The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-05-08
From The Baton Rouge Consepator.
General TaYIOr-The Press.


some of the press. towards Gen. Taylor, and
by some of the Wing press towards their own
party.
The New Orleans Bulletin recently hoisted
the noble name Of Zachary Taylor, as candi
date for the Presidency, There was much fut
tering at the announcement, for beneath hi,
lead In the next Presidential contest, political
opposition is to melt away, as did the powerful
cohorts Of Santa Anna, before the flashing eye
at Buena Vista. "The succession" by General
Taylor has been broken, and the people exult.
ingly cry, tive thank God for it.''
housing politicians are all at fault-the
heartless .demagogues, who havc sat in high
places, and gambled for office, and made the
Chief Magistry ,fsths nation thing of bar.
gain and sale, have suddenly discovered that
their occupation is gone-that they stand strip.
ped and naked before thesovereign maj, sty Of
the peeple-that their sceptre has departed
| from them; and who should first find fault with
| this nomination.? Not the Courier, atlas OF
Jefersonian. Too well tranedto be imprudent,
they, like the Bravo, who hid from sight, the
slver-light Of the moon, would escape observa.
ton in the effulgence of Gen. Taylor's name.
But the Rcayune, whose sympathies are pre-
sumed to be Wing, looks coolly on, and with
the nonchaance of veteran surgeon, dssects
the expediency of the Bulletins course, and
with shrugs, and winks, and a thousand moth
ings, give place to the first doubts as to the
propiety Of the Bulletin's course. The willy
Courier is then del GIFTED, and re-publshes thi;
JUNCTION to its soul; its party breathes free
again, and hope revves.
The IFopic determined, as it would seem, to
astonsh the Wings, follows with it's full column
Of what we cannot call else than verbiage. 1t
commenced suspicinusly, and in advance, the
writer proclaimed himself ssdevoted and en-
tbusiastic admirer Of the old solder,'' as if
conscious thathis sincerity would be doubted.
What has caused the 7ropic to become so sud-
denly impressed with doubts Of Gen Taylors
politics or character, as to strenuously insist
that his fair fame and honesty of purpose, must
be examined into by a brawling political con-
vention, or be endorsed by selfish time-servers
and place-seekers, before the people can de-
eide to honor him with the highest office in
their gift. Such course is well enough with
men Of small pretensioDs, who are unite upon
by party, merely to represent il, but when we
come to Gen. Taylor, q man Of an age, man
as much raised up for the times to save his
country, as Washington was, to speculate, TO
doubt, shows. a weakness objectionable, and
mind incapablcof fathomng'the crisisin which
great men act.
While aspiring politicians were lauded to the
skies, feted and Toasted, and the observed Of
all observers, Eat Corpus Christi, in soldiers
tent, almost forgotten, was plain old man,
who had not Uoted for thirty years, who in due
time, is ordered to the Rio Grande, To PERFORM
HIS SUBORDINATE PART IN THE GREAT GAME OF
PRESIDENT MAKING. He. takes up his line OF
inarchs with all the promptness Of soldier,
and the feelings of apatriot., The,brlliant ac-.
tons Of Palo@ Alto and Resaca de la Palma,
burst upon the world-they spread General
Taylor's name over the very heavens. The
labored fabrics Of political wiseacres tremble
in the efnlgence, or stand revealed in all their
hideous deformities before the people. tits in
vain that corruption struggles, the Consttu'on
is trifed with, thousand unwse laws are
passed, military etiquette is violated royalty,
in the shape of a military despot, is attempted
to be forced upon our Republican institutions,
spies are thrust into Office; political favortes
decked with the smiles of Administration pat
ronage, feathers and gold lace, surround Gen.
Taylor yeshe reaPs the. glory Of the battle of
Monterey; the opposition still undaunted; have
the very plan and seatof the war changed, up
onthe distant plains he is left almost deserted,
his choice troops who have SO long borne the
heat of the day with him, are withdrawn, and
ne Is ordered to retreat; thrown upon his own |
with his handful Of volunteers, he |
defends the honor OF his, county, and makes
Ter name still greater among the nations OF the
earth.
Should Gen. Taylor escape the perils of the
campaign, and that kind Providence that has
10 far protected him amidst the malaria of an
climate, and the death dealings
# the battle field, restore him to his home
he people, as the last token of their gratitude,
will carry him in triumph TO Washington-not
BECAUSE he sthe hero Of war, not because
re has been a military leader, with no equal or
hyperion, but because, amidst the trying situa-
ion inwhich he has been placed, he has dis
layed the
- HIGHEST CIVIL QUALITIES. - =
hat ever adorned aman. He has shown that
. IL not only full Of courage, bur full of truth
aall the triumphs which it has been his lot 90
scerd. be has divided the glory among bis
fic err and men, and kepi nothing for himself,
18th the greatest milirsry skill, he has united
lie profoundest judgmeut; IN the smoke Of
he battle field, in the very roar Of artillery, in
he carnage Of wa, and the success Of victory,
9 has presided the genius of humanity, the 4
rat to alleviate, the frst to sOecor He has, I
J his sympathy with his troOps, inspired them I
nth such profound emotions, that FIVE thou
and lrregulars fought as his sons, and conquer
a twenty thousand, auayed against them in !
ne open field. lis has reProved bis snsmics y