Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-05-21
GENERAL TAYLoR's POLITICS.

GENERAL IAILORS POLlIlCS.
We see disposition manifested in certain Lo.
eofoco journals, since thesPendidvictory at Bue-
ma Vista, to claim General Taylor as an active
and prominent member Of that party. As wan
ton and corrupt as weknew the priests of that
party to be, we did not think them so depraved,
so reckless so lost to truth and candor as this at
tempt proves them to be. The constant object
of the Locofoco party, during the late session Of
Congress, seemed TO be 10 cast stigma upon the
fair reputation of General Taylor,-to lower him
in the estimation of the people, thereby furnish
ing presext for supPIanting him. Locofoco
members of Congress arose in their places and
denounced him as weak and incompetent TO com.
mand the American forces; and when a Wing
member of the House of Representatives offer
ed Joint resolution Of thanks 10 General Taylor
for his achievement al the seige Of Monterey, ii
was so amended, on the motion OF Locofoco,
ao TO make it nm indirect vote Of ensure! This
amendment was supported by nearly the whole
force of Locofoco party in the House, and u
mongst Others "of the same SORT" we find the
name of the Representative from this District re-
corded in the affirmative. Nor is this all. Nu-
merous attempts were made TO place an officer
without military experience or capacity over him.
For this purpose bills were thrust upon Congress
with perseverance and ienacity worthy of a
better cause, and when defeated, remodelled,
changed in features but not in fact, and again pre-
scented for consideration. Who has forgotten the
repeated attempts made to create the office Of
Lieutenant General! and how the measure was
finally defeated on theeve of adjournment by the
determination of some of the Wing Senators to
talk the session out of existence unless it was a.
bandonedl All these things are fresh in the
memory Of every body conversant with the pro-
ceedngs Of the late session of Congress; and yet,
within two months after its final adjournment we
find the same men, true to their instinct, wishing
TO abandon every position assumed by the Pres-
dent and his adherents throughout the session.
They quail before the torrent of Indignation that
methem in every quarter, and spaniel-li are now
fawning upon the man they had not the power to
destroy. Can any body be deceived by such CHI
canneryl Who would ever suspect Locolocoism
of being so anxious TO supercede one Of its most
devoted folowersl so dosrous to cast odium on
the man that gave ustre and brilliancy to a war
that butfor his splendid achievements would, long
ere this, have buried the Administration in nfa-
my, had he been one Of theml Is this the way
that Locofocoism rewards its a6herentsl Look
at the men who fill the offices within the gift Of
the President from the Departments at Washing
ton to the pettiest Post Office in the remotest vii
lage in the Union;-examine their political sem
.iments, and The question will be of easy sou-
ton. You will find them filled with most reck.
less, unprincipled, and brawling Locofocos that
could be found in the country;-men destitute of
honor. morality and of every principle that char
acterizes the good citizen, and remarkable for
nothing but their blind subserviency to the party.
Examine these things calmly, patiently, and thor
oughlv, and remember that General Taylor holds
his present station in the army because the Pres
ident could not get the poUer to appoint another
person to take the sole command Of the american
army, and you will then be prepared to guess the
political party TO which he is attached.