The State guard. [volume] (Wetumpka, Ala.) 1847-18??, 1847-07-20
From the Weekly Globe.
Gen. TaylOr's letter." We
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shire wd, cautious and experienced Than
hi fellows. spies hunisman creeping
stealihily towards them, preparatory to
a shot. The sagacious old crow obs
serving these belligerent demonstrations.
caws out to his more unwary or vosa
cious accomplices to be ware OF the ene>
my. But the self .co mplacent aid ava~
ricious propensi,ies Of his fellow crows
getting the better Of their discretion, they
kept on their lhieving operations. paying
n atten'ionlo the warning of their com
panion, until the crack of the fowler's
ri a. brought one of their crowships to
the ground, mortality wounded. Then
il was that the old leader OF the flock,
looking down from his secure lodge in
the high .ree-top, and placing his thumb
like digit upon the point OF his pointed
beak. aud gently twIggng the rest OF his
digus, sang out, with tones cf most
whitening irony and reproach-"I OF d
you SOL"
Thus it is with the greedy Wings,
who have been so ayariciously eng aged
in efforts to appropriate TO themselves
the time and popularity of old Rough
and Ready, TO which they had no more
right or claim, than had the thieving
crows 10 The farmers corn. Oh this
they were told, not only by democrats,
but BY the more shrewd or honest of
their own party. They were warned
that they were but catching tartar-ihai
they would soon repent their folly IN
claiming what did not belong to them.
But the sell compacenl Wings, thinking
they could presume upon The good ma.
ture of old Rough and Ready for enough
to secure his countenance, and being in
desperate circumstances, greedy and
starving for the spols of office, they
had the assurance to claim his popular
fame as their own, or as belonging 10
their party. But while INDUCING in this
pleasing rev-ry -while golden visions of
office aud promotion and spells innu-
,uerable are floating before their fancy's
eye, out comes Congreve Rocket from
old Rough and Rrady's battery. and
knocks their cherished hopes in the head,
and scalters their golden visions 10 the
four winds. He comes gu! point, blank
and tells them that although his services
are ever at The will and call of his coun>
try vet that he can and shall yield TO
no call that does not cone from the
spontaneous action and free will OF the
nation at large'-and that in mo case
can he permit himself to be the can Ii
date OF any party, or yield himself To
party schemes
Upon this, some of the willy Wings
come out and Tell their Wing associates,
in effect told you SOL Witness
the following from the Boston Daily
Wing:
eve publish to doy. significant let,
ter from Gen Taylor. Our Wing trends
will now see that We were not in error
in saying that they were not destined 10
gain The exclusive bent fit OF this nomi>
nation. He may take some Of The lead
.ang men hui he will not pledge himself
to the principles. II remains 10 be seen
whether the men will take him, and sac
Tifice the principles
This is cold comfort for the Wing
scht mers, TO be sure: but they mus pui
up with it the best way they can.
So vexed are some of these Wing
.appropriao.s OF Gen Taylor's popn>
iarity at this re5uke. that they swear it i.
forgery--that Gen T. never wrote
such letter. Bat aside from the inter :
nal evidence which the letter bears Of
being genuine, and the declaration OF the
person to whom ii was addressed, We
have other corrobo, alive proof at hand.
A late number Of The New Orleans
Delta says:
s 4 gentleman in this city received, .
Jew days ago. a Letter from Ge Taylor,
in which, referring TO the attempts oi
certain papers 10 make hun party can
diIate for the Presidency, the Genera
says thii he is very reluctant to be II
candidate al al but il he IS, i will only
be as the candidate OF all parties -as the
spontaneous choice of the people of all
parties--ihaf he would not have the Of
fee unless i, was untr ammelled by party
politics or obligations The letter is
written to prominent Democrat OF this
city
This, Il will BE- observed, expresses
the same sentiments, and almost in the
same words as his letter to the Cincin-
natl editor. There can, therefore, be no
doubt Of such being the sentiments aud
determination OF Gen Tayler.
Upon this subject, the Baltimore Dai.
lis News we'll remarks: What rebuke
does he old General give to those NOISY
politicians who have sought to accom-
pi,sh their own selfish ends by the aid
OF his name! The Improperly Of brir g
ing forward General for the ,resden
cy, while yet in active service againsl,he
enemy, is nantes, TO all but the heated
partisan. The lime which must elapse
before the election takes place render.
such movements as the General con.
dennis doubIy censurable; there can now
he no necessity for immediate action
The Wing State Central Committee ac-
K owledged with great simplicity the
only reason why Gen Taylor's name
should be used now lit was necessary
for the success Of the Wig party n
Maryland! Unless they can hnrra fol
GEN Taylor, they have no battle cry