The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-05-20
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
THURSDAY NIGHT, MAY 60, 1877
General Taylor and his New Friends.

scrupuous an-war federal politicians have thrust them
selves in then hot haste take up Gen Taylor for the
Presidency, with view OF riding into power upon what
they suppose to be his irresistible popularity 1t much
to be regretted that greedy pasanshp should place
gallant soldier. without his consent in so questionable
and false position. MILITARY chieiain coming direct
from the fields OF foreign into the political arena
at home has, in the calm Judgment of people, obsia-
ces enough to encounter, and welghy considerations
enough overcome without being forced to confront
the suspicion and the odum OF being thrust forward
the tool Of INSCRIPTIONS party. which turns IFS back
upon all its cherished party principles in selecting him
for its candidate But this is not all Those members
OF the federal party who not willing at moments
warning turn their coats to silt the political fash
ion, are already assalng Gen Taylor with virulence
very unusual in party warfare "As capital illustra-
ton of this spirit the part of these federass towards
Gen. Taylor the war, and the country, quote (says
the Pennsy lvanan article from the Xenia (Ohio)
Torch Light, of the trusted organs of Corwn and
that set of poiticans-the same Thomas Corwn, whom
some papers place the ticket for Vice President be-
meath the name OF Taylor for President Read the art
Gle from the Torch Light OF the 18th of May"
No roLrrIcrASs-The most arrca part of the Pesiden-
tia Taylor is the sero-comco ia which
the rngeaders that the is made by
the pcoI and by politicians Nothing is wider Of the
una wd never see g
politician, hiding his wrinkled, crafty, and wo-worn,
yr hs and s he ba. se aaoa
movement of the people, quotha! Very far from 1t. We
ees Of he Tough and ready material i
usually found in abundance but the people were NOT
usually been puny sieky, and .izzing' affairs, whose
yeuers-up and prime movers were bIoken-down office
hunters, whose easeds upon the good opinion oil their
them huzza for Taylor in the hope that, in the claer
fct carcasses, and their uappeascd and indispensable
hankerng after office, receive at least documentary ati
cation These men usually have about as much respect
the intelligence and prudence the people they have fo
the intelligence and prudence of pack of boodho'nds
that should induce the peaceabe quiet and orderovne
people Of the United States to prefer him to any and every
stranger them and he is only known to them
the successful leader in most unhoy and infamous
invasion the territory of weak and scky sister
public They kaow him 10 DC a most adron skull
breaker, troai-err, horse-brne and conea and child
these thugs done up scientifically and accord
ing to the bookbnt beyond his they know nothing OF him
American people than to believe they willing to receive
these manifestations OF the ability necessary for Chief
Magistrate There arc perhaps many very honest in
the country who may hink that If fight We'll he
therefore qualified for any station in iie bn the school
master has been abroad in the land in w II these kind OF
constitute anything like majority of the people
These Taylor patriots can blow away now as hard us they
choose, and Justify did the army in flanders
about Gen Taylor's popularity, bu they will find that when
the sober and rejecting portion OF the people TO can
the claims the respective candidates for the Pres
dency, they viii have few other questions TO ask than
those which pertain to mans military character They
aud win understand distinctly the political complex
The integrity, and the capacity of him who aspires to
the highest office in the nation and this understanding they
will the hands of the interested and Jealous
friends OF the asprant. lie must have made his fitness for
the place manifest by long life devoted to the service of
his country and the promotion of those objects which alone
can render nation great prosperous, and happy.
''The Ohio Statesman has the following scathing. re-
marks upon this unparotlc and seditous cbulOn Here
.an 'Inxfln 10 hx fha nf
ty federalism as ''THE MOST ADRoT SKULL BREAKER
THRoATCUrTER, HOUSE BURNER, AND WOMAN AND CHILD
SLAYER" of the age This is the treatment Gen Taylor
receives the hands OF the federaiss OF the Massachu
sets and Ohio school The 'minds eye" sight of the
Torch Light is, doubt correct; all the old, broken
down, twenty years ago politicians OF the federal party
busy hiding their wrnkled, crafty, and wo-worn,
but hope reviving visages behind" the glory General
Taylor has gained in the war with Mexico, that
they may slip into power and office to enact and fasen
upon the country their oft-eiected and theories
and are now chuckling the spccious and cunning
lies they have set afoat to bring about their desires
That the getters OF these meetings OF the federas in
favor of Gen Taylor care old, broken down Office hum
ters, whose leasehods upon the good opinion OF their
fellow citizens have out" there be no doubt
They are the often profered, and often rejected
vices of those who could be trusted for any length
Of time by the people, and who wish now through Gen.
Tayors glory, o have little life blown into their
defunct carcasses that her unappeased and unappess-
able hankerng after Office may secure momentary graf
fcaton But because the lazaroni Of the federal party
have seen fit TO attach their desperate fortunes to the
fame of Gen Taylor while he is in foreign land fight
ing for the honor OF his country is II not dsesaee i1r
breaker, hr0at-ctter, house-6urner, and WQman ana
chiddyer?' Such eplthets well worthy the organs
Of the party that tradaced .ETrEfsGs and
would destroy the churches and burn up the Bibles They
denounced Madison. They denounced Jackson as a
murderer a seducer, as tyran nc; And what better
can be expected than such denuncIatlons IRON such
men -
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