The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-26
The Horse and his Rider.

SON Whitley" ooalNo-The following despatch in The
Louisville Journal of the 10Th instant, the APP
proach of sold Whitley" 10 Washington
EVANSVILLE June Is, 1919
General Taylors fdus aehaiss, sod Whitley" passed
here this morning on s,eamhoa Glencoe consigned to Dr.
Thomas Wilson, OF Louisville ID coepv
Mich interest was manifested to the good old steed
who figured 90 nobly on the Rio Grande.-Bah Sun
We received the above article from the Baltimore Sun
of Yesterday By the previous nights mail, we had
received the following communication from Mr. Wynn.
recently of Virginia, and one of her most liberal and
experienced sporismen OF the turf We should like 10
publish al the same time the correspondence between
the gver of Old Whitley and the receivers for there
still some mystery hanging the character of General
Taylors reply:
PROVIDENCE, south side of Red River,
LAFAYETTE county, Arkansas, June |, 1912
Mr. RIrcnIE-Sir: In the Union OF the 4th OF May,
have seen an article, copied from the New Haven Re-
gister, thus
REVIEWING A schooLMAsTEn.-One OF the CITY paper
contains advertisement for young ladies' seminary
and the principal publishes certificates from eminent gen
emen I'll the South estifyng his qualifications Among
them find the following bulletin from old Rough and
Ready 49,.
81 visited the above school, during review while under
the supentendence OF Mr. PEARL and 9y aETee OK y tue
above testimonials H. Ia LIN
We shall not stand "unt we know whether the
Old General reviewed" that seminary on the Rocky Noun
do not know what motives induced the editor OF the
Register to publish the article above unless he supposes
that voted for the gallant old soldier for President OF
the United States, having presented to him the horse
Rocky Mountain II so, he is awfuly mistaken. I'm.
destand that has been said for Gen Taylor that ne
is wing and quarter over then am democrat and
the annexation of Texas, the United States had, for
many years. Just for with Mexico and as soon
the gallant old General was ordered to march ms htle
army Corpus Christi TO guard the western territory OF
Texas in 1916, did then present this noble horse to the
gallant old Hero because did also believe that from
Corpus Christi the old Hero would march his gallant
army to and capture the city of Mexico; and being the
owner of many fine thorough bred horses. felt as 1t
would give pleasure for General Taylor to enter The
city of Mexico with his noble little army mounted upon
warhose bred by me; My blood stock is well known
in the United States, at least | love the old General
And how could dislike any man, woman, or child, that
hailed from the Old Dominion' .
Major General Winfield Sco' We were boys together
God bless him! would have bet my pile that he could
not have captured Vera Cru7 with the loss Of out 1ou
more than could think about in an age. Scett have
but little doubt considered the first captain that now
lives and Old lack the seconds but as statesmen 90
prefer some others voted for General Cass, and DO
believe that he will be President OF the United States
yet Mr. Richie, do inform us in these digglngs-wes
have heard the charge made-if the lately appointed
Postmaster General Jacob Collamer, offered voted for
resolution in the Congress of the United States having
for its object the recall or withdrawal Of the American
army from the republic Of Mexico to line east OF the
river Nueces in Texas, in 1s47 or 1SiS. II It be TACT
it not lucky that he was not in Command and at the
battle of Buena Vista, with his aid Fz Henry Warren
If the one had run, the other would not have blown up
| the magazine.
| really fear the reins are too slack To make good
rum race horse should be rode with the rens IN the
hands OF him who rides, and drawn moderately taught
otherwise, he will Ito the sporting ten) lose Dis
action, scatter worse than shot gun. hope that
am not nvidous. We have had a Washington, Jefer'
son, Madison, Monroe, Jackson, and James r. Polk,
that the Presidents of the people, and not OF party
! have never voted wing ticket, and would bet
something that never will Could expect wing Pres.
dent make President of the people, and not OF party
should just expect the sun to rise in the West
and to set in the East Old Virgnia-ke refined gold,
God bless her in her late election, is worthy OF no.
BILE people, May those States yet to vote for members OF
Congress follow in her footsteps, is my prayer.
am respectfully your friend, ,,,
WILLIAM WYNN.
N. b. We have had some heavy reshets in Red river
since December last do not know what injury may
have been done only far fifty miles above and be-
low Some farms have not ten acres in cultivation
others have from half to three quarters OF crop
left, and it is too late to replant Some OF these
farms work from so toll 90 hands have lost not one
acre, having leveed We finished laying by crop OF
yesterday, 3lst May. We expect full 10000 bush
els from 800 acres and have fair prospect tor 5o-
bags cotton of $50 lbs each This is fair, and fully tan
at present w. w.
| tion ut hand.