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that chilled the atmosphere and'diqv l n e d the g e n e r a l s u n s h i n e . P e n n s y l v a n i a h a d s e t t l e d t h e c o n t e s t o f 1 8 4 S u n
s h p u l d ^ i j p ^ l r i o ^ T O a l ^ ^ ' l ^ - g O Q S i w i r . o f m e n t B o ¥ 4 ? r f e " ^ r P p ^ i M p l e ^ d r e a d o i w a s filled i S o o t h e r a a a d S c r u t h - W e s $ e f m > i i S t a t e s 1 'basing o v e r * ' t \ i t e d o r OVe^Bdirnfe "-rather l y c o n t r o l *
«h they had rio taere-power tb-make 'tharf an earnest vF^ toffimfim&y'h w****1 *® a^«fftre *
thekingdorns ofihe ^rtb^-^-J.s.ftW-ail -.^rnia. -Toretire tran«mriity mnd?SUC-.l0 General iay|0L nOIOmaTKCff-t h i s . a a d . d e t e s t e d i t . . i . B o t i t h i s 4 s o f t h e
p a s t , a n d i s n o l i n g e r o f a .ay 'pr&c ' t i ea l
consequence. The intngrte^,' §bd. .intriguers have alike ghr^.iplffl"their natural proportions. Qen\ .{Taylor is n o m i n a t e d ; b u t t h e y ] w h & s u d d e n l y ' e x -
n e w s c a m e t h a t O / ^ o h a d f a l t e r e d ! f p a n d e d ' i h t o g r e a t m e n On t h e s t r e n g t h Y o u s h o u l d h a v e s e e a . i i o w t h a t r e v i v e d ! o f t h e v o t e s t h e y . w e r e ttt^e^uM.fejr.Jwm
t h e h o p e s of t h e s t i p e n d i a r i e s o f P o l k , | w d t h e U , & S e n a t o r s t h e y w e r e - to
the devotees of Cass, and the ffaterni- carty by means of 'him '4n Alhba&a, t h e h o p e s of t h e stfTJendiaries o f P o l k , a n d t h e V. & S e n a t o r s t h e y w c r e : to 'Uftt ierar^_othfer P r e s i d e n t \ v h ^ v | f f ;
zers with. Hangman Foote. should have seen how pur dens o f d e p r a v i t y t u r n e d o u t ' t h e i r i n m a t e s , s o l a t e l y d u m b a n d c o w e r i n g , t o t e l l y o u tJteir v i c t o r y i n O h i o . I f y o u , , Inte l l i g e n t , c o n s c i e n t i o u s W h i g f a r m e r s a n d m e c h a n i c s , w h a j ^ e s e e n fit t o a b a n d o n y o u r o l d f r i e n d s b e c a u s e o f t h e i r m i s f o r t u n e a t P h i l a d e l p h i a , c o u l d b u t h a v e s e e n t h e h o r d e s w h o r u s h e d t o g e t h e r i n T a m m a n y H a l l a n d t l e s s g e n t e e l g r o c e r i e s to s h o u t a q d s c r e a m a v e r t h e first T e l e g r a p h i c report of y o u r d e f e c t i o n , I d o b e l i e v e y o u w o u l d h a v e b e e n i m p e l e d to h e s i t a t e , t o d o u b t , to re-v iew t h e p o s i t i o n y o n h a d t a k e n . — I e n t r e a t y o u to d o it n o w I
Y e s , f r i ends 1 t h e r e s a l t i n y o u r S t a t e i s d i s a s t r o u s , n o m a t t e r w h e t h e r F o r d or W e l l e r i s G o v e r n o r b y a few h u n d r e d v o t e s . T h e f a c t t h a t C a s s i s m can c l a i m a n y sort , o f t r i u m p h i n Ohio-i s e n o u g h . W e a l l e x p e c t e d a c l o s e a n d d o u b t f u l s t r u g g l e i n N o v e m b e r , b u t a n t i c i p a t e d t h e e l e c t i o n o f F o r d b y 5 , 0 0 0 t o 1 0 , 0 0 0 m a j o r i t y Y , w i t h a d e c i d e d "V\ h i g m a j o r i t y i n C o n g r e s s a n d the L e g i s l a t u r e . Y o u ' ha"ve s a d l y d i s a p p o i n t e d u s — b u t for P e n s y l v a n i a y o u w o u l d h a v e s t u n n e d u s . A s i t i s , w e a r e a b l e to s u c c e e d w i t h o u t y o u , b u t w e d o n ' t l i k e t h e i d e a . W h e n e v e r y o t h e r W h i g S t a t e o f . ' 4 4 s t a n d s fixm, h o w Can w e b e a r to p a r t c o m p a n y w i t h the greatest, the noblest of all 1 When N e w Y o r k ' a n d P e n n s y l v a n i a , c a m e f o r w a r d t o a d m i t a n d a t o n e for the ir defec t ion i n t h e l a s t N a t i o n a l c o n t e s t , h o w c a n w e s u r r e n d e r o u r flag s h i p i n t h a t g l o r i o u s t h o u g h u n f o r t u n a t e ' s t r u g g l e ? We cannot, will not do i t ! ' You have s h a r e d our d e f e a t s — y o u m u s t shaTe our v i c t o r y ! S u c c e s s w i l l h a r d l y b e j o y f u l w i t h o u t y o u .
