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JOURNAL vV MESSENGER
S. T. UlAi M W \ S. lUISK, Udilors.
Departure el (*pii. Scott from Mexico*
M VST Alfa, the able, indefatigable and spirited corres
pondent of N. 0. Delta, writing on the 21st, of April
from the city of Mexico, has the following touching and
graphic allusion to the departure of the conqueror ot
Mexico from the Haifa of the Montezumas, the scene
of his late unparalleled military triumphs :
He is gone! and the blessings of the whole army go
with him. Yesterday the Court of Inquiry adjourned
to the United States, and this morning Gen. Scott set
out for Vera Grit, whence he will sail directly tor N w
York. I have never yet seen such a sensation produc
ed in the army, as hits departure from this city caused
it really seemed like the breaking up of the “ Old
Homestead,’’ and the departure of the parental Head
to a foreign land, leaving the unprotected household
to take care of itself. Almost every man in the ar
my so felt it. Last night, ala late hour, it became
partially known that Gen. Scott would leave this mor
ning. About one hundred officers, regular and volunteer,
fathered together for the purpose of paying him a foi
mal visit j but his engagements prevented his seeing
them. A short time afterwards, the 2nd Infantry banu
appeared in front of his quarters, ami serenaded him
with “Huil to the Chief,” “ Home, £weet Home,” and
*’ Hail Columbia.” By the time they had concluded,
the street was jammed in front of his quarters, with of
ficer* and citizens, and they saluted him with nine deal
ening cheers, such as were never before heard in the
Capital of the Montezuinaa. At an early hour this
morning the General left the city in a carriage, escor
ted by Captain Blake's company of the 2nd Dragoons
As he got into the coach, the street was filled by w ann
andsinceT*fnends,each anxious w bid him goodbye
The old Chieftain, who never yet quailed before the
most formidable enemy, was so much overcome by the
manifestations of warm regard, that he could but turn
to the crowd and bid them,one and all, adieu. As lie
left his quarters, there seemed to be a uimultai ecus ex
pression of “ God bless you!” When fie passed the
guvrdof Rifle Regiment, they could not restrain their
tear as they came to present arms. When the feelings
of soldiers,such as these, who have looked upon death,
and stared it in the face with firmness and determina
tion—who have made the heavens ring with their shouts
of victory, as they made the deadly charge—are over
come by their grief, to such n degree as to cause them
to shed tears, you may imagine the feeling that pervades
the army on parting with their leader anu noble com
mander Nor did this sympathy exist only wnh the
Rilles, but I have been told by several officers, of differ
ent regiments, this evening, that many of their men
had come to them with language approaching insultor
dmation ; which, if it had been countenanced for a sin
gle moment, would have been so inflamed ns to pro
duce serious results. However it was promptly dispel
led by the conduct of the officers. Many officers,who
were not aware of the General’s departure until he had
gone,mounted their horses and followed him cuUde
the city, to bid him good bye. He was overtoken out
side the Penon Garita,and for miles along the roud,
crowd after crowd continued to overtake the carriage,
and exchange the heartfelt words, “ God bless you!”
He is gone, and he left the army oh no man ever left
it before—not with the formal parade and military dfa
play, with the thunder-toned artillery announcing his
departure, and the long array of bright muskets salut
ing him as he passed—but w ith the unrestrained sym
pathyand warm regaids of brave and honest men,
wishing him long life and happiness;, praying inott fer
vently that the remainder of his life may be as calm
and cloudless n9 the past has been bright, chequered
and glorious Let us look buck to the time he first en
tered this country, and follow him through the tryim?
and exciting scenes. The strong Castle ot San Juan
de L’lua, suppoitedhy the well fortified city of Vera
Cruz, fell at his command after a depu rate montane*
the heights of Cerio Gordo yieided to his science, sup
ported by the bravery and confidence ol‘ ins troops ; !
then follow him to tins valley, and view him descend
ing thi Mountain from Rio Frio, at the head ot his in
vincible legions, w.th nil eyes and ears turned towards ■
him with the most implicit confidence and firm reliance,
each and ail belli vmg that as long ns Winfield Scott
lived there was “no such word ns tail," —and then look
back and recall to your recollection the. sanguine reli
ance with which his gallant army followed him through
the perilous times and bloody battles, ur:t I he enteied j
the GrandPiuza ot the ancient Aztecs, amidst the vie- I
torious shouts of the most noble army the world has j
ever known. But all this time, while he has been over
throwing the enemies of his country in front—exalting 1
our national character,redressing our national injurio
and adorning our national history—his “enemies in tin
rear” have been working to tarnish Lis lair fame ami
destroy hts just claims to the giatitude and admiration
of hia countrymen. In the very face of the enemy be
had routed and defeated, and in the capital he has con
quered, he has been placed in the humiliating attitud*
of one scrambling tor justice with bis inferiors— infe
riors in rank, in talent, and m the high traits of cliaiac j
ter and education which make the great and success
ful wauior, the statesman and the logician. And now,
this day he leaves the capital of the enemies of his
country, not with his victorious divisions following him
to his native land, exulting in his unparalleled tiiumph* i
—but escorted by a single company of Dragoons—dis
armed but not dishonored.
“Truth, crushed to earth, w ill rise again—
Tbeeternal yeurs ot God are hers:
But error, wounded, writhes in pain,
And dies amid her worshippers.”
Mexican Fruit.
We saw a number of iarje Watermelons yesterday,
on board ot o ship from Vera Cruz. They were from
the valley of Jalaps, which, with tfgit of Onzava, con
stitutes the finest fruit and vegetable glowing count?>
in the world. This lovely region susceptible oh it is ot
the highest degree of cultivation and pioduction, is, un
der Mexican rule, s dieaty wuste, roamed over 1 y vast
h* refa of cattle, nnd unapp.it and to any of the purposes of
cultivated file. A few thousand enterprising planters
and fruiterers from the North thrown into this country
and properly protected, and guarantied in their rights,
would make it the choicest spot on the globe. Fruit
here grow and blossom the whole year round. Fruits
richer and more luscious than those tor w hich the Went
Indies are no famous, grow wild, and only require to
be gathered and sent a few miles and Hhipped to this
city, to yield handsome returns. All small gruitis,
vmas and vegetables, flourish here in the grentent vigor
and luxuriance. But it is vain to expect that this beau
tiful country will ever he rendered productive or avail
able to tbe uses and enrichment of min as long as it
remains under Mexican rule. The miserable narrow-
Blinded jealousy and contracted ideas ot the Mexicans
will forever exclude foreign capital and enterprise from
this beautiful arid promising region. A tew years ugo
•Dine French emigrant* settled in one of tbe Northern
Rules of Mexico, and commenced the cultivation of
the vine and the manufacture of wine on a large scale
They succeeded admirably, and were aliout to extend
•heir operations, wlicn the Mexicans rose m matte,
destroyed ill their vines, their inachim ry and np(ar-
Btus, and threatened to take the lives of the F em-h-
Bun if they repeated the experiment. The French
Government demanded and obtained full reparation for
these injuries done to cUixrti* of their country, but the
experiment was given up, and thus did the mad jcn|-
•usy of the Mexicans destroy mi the !md an enterprise
emulated U> promote the wealth and linppimas ol the
people, and to develop the productive cnergiesof the
•ountry to* greater degree than any other thai ever was
•urndu> Mexico.—A. O. Delta, VUh
rower of KliHjiH iirr.
of the oelehrsted Whitfield, it is auid,
was st times mrs stable. The accomplish* and skepuc
Chesterfield, was present when this popular preacher
presented the votary ot sin under the figure of a blind
beggar, led by a little dog. The dog had broken his
stung Tire blind oopple, with his sratf between both
hands, grouped hr* way unconscious to the aids of a
precipice As he frit along with his MaH.it dropped
fiswn tlie decent too deep to send back an echo Hr
thought it on the ground, and bending forward took one
•artful ttrp to recover it but he trod on vacancy, po
ad • moment and he Irll hrsdlung,—Chesterfield sprang
from bis rst exclaiming,” By heaven he is gone.”
