The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-26
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In search OF an Available Candidate.

In all their variety schemes for comprising the pres
dency, many OF the federal party have never displayed
more ridiculous and revolving spectacle than at the
present time Gen Taylor has not proclaimed his poi
cal principles Some assert that he is whig-a Clay
whig &C. Sc. Others contend that he is ant-protec-
ton, anti bank, &c. And yet they desperately seize
upon him their candidate for the highest Office in the
republican the midst of foreign war; whilst he is
still in the field and when he himself dsclams the idea
of being brought forward at this time
II is idle to say that General TAYLOR must be taken up
no party man. because the government should be
red on upon certain system and the people have
a right TO know the principles of the man, who is
called upon to administer its executive functions
They will demand this information before they de-
eide. To suppose that they will take up man in
the dark, is to suppose them incompetent for self
government 1t is to say, that principles are OF con-
sequence and that military ecat is the only recommend
alton to civil Office.
The spectacle is the disgusting because the oppo
siton are stealing all the honors OF which they
have denounced as disgracefu and unjust II is if
they reprobaed the theft, whilst they willing to
profit by the stolen goods They do not deny that they
have thrust aside all their old champions, to whom
they have long and often the most devoted attach
nent, for the purpose Of taking up general, whose
principles they do not thoroughly understand. Their
disgusting policy is to take up man whom they deem
the most available because he has served his country
most but because they think he may themselves
the best.
No wonder many of ther presses and many of the friends
of Clay, Mclean, Scott and others, openly opposed
to the movement We have before us various extracts
from their papers, which Indicate serious opposition to it.
Among others, the Boston Courier" advertiser"
"Whig," and Atlas come out decidedly against it and
many others express the strongest doubts about it, The
"Boston Courier says of the proposition to him
the wing candidate: @
'sWe have said, and repeat it, that those who have
nominated General Taylor have yet described his quail
they have pretended that he has any such qlalca
tons The truth Is, they know nothing oihim but his mill
tary character and achevments Not one in hundred
thousand of those who viii be called upon for him.
who called upon TO approve the nomination.
ever heard of him till within year..
The democratic newspapers strewed with articles
and denouncing the cunning and unprncpled
policy of the wings One of these is the following from
the Utica "Observer:"
"GES. TAYLOR wHqs.-In various sections oftle
be disposition the part othe whg leaders to nominate
General Taylor for the presidency The Albany Evening
urges upon its party with much zeal would be
prdento evnce with decent regard to the pretensons Of
is sustained by nearly the entire wing press of the State.
SO far as our knowledge extends, such is the
This Is an excellent specimen OF the consistency and
honesty OF the managers of The whig press of this State,
and the total disregard Of principle they evnce when the
have been more camorons than the managers Of these
presses in relation to The wnSt poyso and what has
denounced every who did favor the provso, and
it, believed that it necessary Yet, in the face of
these professions and denunca tions find the
class OF men urging the support of STAKEHOLDER for the
and cordially recommending for the highest
office in the gift OF the people Individual who approved
of the and who has been of the prominent
in the eventul scenes which have characterized IT,
"f anything can show how utterly false and hollow
the pretensons OF such TO patriotism, such conduct
must show it to the satisfaction of every more
shameless disregard of consistency be cvnced than
is manifested ia this effort in favor of Gen. Taylor
'But this is not ALL There other matters connected
with this domination which worthy of notice.
" Ii has been avorte doctrine with the wing partywe
speak OF its leading politicians is good policy to
place soldier in the presidential chair 1t is only adhered
to, however, when it is convenient polite for them
TO have such for candidate. General Harrison their
candidate at two elections and Gems Taylor and Scott
are their prominent candidates for nomination for tue
presidency. We do not aude this condemnng the
policy OF making such selection; but only instances
OF the hypocrisy of TINT class of politicians who ready
TO condemn one day what they preach the next.
But what is amusing than all in this matter, ~ the
TACT that the political opinions of General Taylor are not
known with degree of certainty, and far as they
known, they those ained by the democrats n
stead OF the wings This is avened TO be the
of the most prominent lines of division between the wing
and democratic parties wit; that he is opposed TO
United States Bank, and protective tariff This, taken
in connexion with his views in regard to the war,