The State guard., 1847-08-17
Gen. Taylor and the Whigs.


 In despite of the declarations of Gen Taylor that he will rot be the candidate of party, the whig presses cIamor loud and long for his military fame to aid then' in procuring office. Regardless of what his principles are, or what his course would be. if he was elected to the Presidency. they seem, in many instan' ces, determined to run him as their orly means of getting portion of lhe crumbs that fall from the public table. They hold him up as the peoples candidate. and tell him to play mum in one portion of the Union while in another the whigs are not quite as desperate in their deler> nina'ion of claiming office, anu the more candid portion of them are somewhat disposed to look back at Gen Taylor's politics heretofore--they do not and cannot claim him as an out and out whg. and consequently they are fearful that if he was to become President by their efforts, they might find a second John Tyler, as he is of the same politi- cal school The whig party has never yet had any reason for claiming Gen Taylor as whg, whilst the democrats say that when Jackson was d candidate the second lime against Mir Adams, Gen Taylor and Cen Twiggs were stationed at New Orleans. They took so active part for Old Hickory, that the leaders of ihe Adams party rcmonstra'ed with the Secretary of War. and Taylor and Twiggs were banished 10 the frontiers of Arkansas. lf
 But to give more minute history of his political course in by gone days, and ap 10 not very remote period In 1923 he resided in Kentucky, and went for Gen Jack on. When, by Clay's perfi> dity, in 1895, Gen Jackson was defeated, that Clay might be made by Adams Se- cretary of State, the whole of Kentucky went with Taylor. From 1895 to 1928. Taylor was the most determined advo- cate of Jackson's election. He was gratfed al his election; went with Jack son on ihe e. B ink of the United States" question; opposed the Bank was sta. Ioned in Carlisle, Colonel in the U. States Army in 1882, and was the advo
 
 for him; sustained him on ,he tariff question. and was then an opponent ot the tariff; m short, sustained Jackson's administration throughout in all it's prn- ciples. In 1886, he resided in Louisi' ana, where he now resides, and sustain- ed MT Var Buren, and voted for him, and was at least democrat Tn name and principle until !S39. Since which lime but liile has been known of Gen Fay lor's politics, and if he is whig he has become one since that time, the evidence of which yet remains 10 be seen. If the people must have Gen Taylor for the next President, and nobody else, why. we have no objection, if he should be sound on future politics, as he has been hei etofore, but should it be found that he is not man of sufficient power of mind to form an opinion on the impor> tant questions that divide the two great parties of the day, and the whg or de> mocratic party seize upon his military fame as the only means of success to office, and run him without regard to princip!es, we, as an humble individual, cannot be found in his support. But should he think proper 10 make an ex. pose of his principles, and they be found to coincide with the democratic party, we would support him with cheer fulness, if he should be placed before the people in that light. But should his opinions coincide with the whig party, his military achievements would not prevtr. us from adding as many stumb ling blocks in his way 10 the Presidency as our humble abilities would allow.