The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-07
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~aNs lsaie NEW c lRIRANs, La, JAM Is, l8t9,
We receive the strar sest kind Of tslegmPhlc 70
ports IN the columns Q. some Northern paPets.
Sometime ago, an article vent the rounds 70 the
effect that the greatest deg wee Of cordially and
| good understanding exisleo between iGcnesaI
Taylor and Mr. Clay, and that mutual invltalohs
had been passed for the one to .sPsnds week at
Ashland, and the other week at Baton Rouge.
II Is at the present time hardly nees 70 say
that ne such good understanding has fxsted,9 pr
exists, and that such mutual cour ''esass ever
passed between General, Taylor aid Mr.. ,iay'os ava
The lasavsgemcsr esoth january. which, arrived
here this ns1rnins, gives Telegraph reRerSlFom
this city, stating that Mr.. Clay was stoppl.% at
Eaton Rouge, and,that he had with General Icy
loravery pleasant and interesting fhter 'iew What
can be the motive for such deception r. are un-
able 70 determine, MI. Clay did ,n.,2 90 on
shSrs s, a. HA5 S f&Sopss, and was ~ ie
Tor went on board. IN company with n, ny gid
friend, Gen, Brooke, who started ior New q r!eaEs.
and WIS not aware !hat MI; Clay, was on thu boat
but was not. at the moment recognised. g ofie
friend reminded him that Gen, Taylor had sala ted
h hl,, ana be seemed SURPRISED He was then
y
The General remarked that he Vas sorry % % e
that Mr., Clay was not In the enjoyment OF suak
good health Is in former years Mr.; Glax replied,
the enjoyment OF most excellent health, Thus was
the amount Of the cordial and pleasant Interview
at Baon Ar koIg gs, Il was to say the last aa
Taylor, because he Is about the only m "a at Baton
Rouge who wears the undress u4iorm and straRs,
of Major General. ''''''.'H W. n'e '','
Mr.. Clay is at The house of his friend DR.. Mercer
slowly recovering from the fall he had tew dsyb
since, from the top othe bottom of the sfairway'
Gen Tayloris az his plantatlon: He exPecfsoo
Mrs Gen Tayor and Col Bliss and lady, are at ill.,
ST. Charles, and will proceed within day or twoa
to BaltImOTe, via Montgomery. Charleston, &c laof
The suite OF Gen. Taylor is very limited. Itt
seems he does not care TO have 1t understood thar
any," comlnlttee'' has'hm in "charge," or thatT
he is incapable ofidotng his own thinking speak,
ing, and writing, without the aid OF Col. Bliss! ~
Col. Van Allen, ofyour city, lately AidtS'Gbv!{
John Young, accompanies Gen Taylor IN some
capacity to Washington What relation does9
Gov. Young bear to Seward, Weed ~ Coz IshaaMt
The cholera has lett us, aud our city ibeginstb
look like itself a A happy change. 'ni" I"a Orioa
= [Erom the New Orleans pcayuns jan. 271 90 ,ni
We are iatormedahat General Taylor will leavso
home this morning for his Plantatfon, whente IRef
will proceed to ashvflle, and 80 on to- Washingln
tom. We have been courte6usly favored with rhb'i
following account of his parting with his friends
and fellow-cit'zeas Of Baton Rouge . ,otiqS
.i1lPOp .of BATON ROgGE, Jan. 3D. IS 1917 y
was this morning attracted by an APPARENT
gathering together of the good c{tzens Jf rhs't
town and the adjacent country, who seemed tobeh
spontaneously assembling in the ne,ghbOriobd 6f
the now hotel just opened here. Upon inquiry L,
learned that General Taylor's personal trends
were about to pay hlr their respects and bid him
adleu, preliminary to his leaving tor the capitalofo
the nation. awas gratitied to perceive among the
many assembled a goodly number of prdnliaent
democrats, who seemed anxious to show their
high personal consideration for the General, all
though differing with him IN politics.. AtoeleSeh
o'clock the procession formed, and Proceeded TO
the residence of General Taylor. 10 ~ H".f
The General received his visiters with his usual
Kindness OF manner, and an animated conversation
ensued, mainly confined to matters of PERSONAL n-d
terest, such as usually rakes place between nen.h
bors and intimate friends. Alter having partasse
of glass OF eensr0us old Madeira, the General
was, at the nnstance iof many present, addressed
by j. b. Thorpe, ESQ., in the following angu4ge:2a9
to bid you their sdeus on this interestng oesastss
1t Is with papfnl emotions that they nbled
Gle: them to their os ia: sS full
you are needed BY your country el,eNh.re, Behave
you In Baton Rouge united community Or persouai
friends, every member of which, young and DID, joins
in hssrtslt prayer that Jon and your family may.a
IN your future home, DO blessed with lsng life co
anrsd heath and uThoanded pEosperiIy.,I ~ n
,l9 Which Gen. 1ayior, WIN much emotion, re-
Piled IN the following words:-- t9aN .u tautcw
Gentemsn--I assure you it ia with feelings OF no.
ordinary character that meet with my fso -otizsns
on dn as nave
committed my own wishes should have mach pss-.,.
fefred TO retain the office Am now about to vacate,
and have remained among you but the people have,
without my solicitation, DIT elevate me to an
other, and although fear not qualified to dis ~
charge The great and important duties iupoAsd upon
yet be assured fellow citizens shall eudssvor to-
fulfil them wihsm gardio tear favor o. affection tor
any Permit me- my friends at parting, to invoke
Gods blessing upon you all may he grant that you
and your families msy enjoy long life and prosperity
The General delivered the above address with /,
unusual feeling, and II was responded to a truly
heartfelt manner by many grey-halred citizens,
who have Tor so many years been his friends and
nelghbors. He leaves Baton Rouge to- morrow
morning on the Princess, and will proceed to his
plantations, where he will wait the arrival OF the
steamer whchls to convey him to Nashville, on 4
his route to Washington. The General seems to i,
be in vigorous health and fine spirits. s. 5..,e,
From the Chicago Democrat, Jan. 2sJa5 .-lg
Among the immense number who have been to d
see General Taylor, to get office, Is the cele-
braed Scion Robinson, OF Lake county, Indiana.
He wants to be Commissioners OF Patents. Taylor
hlm how much good he was doing in the agricu-
tuial world, as Johnson once did preacher who
wanted an office: 81 can do nothing to take you ,
from your theatre Of usefulness. You must be-
dong great deal of good where you are" 80
y Isserg ni WASHINGTON, February 3, lSa9. %
| Ninth Teek of the Session Tie Territorial BM-
! Cohfmala-The Report of the Ssnate- The 18th
&C., &C.. &C.
The ninth week of the session has beena week
of miscellaneous discussions, without any impor-
tant results The Senate have become more long
winded than ever In their debates. Whether the
bill be private claim of ten dollars, public
ms sure of fftv millions II question il alapd