Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-05-15
VAN BUREN, SATURDAY, MAY Is, 1S47.

party papers. sludiuus Of the UNIV orImy dcsl gns
OF party. come forward and place tho name Of
INC hero. for whom this universal homage is now
being offered up, at the head Of tLclf columns rs
tho whig canIiiate for tie Presidency! Psha! l.
nntIona pride and patrloliSm-s the military glO
ry OF the na,ion--to be degraded INTO mere party
capitalize be monopolIZUd by party hacks, InlrI-
guans and sposmrn!
We have heard OF unnatural paronts who have
grown rich by the prostitution Of the virtue and
morality of their Offspring. There is crime,
not less base Id despicabe, by winch The Yirluc
ana patriotism OF the pc pie would bu rrOsIItutcd
to The low gam of party. Few are tho Insianc $
OF tins drtrstabIo crime IN our national annals.
MIsgudct arc those who pat That estimate upon
the honesty and intelligence OF the pcopo, 10 I'M
arnc they can be mslrd bv sucH transparent
wiro-puIing, and hollow designs Of place hunters
The people are not 10 be gaugcd by the standard
OF such imtrIguanlS.
For all we know to the contrary, Grr. Tayior
may be a whig, ''gopi wing" 10 use tho ca ulv-
ocaI phrase Though VIC have frequently con-
Hrrs''I with hIm. W" were never able 10 discover
MS P"itic'. unlI certain purity presses assun ID
the post Of dry-mur$c Of ms political rcputation.
and nitro iurcd Old acu:aintamcc to US in the
new light of "A wing. Wrn,d ultcn card IT said
that ne never gave Lul one vote for the prcsdcn.
cy, and that WAS for Gen. .Jackson. We dd NO,
think thu, that VOC would b. to the ewing" editor
OF the Bulletin vcry satisfactory proof of his
mhiggcry. We are crrt,n i,a,uur c,n!tcmDyra-
ry killed lh1t vote of q n. ray}or as rtt.cla,
ally as he seems determined 10 xiii his pros.
poets for the PrcsId'nry We lrnst ms designs
will be as completely frustrated III l.c one case as
they were in the other.
By what right DO these party papers undertake.
to monopplz" for the wing purity nlI the glory
achieved by Cen Fay lor IN tals wa. II t. srv
IN effect TO the ciIlLanS of other prrcs. this is
our general. his Victories are whiu Victories
none but wings are 10 praise him. or w.aI i,
no domht of moro i'm porlnncc limn all. to hHl
after mAdcr hint" Is every democrat vino might
feel desrrous of man'ice.lng Ms .r1u.uIc for and
admiration OF the brilliant deeds Of Gen, Iay.
lor, 10 be driven of from his support by the
flaming sword OF whIggrry! Arc those who
have never failed 10 uphold and sustain hun III
his severe dullcs--Mho have TO, owed him in all
his perls, with their pra crs for his success, and
with undoubtng confidence IN hls abilly. vulor
and patrlollsn,--to be told thai they must now
fall back and give place 10 his .'Ialtcr-dny'
irIrnds, who, as ''whIgs are eI.Iil.cd to dur his
steps to the Presidency, # tnCy evinco no ar
dor IN supporting and cheering hun IN the hu rd
pursuit OF tho laurels under " hose shade they
now hope 10 nestle 1t would 10 rare dis
play of tho madness of party, to see the editor
OF ptrty paper crOwGng out Of the train Of
the VICTORIOUS lay lOr some Scared veteran who
has iouGht by his side IN every DaitIC tut whose
credentials "a good wing" were not so plain
and satisfactory as the proofs ol his valor aad
patriotism.
Some weeks ago Gen. Tay ylor's position was
regarded as most pcrllous The whole people
were raised to the highest pitch Of amNlely--|
gloom was ditiused all Owe. the country. and
tn1 nf he
that the old hero had been overwhelmed and
destroyed by Il superior force. We had no such
fears. We expressed un founded couldcncc
in the ability of Gen. Tay Ior 10 maintain bis
position and TO whip tho enemy. Not did
our contemporary Of the Bulletin think. He !
published, with APPROVAL The letter of an officer
of the army. which gave sill darker !Ingc 10
ito public apprehension by asserting the GER
inIntv that Taylor had been defeated, tina. ii
was impossible for him to bear up against Sll!-
ia Anna's army. Then TayIors defeat WIS
considered the mos; available party capital: now
his victory is TO be traded upon. 1t IS a Ques-
tIOn whether the one would not have been us
acceptable rs the other. where Snch purposes
were entertained. But bark! iast-nyng rumor
whispers abroad that glorious old Iuck has dis.
the apprchrnsions of the disponting;
that he hns, under the pressure Of periIs the
most terrific, acquired rev and still brighter
Iltlcs, 10 the homage ant gratitude OF his culn-
trymcn. Who threw doubt and uncertainty upon
those cr"dtabIe rumors! Who eagerly promu.
gated the unauthenlc denial Of those reports so
pleasing to the national pride, and unacceptable
only TO party intrguants! Surely these were rot
Gen. Tayor's friends--thcy were not the men
wEo knew his firm spirit, his clear intellect. his
dauntlcss valor, his blunt honesty and fidelity! |
Such friends never doubted. But thero were
pretended friends. who nourishcd these traitor
ouS doubts--who, viewing General Tay lor as
butcher would eye an OK or n Jockey horse,
simply for the profit to be made out of him,
thought that his dcfca, might excite in his be-
half sympathy mingled with bitter hostility to
the Administration, which might be turned to
the most effective party uses. But a victory
will their ends nearly as well as
defeat. Accordingly we now see the soed ard
faded banncr Of party l(aunlcd over the head of
ono who never has yet been seen, and we trus,
never will be seen, fighting under any other
standard than that of glorious stars and
stripes.
on THE CULTURE OF THE CIR RiPE.