A n d w h y should O h i o f a l l o u t of l i n e w i t h t h e W h i g a r r a y j u s t a s t h e y a r e
achieveing a decisive triumph?— What good end is even proposed by t h o s e w h o c o u n s e l t h a t c o u r s e ?—•
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that it is in effect giving it to Cass ? Every Electoral vote against Taylor i s e i t h e r a v o t e for p a s s d i r e c t l y , or
a g a i n s t a c h o i c e b y t h e p e o p l e , a n d s o
in favor of Cass iaoirectly; for he and n o o n e e l s e w i l l a s s u r e d l y b e c h o s e n if t h e e l e c t i o n g o e s i n t o t h e H o u s e . — W i t h t h e d e l e g a t i o n s f r o m fifteen S t a t e s for h i m , o n l y t w e l v e i n a l l a g a i n s t h i m , a n d t h e o t h e r t h r e e d i v i d e d ; a n d m v i e w of t h e k n o w l e d g e t h a t , i f n o P r e s i d e n t b e c h o s e n , t h e S e n a t e w i l l c e r t a i n l y e l e c t G e n . B u t l e r , V i c e P r e s i d e n t a n d t h u s p u t h i m i n t h e P r e s i d e n t i a l C h a i r , t h e r e i s n o t a c h a n c e for t h e e l e c t i o n o f a n y b o d y b u t C a s s b y t h e H o u s e . — A n d w h y s h o u l d a n y W h i g v o t e so a s to h u m o r S o u t h C a r o l i n a a n d e l e c t G e n -C a s s ? W h y ?
T h e g r o u n d s of d e m u r r e r a r e t h r e e — G e n . T a y l o r — t h e P h i l a d e l p h i a C o n v e n t i o n — t h e e x t e n s i o n o f S l a v e r y . L e t u s c o n s i d e r t h e m in order.
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Taylor,—or rather, how thoroughly I disapprove his nomination for President Personally, 1 think well of him a s a l m o s t e v e r y b o d y d o e s . T h e u n i
f o r m t e s t i m o n y of t h o s e w h o k n o w h i m
p r o c l a i m s h i m a s h r e w d , s e n s i b l e , p r a c
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men, I believe that at least three fourth^ of the union would prefer him to Cass. A s to h i s b e i n g a so ld i er a n d a s l a v e
h o l d e r , I s h o u l d l i k e h i m , b e t t e r i f h e
w e r e n e i t h e r , b t i t I n e v e r d id , a n d I
t h i n k I n e v e r w i l l o p p o s e a n y m a n ,
m e r e l y a s a s l a v e h o l d e r for a n office u n
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l i e v e s u c h o p p o s i t i o n c o n t r a r y to t h e
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C o n s t i t u t i o n . I f i t h a d b e e n u n d e r
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eitizens of the'Free States would ever come to proscribe and vote against Southern men merely as slaveholders, I a m s u r e n o C o n s t i t u t i o n w o u l d h u v e b e e n a d o p t e d . I d o n o t b e l i e v e W a s h i n g t o n w o u l d h a v e ^signed t h e i n s t r u m e n t ; I a m c o n f i d e n t M a d i s o n a n d P i n c k n e y w o u l d not . I c a n n o t u n i t e in a proscription which seems to me
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B u t w e h e a r t i l y a g r e e t h a t t h e P h i h a d e l p h i a ' n o m i n a t i o t i w a s n o t t h e r i g h t o n e — t h a t a c a n d i d a t e for P r e s i d e n t o f s u p e r i o r q u a l i f i c a t i o n s a n d m c r i t s s h o u l d h a v e b e e n s e l e c t e d . T h o c h o i c e m a d e w a s n o t m i n e , n o r y o u r s . S o m e of y o u I v i s i t e d a n d conferred w i t h l a s t y e a r con-ce.Tning t h e d u f e a t o f t h i s s e l e c t i o n . — M a n y o f y o u m u s t k n o w t h a t L s p a r e d n o effort, e a r l y or l a t e , to d e f e a t i t — y e t i t w a s m a d e . A n d n o w t h e o n l y q u e s t ion' t o b e c o n s i d e r e d i s t h i s — I s i t y o u r d u t y , is i t m i n e , b e c a u s e - o f - o a r d i s a p p r o v a l o f the r e g i o n s 5 \ v h i c h i n d u c e d
and the inflaences which effected this nomination, to oppose it and thus contribute to Gen. Cass's election 1 I have c a r e f u l l y w e i g h e d , I h a v e c a l m l y d e l i b
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I ouo-h't, in view of all the cirmumstan-ces, to vote for Geo. Taylor. 1-shall do so. Hear my reasons, and then j u d g e m y c o u r s e .
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i n t h e P h i l a d e l p h i a C o n v e n t i o n , I d o
n o t r e s p e c t a n d s h a l l n o t f la t ter t h e t o .
