General Taylor

This g"nilenian, in a letior to n friend in Lonisinna, has deíined his position on ilie queslion of a Piesideniial nornim.lion as lollows : "Iü regard lo llio Piesideney, I l not sny t h .'i t I unuld not serve, it' the goocl peopleof tlie country werp to require ne to do so, however ifiuch it is o.-e1 to my wishes - for I nm f ee to say tlinl I lifive no asira!ions f r ihf situilion. M ( givaiesl, nerhaps only wisli h:is beet) to brjng, or atd n bringing, this war to n speerly and honorntile clo;e. It lias ever !) en nnd still is, my nnxious u-ish flinS same urn' of tlie nns' cxierien'etl. t: ■ 1 futed. and virluous slatesmen ol' the country ghotild be cliosen to lliai hia:h !acf n' the npxt eli'oiion. [ am snthfintí l'hat, f on r lïii'nds will Ho their duty, such a citi.f-n inay de elected. "I mus!, howevpr, be allowed to siy, tlial I hnve not the vnnitv !o consider mysflf qiialiiied lor so high and responsible a sintion j and, wliilst wo have far more eminent und deserving naines befoi-p tlie country, I shoulH prefer to stnnd a-ide f one f them conld bp raisd to the Bral office in the giflof n f ree peoiple. "I f o for ll)pcour)lry, the wlmln pouniry ; nnd il is mv ardent atvl sincera wisli to see thf Individual plnceH at tlie head of the ntiin. who, by a stricl obsprvnnce of the Const tution, (be, he who ho may,) can rnake us most prosperous nt home, as well ns most respected abroad."