The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-10-25
From the Kentucky Yeoman.
The Taylor Movement In Kentucky.

We pleased to learn from several old friends and
long tried democrats, that our position in relation to the
Taylor movement for the presidency in this State meets
with general commentator The confident manner in
which the Louisville Journal, the authority OF letter
from General Taylor to Hon. William }. Graves,
nounces him to be a staunch wing, and the New York
press, on the authority Of ettet from him to James
Watson Webb, announces him to be Clay whig will
no doubt cause many Kentucky democrats who have
been led by their admiration of General Tayors military
services 10 unite IN recommending him Tor the presi-
dency to pause before they shall have committed them
selves to his support No true democrat consistently
support General Taylor for the presidency while he
confidently claimed a wing the hand, while
he adhees to his pledges of neutrality commital-
ism on the other 1t is well known with what admra-
military services. But this will not blind us to the
disabilities he abors under in his present position OF
commttasm for the high civil station TO which his
too partial friends wish to elevate him And without
wishing initiate the example of the wings in denoun-
cling military chieftains unfit for civil employments,
may be permitted to say, that neither the spirit nor
the military the civil pursuits Of lie The history OF
the American republics shows the proneness OF the people
to elevate military to the highest civil trusts In
sevenpf the fourteen American republics the presden-
ta chair is occupied by generals, three of the 9th
ers being vacant, or the incumbents not known. AS
much we admire that ardent patriotism which leads
national rights, cannot but deprecate that spirit
which seeks to reward great military achievements by
comforting the successful generals the highest civil
powers OF the government. But leaving out Of view
these general objections, have special objections to
the Taylor movement in this State Of character that
seems to us to forbid the idea of democrats committing
themselves in favor of it, some of which we have gyen
and others Which will readily occur to every right
thinking democrat.
1t is SO clearly the obvious policy of the democratic
party OF the whole Union to commit the nomination OF
the next candidates for President and Vice Pres dent to
National Democratic Convention thatwe cannot see how
any one belonging to the party oppose it, And that
convention should meet untrammelled by State nominal
tons and unnuenced by any general expression of the
press in favor OF the claims Of particular individuals
Thus far the press has been unusually guarded this
subject and we graied to know that nothing has
yet been done in any quarter to embarrass National
Convention in the choice OF proper candidates Public
sonages any one of whom would command the conf
dence OF the democratic party But the events of the
next SIX months may point out other persons as being
proper standard bearers of the democracy, who have not
yet commanded much of the attention of the people for
the responsible offices OF President and Vice President
We assume as granted the position that the democratic
party will not be willing to rally Under the banner of any
who not devoted to the defence Of the country in
the present war with Mexco-who is not only willing
devote the best energies of the nation to successful
prosecution OF the war, but who believes waging
just and necessary If correct in this as
sumption, it is clear the democratic party unite
with any portion of any other party in supporting any
man whose opinions this question not well known
and approved as orthodox.
AT the same time are not willing that some of the
leading measures of national policy which have long d.
vlded the two great parties of the nation shall be lost
sight of in the approaching We must a
party, adhere to the policy of tariff and oppose
the wing measures of distribution, United States bank
and projects of internal improvements by the gene
raj government
In fine, the democracy must plant themselves upon the
leading measures for which they have long commended,
and only unite with those who are willing to be govern
ed by that standard There is good for aga-
ting the question of who shall be candidate for the
presidency, until it is what the next whig Congress
intend TO do If they are willing to yield their former
opposition to the democratic policy, and unite in promo
ting that which the democrats believe to be for the best
interests of the country, afford to be liberal
late overbearing enemy pacific and conciliatory
If the opposition elect to offer the old poit-
sent men, the opponents Of principles of known
and tried political integrity.