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a p p a -r e h t t h e fac t t h a t G e n . T a y l o r w f l f . ^ o t b e e l e c t e d n o r m a t e r i a l l y h e l p e d ,bjf.,no-p a r t y n o r b y S o u t h e r n - p a a a y v o t e s ; a n d t h a t h e m u s t b e c a r r i e d b y o l d f h s h i o n e d W h i g s t r e n g t h -and W h h * _ m e a n s — b y a p p e a l s to t h e u n d e r s t a n d i n g , t h e , .patr i o t i s m a n d c o n s c i e n c e o f t h e c o u n t r y a g a i n s t t h o p o l i c y a n d m e a s u r e s r e c o m m e n d e d b y P o l k a n d s u p p o r t e d b y C a s s — b y W h i g a r g u m e n t s a n d W h i g vote? . G e n , T a y l o r h a s h i m s e l f b e e n c o n s t r a i n e d b y t h e n e c e s s i t i e s o f t h e c a s e to p l a c e - h i m s e l f d i s t i n c t l y o n t h e W h i g p l a t f o r m . I a m a p r e t t y determ i n e d W h i g , a n d I d o n ' t w a n t a P r e s i d e n t m o r e d e c i d e d l y of u s a n d w i t h u s t h a n h i s l a t e r l e t t e r s m a k e h i m . T h e S t a t e s w h i c h w i l t v o t e for h i m w i l l t h e r e b y i m p r o v e t h e g e n e r a l f e a t u r e s of t h e W h i g p o l i c y , n o w k n o w n of a l l m e n - T h e C o n g r e s s e l e c t e d w i t h h i m w i l l be a W h i g Cong-ress , o n l y t h e m o r e t h o r o u g l y c o m m i t t e d t o o u r princi p l e s t h h t h e h a s b e e n s u s p e c t e d o f l u k e -m a r m n e s s or e q u i v o c a l r e g a r d a s to s o m e o f t h e m . T h a t C o n g r e s s w i l l p r o c e e d to c a r r y o u t t h e W h i g p o l i c y , s o far a s i t s h a l l h a v e p o w e r . A n d G e n . T a y l o r i s d i s t i n c t l y p l e d g e d , bey o n d p e r a d v e n t u r e or c a v i l , to l e a v e L e g i s l a t i o n to C o n g r e s s a n d d e v o t e himself to his Executive duties. Is not t h i s r i g h t ? I s i t n o t a l l w e c o u l d des i r e ? W h o w o u l d w i s h to s e e our m e a s u r e s f a s t e n e d - ; u p o n - t h e c o u n t r y , I h r r j u g h W p o t e n c y q f . ^ F e s i J e n ' t m f i r ^ fluence? WhaJ.lWb.% is not satisfied to have the country governed and its policy shaped as the Representatives of t h e P e o p l e s h a l l d i r e c t ? F o r o n e , I a m c o n t e n t w i t h t h i s , a n d s h a l l do m v b e s t to s e c u r e it.
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Extension, which, after all, is the great di f f icu l ty in t h e p r e s e n t c o n t e s t . I f
y o u r S t a t e i s l o s t to t h e W h i g s , i t w i l l
be o n t h i s i s s u e a l o n e . L e t u s s e e
w h e t h e r it s h o u l d b e l o s t o n t h i s •
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The f a t h e r .of Z a c h a r y T a y l o r w a s a distinguiehedi^pfficsri i n thearatvo lot ionai r y w a r y a n d t h a t , f a t h e r w a s a l w a y s iai firia.Jefler80Qiaa fiepflblioanj havjn^,' i n Jthe E l e c t o r a l C o l l e g e , a L K e n t u c k y , t w i c e Jfptsd Xor M t J e f e r s e n , t w i c e for M r . M a d i s p p , , ^ n d t w i c e i & r -jyk t M a n -rqe, a s - P r e s i d e f l t - o f th© U n i t e d StaOest-Tj^c^^wmtfiipgivktheblood of men,,
Lewis Cass- waa fifteen, or tw-anty years Governoppf Michiga-o. /ifedKas,-a u / i n g t h a t t i m e , t h e s u p p o r t e r . a a pol i t i c s o f e v e r y s u c c e s s i v e P r e s i d e n t , from M r . . M a d i s o n - t o J o h n . Q u i n s y A d a m s , i n c l u s i v e .
ZtrcWy T^ylnr..^ys himself, that he has always made ifis roptitu**^ .. p r i n c i p l e s o f M r . J e f f e r s o n h i s s t u d y , a n d h a s e n d e a v o r e d t o f o l l o w Lhem t h r b u g h o u t l i f e ,
I n 1 8 1 2 L e w i s C a s s j » M m m a n d e d , a t t h e b r i d g e of ' C u n a r i R f i i C a n a d a , a regiment,of Ohio voluj^fcers, A very tr i f l ing a c t l b n o f a m o m e h f o c c u r r e d , i n w h i c h fifty B r i t i s h s o l d i e r s recrea ted be.-
fdfc two regiments afWqfyhleers. Ac-' c o r d i n g to t h e off ic ial Report o f C b l e n e l C a s s , t h e fight a m ^ a n « ! d to l i t t l e or n 6 t h i n g . ^ ' ' V
