Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-06-04
Y. ii, Ediisrs Of as nag

GESTLEyES-I have blessed myself with tho belief that
your reflections upon the present position OF affairs
been UNISON with ny have hoped that while
many mad 10 boS unihnkiug worship OF q
Jet NAV be found faihiu older friendship. ]
trusted % ad yea, gealeneu, smoag those have
thought % necessary prove iner nduiness OF Gen
Tayor. 5y showing heir fsfgetuness O Mr. Clay Have
been dece we'd TIE hope that me name Of aer gen
temsr will IN good time, adOrn the co.u1ns Of the Rich
mond Wing" candidate for the next Presidency -
Flf ms part sovereign crowd may shout Hero
Il Bueua VIsia-0ns Wing snail rase it, feeble cry
10 the Heavens ior the sage Of Ashland
yield 70 none 10 just and sober appreciation OF GEM
Taylor. knOw hn 10 be good soldier; believe hiu o.
be man. zee much IN hl- career 90 commend
nothing IN % 10 condemn. snail escape mmolsuynr
venture that yet Little Ia u 20 dazzle Blt
against tim word % utter whisper breathe
appsad he has done shall be willing applaud
what he may DO. would offer the approval OF o rsa-
sonsbe beng vii not give him the adu suon Of fool
esteem him mln all not bow 90 nim God
All that Of nm good oil that do not know
oi nm. let Is ANY autlof I'd soy sha;
General Tayl0rs opinions upon great topics vi Tue
day Wnether he for or against = Bank Wntth-
he Is for ag-Iust TaUh2 SUD- Treasury later
nal Improvements aid many other sutscs We be-
heye be Of tue nation RumOr besyeas.
HIM Wing ano Tor once believe rumor has ned. Bur
s1a grave men, upO 90 grave SUBJECT act upon rum,f
Let the mass be moved by Impulse ~nO TANK Ine
more imperative That Olners snVud think Tor them
"For Just experience 1sls "a svrry soi,
TLat tao-e tnat tniaE must govern hos- tHai toll"
believe the Know Gen Tojlor, the m,fe hIgh.,
We shall REGARD HIM Bot let know yciore We lak,
him s cBnd date WI en " d. make him our Pres
dent let feel compliment III he made 81 b. tue
Convictions Il rejecting men by tie ifnpui-,s u
mob Let him b de he time. Let o S pOiucli Imens
be developed. believe tuIt W. shall approve them. D.
do. e then elect him Chief Nug.srslc. A. sue
% Henry Clay, he shall meet warmer suu.
port than myself. rnese WISE aud mo-
dest wishes Force him cay to hi. freed aud h.
tcsoher Stand thou aside, um hOiisf thou 20 Lee
erect wnat viii yi thanks the Sol.
der; but let u not pice 30 upon the pedestal afoad,
cafvd 90 receive me monument Of our gratitude %
atesman.
thai Statesman have thought 1t necessary TO say
word PRAISE lis aud iaults " many.
known 20 AL IT, b. full o years but he De- foil If a.
pcncncc. He hcod grew but hs mind De- untouched b.
unit Hs ofm bent with guei bot thousand hears
are great" witbin BE- H. posses ed of d cool head. ,
wafm hoau, saRaclOus intellect, incorporate sou.
lie BE- sound Wing, an ardent pairoi Iud cous hWvef
nn honest Assufcdy, be- once mad the clnhdcnc,
and the affections Of Tue Wbgs. That be hi. don, augh
g. dminsh b,usy heso ieeiuE-, have yctto learn.
But agsti from oil reference individuals passing event
present, Go phosopmc mind, an aspect prolific , dln
Rsfa. u s ssussIcs love OF military conquest, Uu
scuaclcss doatry Ut military dos symptoms the ug.
satmng 20 fee institutions. Look 90 the history OF %
Republic from thor fret existence Co the present century
from republican Rome republican France, the "o'cfr
tale unorury the Love of military CONQUEST va
she light which led them glory love of fniisry cor
quest the meteor which lIrod them TO the dopis
shame Vnholy passion Like tho golden apples of Hesp
rcs lovely and urIg the sight 90 the t,stc ashes nm
btttoincss Let ua. them listen 90 the warnings Of Phios
ply Let us profit by the teachings Of lli-ory iot
dfnk Of the waters Of Wisdom, and wash from our tol
this uncIean lost alter the AoshpJu of Egypt What gl
~ can We Of the Anglo Saxon Raiu 100 a contest Wi
tie bafharans II Metcoi We hayo conquered. and %
der some difficulties. But whom have We conquered T.
poor remains Of hc long subducd Azocs Not merely "a,
gos bat The generate race u savage under the
Scarcely equals 81 slave popslauon IN nielccu
they infinitely hef interiors 10 physical devecpme
Whist then. gain in q contest with such iotf
rnay got Mexico hetacli, which God forbid We mny
on eonquetng u Genius q our Constitution though
sss.sd II the hundred Of Bfarcus. cannot compass
huge form 'u ovcfgfown bulk must fell 81 ne o
sveiehg nnd. ike Byron's Last Man, our epaph may
Even Ut our own hidcousnoss We died" Let be "
sfss aaf genefsuon st Ne turn from the red held Of bio
90 hs noblsf aud republican srs Of Agriculture
Commerce si us not exuli over fallen Zoe LEI us
uesd upon The carcass of dead So et u' leave i'm
cue Msxico 70 the tate Of imbseiles. Had We . war