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[ MR. CALHOUN AND GEN. TAYLoR-We have seen many speculaisous in the papers as to the probable support of Gea. Tayk,t by Mr. Ca!houD---esen the Charleston Mer- curry has copied some without word of explanation CT dissent. In order to keep our readers Informed of the rumors of the day, we'giVe the following from the Wash ingtOn correspondence of ihe New-Y ork

 Herald, for what IS 1t worth:

 The plirleal creed of Gen. Taylor is not distinctly known. He has been a soldier, and mol politician. He would have gone for Henry Clay atlhe last election, and was opposed 10 the annexation of Texas Thus much. we believe, IS known, and thus far Gen. Taylor stands directly opposed to Mir

 Calhoun. But Il is said that old Rough and Tough IS free trader, and il is fact well

 known taai he IS Louisiana slavehol1sr. a

 state m which, perhaps, the people are more lmmovably attached to the institution than { ia SouthCaroIina,

 Absorbed in the two grea. questions o free trade and slavery, we may now safely consider all other aspirations of Mfr. Calhoun to be. He Is jealous oi the northern can. didate upon the question of slavery He i, .dis.fussiul oi Intrigues, bargains, ard log-rol ling with the aboiitioaistz, to secure the

 balance of power which they hold in the north.

 Whereupoa, fl Mir. Calhoun cannot depend upon the independent ticket as sufficient to carry the election to the house, and, if so, io carry n satisfactorily thrsughou, the

 house, what better alternative can he adopt

 to cut of the abolitioais,s from all participa-

 lion in the next presidential election. than by

 casting his strength m the field upon the old

 uaan of the mountains:--.itEas.