The Hillsborough recorder., 1847-05-13

GEN TAALOk-NhL fhEetuEsAa.
The nsme Of GsR. Tsy lar sPpesrs 50
ErroseMaIy 10 eonnseiinn with lhs PFsEi-
denry. and Ihs dlsrussion of he subject
10 a.sumIng 90 mush praminsncs. thai.
- Journalists bound 70 note The e0uFss
and trBdepey el events. ne rsnnoi but
sIlsds 70 The iasi and stmii 10 signih-
csnre.
We observe pslieslsrly ore hing. six:
that wLils in some qusr:sEs deuhis are
expressed 90 10 lieB. Ts, lOT's paiiliesl
We've, 10 reference 10 certain messDIes.
aud in other quarters objections are urged
sg,insl The appropriation Of hn psms BY
any one party. pTIh liberal dsBvnrisliOUs
oI Ihs Wigs Tor rlsmine him. there j. en-
aJmission slmost Inysrisbly expressed or
implied that GsDersl TsyiOr 10 10 be ebo-
sen PTssidsnI ol The United States.
The character &C The man ss durlosed
in ibe Geld aud in bis correspondence IN
the Department, exhibiting so much eour-
sge and magnaDiniiy. wiIh such qusliiles
ol clear perception, judgueDi and dsci.
slon. bss unquss,ionsbly made profo1ea
impression 90 lhe AutIiesn people. II is
% ehsrsclsr wbieh they sppreeiils and
eonfds IN. Al this day especially wbeu
sincerity Is not pronintni characteristic
among public men. spd prolcsIsIions OF
pslrIollsm are oftsn found 10 mean enIire
devotion 10 oas's own adsancemsnt-
~hsrs the strife Of politics is rapidly be-
comisg . suvggls ior place. sbd The iDis-
Ies;s aud honor Of lhe country seem in
danger Of being forgotten or sacrificed in
the utter ssl6shnsss Of isciion-a simple,
strsigLiforwar nature. Lonen and earn
sst. uus 10 the instincts Of duty, - reso-
Lutte IN lhs enforcement Of Ils purposes %
u is sprshI 10 forming Them. 10 peculiar
ly adapted 10 siuart The ns,ioaal mind and
TO in ns sb.ding regsrd.
| Hence the lac, that General Taylor 10
whig in politics 10 no, likely 10 give 10
his slssIion psriizsn character. lie will
be susisined end carried triumphasily
through by ihs masses Of both psrtis,.
Ner 10 his poppla,iiy Of that sort which
arises from The mere glare Of military sz-
ploiIs: nor vIli % be among the hckle
crowd OF those who are charmed by show
and noise and glitter ihai his supporters
will be chiefly iound. lie is . substantial
man; The confidence Of The hes, and wisest
10 suong in hin. lie will hold the reIns
Of government. toe. with Q firm hand
assuredly; and il 10 for that he 10 wanted.
The souniry has had enough of ultra de.
mcctacy fot Tho present.. ID does not
~ish 10 be ruled BY Baltimore Conven.
lion for snoihsr term Of four years. but pre-.
fsrs rather TO see the whole tribe Of Pres-
ident mongers put aside; il sill be dtheh,-
cd 10 behold an honest man. /" rough and
read" aimed with the constitution and
the lave, administer The so,ernmen, with
sn efficiency worthy Of the growing sn.
srg,ss Of an empire Republic, and with .
patriotic simplicity that shall recall the
imsge ofihose early days when corruption
had nst found i,s way into high places.
Such appears to b The general aspect
Of The mailer as il now stands. The
movement which has pa, Gsaeral Tsy.
lor's name in the foreground in connection
sith the Presidency is considered by ma
ny - premature. II is believed by those
who so think that while Tsy lor 10 in the
field t the head Of On army hs should not
be set stths head OIL party, With the dan
ger OF being at variance With The Admin.
utta,ion, and with the probability Of other
difieul'ies. To this II may be said iha.
the spontaneous end slnost universal
turning Of the public mind towards Gene
raj Taylor, in the conviction ,hst he is the
man for the Presidency, canno, be helped
whether the indications of, are premstors
OF not. Further to remove ail ground OF
apprehension il m.y be added. thN the
univsrsaIi.y Of the movement, sweeping
over all mere party lines. 10 likely to take
away from the Generals nomination all
characteristics Of . psrtiz,n kind.
| We hsvs deemed il proper thus to re.
fer 10 the subject OF Gen. Ta,lor and The
Presidency q. this time. We m.y also
take the orcasion to express the gtalihcs-
ton which We heartily feel at the pros
ptSs "htSh d1 tot elecHon NOUS lOfIn
OF an obl'tersuon Of party lines, in many
cssese arbitrary, whieh keep ssnnder very
often good cIuzens entertaining suhsiaa.
TALLY 10 differences OF sentiment in refst-
ence TO public affair, sod winch divide
sometimes most disasuously effors for
The general good which should be made
with united strength. |, is 9th no san
hope that party Distinctions are TO be Ter.
msnently removed ths, we speak thus.
No; we expect not any such impossible
thing. Bet !, is importsn, that 10 future
struggles. 90 future issues between pat
ties. Conservatism should know its own;
end that with regard to the past and it's
co"fl'cts. leaving The deed TO bury their
dead. The memory of old dissensions
may mol in,erfere 10 separate those who
should be together hereafter in snIs.ng
to maio'sin stability with progress. 10
resist fatal innovations, TO sindicate the
supremacy OF Law. end to hold last the