Mini's I riend*.
Man has three fronds in this world—how do they
•anduel themselves in the liour of death, when God
summon* hitn brlort his tribunalT Money, his best
Ihand, leaves bun first, and goes not with him, Hts re-
Istioos and fnends accompany him to the threshold of
thr grave, and then return to their home*. ‘His third,
whieh he often forgo! during his life, are hit good works
They •100. arnwipMif him loth*throne of thtjudgi j
—•*')’ go —•iMtfc’ uml uitU.ii rnrrajr nJ partlon
f bun IVttU,
MACON, GEORGIA.
WEDNESDAY, MAY ‘44, IS4B.
FOR PRESIDENT,
GEN. ZACHARY TAYLOR.
Delegate!from the State at large to the National Convention.
George VV Crawford, James A Meriwether.
Lie* ton for the State at Large.
J)r. William Terrell, Sf.at<n Grantland.
Districts. Delegatet. Electors,
lilt. Thos. Butler King, James L Seward.
2nd. Willard Boynton, W. H. Crawford.
3rd. Bv G. Cubnin/tt, Anderson W. Redding.
4th. E. Y. Hill, William Mosely.
sth. W. V. flannel!, Warren Akin,
full. R. D. Moore, Asbury Hull.
7th. N. G. Footer, V. P. King.
Bth. L. J. Gartrell, George Stapleton.
I!ii|>;irall<‘l<‘<l InducementH.
ktcheap rkading-co
Believing that therity of Macon, owing to her cen
tral |>< -it ion and her unequaled mail and telegraphic
facilities must henceforth he the great focus for both do
mestic and foreign news, and that from this point the
people of Georgia can receive the latest and moist au
thentic intelligence, the undersigned proprietorsof the
Jjurnal 6$ Messenger and Georgia Telegraph, propose
to issue their respective papers weekly at the following
REDUCED RATES:
Tor single copies, (to individuals} per year, 92 50 i
For 10 do. (to clubs,) do. 23 00
For any nu.nber of copic3, greater than ten sent to
club* at the mine post oflicc and commencing at the
lime dale (provided the cash be remitted in advance)
92 each.
In no case will the papers be sent until the money is
forwarded; but persons can remit by mail at our risk,
provided par funds are enclosed and the certificate of
the Post Master is taken that the letter containing the
money has been properly mailed.
The above terms are olfered only to clubs, and in no
case will they be conceded to individuals, or clubs con
sisting of less than ten poisons.
In addition to the facilities above alluded to, for pro
curing and forwarding the latest news, the undersigned i
have been induced to offer the foregoing advantageous ‘
terms because the country is on the eve of a most
cxe.ting Presidential election—an election, in the result
of winch every true hearted American, whatever may j
be his preference* or predilections, must feel a deep and
absorbing interest.
The present is a time when every man must read in
order to k* j cp pace w ith the progress ol event* and the j
revolutions of the new as well as die old world. WLik
ing to extend the greatest taciliiies permanently to the
greatest number, instead of issuing merely a campaign
SHEET, we propose to bring the price of newspapers gen
erally to the cash standard.
Tojustity this movement we must have a very large
increase to our present list of patrons. Our friends
therefore in the several counties are requested to be ac
tive and vigilant and to see that every man who can
lead and who is able io pay for a newspaper Ik* induced
to subscribe either for the Journal Miosrngcr or
Georgia Tel-graph.
Either of tli.se papers can and will give as much rea
ding matter as any other paper m the State. O.ir tele
graphic arrangements are now complete and will ena
ble us to publish in .Macon important news from any
point between New York or Boston and New Orleans
almost ns soon as it can be printed in those cities and
often six to eight days m advance of the regular
mails.
To the people of Cherokee, of Western and South
Western Georgia and Florida, we need hardly say that
now is the time to strike, as ?h** Macon papers are fully
prepared to give a greater quantity of news, to give it
quicker and cheaper than any other papers in the
[ South. S ROSE & CO.,
Proprietors of the Journal If Messenger.
SAMLJ. RAY.
Proprietor of the Georgia Telegraph.
C XT’ For latest Charleston neitssee Commercial head.
A notice of the Indian and Warm Springs, is
crowded out, and will appear next week.
To Subscribers.
The obligingnnd Faithful Post Master nt Gordon in
forms us lhat our papers for the several offices in Twiggs,
Wilkinson nnd Jones have reached his office the last
two weeks one day too late, and have consequent y to
remain over toi from three to six days. It shall in fu
ture be remedied.
Necessaries and Luxuries.
The Ladies nre most particularly requested to read
the Advcitisment of Mr. Tyner, in this paper, llis
Saloon infilled up in good taste ; every tiling is ns clean
and ne it ih it can possibly be made,and his Ice Creams |
are truly delicious. ‘Phis Saloon cannot fad to become ’
the most popular resort in the City, for Ladies and small :
parties. To fumihes he often unusual inducements* j
not only in the way ol saving trouble, but expense. ;
Such an enterprise ought to be sustained.
lliiLiured rop eiion of the Treaty.
By a slip from the JV. O. Picayune of the 18th loot.
P. M we have a tumor that a quorum of Deputies as
sembled at Qucretaro, and were awaiting the arrival of
the American commissioners to commence the session
of Congress. Another story was that a popular revo
lution had been secretly gotten up under Paredes ami !
Almonte nnd that the government ol Penn y Pena had 1
been overthrown and dispersed, belore taking action on
the treaty.
The Picayune however discredits the whole story
and publishes a letter dated at the Capital on the 2nd*
in*t. which expresses the opinion that the pence party
were decidedly ill the ascendancy.
Ur. Pierce anil the Methodist Church North.
The following letter wna addressed by Dr. Pierce’
to the Bishops and Mend era of the Methodist confer- I
nice North after the proceedings published in our last j
were made known to him:
Rev. and Dear B ethren: I have received two ex- j
tracts from your journal of the 4th and sih instant— I
From these extracts I learn you decline receiving me
in my proper character ns the accredited delegate of the
M- K. Church bouih, and only invite me to a seat
within tie* bar, as due to me on account of my private
and |K*r*on;.l un i ts. These considerations 1 shall ap
preciate, and will lenprocate them with you in all the
private walks of Christian and aociai life. But within
the bar of the General Conference 1 can only be known
in my official c haracter
You writ therefore regnrd this communication as fi
nal on tlu* part of the M K. Church South. She can
never renew the offer of fraternal relations between
the two great bodies of Wesleyan Methodist in the
United Stotts. But the proposition can be renewed at
any time, either now or hereafter, by the M T ('hurch.
