The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-11-27

teaching the troops under his command to con-
quer and to meet me enemy without finching.
Those troops that conquered at Vera Cruz, at
Cerro Gordo, at Mexico, are the leglons that
were taught by General Tsylor-the same who
vanquished at Palo Alto, a, Monterey, and at
Buena Vista. Yet all these merits OF Gen. lay
Tor go for nothing
What is the reason that the politicians OF TIE
day, and the political journals throughout the
| countryside first a class OF rogues and cormo-
| rants, numbering about ten thousand, and the
other some fifteen hundred-what Is the reason
that at this important crisis in the settlement OF
the Mexican question, Gen. Taylor is abandoned
| by all those who sang praises to his name, and
expressed an attachment to his cause! We
find II in the purity OF Gen. Taylor's character,
in the simplicity of his conduct in the honesty OF
his sentiments, in the absence of that trick, trea
cherry and corruption which have hitherto charac-
terised too many of our great men, and even
some of our Presidents This clique and that
clique write to the old hero Of Buena Vista, en-
deavoring to secure him to their particular in
terests. He replies with the same simplicity
the same candor, which mark all his dispatches
on public affairs. Wnen he understands
things, he states it-when he does not, or
has not time TO understand them, or is
too much occupied, he states, also, the fact,
and the truth. His general replies were, that
he has been so much engaged in the service OF
the country that he could not step aside to trou-
BILE himself with political matters. And is there
no honesty in the American peoplel Is there no
gratitude among them! Are they to be only
reproduction of Grecan fcklcness and Roman
ingratitude, amplifed and enlarged, as they
must be, by their greater power, and their great
er numbersl
1t is shame to the present age, and disgrace
full to the people, and above all to the politicians,
the manner in which Gen. Taylor is treated
Is there no way of arousing the sentiments Of
the people! Is there no way of calling great
mass meeting in the Park, to create a reinvgo-
ration of those patriotic sentiments which were
started into existence by the great victories
achieved by him in Mexico? Are there any men
with moral courage, in New York, capable OF
reproving the miserable political c!iques Of the
day, and of coming forth and taking the respon-
sibility, without being feed like lawyers, of de-
claring that they will without regard to the ef-
forts and wishes of miserable politicians, pre-
sent Gen. Taylor for the next Presidency! We
pause for reply.
ENTERPRISE OF THE New YORK PREss-GREAr
SOUTHERN DAILY ExpREss.-The New York daily
press, of which the Herald is one of the menu
bers, has made arrangements to run daily line
of expresses between New Orleans and New
York, extending also, sometimes, to Mexico and
Havana. These expresses will be continued
through the approaching winter, probably up TO
the period required to complete the telegraphc
communications between the two great cities
of the Union.
This daily express line will be organized for
the purpose of giving the intelligence from the
South and Mexico, the West Indies, and the
Western Territories, one day, or even two. or
three days, in advancel of the Government
mails, as they are now conducted by the
present Postmaster General 1t has been
long seen by our contemporaries, that there
was necessity of some voluntary as.
ISOLATION of the press of New York and the
North, in union with the journals of New Or
| leans and the South, in order to obviate the
| laundering incapacity and ridiculous parsimony
with which the Post Office Department is con
Quoted under its present regime. A remedy il
now at hand
The importance Of the Southern and Mexican
news, during the approaching winter, Is under
stood by every one connected with active life
permanent peace with that country, or
not, will depend upon the movements OF
the Mexican government and people. A
knowledge OF these movements becomes there
fore, absolutely necessary to the government at
Washington, In order that it may be able to make
calculations for the future, as we'll as to the mer-
camille interests of New York and the North, in
order to avoid disastrous speculations in com.
merce.
few years ago, as will be recollected, W.
| established similar express in connection with
an enterprising journal at New Orleans, ane
upon several occasions the Herald has been tn.
first to give the Southern news, as much as three
days in advance of the public mails The interest
of the Southern news at that period was by nc
means equal to that which il has attained at the
present day. During that period of enterprise
which orig mated solely with US, and was PAID
for only by us, the Post Office Department en-.
deavored to throw obstacles and difficulties in
our way. tits, therefore, highly probable, iudg
ing from the past, that the present POSTMASTER
General, who certainly is not blessed with Q
higher degree of liberality than his prede
cessors, will endeavor to prevent the success o.
this enterprise, in which New York and it.
daily press, as well as many other journals, ale
interested.
This anticipation is confirmed by the obst
nate and self willed incapacity exhibited by the
Department in breaking up the mail arrangement
between Washington and Richmond This rup
ture of the contracts entered into between tn,
former Postmaster General and the company, or
the line between Richmond and Washington
will now, however, not have the effect of pre-
venting the commercial population of the North
from obtaining early intelligence from the South
This enterprise, which we and some of our CO.
temporaries have organized, will be an efectual
remedy to the obstinacy of the Postmaster Ge-
neral, and hissincapacity in the management OF
the department.
1t is, however, highly probable that, in order, il