Democratic banner., 1847-05-03

ed an obscure and much cXecrated ing
Colonel over the heads of well known and
much respected Democratic Generals OF
brigade and full Major Generals, could
have done 50 iii order to punish him for be-
ing a Wing. The direct contrary is tie
fact. The Administration chose him ioi
their General, in preference to Wings and
Democrats, superior in rank to himself
His conduct has proved the wisdom of their
choice, and the lavish honors silowered up
on him have repaid him for his courage
So far from Taylor's ruin being sought for
by this administration, their safety depends
upon his success, and their success is cvi-
denced by his victories.
Taylor recommends a certain plan of war,
the war is conducted according 10 that re-
commentator. Thus not only choosing
him, awhig Colonel, in preference TO demo-
cratic Major-G Generals, but actually follow
ing his advice in the conduct Of the CAM
paign. The administration recommended,
and the Democratic party voted such men
and money as he suggested; the wing lead
urs in Con5rcss Irf",rd ~ vote for either.
The democrats in Congress voted, that the
war which Taylor conducted was just and
proper; the Wing leaders voted, that it was
Infamous.
The parties in Congress are opposite,
this war of the Whole peoplc) is styled
the "Democratic War;" "Presidcntial
War,""war of conquest" &c, by the wings,
the administration adopt this young I~lercn-
les, as their offspring: they defend it as
their f~avorite measure: they will sink OF
swim with it, and with it they will beat all
opposition or perish. The s'lcaders" have,
however, shown a praise-worthy ingenuity,
lately, in trying TO scrapc up some scraps
of comfort To themselves in this "AIcxi-
can war; (fOr it is not called a PrcSidcn-
itial War now.) They lave discovered that
this "McxIcan war" is after all not such Il
bad thing,-Tirat the men are not all infa-
nous robbers and murIcrcrS. And though
it is true, that they annot name the child
after themselves, having previously, AID
very unfortunately too, baptized it as a
Democrat, yet though the child is democrat
ic, its sponsor was a Wirir, and as God-
fMer, is fully entitled TO allthc honors and
estates, both Of the child and its father
Thus with their usUni fairness aud princi-
ph they would make tic Godfather super
scde the acir atlaw. Thus, they not only
endcavor 10 soap: from t!.cir self cntrap-
.mcnt, by changing the title of the war, and
their opinions OF TIA" men engaged in II; but
rushing into the "pposite extreme they
would fain make This utter of these '.bandS
Of r~uiiianS, ana infamous adventures" the
President cf these United States; as though.
the sole qualifications for President, were,
to lead a"band Of nlarauders on a success
full foray"-to endure with contempt, the
vituperation Of wing dch:acouges and whig
scribblerS, and never make kcown to the
people what political principles would gov
.ern his actions. This appears 10 ronstl-
tute the very highest qualification fol- Il
Wing President, in tie eyes of a wing press.
For We will venture TO challenge them. 10
point to one particle Of proof, by which
they can show, that Gen. Taylor is any
thing more of a Wing, than a Democrat
Judge him by his omGy vote for many years,
and he is a Democrat. lie voted for Gen.
Jackson. Judge him by his actions, and
his declarations more recently expressed,
and he is a Democrat, for he wrote to Gen.
Gaines, that he acted as he did in the Mexi-
can war, in order to support this Admins
t~ratiOn. lie wrote TO the Mexican people,
that the war against Mexico, was not a
.gainst the people, but against the central
government, to compel restitution for the
indignitics suffered and expressions endur-
ed at their hands. We do not pretend to
say that he is IA Democrat, though lie espou-
ses the principle of Free Trade, the car
dinal doctrine of democracy. Let them
claim him for a wing. In that they will do
nothing more than what they have done be-
fore, and what they will do again--tlat is,
claim for their own what does not belong
to them.
Ii we review their conduct from the
commencement of the war, We find it a tbs
sue of the grosScst absurditics, consistent
only in their predetermined opposition to
the administration. Taylor advanced on
Matanoras, was SUR ouLdcd, and supposed
tn he aunihiIotnd.-- GGUI,,t m,s fL,o c,uIt Of