And if ever made upon the liasis of the Plan of Separ
ation, as aJopird by liie General Conference of 1844,
the Church South will cordially entertain the proposi
tion.
With sentiment* of de* p regard, and with feelings of
disappointed hope, lain yours,mChristian fellowship,
Lovtrx Puke,
Pm-borg, May 9. 1848.
No furthrr action waa taken on thia letter, save the
passage of ■ resolution granting the Doctor a copy of
bis former communication, as requested by hun.
Mnmmofti PlctoHnl Brother .Vomithnn.
Wilook & Cos. of New-York, have pent us a batch
of Pictures, put |ortii|r to be likenesses of Messrs. Cal
moi-n, Clay, \Y luster and Benton, which are ssid to
be engraved esj** eially for their “ Double Mammoth
Pictorial Prather Jonathan, tor the 4th id July 1848 ”
They have acrompnmed their gift with a ready made
editor in I notice, or ;*/ ertrawdtnaiy, in which they
set forth the merits of their enterprise, and request us
to “publish this or something like it,” and tin squid pro
quo promise to favor us with ail Exchange /
The anine promise was made a yrar ago, and Merer
fulfilled We were then unacquainted w ith the char
acter of the Brother Jonathan, or its nrtistical merits,
and of course pubinhed rather a qualified nonce of it.
Judging of tiie engravings before us, ihe paper, its pub
lisher* and engravers, are ihe greatest huinbugs of the
age. The pk'iurr* in question are miserable carica
ture*, gronsly conceived and bung!mgly executed. If
ihene heads were supplied with an appropriate array of *
horns, they would l*e much more likely to lie taken for
a company of raw recruits from tlie bottomless pit,
than lor rite distinguished Statesmen who* names they
spoil The whole aflair seems to us to be gotten up.
, purpofttiy to stunt the pr 0., u.ituspeoting public, and
we arc only astonished that our cotemporaries of the
press should encourage so bungling a piece of humbug- j
gery. For ourselves we will do no such thing, and sin- ;
cereiy trust that, when the influx of the Brother Jana !
than's occurs, our readers and their friends may with |
| one accord refuse to purchase and send them back to!
! the men who are attempting to palm them olf upon an J
I unsuspecting public. |
Last Teiiiiesse mul Georgia Railroad.
A delegation from the above Company, consisting ol
Messrs Van Dyke, Keys and Smith, parsed through oui
City oil Friday lasi, on their way to Savannah, and arc
expected to spend either to-day or to morrow in Ma
con. Mr. Van Dyke is the President of the Company
Mr. Keys one of the Directors and Mr. Smith a young
and talented Attorney from East Tennessee. Their ob
ject in visiting the South is to excite an interest anionp
our merchants and others in their enterprise, and to pro
cure aid if possible for the work.
The Lust Tennessee and Georgia Railroad was for
merly know n ns the Hiwaswc Railroad, and was ori
ginally located from Red C ay, on the Georgia line h
the town of Knoxville. Something like u million ol
j dollars were expended upon tlu* enterprise by the old
I Htockho ders. Sixty miles were graded for a double
’ track, several bridges constructed,and the timber lor th<
superstructure procured. The State was a large Stock
holder, and the Company failed after contracting heavy
1 debts.
The last Legislature of Tennessee granted anew
charter under which anew organization has taken place,
The old debts have ail been compromised, and tlu* old
stock has been scaled down, so that the work which
originally coat over a million, is now estimated at a lit
tle over a four hundred thousand dollars. The State
of Tennessee agrees to pay the balance ot her original
subscription, soy 1*200,000, and ussoon us forty miles ol
the Road arc completed, will endorse the Bonds of the
Company to the amount of $350,000 more. As ihe
credit of the State is good and her means ample, the ul
timate completion of the work is placed beyond a doubt.
The Company however, wish to interest the people of
Georgia to some extent in their enterprise. Between
nine and sixteen miles of the Road lie soulh of Red
Clay, in ihe State of Georgia. If they can procure
subscriptions sufficient to construct this part of the work
] the delegation above spoken of, feel confident that they
can easily secure the balance of the necessary funds in
Tennessee.
Most sincerely do we hope, that they may be success
ful. The trade of East ‘Tennessee is destined to be
1 of immense value either to the people of Georgia or
I Carolina, and now is the time to give it a proper direc
tion. If the times were auspicious, there would be no
j difficulty in raising the funds necessary ; but we are in
! th* midst of u commercial crisis, und it is quite as much
as our people can possibly do to meet their home en
i gagenients. These gentlemen must therefore not des
pair, if they should be disai pointed. Georgia amid
i much greater discouragements than they have to en
counter, has expended aver twelve millions in Rail
loads, and has already upwards of six hundred miles
iin actual operation. Why thin should Tennessee hes
. itate or despair. Her bold and manly sons have proved
i themselves equal to almost any exigency, why should
j they now hesitate to attempt, what Georgia has shown
them may be accomplished even with ordinary efforts.
We bid them God opeed.
The Wilkes County Komi.
We have already announced that the citizens of
Wilkes county, have subscrtlied S2OO 000, and the citi
zens of Hancock 8100,000, towards the construction
of a Rond from Washington across the Georgia Rail
road, to somepoint on the Central Road. It appears,
that the sum of sixiy thousand dollars was wanting t>
make up Savannah’s proportion of the Stock. At a >
public meeting there last week, the following resolu
tions were passed after a full discussion :
Resolved , That ihe citizens of Savannah have wit
nessed with pleasure the liberal subscription made bv
the citizens of Wilkes nnd Hancock counties towards
building a Road from Washington in Wilkes county to
the Central Railroad at a point in the county of Wash-
J mg ton.
Resolved, That this meeting feels it to be the true
interest of Savannah to aid in obtaining a Railroad
from the Central to the Georgia Road.
Resolved, That the Honorable Mayor nnd Alder
men of the City of Savannah be requested to subscribe
the sum of sixty thousand dollars towards that object,
payable in bonds of the corporation bearing lawful in- (
terest.
At a called meeting of the city Council on Friday |
the special committee of that body to whom the sub- |
ject had been referred presented an elaborate report ac- 1
compamed by the following preamble, and Resolutions ;
which were adopted by yeas and nays as follows: Yeas
Messrs. Snider, Lewis, Bartow, Roberts and Smets—
I 5. Nay* Messrs. Goodall. Harden und Harper—3.
\Y hereas, nt a meeting ol (tie citizens of Savannah,
held on the 17th May, inst., it was recommended to
Council to subscribe the sum of $60,000 to the contem
plated Road lit m the Central Railroad to Washington, 1
W iikes county,and whereas, Council is satisfied that, I
whilst opinion differs in relation to that project, there is
a general desire to have a connection between the Geor- \
gia Railroad and the Central Railroad by way of Burke
county to Augusta. And, whereas, it is the opinion of j
[ this Board that the connection by way of Burke county
I ui the best for all general interests, and should not U*
abandoned without further strenuous efforts to accom
plish it—
Resolved, That this Board fully appreciates the en
terprise nnd spirit of the citizens of Wilkes nnd Han
cock nnd other counties who have expressed a wish to
1 more directly conn4|pied by Railroad with us.
