The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-09
WHOLE NO. 1898

Teas AND Nav .MEuco.-,POliey Of
General .Taylor-.Ais personal FrOclama,
lion agaiEs, inrasiOa.--Seyeral accounts
of the n.ented course of the late Presi,
dent have been published. among the rost
that be had directed an elaborate meaa.
age to be prepared with reference TO the
boundary question. This, 1T would seem,
is not strictly true. He consulted with
his cabinet many times and subtnitted for
their consideration aud advice the course
ne intended to pursue. Upon this sub.
ject, we extract the following from The
Washington correspondence Of the Phil
adelphia North american;
1t was a great characteristic of that
lamented patriOt-as il has been Of all
others, whether heroes OF statesmen, who
have exercised any commanding inAd-
encc upon the mind Of the generation in
which they liyed-to confront danger full
" aud to march by the. nearest road to
the post of duty aud honor. So he had
decided to act 10 this case, and so he
would have acted, had it mol pleased the
Almighty to summon him, on the very
eve of the consummalion Of his well con-
sldered purpose. '.t i.n. -
1T was Gen. Taylor's intention TO
have issued orders 10 Col. Monroe on
Saturday. the 6th0 OF July-ibe very day
upon which the first alarming symptoms
of his fatal disease sppeered-directing
him To repel by force any invasion which
Texas might attempt, aud to employ all
tue military power under his command!
These orders would have been commu-
nicaied To Congress Immediately. with
brief ex xplanation that, inasmuch as the
hopes and expectations Of the executive
we're likely to be disappointed. and
practical " interference with the pos
sessions of the United States had been
Threatened by official publications, he feII
it necessary To lake this step for the se+
curiIy of The territory acquired under the
treaty Of peace, and held by the United
States since the exchange Of rstIfcaliops.
There was no occasion for an elabo-
rate message. and Gen. Taylor had mono
of that weak ambition which is constant
ly seeking opportunity for display. As
the chief executive, he had duty 10 per-
'fnrmi and having resolved upon the mode
Of its fulflmcnt. he simply intended TO
apprize Congress Of his intention. Ia
order to relieve all others from embarrass-
ment, and to exhibit his fxedhess Of pur-
puse. Gen. Taylor intended to sign tho
orders with his Oion hand, and to dis
pense with the usual ,sttestation of the
Secretary of War. shall not assert that
he had resolved upon this course, in con-
sequence Of an iutimation that Mr.. Craw-
ford had been advised by his Georgia
friends not to issue these orders but
have reason to believe that Gen. Taylor
had determined there should Bio no inter-
ruption ur hesitation, and therefore in
tended TO take the whole responsibility
himself.
"iftbis policy was justified and righs
under Gen. Taylor, it is equally so under
President Fillmore. 1t is sanctioned by
the imnutabIe laws Of justice. aud there.
fore ought to be sanctioned by the strong
ann of the government. No one propo-
ses to invade Texas, or to curtail her
rights, real or supposed. All that is con-
tempated by Gen. Taylor's policy Is to
hold possession of the territory now oc-
cupied by the United States until Con-
gress shall decide the ,itle.''