The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-28

The Man OF Principle, and the Principle of Man
Two gentlemen met in streets the othe, day. both
men of liberal education both politicians, and attached 10
the federal party; both exemplary IN their department
and Christians BY professions but one Is an office holder
and the other is not A conversation ensued.
OGce-holder.-W John, the political campaigns
opening with fine prospects for We shall thrash the
locos awfully next election!
John.-That is capital news; but how we 10
OGee-holder-Why, with Gen. Taylor for our csndi.
date, overwhelm them As Judge Dayton said,
sink their ship so deep thai mol bubble Will rise
to tell the story OF their wreck.
John-Wel. like the wreckng part OF your prophe-
e %e I'll ss will Be- a o US SH s
Taylor I''' w ~ ~
OGce-holder-Oh he's an out-and-ou whg goes all
the wing measures entire voted meant TO vote Tor
Clay at the last election; and is every inch with us
John.-Who tells you so?
OHce-holdsr.-l saw 1t IN at least dozen wing pa
John-Any authority given for it--or it merely
the opinion OF the edors'
Obice-hoider The opinion OF one more OF the ed
tors, believe they had copied from each other pretty
much
Joln.-Thats no authority Has any respectable man
said written, that OF his own knowledge, he knows
Gen Taylor to be,a wing
OGce-holder Not that know Of
J9hn:-laye any of his family authorized any one to
OGee- holderoNot that have heard
JohnTo which party do his relations belong so lar
OHee-hole-It is said that his son-in-law, and his
brother are democrats
John.-Dd the General support Jackson for the pres
Office holder-- understand he did.
John.-Which Of the wing principles has Gen Taylor
expressed himself favorable to, letter, Speech
conversation OF his that you have ever read
Ofiee-hoder--Well, can't say have any
expression % Of political principles from him.
JohnEWell, is that being wing
Office holder. (drolly)--h was, you know, in 1910,
mo principles for the public eye' was our motto
John.Yes but got enough in ls4o, and d thought
southern cotton planter and do you expect he will 90
for repeal OF the odious British tariff Of 1876, and for
the Wmo proviso, to which we are pledged'
| hoider.-Theres use of talking tariff, john
when the farmers getting the present prices for their
grain and TO slavery, can't say care great deal
about ii, after all. You know Clay was Shareholder,
/ but we never stuck at that.
Johm-No! you didn't, but great many did; and Mr.
| CLAW was beaten.
O6ice-holder Not on that ground, for Mr. Polk, who
succeeded was as much OF a pro-savery man as Mr.
/ Clay.
Joan-Just So but Mr. Folks party did not pretend 10
be otherwise. They expressly refused their sympahyto
the anti-savery cause; were honest, though blinded
they succeeded while too many of the wing party pro-
essed one thing and pIactised another made promises 10
the ear and broke them to the hope preached virtue and
practised vice; in word anything for Office, and
nothing Tor principle Does Taylor hold this most vii.
| famous war TO be unjust
| OGce-holder.-I 'spose so.
! John.--Wel spose he don't; for believe the gen
eral to be man of truth. His correspondence with the
department, and his proclamation to the Mexcahs
upon invading that country which his military proves
has crimsoned, made desoate and filled with waling all
show that he justified the in its fullest extent In
deed, if he did not should think him the verest murderer
in existence For while hold to the business OF defensive
war, deny that in an unjust war, any man so believing
from the general down to the lowest private voun-
tary become human butcher and plead in defence the
orders of his superors in command lhat doctrine sime
then for SIX thousand Mexcans killed, but one man IS
responsible-l mean the President. | don't believe IN
that and therefore | am glad to exculpate Gen Taylor
by supposng as certainly do, that he ustes the on
our part. But if he does this he is no wing.
| DfHr2-L mid tnb fIaur FOL
nice IN these things, and you surprise me- You Prespy
terns fighting sect at least you have not entered
any special protest against IN the general while mere
our Quaker friends, whose testimony against all re-
sort to is old their Sect all going for the gen
era with perfect rush Look at James, and Samuel,
and Stacy and Ralph, and William, all of the puest
George Fox blood and how they scramble to be fore
most in shouting for the general
John.-Aye, aye! what you say OF these individuals s
true they have Offices TO hold on to-, like yourself, and
probably not much principle to let go from but when the
West Jersey Qnakers vote for STAKEHOLDER, general
and the destroyer OF men in war believed to be unjust
hope they will erect monument at each OF Their meet
ing houses TO the memory of Andrew Jackson, and In
scribe upon the pedestas reacon Of the loud censues
they repeatedly pronounced upon him. If justice to the
living requires the course you advocate Justice the
dead will everywhere commend my suggestion.
Ofice-holder formy part think it is capital
thing to punish the locos, by eecting Taylor, man
made by the very war they created.
Jotn.-Good thing, eh to take poison yourself, II you
can only thus get your enemies to drink It But are you
you elect him Whose votes will he get besides
the whgsi
OEce-holdcr-Hell get all the native vote The anti
rent vote the Tyler vote and the custom house vote
pretty much all the ocehol in the country 60
ing for him and only yesterday a loco papern
this State, edited by custom house man. who Is out o
him Besides, the hurra-boys of the locos will go Tor
/ him.
/ John.-EXcellent company Natives, who burned me
churches; an-renters who murdered Their landlords; he
Rynders of the CUSTOMS and the oa of the loco party
WE'LL if that amt dose for weak stomach, should
like to learn what is If thought there drop oil
that Indifferent conpacency that toeraes the idea Of an
association with such materials me, would step INTO
Chumars, buy double dose OF Epson, and purge Out
don't think ever understood you before, nelghbor!
You ''stoop to conquarp' suppose. Good morning.
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