I n 1 8 1 2 Z a c h a r y T a y l o r , i n c o m m a n d of a c o m p a n y gfi fifty ragp , a t F o r ^ H h r r ^ s n f i i S t C t ^ e l W a r J a a ^ M s , d B -t h e 4 t h of SepWrnhjOSjfej f tat y e a r , a s s a i l e d " b y a b o a y y ' ' s a y s t h e h i s t o r i a n , " o f n e a r l y fifteen h u n d r e d I n d i a n s . 1 ' — T h e a s s a u l t c o m m e n c e d l a t e a t n i g h t , C a n t . T a y l o r b e i n g a n i n v a l i d . T h e I n d i a n s s e t fire t o ' the b l b c j r - h o o s e . — C a p t a i n " T a y l o r , b y n i s v igoT a n d pres e n c e o f minrJr,' f o u n d "himse l f e q u a l TO the occasion.' " Amid the ragjug of the flames, the ^racking of burning t i m h g r g j t h e h o w l i n g o f t h e I n d i a n s , > a n d t h e sbriekS^FTarerW'Omeh a n d ch i l d r e n 'wfio h a d s o u g h t fois p r o t e c t i o n , h e . alone, of Ihal little garrison, was firm and undaunted." The fire jwas • extin«-guished. • The Indians contintted th6 a t t a c k for s e v e n h o u r s , b u t w e r e r e p u l s e d b y t h e l i t u a b a n d u n d e r t h e y o u t h ful T a y l o r . G e n e r a l H o p k i n s , o f K e n t u c k y r e p o r t e d to G o v . -ShplbY t h a t ' " th.e firm a n d a l m o s t n n p a r a l l e l e d d e f ence o f F o r t H a r r i s o n , b y C a p t , . Z a c h a r y T a y l o r , h a d raisea t o r ; h i m , a . f a b r i c o f chara 'c ter n o t to- be1 i n c r e a s e d b y h i s e u l o g y . 0 T h e / P r e s i d e n t conferred
38! drew 01,^0.0 0, .yjeajbfcora the.<publicf T t ^ a g u r y , \yb.iph.. w a s . , a l i o w e d •him -by; M r . C a l h o u n , i p , c o n s i d e i i a t i o n ( a m o n g Other thjuigsiapfThis s erv ices , i n . s u p e i i n -t e h d i n g t h Q 3 r J n d i a n a g e n c i e s a t : F o r t W a y a e ^ ^ q u a , a n . d C h i c a g o , v I n 1 8 2 8 , " ] b y / p o f t c e a l i n g ! d i a t ! ' a c t f r o m M B P o r t e r , a n d Mr , W j r t , ^ e w i s C a s s p r e v a i l -ed, pr^p^rr i to a l l o w J i i p a , M O T H E R 8 i » -40Q jg^^yeajra, t p i t h a t w l i o i e t e r m , for
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6 6 | 6 1 0 ^ C b m m t i i a t i 6 n ' m b n e y f o r l b ra -t i ons ! a d a y , for s e v e n y ^ a r s ^ h s M r . M e C l e l l a t i d s a y s , f o r » « u p p o r t i n g l r i d i a r i s ; " t h e r e bein*-"not a p a r t i c l e of : p r o o f t h a t L e w i s - G a s s supported?d>iy'If t 'diahs ; a n d 1KT$3 a.ppropriations Iodine K con,ting,en:
cies" -of hfe Indian superintendency having been already Made.
V . I n 1 8 2 1 , Mr. C a s s w e n t to W a s h i n g t o n , to settle his account's. T h i s occ u p i e d h i m ^ 0 8 d a y s . F o r t h i s v i s i t h e charged .the United SfeteS §1,448; 4«a.uiine^t.thjL5ame t m l 8 threesalaties, for a l l e g e a 33rviEes~ta--rHi»%ax i4_^nB n f ® 2 # Q 0 a s G o v e r n o r , a n d t w o o f 8 1 , 5 0 e a c h , a s I n d i a n s u p e r i n t e n d e n t . A l l t h i s t ime- h e w a s * o f c o a r s e u n a b l e t o d i s c h a r g e t h e d u t i e s o f anyone o f t h o s e
thr.ee offices!..- In 1834, consequen tly,-w h i l e M r . G a s s r w a s - S e c r e t a r y o f W a r ; t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s p a i d W m . W o o d -br i ( lge , w h o acted,a&gO.Viernor a n d s u p e r i n t e n d e n t , d u r i n g L e w i s , C a s s 1 a b s e n c e , a s a l g ^ y * t t h e r a t e o f $ 1 , 6 0 0 a y e a ; , for d i s c h a r g i n g L e w i s . C a s s ' dur
tics during these* g&rgs 2 0 8 days. T h i s w a s , n o d o u b l y d u e - M r . W o o d h r i d g e . but it ought to hayo been paid by Mr. Cass. ..
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C a p t , T a v l o ^ . , \yas left i n c a m j # a i n a o f t h i s h a s u f y - e o ' n s t r u c t e d ' fort h y , G o k H a r r i s o n , a f t er t h e b a t t l e o f T i p p e c a n b e i n l a t a I t w a s s i t u a t e d o'rriyife'.'iW|i--b a s h : r i ^ r . . . a , b o i ^ , S e t e n t y - r i v e m i l e s a b o v e v T n c e n n e s , i n a c e n t r a l p o s i t i o n for a t t a c k f r o m j a l l ' t h e I n d i a n *forces 'on t h e I l l i n o i s , I n d i a n a a n d M i c h i g a n frontiers."' I t b e c a m e a b a l r r i e r ' t d ' t h W I m e d i tated' m a s s a c r e r 6 i '-not 'ohiy-m'e froh-t i e r i n h a b i t a n t f ^ b u t espec ia l ly ' ' o f tKe'cit^ i z e n s o f - V t n c e n n e s t h & b e i n g " t h e r'es5 d e n c e ofnGovf" H a r r i s o n , Avbo'was'^pa'ry ticularly the1 object of their verifea^ce1
h e n c e t h e i r d e t e r m i n a t i o n t o - r e d u c e ' the ' p l a c e a n d s l a u g h t e p t h e - g a r r i s o n - u" F o r s e v e r a l d a y s p r e v i o u s • xd tile" attafek1
s m a l l p a r t i e s w o u l d • appr-oach : t i re fort, under the guise of friendship and for purposes of trade. Capt. Taylor- wa;s;
too w e l l a c q u a i n t e d w i t h t h e ^ I n d i a n ' c h a r a c t e r to b e d e c e i v e d b y . the ir a s s i d - i u t i e s or t o m i s t a k e t h e i r u l t e r i o r ob jec t . H e w o u l d n o t a d m i t t h e m i n t o t h e fort u n d e r a n y . o f t h e i r p r e t e n c e s . A t l e n g t h , wearied .with their unsuccessful resorts* t p s t x a t a g e m j t h e y t e s o l v e d t o concert-'
t r a t c fliSIr forces ( a b o u t seven,hun<ti-od>)-a n d m a k e a b o l d a t t a c k . .
