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GEN. TAYLOR AND THE MANNIKINs.

We have seldom seen parallel so tersely and
yet so faithfully drawn as in the following extract
from the National Intelligence. The difference in
moral stature between Gen. Taylor and his Execu-
tive accusers; the miserable jealousy which his re
nown has stimulated in their boson,s and the pre-
text upon which they have at last resolved to Inn
lign his reputation, his declining to extermnate the
Mexican army at Monterey, are all so aptly repre-
sented by the history Of Qunbusfles,rn, that the
comparison goes far to refute the famous maxim of
Lord Coke-nutt,un simite quotuor pcoiL,s c,nrd ::
'ln all history, one is at loss to find parallel
for such return OF services this. 1t is in Fable
only-now fabulous no onger-that one meets any
thing equal The Emperor Of Lilliput and his d.
minutve courtiors and council are, in their exhbi
lion OF gratitude tor the Military services of Cant
uliiver, the only case ever seen at all approachinu
this present effort to dishonor. after having lately
attempted to supersede Gen. Taylor
Sour readers, who have not been so accustomed
as we are to refer to the annals Of Lillput as con-
stantly calculating the manners, habits and morals
Of politics and politicians, will allow us to suppose
that they have not read, have forgotten how
when Capt Lemuel had lived some time among the
mSnnikins the Emperor of diminutives wanted
help in very foolish and wicked war that he had
got into with another pigmian state So he gave
I.emuel the commission OF Generalissimo and sen,
him to lead an Army of Occupation into Blefus
Gu, the country Of his enemy. We need hardly
say what was the event: Quinbusflestrn Uhe
man-mountain,) by single mastery stroke utter
ly discounted Befuscu, and reduced that republic
TO sue for peace on any terms. Great was the
JOY through Lilliput nightly did the puny mon
arch and his small grandees swell at the success OF
their invincible arms. Quite civil We're they, fol
full week, to Quinbusilestrin they actually bre-
vetted him and gave him an additional ration. Pre-
sently, however, they bethought them of the natu.
raj enmity OF low against high. of an inch against
foot; they reflected that the people might be
struck with the advantages Of possibly having 4
man SIX feet high 10 reign over them; and so they
got up articles Of attander against him, alleging
that he had not sufficient respect for the Emperor
that he ought in the late battle, to have extermina
ted Blefuscu that the services he had rendered
made 1t clear he was dangerous TO the Court all
which considered, these wise, brave, and grateful
little statesmen voted, unanimously, that he, Qun-
busfestrin, public enemy should be shot all
over with poisoned arrows should have his eyes
put out, in order to revive his patriotism and
should finally be starved 10 death as warning to
all future men of stature who might be foolishly
disposed TO render signal services TO the country
The course Of the Administration and its party
towards Gen. Taylor is none the less ungenerous
and unjustifiable, because it is double dealing
The majority of the House of Representatives have
spoken to him, Indian eloquence admirably cx-
presses it, ''ciM jorked tongue" They have
chosen, in an insncere resolution of thanks for his
conduct at Monterey, solemnly to declare that they
disapprove of that conduct; thus not only destroy
ing the whole force of the compliment but proving
that it was only assented to through fear of the
consequences Of Withholding it.-Ir0,es.