The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-02-09

From the Albany Evening Journal Jan IL.
FROMGEN. Embellishments DIRECT

! Important from BATON Rouge. The View.
of General Taylor.
Correspondence Of the Cincinnati Gazette.
Baron RouGE, Doc. IS, 1913.
have jast made .is,, 10 the f" w hile
House." 10 which resides iha, good old man
We have selected 10 bring sbou, much
neoded reform 10 the hffiirs a, " ashlngton
found General Taylor no, exactly 10 camp
but dwelling in small house, Of as humble
pretensions as himself, in he garrison he no
( General Taylor told me that he was al.
resdy overwhelmed with applications foI
office. SO that j. occupied all his tine, ne.
cessarlly devoted 10 business TO read the
numerous letters, many of which are long
aud tedious, SO that II is quite out Of bis
power TO give answers.
Brsides." sage the General, I" am
not YET Psesident, and, when am, lei these
applications be made through The proper
departments and &c il is sished 10 remove
an incumbent, lei il be shown thai he does
not answer the J. fersonian standard for an
Office holder, ard tina, The applicant does !;
Tor, as Tar ss lies n my poaer, intend ,ha,
al new appointments shall be CT men hones,
and capable. | do not intend 10 remove
any man from Office because he voted
agains, me, for that is q freeman's privilege !;
bot such Dissertation Of office and { flee pal.
fonage IS some Of them have been gu lty
Of, 10 secure the election ,f the master
"hcm they served ss slaves, is degrading
Ia tho cha f.f A r. ,
viii be good cause for removal Of Friend
or foe."
:" The tfii,es Of the Government should
be il!led with men Of all artie. and, as
esprci TO ind many OF those now huld,ng
TO he honest good mep, and ga the new a.
poinmenIs a,il OF course be Wings, that
will bring abnu, lhi, result. Although
do no, Iutcnd TO allow an indscrininate
removal, yet i, grieses me TO lhink tina, II
VII be necessary 10 require great many
to give Place 10 better. As TO nv Cabinet.
intend lha, all Interests end all sections
of the country shall bs represented, bu,
n T. as some Of the newspapers will have
II, oil parties. am Wing, as have al.
ways been free TO acknowledge; bu, do
not believe those who voted for ne wish me
10 be mere partisan P.esden', aud shalt
therefore try 10 be President OF the Amer
lean people. As TO the new territory, it is
now free, and slavery Garnet exist there
without las Of Congress authorizing il,
and tha, do not believe they will ever pass.
| was opposed to The acquisition Of ,nls
territory, Us | also was to the acquisition
of Texas. was opposed 10 the war, and,
although bv occupation warrior, am
peace man.
Upon The subject Of improving our great
rivers aud lakcs, the friends Of lha, measure
may res, sa'ishsd they have a freud 10
President Tsylo Tor.
Gen. Tay lor was sixty four years old last
November Ito i nov hale and hearty,
aud III the foil erj1yment OF his natural strong
intellectual faculties.
This (says the Evening Journal) VIC have
authentic reasons for believing is q very
truthful ~ x Of The sentiments and op,n
ions Of Gen. Tayo upon questions Of
present aud pregnan, importance. Guided
by such principles, aud surrounded by Oh
enlightened Cab net to aid 10 carrying then.
out, the country will real ze what has been
promised = an Administration worthy Of the
bes, days of the republic.