Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-05-05
THE WINGS AND GEN. TAYLOR.

| 1t seems that small section Of the wing press
who are peculiar for the extravaganza oftheir views
| and the general violence of their language, have
| conceived the idea of taking Gen. Taylor under
their peculiar care and by nominating him for Pre-
| sident in 1913, and making great clarnor upon
the subject, they hope for once to have man Tor
President whom they started. 1t is well for the no.
orety of Gen. Taylor, that these persons have pro-
posed him for they have ever been conspicuous as
the most windy and noisy partizans In the country
but it is rather unfavorabe indication of his
cess IN as, Tor we have not known in long course
OF years. any public measure orproposition brought
forward by this section OF the press to attain what
they considered favorable issue They are not ac-
tuated by the principles and feelings that move the
masses of tie people in this country, and all their
sympathles with them are momcntary. Gen lay
lor commanding army in Mexico, may appear
to them to be very suitable person to propose for
the next President, but Gen. Taylor on his farm in
Louisiana, saying that he is opposed to a system of
protective duties, and Untel States Banking-sys-
tenn, that he advocated the movements oiour troops
TO the Rio Grande and that he believed in the Just
ness of the war against Mexico, III which he
ready at any moment TO shed his blood, and to UNI
dergo the tatigues and hartships of camp life,
and that he insisted upon strict Impartality IN the
administration of public affairs, and rigid militia
ry obedience to the constitution and the laws OF the
idilt, Noulu we uliilh, prove usttotciu
didate TO these partzans. They yield such an ODE
dience TO the laws as they imagine their spirit
quires He is trained to the most implicit militia
ry submission. He has been accustomed TO
honors and rewards distributed around him accord
ing TO merit in the public service. They would
bestow all Offices and all rewards according to the
quantity of hard cider consumed The habits
and the firm decisive traits of mind peculiar to a
military commander are most obnoxious to these
1
selves to have sustained Harrison through single
campaign if the little military spirit he ever posses
sed had not in years before oozed out of him.
These considerations are however Of 10 weight
in their minds They still propose to call Gener-
al Taylor home from the command of the army,
and to commit TO him the administration of the
nation Even the republican spirit OF half civiliz-
ed Rome could not endure such proposition until
the days OF her degcneracy. But these men with
spirits more seryc and destitute of the dignity of
manly independence than the heather Romans, are
ready to recall their General from the battle field
and to commit the entire civil administration of the
country TO him already flushed with the spoils of
victory. This is the more worthy OF notice, as 1t
Is but few years since these peculiar patriots alice
ted great horror at the election of man in the
and yellow Leaf OF lie to the Presidency, and who
had IN the days OF his prime done the country some
service.
Inc country may see III hereafter, LOT auSnt we
know, to elect Gen Taylor president but the peo-
pie must know more about him than they do now
No committees Of silence can be placed around him
like the Cincinnati committee OF Gen HARRISON
There are many great and important questions be-
fore the nation, involving immense interests that
the people of this country will never overlook, or
entrust to of whose views they are, to say
the least ignorant Nor is this ALL they never will
elect any man TO the Presidency who is not hear
ty supporter of these great interests.
But these wing presses, throwing aside all consd-
erations of this kind to the disgrace Of themselves
and the diseredt OF their party shout and toolishy
expect to win race when they have not even the
important limbs which are necessary to move with.
N. Y. Eve. Post.