Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-04-30
GEN. TAYLoR.s MHIGGERY:

- OC1Ns n AOoO NFE1A1NAASA'
The Chronicle has attempted an answer to
our enquiry concerning General Taylor's poI.
litical principles; and how, reader, do you
suppose the Chronicle proceeds to the task
We will tell you. In the first place, he quotes
from the Philadelphia U. S. Gazette, another
federal paper, which says: " Zachary Taylor
is Whig-a sound, sterling Whig-a friend
of all the leading public permanent measures
of the great Wing party" "Gen'l
Taylor is, and has been, Clay man."
He then proceeds
"However well the editors may be con.
WINGED that Gen. Taylor does not call himself
a Wing, nor aclsh to he called so, we are sat
sfed that within forty days, General TAYLOR
has said to gentleman about to leave for the
United States, Never mind what then saw:
tell yon, and you may tell them if YOU choose,
| am Wing; and if they have any doubts a.
bout 1t after that, tell them am Clay Wing. -
Now is not this a fine fix to place General
Taylor in' Zachary Taylor is a Whig-a
sound, sterling Whig," &C. &C. Never
mind what they 1.-THE democrats, my best friends
say l tell you, and you may tell them, if you
choose, | am Wing" ga Clay Whig'
Is not such language noble, highminded, hon.
orable? Does it not look becoming in Gem
Taylor? We really wonder if the Chronicle
is actually so blind as to suppose for one mo-
ment that Gen. Taylor would stoop so low az
to think of making his principles known il
such niggardly, contemplate manner? Ou
word for it, the hero of Mexican battles new
er harbored such cowardly, sneaking sent
ments-" Never mind what they say "yor
may tell them if you choose" We have too
good an opinion and respect Gen. Taylo
too highly to allow the federal press to 90 un
rebuked for attributing to him the words abov
quoted. They are not his-he has too mucl
sensc-too much honor-too much love O
country-too much patriotism, within hi
breast to wish to tamper with his country
mems feeling in such niggardly manner
But the Chronicle goes on to quote from tn
New York Courier & Enquirer, another FEEDER
al press-dyed in the wool federalist-to prov
Gen. Taylor's Whiggery. Well,if this is all tn
proof that the federal press can produce as t
Gen Taylor's Whiggery, they are to be pitied
We want them to show some of his acts, b
which 10 prove his principles. The say so
Tom, Dick and Harry will not do That Ger
Taylor respects Mr.. Clay for his abilities as
statesman, no one will pretend to deny. VIII
E does not But we could produce about a
good testimony to prove his Democracy, a
the Chronicle has produced to prove his Whg
e gerry. We do not pretend to be so wise as t
know what his principles are; yet, if we are t
Judge him by his acts, we shall be quite sal
S in asserting that Gen. Taylor is by no near
mexican Wing; p and if we take the test
, mony of the N. Orleans Delta, liberal VIII
] paper, of some considerable repute, we shoul
e judge that he is not much of Whig," aft,
D all. That journal says:
a For all we know to the contrary, Gener
Taylor may be whig, good whig,"
use the equivocal phrase Though we ha,
6 frequently conversed with him, we were ne,
;, er able TO discover his politics, until certa
v party presses assumed the post of dry-nurse
his political reputation, and introduced an oil
: acquaintance to US in the new light of viii
We had often heard it said that he never ga,
f but one vote for the Presidency, and that W;
= for Gen. Jackson. We did not think that tn
q vote would be to the "whig" editor of Il
n Bulletin very satisfactory proof OF his viii
,r gerry. We are certain that our contempora
O. killed that vote of Gen. Tay!or's, as etfectua
. ly as he seems now determined to kill h
rs prospects for the Presidency. We trust h
1t designs will be as completely frustrated in Il
l, one case as they were in the other.