Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-08-19
Gen, TaYIOr and The Presidency.

Whether Gen. Taylor is the fortunate lndlvid-
ual who will be our next President or not, is u
question for debating societies to determine, but
that some of the newspaper editors are making
themselves quite ridiculous, is susceptible of
proof-and that they will, before the General is
elected, have to chew their present sayings is as
certain as almost any event can be. The General
is placed in rather a troublesome position, or
rather the President-makers are endeavorlng to
place him there by their absurd comments and
interpretations, which, to suit their own purpos-
es, they place upon his very honest and simple
correspondence.
There is not a faction, or class, except the ul-
ira abolitionists, that has not found in Gen. Fay
Tor, Just the man whom they had been i'll search
of, and just the very man for whom they would
sacrifice every personal consideration to see
President of the United States. The extreme
end Of notification and slavery propagandlsm,
have expressed themselves as the champions Of
Gen. Taylor, because he thinks as they do
They have expressed themselves determined to
s%lcrlice every ether political consideration, that
they may extend slavery; and they say Gen.
Taylor is by birth, education, feelings and sym
plthies, a southern man, and just the man to an
swer their views, The frcetraders are satisfied
md declare that they know him to be opposed
to all such legIsl ltion as the protection of Amer
lean Manufactures, and that they will support
him, knowing thlt his election will forever settle
the question Of unrestricted commercial inter
course The Natiye Americans 90 for him
with the most unbounded a|Iacrity, although we
have seen nothing from him TINT would warrant
their enthusiasm. The Tariff men who wcpt
50 piteousIy over the fill of the Tariff of ~,
hlye, in the person Of Simon Cameron, hecn as
sured that the General is Of their way Of think
ing, and is particular careful to assure the Dem
ocrlts-of his own kidney that he is not only
a patriot, but a democrat Of the first stamp, for
truth of which statement he refers them to a let
ter which he published, showing that che voted
for Gen. Jackson in 1924 which is conclusive
proof of his democtacy-no mistake.
Those who call themselves conservatives, such
as ex-senator TaIIm1ge, have expressed them
selves warmly in favor OF the Generals success,
because ~they''are tired ofthis corrupt party bust
ness and because the General is not identified
with the extravaganza and ioIlies Of either par
ty. The TarifInen generally, in Pennsylvania,
are prepared to 60 for him heart ana hand, but
for Whlt re lson beyond that Of availability, we
are entirely Ignorant, Co.,. RlIlie Peyton, a
strajgb lcket democrat who is wonderfully hide
bound about the constitution, and otthe %strictest
kind Of constructionists, has published a letter,
and says the General will suit him admirably
A Washington city letter writer says;
"A letter written by Col. Battle Peyton, in re-
i, ply to one from Hon. Dixon II. Lewis, on the
subject Of Gen TayIor's political views, has been
published. 1t IS SAID that he is perfectly s1tIs
F., fed with the answer, and that he plcdTes him.
Il self that the whole Southern States will 20 fol
Taylor is a Wing, but not a Federali8t-that he