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crepy; not ft yell or a gun announced, their, presence until thefr'-heiliBh puxpose, .« .s . t h e y s u p p o s e d w a s n e a r i t s a c c o m p l i s h m e n t . T h e s e n t r i e s d i s c o v * e r e d the fire t o o l a t e for i t s e x t i n g u i s h * m e n t , t h e c o m b u s t i b l e m a t e r i a l s u p o n
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fence , t h e r a n k o f B r e v e t - M a j o r , t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , w h i l e h e w a s r e a l l y c m s -
first b r e v e t r a n k conferred i n t h e w a r i n g a b o u t t h e M e d i t e r r a n e a n , i n a r m e d
of J 8 J 2 j j 0 d tbjB} o l d j l ^ q g ^ n g ^ l i a r ' ] s h i p s o f t h e _ U n i t e d _ S t a t e s , a n d travyl-
V I . S o i n I B 2 8 a n d ' 2 9 , L e w i s C a s s a t t e n d e d 1 I I d a y s . in W a s h i n g t o n , p r e p a r i n g a n I n d i a n c o d e , - c h a r g i n g ror i t S l , S 2 Q . A U t h i s t i m e b i s p a y w a s g o i n g o n a s g o v e r n o r a n d _ s u p e r i r r t e n d e n t ; a l l t h i s t i m e ^ W m . W o o d b r i d g e w a s d o i n g Lesvds C a s s ' d u t i e s a t D e t r o i t , a n d " was paid for doin^ them out of the Treasury of the United States several years afterwards, while Mr. Cass was S e c r e t a r y o f W a r ,
V I I . Ip. 1 8 2 6 , L e w i s C a s s , a s G o v e r n o r o f ^Michigan, , r e c e i v e d § 2 , 0 0 0 for his. s a l a r y $&'. . G o v e r n o r , § 3 , 0 0 0 a s I n d i a n s u p e r i n t e n d e p t j - a ^ d $ i , 2 6 Q 4 b r o t h er a l l e g e d e x t r a s e m c e s t / i ^ . n e g o f i f t t i n g t r e a t i e s . W m . W o o d h c r i d g e , . i n e a n j p wb.i le , d i d b i s d u t i e s a s g o v e r n o r , andi-: was paid, fordoing them by „the War ] Department wnfle. l<cwjs Cass was sec.- . retary. "'_ " ' .
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the Whig strength consisting of ninety R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f F r e e , a n d forty o f S l a v e S t a t e s . Y o u k n o w u n d e r w h a t i n f l u e n c e s t h e W h i g m e m b e r s f r o m t h e F r e e S t a t e s a r e c h o s e n , and 4 - w h a t aTe t h e s e n t i m e n t s o n f W s s t f b i e c ^ d e m a n d e d . ! , b y t h e p u b l i c o p i n i o n of the ir c o n s t i t u e n c i e s . Y o u k n o w w h e t h e r a - P r e s i d e n t c o u l d afford to commence" 1 a d e a d l y s t r u g g l e w i t h t w o t h i r d s o f h i s . s u p por ter s i n C o n g r e s s . Y o u c a n gueast w h e t h e r t h e L o c o f o c o m e m b e r s , w h a t e v e r t h e y m i g h t b e i m p e l l e d to do for a P r e s i d e n t o f the ir o%vn s tr ipe , w o u l d b e - l i k e l y t o d o t o w a r d h e l p i n g o n a Whig P r e s i d e n t e n g a g e d h r s u c h a n , u n d e r t a k i n g a s S l a v e r y E x t e n s i o n . — T h a t i n d u c e m e n t to s n c h se l f - sacr i f i ce for a P r e s i d e n t of a d v e r s e p o l i t i c s w o u l d b e n o t h i n g , the per i l e v e r y t h i n g . I h a v e l o o k e d over the w h o l e g r o u n d carefully, and it is my deliberate con-victioh that, should Gen. Tayler and a Whig Congress be chosen, there will be rio Extension of Slavery dvring the t h e e n s u i n g P r e s i d e n t i a l t e r m — L t r u s t n o t e v e r a l ter . A n d I d o n o t s e e h o w
any candid observer, after a survey of of the whole, can comet&a different conclusion.
W h a t w o u l d b e d o n e i n c a s e <A G e n . C a s s ' s e l e c t i o n I c a n n o t s o cTJearty fores e e ; b u t t h e ^prospect c a n n o t b e b e t t e r in that direction—it may be far worse • The South will trust a Southern 'President farther and bea"r trota £iip\ rqbre t h a n f rom a. Northern^ p o l i t i c i a n w h o m -she.. k n o w s w a s a g a i d s t h e r c l a i m s u n t i l S h e b o U g h t h i m b y l u r i n g h i s i t^ f l^me^•
ambition. • I t ft ltk«f taidg, $£M&; Vest r% the. calra^ungpijerit.ofuttie .£
dependence, firmness, strong judgrnqnt, j u s t n e s s , m o r a l p u r i t y , a n d i n f l e x i b l e h o n e s t y , w h i c h so- e m i n e n t l y d i s t i n g u i s h e d t h e F a t h e r o f h i s C o u n t r y , a r e f o u n d t o m a r k , i n - a m o s t - s t r i k i n g , d e g r e e t h e c h a r a c t e r of G e n e r a l T a y l o r .
