre-
vous to his Inauguration but he will scarcely have time
enough TO see his friends, to compare ideas, and TO
arrange his cabinet and other appointments in the
of four days We fear the General is scarcely Of
the hercuean labors which before him, the response
biities he encounterng the sacrifices he will have
to make for the success of his administration For
rose that he may find in his path, he will have hundred
thorns