Resolved, That we respectfully recommend to the
people of \V iikes and liancoek, lire citizens of Augusta
th’- people of Burke county, aud the Georgia Railroad
Company, by public assemblage or otherwise, to ascer
! , t whether the Augusta and Buike connection can*
j ,ll t be agreed upon by ail parties as ihe plan of con
j nection.
Resolved, That Council will subscribe $60,000 in
binuls of the city bearing lawful inteiest, towards the
object of connecting the Georgia and Central Railroad
• if the preferred route can be obtained with theconcur-
I ence of the citizens of Wilkes and Hancock, and other
j parties in interest.
Resolved, That if the Georgia Railroad and the citi
| zens of Augusta shall decline to co-operate with the
other parur* in interest, and the proposed compromise
cannot be effected, then Council will subscribe $60,000
to the Washington YVilkescounty Road.
Resolved, That if the Washington Road shall In
built, it is the opinion of tin* board, that Duvisboro’
should be the point of contact on the Central Road
Resolved, That a copy of these proceedings be sent
to the Mayor of Augusta—the Georgia Railroad Com-
pany—the people of YV’ilkeaand Hancock counties, and i
of Burke county, and also to the commissioner* of the
Washington Kudioad.
i. n. Mm nnd UM II >\\ MMVs
It will be recollected that after the Moriningof Cha
pultepcc a couple of Brass Howitzers of rare workman
ship and lieauty, were missed. Upon search they were
found in the baggage wagon of Gen Pillow. A Court
of Enquiry was ordered, and itappeared that the llow
itgrrs had been taken by two young officers, and placed
in the wagon ; that the circumstances were made
known to Gen Pillow, and that he remarked, that he
thought lie wjsentiled to them, a* trophies, and gave
no order to restore theiM ‘Phis made Gen. P an ac
cessary after the fact, and he accordingly received a
quasi censure from a Court, of which Gen. ‘Twiggs
was a member. ‘The matter of course had to be sub
mitted to the President for hia approval, and that digni
tary, determined at all hazzauls, to shield his fiiend from
the disgraceful imputation of pilfering the spoils of vic
tory, has reviewed the evidence, and decides that the
Court erred in the facta, and that therefore, there is
no'hmgin the rase, which requires further proceed
ing* Buch was die original finding of the Court. ‘They
merely gsvr a statement of ihe testimony and left all
honorable men to arrive at their own conclusions
We merely lecur to this matter now, to show the
extent to which the arbitrary power of the President
has been carried. Really it would seem as if these
military trials had become a mockery—or rattier, mere
machine* for the pur|Miae of crushing, or inflating the
friends or rnettnesof the President. That personage
seated in Ins chamber at Washington Approves or dis
approves of tlie finding of the Court, just as it may
suit ilia purponrs In the rase of Pillow, he avers that
the court have allowed an error, of a material fact, and
that therefore the whole fabric of testimony must fall
to the ground IB* is not content that the matter should
| be pawed over as was done by the Court snd by Geo
| Scott, but qualifies Ins approval of tlie finding am)
raiara new points in order to protect the accuard.
He even presumes to convince the country, that the
gentlemen who r*mi\ oaed that court,— two of whom
were his politic friends—men whopiofenaionis war
whose acquaintance with militaiy usages is beyond
j suspicion, and who of course had deeply ot heart the
| honor oI tl eir profession—were careless in the exaiuin
! at ion of fact* iu a case where tlie character of aßi ig
i aJier General, was involved upon u charge almost
’ amounting to Petit Larceny.
j Such an idea is too ridiculous to le entertained for a
j moment. ‘The conclusion then must follow, that the
President is tnere'y mnking use ol his own power to pro
tect his fuemls, ngui t yßs oi the general good either o
the set vice or the country.
This would perhaps be a small matter in itself, were
it not one of many indications recently, given to prove
that the tendency of things at present is towards a con.
ccntratioiiofall power in the hands of the Executive
He has now ihe |nt lounge of the gcveinmc nt, the ve
to power, the sword and the purse, and uses them nil
under the shallow pretence that he is serving the
people nnd protecting their constitutional rights.
‘I he advc calcs of this nrbitnry power are becoming
numerous. Even Gfn. Worth, who was always tup
posed to be u \V big, but who has recently aroused from
his long dream of Whiggery, n full blooded Democrat,
and an nspirant for the Presidency—gravely affects to
believe, that this veiy veto power—this Inst relic ofde9-
potisrn i* the great lever by which the suvreignly of
the people is to be upheld in the person of their Exec
utive ! !
Verily such dcvelopements ore calculated to stnrtlei
sober, thinking men, and to lead them to the conclu
sion flint they have entirely mistaken the character of
their government, and that our progress has been to
wards despotism, rather than tow ards that liberty whicli
w supposed to have been guarantied as the very basis
of our institutions.
Plain and lloue*t Talk.
The Editor of the Federal Union, last week read
his brother Chip of the Charleston Mercury and the
South Carolina Democracy genernllya sort of anti Par
son Clapp lecture upon their apparent wont of confi
dence in their Northern Democratic Allies. The Ed - j
tor of the Mercury replies atlength and quitepithily.— 1
One or two paragraphs are quite too rich to be lost. For
instance the Mercury says:
The Federal Union remarks: “ The policy which
the politicians of Carolina have marked out for them
selves and which they are pu ran ing is to us perfect
ly incomprehensible.” W'e nre really pained that the
Editor cannot comprehend it, for our policy is a simple,
plain adherence to the Constitution and its guaranties— :
to those principles, on the maintenance of which hangs !
the fate of slavery—the welfare of the Slave States— ‘
the existence of the Union* W'e refuse to yield our
selves up, hound hand and foot, registered lor use, and
to be disposed of by those who cannot themselves con* |
tribute a single vote to the election of the man they
nominate: to those who may select David Wilmot,
llanmbai. Hamlin, Marcus Morton, John A. Dtx.or
some other Barnburner, as their standard bearer, w ith
” Abolition” on its folds, or Lewis Cass, or some other
equivocating betrayer of our rights, and call upon us to
vote for-him. Itisan unequal game,where we stake
eagles,and they coppers; where we give them real
votes, and they give us nothing but false shadows, that
may, like the ignis Jatuus, lead us only into difficulty
and ruin.”
Again:
“ And now one word in all frankness to the Federal ’
X nion and its coadjutors. Selt-protection is the supreme i
law of common sense and of patriotism. The South !
has a deep stak<- in the game now playing. Her honor, I
self-respect, property, personal and political rights, are j
I hanging on the cast of the die. On the great master !
| question, the key of all these—the rights ot the Slave |
States—there is more soundness in some Whigs than
some Damocrats ; and let them beware that under this •
first great law of nature, self-preservation, they do not
drive the Republicans of the South to look for shelter !
from Northern Abolitionism under the lead of someone ‘
who, though differing from them on the party questions
of the day, is with them and of them upon this vital and
paramount questions. Let those who have the man-!
agement of this matter beware that they place no !
such necessity before the South as choosing between 1
an unsound Democrat and a sound Whig upon this
question. There is danger in it.”