We have been led to give expression to t h i s o b i n i o n b y a n a r t i c l e w h i c h . w e lind" in a S o u t h e r n paper,, t r a c i n g a p a r a l l e l b e t w e e n t h e a c t s a n d / .publ i shed , s e n t i m e n t s ' of t^eko' t ^ o ^ i j l u s i r i o u s ' m e n the r e s e m b l a n c e DeUveqn,, " w h o m , w e hones t ly - b e l i e v e , w i l t b e c o m e . m a r e a n d m o r e - a p p a r e n t w i t h e v e r y - n 6 w d e v e l o p m e n t of t h e m e n t a l , m o r a l a n d inte l -
1 e c t u a U e h a r a c t e r e s t & a i o f - t h e ! U v i n g - h e
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ers w e s u b j o i n t h e a r t i c l e t o w h i c n , w e '
h a v e a l l u d e d : — . From the N e w Orleans Bulletin.
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b lance? b e t w e e n G e n . " W a s h i n g t o n ana;
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G e n . T a y f o r h a s e v e t p u r s u e d ^ ^of ^ f e g d k r ' - t T O O p s r ' i n t M B l a c k :
s a m e c o u r s e a n d j u s t b e f o r e t h e ' b a t t l e i ^ ^ w a r , - e x p o s i n g h i s t i l e TO d e f e n c e of B u e n a V i s t a f o u n d t i m e t o Wri te a - 1 o f %&*»* W i s c o n s i n a n d M i c h i g a n ,
l o n g l e t t e r t o h i a b u i s n e s s a g e n t , i n a g a m s t A e t o ^ h a w i . a n r l s c a i p m g
v v h i c h . ^ v a s m o t i o n e d ' t h e t h o s t i n w u l e k n i f o o f ^ a S a c a n d F o x t r i b e s o f I n -
partjciil^ of the rn.aa.nor to carry oai d l a f s ; ' '_• "',' . ' L _,. . % r • • ' •• rAU837^wis (^SS^s atl'Smbas?'
w h i l e . - , . „ , . . _ - , . , . _ .
forroe^'him..,that thapresent- King^of P r u s s i a a n d h i s m i h t a r y c o u n c i l , h a d , w i t h (be g r e a t e s t i n t e r e s t , fo l lowedBGeB-T a y l o S f l i S u g l - W w n W e r 0 8 § 4 P t h e R i o G r a n d e ? % f g ^ & a p p j e c M e d diff icul t ies a t J 3 u e n a y i s t a . "
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i i o n ^ c a n e d fqrfh. the" a a r n i r a t i p n o f - t * e - l a a d « a n y B t r a i n s , t o - the - ' ^ K i n g , C o u r t , m i M a f y c h i b t t a i n s o f P r u s s i a ^ E r e d e r i c k . ; a n d G o v e r m a e n t <" o f i p f f i n c e . • t h e G r e a t b e i n g foudinhiB *approba-> • *** 1 8 3 J ' Z a c h a T 7 T a y l o r w & s " -fight- r __ •-$• j - ^ ^ ^ d r e a m i n g l i o n . • -., - , s . f . - , - - , - fagito-owuilryBtet*le8.^gitiiiBt-iiie-g5s^ . , , . g
S t e p h e n s , t h e traVel lgrVfeHs j& " t h a t S e m i n o l e m v a g ^ j i n t h f e p w a m p s , e v e r - r ™ • • - - _ - . . . - . ...c **- r* ^ L . .
i f le^at B e r l i n , B a r o n H u m b p l d t n i n - - , g l a d e s , A n d t r o p i c a l . c l i m a t e o f F l o r i d a . I n ja h a m m o c k , s t r o n g l y fortified b y t h e
Indians,;h©;attaeke4theni,"iand after a <j£ s e v e r e a n d - d e s p e r a t e b a t t l e p f three
h°W>m$M fe mUlfegtSWtorp© Okee-^oEe^,." i^s. one ;,of the-, besfe fought battle^ 3Rown ..to,! our history.",
„ Geil. pfc&frgQIL' was.rqmarkabl4|-Tbe w a ^ ^ ( % | a f ! co^meac^d under , for reading at once the character.- " T *"'"*' " """"* those h& came- in contact witht and putting -a true e^rhstfe bii th^ff'^al^e;.
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Unrr.hj. th.e Ejst,. • The..secretary of le gaUon during fas absence^ charged the U n i t e d S t a t e s t h e s a l a r y o f c h a r g e ; d W -faira, a n d Cotminp4ar§ EUliott b r i n g s titc e x p e n s e s of .ea l ie js ta in ing th& m i n i s t e r ' ^
!farmly^mtO;bls.a^ual^equr^^ , , -.,Tte .'''BaUery';, fortihes t^se facts
;and charges, by official auihortties ^ 4 . . v c r a c h e r s ! . ' . . , . ,., . .
