Democratic banner., 1847-05-17

the uzG.. .uaIi.
Il The editor i tie. Mo. Republican,
"must be neither il profound man, nor one
at all versed in the history of the country
at least, he writes with that catechizing i'm
her:;ty, ''that marks him as unc,"v no nev-
.. Links enough, to know what lie is about,
tt. when about it, knoCS what he really
thinks. For, with the intelligence, that is
commonly attained by that class of writer's,
facetiously styled assistant editors, he
would have hesitated, ere he had betrayed
his simplicity, by asking questions which
stupidity itself could answer, and making
assertions not worthy of serious refutation,
In reply to the following quotation from
the Banner:
People will not believe, that the Administra-
tim that found TAYLOR a mere Colonel. and ad.
varced him to the rank o! Major General. over
the Leads of officers older in years, older in SER
vices, am - riar in rank t., himself, can pos
siblv take thai l. ode Of breaking him DOWN. ex-
cep. it he to break him down by the weight Of
his hon0rs.'
He says: "That will be news, we have
no doubt. to Mr.. Polk himself. Taylor was
a general BY brevet before Mr.. Polk ever
dreamed of being President. But what is
the use of facts in the case?"
To him, indeed, ~"facts" in the case will
be Of no advantage, but rather of disser-
vice; to the eliciting of truth, however, they
will be quite important.
What then are the facts ia the case? Sim
ply that Gen. TAYLOR was a general of TIE
lowest grade-by breref before Mr.. Polk
was President.
Respecting the dreams of Mr.. Polk We
know nothing, but if Mr.. Polk "drsam"d,"
that TAYLOR was anything more than ga
mere Colonel" his cream was as vain as
the vision of the Republican. For, grant
ing that Taylor was a general by breret,
what does it prove? Nothing more, or less
than, that he was a general by brevet; and
Of course ga mere Colonel" Suffer us,
Mister Republican, (fcr You do not appear
to know, to inform YOU, that a Jreret title
gires no rank. You may learn this from
anv one at all "vcrsed in the history Of the
couhtry.'' For your edi6cation. we will
illue'-'te tA;s subject by an apt reference,
4 dis. - occurred on the Rio Grande, be-
rween oil. Tw;gns, and brrret Brigadier
GrN. WORTH. nc to the right of command.
Worth claimsu T.. command on account of
his 6reref tHe, TwIgqs claimed it as being
the senior Colonel; and mind you GEN. TAY-
o cave the preference 10 ga mele Colo
mel" (Twiggs, over a general by brevet
General WortL.) The affair, however,
did not rest there. Gen. Worth vent to
Washington with his complaint, laid the de-
cision before the President, and that decis-
ion of Gen. Taylor in favor of the Col.
against the brevet General, was approved
by the President. Be informed, then, that
d arevet title gives no pay, gives no com
mand, gives no rank: in short, that it is on
ly an honorary distinction, a mere feather
in the cap. How, then, with this decision
staring in your face, could You sit down
and inform your readers: "That will be
news. we ave no doubt, to Mr.. Polk him
(:l;," when you ought to have known that
sIr. Polk had already decided contrary to
your in siauGt:om. Instead then of its sroil-
ing the beauty of "the rapid promotion, to
doubt that he was taken from a colonelcy to
a major-generalship, at one bound, and
this, too, over the heads of well-known
and much respected democratic generals
it proves the purity of MIR. Folks intentions,
to reward this Col. (~excuse us, breref gen.
erat) Taylor, by the appointment to that
high command, which he now holds; ard
which, for his success, he SO richly meri:"d,
spray, who are these '~brigadier and major
generals whom Mr.. Polk has t!.''s wanton.
ly ovcrs!aughed?" Baf' We proceed tc
answer, you will permit us to observe, that
you must not be a rery ''profound man,
nor a man at all "versed in the history OF