GEN. TaylOr.
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- The New Orleans Southerner, a neutral paper,
and whose Editor, from his position and connec-
tions is supposed to know something Of the mind
of Gen. Taylor in relation to the Presidency, thus
notices the dinner given to that distinguished hero
at Monterey:


"The Americans, we learn orally, gave General
Taylor q dinner at Monterey, where he was toast
ed as the future President of the United States.
The General replied that if he should ever occupy
that position, he must be elevated to it not by the
voice of any party. He appears TO be perfectly de-
iermined as TO the course he means TO pursue, and
be is not backward upon proper occasionss OF pub
fishing that determIn 10 his countrYmen. In
one respect, General Taylor has committed himsel!
to the spontaneous voice of the people. II remains
to be seen whether the power Of his popularity Will
break down the old organizations and elect him as
the favorlte of one party no more than the other.


We do.not know what others may think but il
strikes that it is not altogether in the best taste
for General in the armies of the Republic to be
making speeches. before his officers and mon, on
the Presidential question; and we can only ac-
count for such a course on the part Of General
Taylor by the supposition that be considered him
self bound, under all the circumstances, to speak
out boldly and frankly what he had so often writ
ten on the same subject to the people at home


The Hero of Cerro Gordo, Gen. Scott has also
been spoken Of by his friends for the same Office
and his name has been much longer before the
country than that Of Gen. Taylor; and yet we
hear Of no "toasting " on the route to Puebla--no
Speeches from ham defining his position and bis
views a. to this absorbing question. But Gen
Taylor, says Correspondent of the Wing pa
pers from Monterey, who is understood to be an
Officer Of the Virginia Regiment, Is the Cands-
date Of tie Army"" and such being the senti-
ments of his aydfnt friends about Monterey, we
do not wonder that old Rough and Ready was
toasted and Speech drawn from him on the oc.
eason alluded 10. TIE Candidate of the Army
Gen. Taylor, we feel sure, does not so regard
himself; and we are greatly mistaken in our esti-
mate Of his character, if he does not signally
rebuke such sentiments and such declarations.
The Hero of Buena Vista may we'll exclaim,
=" save me from my friends!"'