Has it come to this, that the danger of a desertion of
Southern rights by the mass of the Democratic party
and by the Federal Union in particular has become
so great as to call lorth such a scathing rebuke as the
above from so respectable a paper as the Mercury ?
Verily it is time lor the people to see to it. One half of
j the Georgia Democrats in Congress have already voted
for the Oregon bill containing the Wilmot Proviso ! Can
it be that the Mercury has discovered some scheme
against Southern rights, deeper and yet more
If so we beg to be informed of it in order that the men
who ore professing one doctrine and practising another
may be exposed and properly rebuked.
The Administration and the Farmers.
Pending the Presidential election of 1844, the peo
ple were urged to support Mr. Polk on the ground that
i his Tariff policy was just the thing for the planters and
I farmers ol the country. It was gravely alleged that un
der a system of low duties cotton would advance in
j p.ace.nnd rope and bagging fall— inatftour.com, wheat
i &c., would become articles of export and therefore be
; enhanced in value. The people believed these stories
and Mr. Polk was chosen President.
He found lb* country prosperous, the government
comparatively out ol debt, cotton and provisions at
high prices, the people happy and peaceful. The Dem
ocratic policy was adopted and the new Tariff went
into operation in Decemlier, 1846. At the inotnen l
be-th a commercial crisis and a famine raged in Europe.
This led in 1847, to a very heavy export of provisions.
Prices advanced and the balance of trade wns some
thing like twelve millions of dollars in our favour.
The Democratic presses of course attributed it all to
the Tariff l Iu vuin were they told to await the de
velopments of time. In vain were they reminded that
it was all the result of the famine in Eurofieand that
the events of another year would establish the fuel.—
They only cried the more lustily in favour of the policy
of their pany and especially of Mr. Polk.
The time anked for by the Whigs has now elapsed
and it no longer needs argument to prove to the plan
ter* that they have been egregiously and shamefully
deceived. Cotton has fallen to about halt its for
mer prices, bugging has advanced and the losses to the
planters of Georgia alone upon the present crop will
be between four and Jive millions of dollars. The ex
ports ol provisions to Europe have fallen off something
like twelve millions in a single year, and it now ap
pears that the balance of trade against us for the year
end.ng the first of June, will be forty millions of dol
lars
But this is not all. The war policy of Mr. Polk has
involved the country in a debt of over owe hundred
millions nnd the immense outlays of money in Mexico
added to our commercial difficulties cun not fail to bung
about the most disastrous results Already nearly six
millions of specie have been shipped to Europe, and,
| there is but little probability that ihe current will be
j changed tor months to come. Under this state of af
fairs, we will make no long or noisy appeals to our ag
ricultural friend*. All w*e u*k of them is just to reflect
for a moment upon the past and the present, to bring
to nimd tlie condition of the country now under
Polk, and previously under even Mr. Tyler nnd a Whig
Congress. Wc beg them to remember the fact, that
Mr Polk was pul into office as tlie fiiend ot Mr. Van
Buren, that fie Imscarried out the policy ot that gen
tleman mid that we are now iippiouching just nucha
crisis as came upon us in 1833 and 1840.
It ia m vuin to suy that these things have no connec
tion with tlie policy of tlie government. Nothing is plain
er, than tiiat higher duties would have kept out a latge
amount ol tiie British goods with which the country is
now flooded and w Inch gave use tins very balance ol
forty millions against us.
But let ns look a little further and see what is to be
the effict of tins Democratic policy upon the future
prospects of the planter) These torty millions must
be paiJ. At presrnt price* and with the prosjx-ct of
tine crops in Europe, provisions cannot be shipped
The balance of tisde must therefore lie made up either
it specie or in cotton It in specie our Banks are ruined, >
our merchants are ruined, and the whole energies ol the 1
country will receive • check from which they will not
recover in years. It in plain therefore, that if the mer
chant* and the liiinkaran avoid tt, tliey will not send
the s|iecie. At the preaeut low prices they will ship
cotton in preference. The next w sequence will lie
that an over stock will again accumulate in the For
eign msik-'is nnd that the pries for tlie next two or
thrre years will be as low, or lower, than at present
In the mean tune tiie production wi 1 increase, the Brit
ish manufactures will grow strong and tie able to con
tinue their pol cy of flooding the American markets
with giKidsao as to keep the ba'ance of trade perma
nently against us. \V> are sorry to present so gloomy
a picture as this to our pluming friends, especially as
we know many of them were perfectly honest in their
conv*ctione and support of the party ami tin* policy vs nidi i
have brought about the present results. It ih lr them !
to deride whether they will continue to support n party
whose promises are so fair aud whose practices so ruin* ‘
ous.
Tlm Noith Carolina liaiilf ■
We find in the Charleston Mercury of recent date, a i
comparative view of such of the Banks of the State of ■
South Curolinu, as accepted of the provisions of the act
of 1846. The statement is compiled by the Comptrol
ler General of the State, and gives perhaps a correct \
view of the preaent condition of the Institution ii ques
tion. It embrace?* the Bunk of the State of South Car
olina with its Branches at Columbia and Camden, the
South Western Railroad Bunk, The Planters and Me
chanics Bank, the Union Bank of Charleston, The
State Bank of South Carolina, und the Bank of South
j Carolina—tanking in all, six Banks and two Branches.
I nndembramg all the institutions in the State, except
| the Bunk of Charleston the Banks of Hamburg
Georgetown, Cam Jen and Cheraw, and the Old Com
mercial Bank at Columbia. We have not room for the
entire table, and therefore must content ourselves with
the general showing made, accompanying it with such
remaiks in regard to particular Institutions as may be
deemed just and proper.
Debts due bv the several Hanks* 1
Capital Stock, 5,992,782 73
Bi'ls in Circulation, 1,991,396 38
Net profits on hand, 364,143 36
Balance due to Banks in this State 1,623,56*3 07 j
Balances due to Banks in other States 220,817 52 1
All other monies due which bear interest,.. ..41,138 16 i
State Treasury, for balance Sinking Fund, 455,225 3d j
State Treas. loon tor rebuilding the City, 1,810,253 37 j
Cash deposited, and all other monies j
due exclusive of Bi lls in circulation,
profits on hand, balances due other
Banks, and money bearing intesest,.... 1,809,150 68 J
Total liabilities, 14 308,76‘J 65 I
Resources of the several Hanks.
Specie on hand, .383,967 07
Real Estate, 278,4% 41
Bills ol other Banks in this State, 250,379 92
Bills of Banks in other Slates, 8,050 00
Balances due from Banks in this State, 46,654 12
Balance due from Banks in other States,... .34,209 93
Notes discounted on personal security,... .5,957,591 29
Loans secured by pledge of its own Stock,. .267,596 30
Loans secured by pledge of other Stock 364,670 97
1 Domestic Exchange, 835,108 06 I
Foreign Exchange, 136,189 18:
Bonds 1,157,636 04 j
Money invested in Stock, 1,357,742 62 j
Suspended Debt and Debt in suit, 790,611 98
State Treasury 128,878 24
Branches and Agencies, 1,290,080 47
Bonus under Low for lebuilding Char’s’ton,799,33o 66
Interest and expenses of State Loan, 85,686 20
Money invested in every other way
than is specified in the foregoing
particulars, 135,890 16
i
Total resources of the Banks. $14,308,769 65 *
This statement must be taken in two points of view,
first with reference to the immediate capacity of the
Carolina Banks to meet their liabilities, and secondly,
with reference to their ultimate solvency. Anxious as
we have been to do even handed justice to the institu
tions, and desirous of avoiding every thing which i
might create a panic, we have submitted the state
ment above to various gentlemen, and taken their in- |
dividual views thereon. The result has been a gen
eral concurrence in the opinion, that whatever may be
the ultimate condition o! the Banks in question, it would
be utterly impossible tor them, unaided by others, to sus
tain themselves against an immediate run. For instance,
die condition of these Banks may be set down as follows:
Immediate Liabilities.
