The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-08
INTELLIGENCE BY THE MAILS.
WASHINGTON. March &. 1910

WASHINGTON. March 9, Is4o.
The ind'pe~drrt Taylor Deiegation-- Tasir Reo-y
ZION at the Vh,fe House-lNy. Gle7yd,th--G sa
smith The Cabinet, &C.
hoout hundred of the original Taylor men,
oeNgaes from the convention or meeting held In
.ne ohes'nut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, on the
"a ut, to-day, between one and two o'clock.
waited upon General Taylor, IN BODY. He re-.
celved them in the blue room of the exerr,,v.;
mansion. Professor Mitchell delivered an adj.
dress, IN the course o. which he said that the
party represented fifteen thousand Of the original,
independent Taylor men of the city and county Of
PhiladelPhia and expressed the hope that General
Taylor would be the President of the people, and
not merely OF a party, and pledged themselves to
sustain him In such course OF conduct PresI.
DEL Taylor replied, remark'ng that he had enter
tanned no aspirations tor the office towhich his
feNow. citizens had elected him that when he
sent.d, with the understa nsing that he would, in
the vent OF his being st ected be the President of
the entire country In the appointment Io-ofices,
ne SAID, me question should not be asked the ap-
1--WE American, but look solely to the proper quail.
heatiobA honesty and ability To discharge the
d rha Inc reply was received with much favor.
me aeleAa..on wsie then severally introduced by
name, Professor Mitchell acting az the master of
celemonieA.
En- President Polk and family went down to the
SOutheIn DOA I last aight, at nine O'clock in conn
psny with ex- Secretary Walker, and this morning
at an early hour, they took their dep Arturo The
latter will retu,n shortly, and has puslish-d q ard
that he will then be ready to undertake bustuesa,
before the Supre me Court.
The delegation next prOcee ded 70 the head quar-
sers of Mr.. M~yotlh the Secretary of the Trea-
sury. AS they could not all get INTO the house
Professor Mitchell made au address on the pave.
M. nj, which was Ia tened and re sponded to by Mr.
Meredith on the steps. He avowed his determl-.
nasion to be govern by the principles already
lalc. down by the Exec utive and MILITARY chef
I he frieDdD Of Gen. E'eter S&en Smith, OF Pna-
dephla, are pressing HIM, with industry, for the
Cole ciorshlp OF that city. Tbs morning there
arrived, by Adams's Express, petition on rollers,
9 enrd by seven thousand persone, recommending
him for that post
The gentlemen who have been designated for,
President Tay' cabinet, were closetr-d with
the General tor about five hours this morning,
from seven until twelve or Que. Ta,s shows that
he IS PIE pared tor business early in The day.
There were more than h inbred baskets Of
champagne WINE, independently OF ether liquors,
consumed at the grand nauguratlon ball last nj mt
This morning, at the clearing, th.re W. re trar-
mehts If glass all the supper room and the
passages; and indications that Bacchus had held
Que Of his richest reves. There were upwards of
$l2 coo eceved for tickets the confectionery aud
cookery cost 81 800; the music $500; thu paw
lion 81, OOO and the fixtures will absorb all the
money received, with the exception os ftteea
hubdled or two Thousand dollars, which will be
gwen TO the Orphan Asyums OF Washington.