Born in Virginia in 1784, he was a child in Kentucky and raised on a plantation. He was a career officer in the army, but his speech was mainly due to the inclusion of cotton. His home was in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and he owned a plantation in Mississippi.
But Taylor can not defend slavery or southern sectionalism, 40 years in the Army made him a strong nationalist.
He gave the police the boundaries quarter of a century against the Indians. In the Mexican War, he wins big in Monterrey and Buena Vista.
President Polk, disturbed by General Taylor's informal habits of command, and perhaps also his Whiggery kept him in northern Mexico and sent an expedition under General Winfield Scott to capture Mexico City. Taylor, incensed, thought that "the battle of Buena Vista opened the way to the city of Mexico and in the halls of Montezuma, that they could enjoy other."
"Old Rough and Ready's" homespun ways were political assets. His long military record would be to appeal to northerners are the property of the 100 slaves would lure southern votes. He was obliged not to difficult questions. The Whigs nominated him to the Democratic candidate, Lewis Cass, the decision for the residents of the territories for themselves whether they wanted slavery preferred to run.
In protest against Taylor the slaveholder and Cass the advocate "squatter sovereignty," northerners want expansion of slavery, as the areas formed a Free Soil Party nominated Martin Van Buren other hand. In a close election, the Free Soilers drew enough votes away from Cass to select Taylor.
Although Taylor had subscribed to Whig principles of legislative leadership, he was not inclined to be a puppet of the Whigführer in Congress. Sometimes he was, he above party and politics. As disheveled as always, Taylor tried to run his government in the same line-of-thumb fashion with which he had fought Indians.
Traditionally, people could decide whether they wanted slavery when they proposed new constitution. Therefore, the dispute over slavery in new areas, Taylor urged settlers in New Mexico and California eventually constitutions and design for the state to its own application, bypassing the territorial stage.
Southerners were furious, since neither state constitution was likely to slavery, members of Congress were upset because they felt the president was to tear their policy prerogatives. In addition, Taylor ignored several acute side issues-solution: the northern dislike of the slave market in the District of Columbia and the southern demands for a stricter fugitive slave law.
In February 1850 President Taylor had a stormy conference with southern leaders who threatened secession instead. He told them, if necessary, enforce the laws, he would lead the army. Persons "who rebelled against the Union, he would hang ... with less reluctance than he hanged deserters and spies in Mexico." He has never wavered.
Then events took an unexpected turn. After participating in ceremonies at the Washington Monument on a blistering fourth Taylor became ill in July, within five days, he's dead. After his death the forces of compromise triumphed, but the war Taylor was willing to face came 11 years later. Here his only son Richard served as general of the Confederate Army.
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