Bills in Circulation, $1,991,3%
Balances due other Banks, 1,844,379
Deposites, &c. 1,809,850
Other monies bearing Interest, 41,138
Total Liabilities,. ...*•** $5,686,763
Immediate Resources.
Specie on hand, $383,%7
Bills other Banks in Carolina 250,379
Do. in other States 8,050
Balances due from Carolina 8ank5,46,654
Do. Banks in other States,... .31,209
Domestic Exchange, 835,108
Foreign do. 136,189
Total Resources, $1,694,556
Leaving balance against the Banks, of. $3,992,107
From this exhibition it is most apparent that the Caro
lina Banks in the aggregate, or at least those of them
which have come to a showing at all, are but illy pre
pared for, what Mr. Calhoun would term, s commer
cial crisis. It will be seen that they have nearly five
dollars of their Bills in circulation tor every dollar of
specie in their vaults. It also appears that while their
entire capital stock is only $5,992,782 they have loaned
out on personal security alone the sum of $5,957,591 ;
besides the additional sum of $267,596 an pledges
of their own Block and $364,670 on pledges of
other stocks. In addition to this, they have large
amounts of money locked up in various ways which
they will probably not be able to release iu years to
come except by producing great pecuniary distress and
general ruin among their customers.
The system which bus been pursued by the Banks of
Carolina may save them from immediate danger and
lierliaps enable them to escape the ruin which at first
glance would seem to impend. Their notes are con
tumely put into circulation at a distance and may he
found in every neighbourhood from Virginia to the
Mississippi river. Like the agents of the Charleston
merchants they have been forced into every log cabin in
the country and it may be months belore they will find
their way back to the counter for redemption.
We are not at all astonished at the existing state of af
luirs in Charleston. Her Bunks and her merchants
have for years been pursuing an unwise course. They
have t>eeii striving to force trade into unnatural chaunelg
and have used, or father abused, their credit for that
purpose. This expeneion of her Bunks is not of recent
date. The report published a twelve month ago shewed
that the same institutions above named had six dollars
of their own bills iu circulation for every dollar of spe
cie in their vaults. The Carolina Banks have for years
been operating on the strength of the credit acquired by
them from 18% to 1840, while the Georgia institutions
with double their actual strength, have scarcely done ■
inure than a living businesa. We venture the assertion
that it our Georgia Banks were this day to make such
a shewing as has just been made by their Carolina co
temporaries, their doors would be closed and their vaults
empty ill less than a lorn light.
That the Banks in question will ultimately lie found
sound we think probable. Their Agencies which have
put many of the notes iu circulation, are located at a
distance and belore the bills can find their way buck to
the cou iter, they may be enabled to meet them—-we
trust this uisy be ihe case. In the mean time the plan
ters and merchants may lows heuvily in the shape of
discounts and note shavers may pocket hugely of tin
hard earnings of the poor, unfortunate victims of this
new system of Carolina fiiiiineiei ing. W hat a comment.v
ry do these facts furnish upon the whole system ol Bunk
ing by agencies ! Upon what principle of justice or
reason is it that Banks are allowed to issue their hills
in distant Slutes, without having provision also made
for their redemption T Witiiesu the result but recently
developed at Peiinucola—a result alike discreditable to j
I the Banks and ruinous to the people. These übuses ren
der the whole system unpopular and odious to the peo
ple and often ure the principle cuuocs ol pecuniary dis
j aster. Os the Cuiolinu Bunks which make the worst
exhibit, four out ol live have been embarked in the un-
I dertoking ol supply ing distant Suite* with their indef
inite promises to pay .while such institutions us the Union
Hank, the Flanteis and Mechanics and others that have
confined thenise Ivts lo a legitimate local business are
not only able to make a satislaetory exhibit, hut are nc
i tually ina sound and healthy condition. Hueh Banks
i ure worthy of being trusted snd deserve the more credit
I iroin the lact that they have not followed the improper
| example ol their ooteiupurarieo.
We need scarcely udd that we feci but little pleasure
in penning the foregoing remarks, |mi tu ularly at the
present moment, when it ia the duty of all parties to
maintain rattier than impair confidence. We owe a duty
to the Bill holders however, winch will not admit of
our concealing the truth in regard to niattera ol this
sort, ll these Banks are weak, the aooner it is known
the better, because viie Bill holders and Stockholder*
too will lw enabled to realize more than if they
should wait until the actual menu* of the institutions
ure squandered in useless attempts lo bolster up a sink
ing credit. At the same time we would advise no panic.
There is no necessity that any one should part wnh the
t>iil4Qi a discount, in* capital stock ih amply sufficient
ultimately to pay every dollar which has been issued
As evidence of this, we give place to tht* following an
alysis of the report furnished us by one of the most res
pectable and intelligent merchants in the city. Os its !
j correctness, we leave others to judge for themselves.
ULTIMATE RESOURCES.
, Tota I Recources $ 14,208,769 65
! Less amount due to Bank ol
the State by its own
Branches, $1,290,080 47
j Less due by the State 128,878 21
Bonds held by Bank of the
State applicable to pay
ing the State 1,956,966 73
Interest on State loan un
other offset to debt due the
State, 85,68620
2,172,531 17
Less amount of Bank notes
on hand deducted from
liabilities 250,379 92
Bulance of recources, $10,596,778 09
ULTIMATE LIABILITIES.
j Total Liabilities, $14,308,76965
Less Capital Stock, 5,992,782 37
J “ Stockholder’s profile.. 364,413 36
1 7,951,443 56
Less amount due to the
i Bunk of the State by its
own Branches 1,481,767 33
! Less amount due to the
j Bui kof the State of S. C. 2,265,478 75
Less am out of Bank
! notes on hand, 250,379 92
I 3,997,626 00
Balance of liabilities, 3,%3,817 56
j Ultininte Recources 10,5%,798 09
j Ultimate Liabilities, 3,963,817 56
Excess of recources,... .$6,632,960,53
V\ e cannot conclude this article without adding, that
we take no pleasure in making such developements, and
we claim no credit for doing it, because it is a plain sim
ple duty. We believe it would be the best thing for the
interests of both Carolina and Georgia, if the Banking
Institutions of both States, w'ould confine themselves to
their proper and legitimate business, and seek to obtain
no circulation beyond their own limits, except such us
results from the natural operations of trade. All par
ties W'ould be better oH. The people would run less
I risk ol losses, and the Banks themselves would do n
. better, because a saler and sounder business. If the j
[ present excitement should produce no other result, we
| hope it may be the means ol driving every Carolinu |
’ Bill, if not into the vaults of the Charleston Banks, at;
least within the limits of the State. We have had i
our share of them in Georgia, and the report in question
furnished by the Banks themselves, should induce our 1
people to be cautious how they take them in future.