IvTcanwhi le , a s '"Mr, C a s s . v v ^ s j r e a p i n g t h e s e ricn^ h a n r e p t s , , a n d e n j o y i n g ' t h e b e s t o f "opportunit ies for l a r g e ' l a n d
b y h e . « 4 d e d to,-his f o r t u n e s a n d e s t a t e s , - G e n . T a y for w ^ S i S e r v i n g h i s c o u n t r y i n t h e h u i r j l f o ,w;ay-,pf^ C o l o n e l i n t h e A r -
g r e e n c o ^ f t ^ b j a i n e d ^ p i j ^ i ^ b ^ ^ d j o m i n g
sottnTg tne rlfsr emlapjg of pauenca andfor t i t l f^ m V ! : n i a ! ^ v ' {
No vuSlUk &dtZU£$Qtdy enjoy, e d t h e a ^ e f i o n ' a t t d ^ o ^ b f ' f i i s s o l d i e r a m a S J G J ^ O T a P o ^ & e S v a b e s f e e m e d a s a f a t h e r ; h i s coTmmcnds w e r e a l w a y s given in tlie^M3^r|es%f .parental au-thonty, ana opedience.wasjrendered by all w j t h | | ) M M d » t , .
MHCA*asJ3eeiifiaid taho»t:Gen, Tay-lor'sl^l(Iental^and:='t;uItivafterl , e a ^ a e i t i e s ;
ne . i iaS'bf ie iV/ i f iSQme. i n e w s p a p e r s c r i b -b ler€Pa¥eno-b%-Wel ieve t l ; 'T[ "nifofess t o
^ ^ E ^ P ^ m 1 ^ ^ 0 ^ 1 /WW ftt -*he time reforrettlto^iooye^slioldirigra position in •the-^a^lepartmeht'6f1^a:SrraY I had 5pM|&WDorta^^!pfec0B3ipaiuonship witbmim»<.-He^was ratheiKinclmed to
ed.Jfl.ihgM or , Irwolqussicorreersation; grave and se^ateinyhis^.^vhole appearance, aU;Ms-ji^E&iadfari6oiSs gave a striking correspondence tosthe externals of the naan.; ,-His MbTaiy -"which was pretty large, oontaiaedrmaay .yahiable works on.fetTOPSt Mapcatant subjects which engage^:the5a|fentirM of the sincere inquirerJ alfer'KiSemV" knowledge, and his leisure hours^'were "occupied with gWat^fdu^tfV'^^^peri isaL— Men ^M$MMW$*&Pi& sSUp" p o s e f n a t G o i . r T a y I p s h a s - a l o n e d e v o t ed h i s e n e r g i e a . a n d n o w e r s o & m i n d t o t h e s c i e ^ l ^ ^ / M ^ ^ t F ^
F e w " - « e n ! 0 f ^ r , e 6 T i n ! n f o t i T a y l o x ' s JB; ^ t - ' i i b ^ ' I m W b f r-wffich I s p e a k , The
b e i n g ' t h e n ! Sdrhewhere 1 abq'ut t w e n t y -four- y ^ a r s ^ o f ' ^ a g e y ^ n a d ^ s t o t e d t h e i r m i n d s - w i t h m b r e T g e n ' e r a l d r i d u s e f u l k n o w l e d g e t h a a l K e ^ d s s f e i s M f - a n d h i s sober^ s t e a d y j i i a b i t s ^ o m s ' d r t d s t r o n g i n -
telieGttet ondowTiieri^wBre peculiarly adopted t^fhe -^wth^flHbse propensities which: a t mk*ai3[y &g& were so happily: developing •> -themselves.; In social c o n . v e r s a t a o a < 5 e n i 3 5 , a y I c * ; - w a s e x c e e d i n g l y i n t e r e s t i n g •; a i o t for a n y g r e a t pojvs>x,qf wit orsjepontatoeons flashes of genius, hu t . .for Jw?,*,great < judgmen whieh was discrin^natiag, sound, and l o g i c a l ; w h e n e v e r h e s p o k e E J I e x p e c t e d to h e a r a . s e n t e n c e w a i t m a t u r e d a n d profound.* W i s m a n n e r o f d e h v e r y Wv s not very fluentj yet there was an emphasiSiSuchan. indescribable elocution, in all he said that -the effect was irresistible. . Itis-a-great -piece of folly and I look upon theefibrt with astonishment, that some> .newspaper scrib-bler§, s t u m p . o r a t o r s , s t r e e t c o r n e r g a b -
lers anil baMpom. politiqians are trying to i m p r e s s t h e - ' c o u n t r y w i t h ; t h e o p i n i o n t h a t -Gen.- T a y l w w a n t s - a l l t h e qua l i f i -
ca.^ons.jjjecess^ry.to make a.good President Sir, theeontrary is the feet. Ha is free, a n d J h a s a l w a y s b e e n , - from t h e s c h o o l of- i n t r i g u e -and. p o l i t i c a l m a n a g e -menL-7-rPossess ing- -a s t r o n g , i n t e l l i g e n t , d i s c r i m i n a t i n g mipsd, ^?ultiva,ted b y a
re^ujar , c o u r s e o f Sstudious h a b i t s a n d u n t a i n g i a d u s t j r y , t h e w h o l e ' b u i l t u p o n
w h i c h j i t w a s a c t i n g ( w h i s k e y , pork; ffour & c . ) w e r e i n s t a n t l y i n f l a m e s t. a n d c o m m u n i c a t i n g t h e i r d e v o u r i n s . . ] ->v> •-»-;--• ,,•".-~" . - : - . - - _ ^ -terrors t o t h e r o w o f b u i l d i n g s a b o v l a 4 ^ s t a u ^ e d , ( n o t u p o n a ^ p l a t f o r m o f w h i c h c o n s a t u t e d t h e l i n e o f d e f e n c e P^ w l e * pres .er ibed % , o i l i e r m e n ) b y
n e x t to t h e r iver , c o n s i s t i n g o f b a r r r c k a * ^ ^ « * 9 * « ^ ^ ^ A & T m i h o s p i t a l & c . A . - this a j t f u l m o m e n t tegntpf.puxpps^hones^ o f h e a r t a n d
f i l i n g o f t E e l n d i a ™ ^
ting discharge of then; gpas^accprnpanyi \ aabrice? ' ' "".. a b o v e
edbythe buxstjpg of whiskey harrels, . x ^ ^ - a v c ^ and he screarns o f , ^ ^ ^ * ^ ) ^ . ! ^ , , ^ ^ ; throwi together my e ^ ^ ^ P ^ S : ^fe^nd 'p.sonal>euW aboul h i s b r a v e h o s p i t a l s u r g e o n JPtr^ C l a r k , ; *
A t t h i s c r i t i c a l aiftj ^fearto l ' ; iaaoiaenf >
Taylor directed Dr.: Clarke,'with one pr twcVrntrfeUid' Soldiers to ascMffihe burh-epid1 Soldiers to asci iog roof fend: tear off'the 'b'6aras',^h1Ie| himself and those' that wetf© !able'dre4ir|
j^by.
