The North-Carolina standard., 1847-09-01

= The Crisis--GeaeraI Taylor Iol


EasA1 The Crisis--GeRAera1 Taylor J0t I
A crisis is fast approaching. if not already presE
enI, which is destin 10 exert momentpus Infut
ence for good or foraevil on the destinfe of The
United States Of America. The crimes and foles
Of Mexico have placed our Governnne nj under the
necessity of unwIlngiY ttampling her under foot |;
and The expense necessarily incurred doing this,
taken In eonnection with ihe pecunIary debt which
she has Acknowledged TO be due from 10 our
ciIiZens aad herapalpabe inability 10 satisfy our
just c1aims on her 10 any other manner thanby .
uansfsn Of terrory, hays endered y nearly certain
thatoa the conclusion Of the war we shall become
the possssso ofa large portion of the North Ameri
can continent, in addition to What is already ours.
Under ordinary circumstances this event would
present 70 difficulty, but would be universally con
sidered as likely TO produce unmixed good. Louisi-
ana was admitted into the u UBion after having been
purchased from France, and intumerabe advanta-
ges aud blessings have followed the act. We ppf-
chased Florida from Spain, and adtnitted her as
member Of ourihappy Union, with thei same fortu-
nate results. They both stand living monuments Of
the wisdom and foresight of our democratic prede-
cessors; adding lustre TO our strongly banded Union
and receiving blessings from il. But new territory
is now TO be added under different and less auspi-
cious circumstances. large portion Of our North
ern brethren, satisfied with being and avowing
sthem<elyesFthe most prosperous and happy people
onsthe face of the earth, have lunderlakenao de-
clare, that The South shall have no share in any
lands which may in future be acquired, even where
The Southern people have borne more than their
equal share Fin tile tolls, dangers, and expense of
such. acquisition. They have declared that the
Southern people shall not settle With their slaves
in anyotefritory which may hereafter be added TO
our Union To this fragrant injustice the South
wilEnot aad ought not TO submit. II will sooner
encounter the dread alternative of dsunion and, it.
forced on it, civil war;. THIS is The great danger
of the day. ALI other great questions we b have
divided our citizens into Wings and Democrats, are
happily seuled.a Our people have now tett the ef-
feels Of the system Of policy put in operation BY
Democratic administration and so happy have
these been, that l doubt whether, if the Wings
were placed in power. they would and | am sure
that even if they had the wiIl the great majority Of
the people would not suffer them to reverse that
system which has proved itselfto work, so well.
No man in the Union has sufficient personal popu-
llrity or influence 10 enable him, TO re-establish
natonal bank, or a protective tariff. They are
dead beyond all hope of resurrection. A national
bank has long since been pronounced by the Wings
themselves s an obsolete idea u; and leading
Wing Journal at the North has recently asserted
that seyen-eigh,hs Of the Whig party are opposed TO
the revival of high tariff. Such being the condi
tion of our affairs, our great want is a man who
can settle the Wilmot proviso question in a man
ner TO preserve our Uniin, with its concomi-
tants, peace, plenty. and happiness ] now address
myself 10 you, Mr.. Editor Is II not probable that
General Zachary Taylor may prove to be the man
fitted 10 accomplish this desirable end Mark me,
and understand me. by no means pretend 10 say
that he is such man.. cannot with truth even
say thai believe him, yet to be such. have as
little of the man-worshpper in me perhaps any
man liying-l have never yet been so lucky as 10
fine one who did not in my view have considerable
faults. feel very sure that Gen. Taylor has them.
Ieste. his blunders at MontertY and stfong vice
in his official report of the capture Of that place.
Bonaparte had too his blunders and his vices, but
in spite of them was the greatest benefactor 10
France his country, and to Europe that lived,
Washington possibly excepted. And Washington
himself often committed great blunders, although
certainly wifhout great vces sndperhaPs free from
evensuaali enes.f Ye, Gen.Tayior. beyond ques-
lion, has many excellent and noble qualities, which
seem 10 be rapidly seizing hold On tile cenfidence
and aHectioDs of bis country men, and W hicll may
enable him.sao accomplish so much good In their
behalf as may be the means of hereafter: placing
him high on The roll of benefactors of our race,
along with Washington, Jackson, and BonaparIe.
You, Mr. Editor, with many Of your readers, will
be inclined 10 mark a (?) al the latter name buI
have written il and you must let it stand as have
put it, John Randolph called Gen. Jackson, dur
ing the Presidency Of John Quincy Adams the
" man Of The best capacity in the United States, y"
p" because he had the capacity to beat John c. Ad
ANS" Is il not likely that Gen. Taylor will prove
capable of settling the knotty Wilmot provso ques
tion better Than any other man z When our fel-
low citizens, who have served under him in Mex
co, and have found him all the soldier could desire
"a friend and father, return TO the United States,
and publish throughout the length and breadth of
the. land those qualities which have endeared him
TO themselves, will not his popularity prove an
avalanche sufficient crush in its progress all the
machinery which managing politicians can array
before it? NV paper warns me TO draw close
now, although, leisure permitting, you may perhaps
hear from inc again. The end of my rambling
communication is to suggest the propriety of not
hastily, opposing the old Generals progress the
Presidency, and of not requiring too many pledges
from hta IN relation 10 his future course if made
President. Fl or my part with present impression
/ would be sat:sfied with one. Tha; one / think
should be stsine qua non " with the South The
course which recommend may with some appear
to savo1 loo much of iime-serving but those who,
with Bouapare, attempt to force circumstances to-
bend 10 their own wills instead of sometimes pri
DENLY yielding to them, will inevitably sooner or
later like him bescrushed by their obstinate resist
ahce. Phe precedent of taking purely military
characten fresh from victorious army 10 place al
the headof arepublican governmentis, admit, a
dangerous one. But we must wtig gh this against
other dangers lying in path and strike the bal
auce wisdom shall decide. A PLANTER.
The Richmond Enquirer is requested to copy The
above by the author, subscriber TO that paper of
twenty five years standing. -. ..-.-........,
Indiana Senate The Senate Of Indiana is
again tie, this being the third occurrence Of the
kind within the last four years. In the House,
the Federal majority is from four to six. .'..
Jno. r. Kennedy, Esq, has been nominated as
the Whig candidate for Congress from the Balti-
more City District. rs,i. ...s.. sd es.-sa4
Mr. Walker, the Secretary of the Treasury, has
returned to his post this day, (Thursday) aud we
a re h,npy IN :lnderstand with i'm mDrovPd heahhjr