Apn!achicula*llntik Agencies.
The Editor ot the Commercial Advertiser, very
‘ much, incensed at the course pursued by the Bank
! Agents at Apalachicola, gives vent to his indignation
ina long editorial, from which we make the following i
extract:
As soon as the news came of trouble in Europe, and
a panic in the money market—came orders to the Bank ;
Agents here to shut down on this community. They
j refused to buy or sell exchange. They might be justifi
j ed in refusing to purchase it—but that after having pur-
I chased all the good bills in the market, and having put !
| forth their” representatives of money,” they should
refuse to pay specie for them, or give checks on New-
York,against funds accumulated there by putting in
circulation their “ rags,” in the purchase of drafts, is
1 one of the most audacious and fraudulent swindlesever
perpetrated on a community, It would not be per
mitted in Georgia or South Carolina. Such con
duct there would forfeit their charters. They would be
compelled to pay soecie on demand, and as an alterna
tive, they would gladly give exchange.
But the Agencies here are controlled by the Banks
at home—having no regard for the interests of our cit
izens, and being held in no fear nor under any restraint
by any laws as to their mode of operations, they are
guided by no principle but the love ol gain, and know
no rule of conduct but the law of the strongest—the
same under which their prototype the Jew of Venice
claimed the pound of flesh, blood and all ! We know
of no more merciless characters than those who sway
the destinies of a Bank. “ Their “ inhumanity toman
has made countless millions mourn.” “Perish credit!—
perish commerce! !”■—aye, perish the food of a whole
community !!! ere they will consent to abate one jot
or title of the advantages which they obtain. That
any city should be subject to the dominion of such men,
and they restrained by no law of the land, acting safe
ly at a distance, and consequently without the whole
some tear of public indignation, is to be lamented. Yet
such is the condition of this city. We are verily bound
| hand foot and delivered to the Philistines. At this time
I the best bills that can be drawn on the North, such as
would sell readily elsewhere at the South, are refused
i by the Banks—cotton cannot be sold for the want of
I funJs—the notes of the foreign banks cannot be dispo
j sed of lor less than from 2to 3 per cent, discount, and
| inline, trade has entirely stopped.
Such, however, is not the case in other Southern ci
ties. The Banks there are more cautious, but they
still buy good bills, well secured—aud they sell ex
change, or pay specie for their notes.
It is high time that something should be done to pro
tect this community Ironi the further extortion of Geor
gia and South Carolina hankers. The subject should
be, and we mean that it shall come before the next Leg
islature, at<fr we trust that those of the community who
agree with us in sentiment, will aid in seeking redress
for the grievances complained of.
COMMt'NICATED.
To Ihe Voters of Ihe Third District.
The approaching election of a member of Congress
for the 3d District, is destined to have such an important
influence upon the future political complexion of the
District, that 1 beg leave to say a few words to the Whig
voters on that subject
In 1844, the first election under the District system,
was contested with a warmth and virulence well re
membeied, by many who took part in the canvass
The favorite of each party was in the field, and the re
sult proved incontestibly, that the Whiga were the
strong*‘st. Ilad the private relations of the member i
elect permitted him to take his seat in Congress, he j
would undoubtedly have done honor to the State and ■
D strict, and added new lustre to his own well earned
reputation But unfortunately, hia circumstances forbade !
him to accept the office, to which he had been called j
by his fellow citizens, and a special election was order
ed by the Governor to fill the vacancy thus occasioned
The Whig* were mortified to loose their favorite, and
it was found difficult to select, from the numerous as
pirants, a successor upon whom the party would cordi
ally unite; and to the unfortunate nomination then
mode, are to be traced most of the ddficulties that have
ariarn in the selection of a candidate for the District.
In that election the Whigs were luke-wnrm, and many
of dissatisfied, and hence the success of the l)rin- i
ocra tic on iulatr—ull that had been gamed in 1844,
was now lost, and the Third District again became the
buttle-ground of the Btnte. Finding that a prejudice
existed in other parts of the District against a candi
date selected from tlie lower end, we presented no can
didate, and united cordiully hi ihe support of Dr Jones
All unpleasant feelings seemed to liuve passed away,
and agsm the Whig party were mi the ascendant, but
I the majority is so small, that the slighrst cnn!u<ion in
> our ranks, will again bring with it mortification and
defeat.
It is not tny purpose to present the name of any can
didate to the voters of die Distr.rt—indeed, 1 do not
know whether Dr. Jones declines a re-election. My
object is simply to prevent discord—to uige upon the
Buriy that mutual concession, and kind forbearance
which will secure unanimity of feeling,and concert of
action—to implore those whose names have been pre
sented fur tins office, not to allow their bvlmga to be
come too strongly enlisted, but to retire! that amid the
generous rivalry created by the Dtstriul system, all can
not be gratified: some arc doomed to diiippoiiitment.
L> t not that diso|>|Mmtutent estrange them Ir* in their
brethren or Injuriously off et the cause which they ad
advocate.
Let the delegates to the Convention soon to *•-
aeinhle, go untrammelled by sectional influence—let
them si-leci for a condi date, a grntlenian of talents, in* \
tegrity and populaniy—one upon whom the whole par- I
ty will unite, and success is certain. In conclusion, 1
would i rge upon all who love their country,and who
rrgnrd the ascendancy of the Whig party, as deeply and
beneficially afreet ing the welfare of tlieir country, to re
flect upon the importance of this el* ction.and its influ
ence upon thelutuie politics of this Distiict. A “fail
ure now may place u pa maneat's in the minority.
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i:i) lor.
L " Ur ‘h’ lUit9r f <>“ Richmond .
We ti:ke advnnia ; ;i’ of on interval I*, ~
e-ip, of our regular instalment offoreig,, new , J'”
more attention to matters wh *• are ,y lO bestow
than we l,,vebeene„ a f,:eHl“:; < ;^ rn, . , r V' ,, ' nil ' l
interesting item of domestic intelligence-, h, T* 1
has produced as much and aa discordant fi r * hlctl
thing el*, that ha* made its appearance for'.!'!, 1 !
is Gen. Taylor;, letter tu Messrs. Baldwtn &’ (vn*~
e; li,orsof Uxrttinond Republican,givingcaw' l
a! answers to certain questions propounded b7tl
•era- The interrogatories are ns follows: Wri ’
1 Will you refuse- the nomination of awh „ „
al Convention f nat,o n.