t e r ! t h # ' m o m ^ e x h h u ^ n ^ f o r l f Q i e y ^ B u c - ' c e e d e d i m 'so ibrhi ing t h e ^ u l t h e r ^ f o f r e l s f o f - d i e f l a m e s : 1 i - I n t h e m e a n ; i t i m e ' t h e f ' b u i l d i n g c o n t a i n i n g t f e r y o h t r a c t b r ' s s tores - a n d t h e a d j o i n i n g piclstets 'W^rie
..
Frotn the^Boston <'Ind6ffendent Chronicle," _A j 4 l q ; j o f p e t p b e r 8 t h . h ^ l 2 . • •
j r T h e ^ o r S c i a l s ^ t e m e n t , g f ; C a p t T a y -b u m t - d o v v n ; i eav ing ! %"bed 1 ' o f b f a n d s ' t lor? & d m m a r i d e r ' i o T | n r t * IrSarrison, r e l a -c o a l s , a n d - c i n o j e r s ^ h e a t e d a s 1 t h o u g h i' tive^fe ffiW^lrtl"'attacV'made'upon t h a t just vomtted-Vftom'the'^bbwels^^E^rM,j !post^^Heco^pp'er!£olbred'allies of En-the besieged still- yelling fend firia^'likh j gl^;*SivilI'beT6'vina tifflh our first page, infernal-demimBP TheTeudy*gerfiu;S'Of|' By 'this'sta'fenTiehf, i twul W seen, that Taylor immediately ;set to work pullihg' | ab&itf i!rHtS|tf ferTeririVe ' American sol-down the guardhouse-and'a sergeants |idilfs,vUnd'e#Hhei guidance of' a gallant q u a r t e r s - f o r x n a t e r i a l s toforMia- t e m p o - | QiihnmaSficter,' s u c c S s s f u l l y ' d e f e n d e d r a r y b r e a s t w o r k a c r o s s t h e aConsubied> I s F°rt*Hitrr i sbrr -agaUis)E -fbk u n i t e d a t -angle, to fieeureihirhljfrom ari inimBdi-' | 't^hb^evisrai Imftdfedferocious Indi-ate assaulUbjpugaihe breaeh. Amidst 1 the-gneatast constejalation and' t e r ro r^ | ^ t thescfinetwofttitiiQ:«aost a;ble.-bodied | jdf fl?qjpec"an6&.- "Airud the darkness of m e n : i r i t&e ^ a B r i s s a i J e a p e d fe>m• t h e j .ths<Mgh6,-tae^fir6<<sf fiieir- b l o c k - h o u s e , picketing .afld made, -their escape ilotj ^n^' &e y e l l s o f a savage foe, more Vinceimes. , Thteiri!,deBcriptiQja>i..of!aiie * :than: ten tunes- as -ntttnerbus; as them-assjtiih'^pd fa -.Jfqry'of tha-flamea-^at ! »sel«^l, they^ mamMaed^ during seven the mbment)oi,!fheir.jtoarjture appalled - hoitr-s^'-the' ^heqtiaI-:'Jc'orife,st,; and at every heart., All exclaimed 'iTaylor-,' .length'suctteedjea M'beatin|j back their a n d h i s m e n aro''rjaassacred,.'am^'-,tb^In;:., baifbasf ia^asSalteef i f ts ' t^ •-'*<
m ™ e - a j " d i a n s . ' v ^ l b e ^ d f l w j r f o n u s l ; W h a f c s h a l i , . • 'Kris>!gallant-afct^^shows w h a t might e a m m g o k , b ( ? ^ipne. ?"„ T h e . E i g h t h ' ^ e n t u ^ c y . • }kt,vah^.mdvfm^v^^Hr<Mi> h a d f o r t u n e . i--.. i-i; 'fcrjo^imoVi'l -^== ^ » " ' l y i n g a t , y j n c e « n e s , J fevoxeithefiibrave.itajops'atiliat p l a c e
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