Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-08-18
From the Delaware Gazette
,T.lSgsery.

Practice, though no doubt an exce,]sn.
instructor, does not always make perfect
perfection, in fact, not being properly a.
ltributable to humanity. ~
This idea was suggested TO our min,
upon discovering how dreadinlv ou.
friends the whig politicians, ed;tor"
speech makers, sc, squ;rmed and w,;n
sled under the effects of the exposition Of
their last grand juggle-the a,temnt ~
pack their party buds upon the back os
Gen Taylor. "
These same performers having FREQUENT
y exhibited their feats Of legerdemain for
the amusement or deception of the Amer.
lean people heretofore with more or los
success, became selt-assured, believing
that no humbug was too great for them 10
palm upon the public.
/ They thought that the nomination os
Old ltck would certainly be {" a oood
enough Morgan until after the COMING c,n
elecllons;" but in this they calculated with.
out their host.
They forgot that there were thousands
of pens in the democratic party who couId
and undoubtedly would, write to Gen
Taylor on the subject, when his name be-.
came connected with the next president
l,ial candidacy.
i Such was the natural result Of the move.
ment. How dreadful the disappointment
in which it involved those who were its
authors. They either intended to ride in.
to power upon the back of Gen. Taylor's
popularity, without knowing or caring
anything about his principles or political
views, or they intended to humbue the
voters of those States in which elections
are speedily to be held, with the idea that
Gen. Taylor Was attached to their party
and measures; and that therefore it and they
must be excellent, since so excellent a
man supported them, as well as to take
advantage Of false sympathy, attempted
to be raised by themselves on behalf Of
Gen Taylor, as man prosecuted BY the
administration. But next comes the de.
nouement, and discloses the fact that Gen.
Taylor does not agree with their notions
on the subject OF protective tariff; that
he endorses the editorial views Of the
"Signal," in favor of the independent trea.
sury system, the very worst Jugbear to
wing eyes and ears.
He approves of bringing the war to ian
honorable conclusion and says this is the
highest object OF his ambition. This con-
clusion, since he desires to effect it, and
as his trade is arms, is to be brought about
Of course by arms, and not by ''wthlraw-
ing the troops" the iavorite wing idea.
He adyised the march to The Rio
Grande," which bids fair to become as
celebrated as hat OF Caesar to R me- The
crossing OF the Nuece>, which was in the
Eyes OF the wings ''tle Ru5con," was
done at has especial suggestion. Thus
agreeing in none of these important mai.
ters with those ever-anNious friends, who
eff cted such desire "to back him for
| the presidential race.
What followed? In Pennsylvania, where
| the use OF his name was all that was wish.
, ed fer the present, and which was wished
Tor SO dev outed.y that even the now &c.
iunct United States Gazette, much as lis
editor was known 10 be opposed to, and
bitterly as he had censufed him, was IN.
duced to raise his flag. In Pennsylvania,
: then, We say, while the Pennsy wanna In
, quirer-a lnlld, agreeable, and swetl-tem
D pered paper, welI-suited for lady -poHlic
: ans etalned his name at its head, the
q North American, the organ especially re.
, commended by "the wings o! Conares, 10
; the wings OF The Union" swallowed, by
: dexteEous effort, the United States Ga,
/ zette, Gen. Tayl and all, al one guip;
t and though it blew out of its mouth RIB.
bon with the conioint names North A.
j merican and United States Gazette, in.
: pressed thereon, entirely iorg t that I'LL
der the latter halt OF the new title, there
should properly and justly have been H.
, scribed, "For the President, Gen, ZacDa-
, Iry Taylor" This was clear case d
China swallowing Yang, together viii
t the lighted candle which the latter heLdm
his hand" Those were the on Y two
Pennsylvania presses, SO far as our kn WI
/ 'FSS S'.Atiu, l!iat iia'I il'ISt't NS-'' ~"
\ lw's name. The chief rtion OF The STATE
= was too much infected with aboIltlOlhn
, and anti masonry to render The thIlsp"P'
ular. About the great city, and eastern
e portion OF the State only, could it he Ina1,
4 uiactured into wing cIpltal. But it Shout
also be remarked, that 1.-The North AmtTI'
can aud United States Gazette" a eN
days after the union was effected, cane
out with bitter and violent philipp'c, d.
rec,ed especially and clearly against Gen.
Il Tay lor, in reference to his refusal to e.
n pouse and support the party views of The
wings. And Joseph R. Chandler, at The
e wing 4th OF July celebration, gave sr'c'
n ture upon him for the same act. alleging
e that he who thought light OF the wing E"f-
= ty could never be entrusted with tAe sup
r port of wing principles. 49,
: This conduct upon the part Of III,
e Boanerges Of the whig press ard lis lev
5 friend, plainly shows the shower 0',4
: chill which the refusal of the old hero "
e aid in this wing jusgle has given 10 "''
:, pretended friends.
d But as it is said that misiortunes se.i'|
|. come singly, but IN troops, 50 was II l.s
It with the wing jugs lers, whose perform
e ances had been thus unmaske