•i. Do you design to withdraw if Henrv Ci .
other man shall be tile candidate f 01 an y
3. Have you stated that you are in lavor of ,h. ,
of ’-16, the sub-treasury, that you originated ih- *"*
ami should select your cabinet from both parties | “ #f ’
The editors preface these plumpers wnh some oh.
vattonscommendatory of the propriety of , N
answered, and the General, y,aiding to in,pull r*
natural desire totreutevery one with courtesy ol ,i ° *
dor, returned the following answers, which ure os I 0 " 11 ’
as the questions which drew them forth. p‘ ,Ulrect
that if Gen. Taylor answers every questioner whT’i*
curious about ids views, beyond what has beenw
he will have to gel an nmanuensis which goes |, v ™"n
we subjoin the unswers : y eaui *
To st,-That if nominated by the whig national can
vention, 1 shall not refuse acceptance, urovid.a i
left free of all pledges, and permitted to maintain T
position of independence of all parties in which k
people and my own sense of duly have placed me 7
erwise I shall refuse the nomination ot any cony™'”
or party. UIOQ
Secondly— T do not design to withdraw mv nimo
Mr. Clay be ihe nominee of ihe whig national conv ,a
tion—nml in this connection, I beg permission t
mark, that the statements which have been so pos ” !*’
ly made in some of the Northern prims, to the effi'l
(hat should Mr. Clay be the nominee of the mhi
national convention,” 1 had stated “ that 1 moo'd not
suffer my name to be used,” are not correct and
have no foundation in any oral or written remark of
mine, it has not been my intention at any moment to
change my position, or to withdraw my name from ,h e
canvass, whoever may be nominee of the naliontl
convention, either of the Whig or Democratic part,
Jhtrdly I have never stated to any one that I was
in favor of the tariff of ‘46-of the sub-treasury nor
tliat I originated the war wtth Mexico. Nor finally
that I should (if elected) select my cabinet Iromboth
parties. No such admisstons or statements were made
j by me, at any time, to any person.
I lie answer to the second question has given rise to
j n good deal of exception amongst that portion of the
whig party, who are desirous ol seeing Gen. Taylor
j nominated by the National Convention, and who have
quite convinced themselves that no third candidate can
w,tl, any chance of success, run between two panic,
matched against one another, under leaders regularly
chosen by conventions of their own creation Indeed
il we may judge from what we hear and see, this letter
has given more pain to Gen. Taylor's peculiar friends
lof the whig party, than toany other persons /i,r they
consider that they have been placed in an emburras ing
, position in regard to the great body ot their party in
I 90 f;,r 09 <h*y have made an effort to have the General
| nominated at the Philadelphia Convention.
The feeling which has arisen upon this subject, to
our mind, is predicated on a very enoneous interpret®-
; tion of the General's language. Both Whig and dem
democrat, from a hasty perusal of his answer to
Messrs. Baldwin & Gallaher, infer that Gen. Taylor
means to run for the Presidency, under all circumstan
ces ; that in (act he has nominated himself a candidate,
and intends to remain such, whatever may turn up,
Neither the language of the response nor the con
text support any such conclusion, and the history of his
presentation to theconutry altogether forbids that infer
ence. Let us recur to the past, with a view to a prop
er understanding of this matter.
Shortly after the battles of Rsaca and Palo Alto,
a lurge number of the people of the United States,
in the enthusiasm produced by two splendid victories,
enexpected and unboped-ioras they were, conceived
the opinion that the Presidency was a fit reward lora
soldier who had shed such lustre upon the American
arms. Y\ hen the official reports of these successful ac.
tions appeared before the world, the ability with which
they were drawn up, and the modesty of the general
whose skill with the pen equalled his prowess, with the
the sword, strenghened the impressions which hia mil
itary achievements had inspired. His flag was placed
at the head of a number of papers for the Presidency,
and letters were written to him, asking his consent to
have his name used in connection wih that office.
To these solicitations Gen. Taylor uniformly return
ed unfavorable answers. He avowed himself a soldier
by profession, and acknowledged that his duties had left
him little time to devote to politics. He expressed a
deep anxiety that the people should choose some distin
guished and honest civilian for that office. He declared
1 that the mentionofhisnameinconnectionw'iththePres
dency had given him pain, as likely to prejudice him
, with the authorities at Washington, lessen hi* consid
i eration with the President, who might,without know
, ing it, become cold towards him, and thereby impair
j his usefulness as a soldier. He avowed himself a mod
erate Whig, but deemed the time inoportune to address
him about politics, as he, as general of the American
army, commanded alike whig and democrat, and es
teemed alike the one and the other. Such is the his
tory of those times.
After the buttle of Montery the solicitations of hi*
friends became more urgent in his behalf; but the Gen
eral did not change his determination, it w..s not tilj
after the astounding victory of Buena Vista that these
1 demonstrations became so numerous, snd from source*
which commanded his deference, that he denied it
matter of public duty to submit to what appeared to
be the wishes of his countrymen. In yielding himself
to this movement he iusisted but upon one condition,and
that was, that he should not be tramelled in office, it
elected, by party pledges ; that in fact he must go to the
Presidency free to act for the good of the country, and
controlled only by the constitution of the laud and hJ
sense of the public wants.
With this understanding he was announced forth?
Presidency by public presses and assemblages of the
people of both parties. II? had no agency in bringing
himself forward ; he would have none, unless tore*<
appeals to his ambition be to have such agency. He
submitted himself to the friends who brought him for*
. ward, and they can do with him now, as then, what
they think fit.
It may be proper to cite the lact —but not a* having
any influence upon the detemiiiiat on of Gen. Tsyfofc
I that we are aware ol—that at the time he permitted the
jieople to use his name as a candidate for the Presiden
cy, it was understood throughout the Union that Mr
Clay would never again run for that oflice. It n*y * |9U
lie fitting to say, that at the tune Gen. Taylor surren
dered hi* name to the public it was generally
there would Ik* no National Convention—at least of one
of the great political parties We mention these nr*
cuinstonce* to show that he could not have coi'sente
i to hi* made a candidate with Mere not to a ratifies tivu
by a whig convention; that he could only har?
nutted his pretensions to the |>eopie themselves, ■P* ,rt
from any separate and exclusive organization.
Now we would ask, how is it possible tor Gen. I sl )
lor touhandoti a position which was taken lor him f
otbert.of desert the,lriends who committed themwio
with fun at a time when it was understood l*c woui
have no competition front one party,and when l ,f
b**rcd amongst Iris supporters a large accession c f* r
sons belonging lo th’ other I
The introduction ol Mi. Clay’* name into the ***
respoiideure with the Richmond Editors, was not gn*
tuitous on Gen. Taylor's part. It appealed in th* 1 f
tion piopounded, and figured or course in the answer
Whatever may be said c>f the propriety °l testajs
to such interrogatories, il they are answere ♦
i should b** answered satwlacfonly. But in
a latent sentiment of opp*#.tion to Mr. Q*y “
some have imagined the appearance of his nann
correspondence denoted, We have fosou 10 ‘
ii lie such wa* toil by Gen Taylor. M hen it * M, n’
ced that Mr. Clx> would stand lor the |hr*idrnfj#
aseited very broadly in many quaiters that G‘ r - J
j wou and retire,as Inhere were some nnderstan*"*
tween Ir.in and Mr. Clay upon the subject ol
! deucy inooo istent with the public declsmtions
j upon consenting to be named for tin* ofltc<*- , §
j rod iy this mur Hist M *.
; sttsr wiMwriiroti.sinl llw rpl t -....ubis*
KXtiun. We Jo kiu-w that 0*- J *' ot , „,t re
the prolounjest n-speil lor Mr Clay , * l9l , j cvU .
lemma between them have been cor #
liditig , that nothing has racutrod to M ,.
and <• lullin'! know, that wsro (hn lny^ itlll ,y
post that Mr. Clay's Irriing* I.martin Utu.
chill'd by tn sppsiclit rivalry. In <'*“