The national whig., 1847-07-01


such silly notions, notions which hever had place
in any rightly constituted mind, the great the noble,
the practical Taylor is made to respond in the afir-
native. Again, the Signal man, in the pleniiudc OF
his thpbe full Of wisdom, styles the two great par
ties of the country political factions, and their orga-
nizcd movements tricks and Gen. Taylor, known
to all his friends as being an uncompromising Wing
k,lo,on 10 as as such, is made TO say-"Aye, they
arc both miserable factions, and if the demonstra
tions madein my favor have been made by either of
these factions, such demonstrations ricks, arc
utterly unworthy of my notice. The mere statement
of these propositions and answers in their trge light
will suiceao dispose of this part Of the subject, and
t, yndicate tho Heroic Taylor from the utterance of
any such folly.
Secondly, The Signal man says, that, in his opin-
ion, the Taylor movement has higher character
than the enthusiastic feeling in his favor as militia.
ry genius, higher character than the fact that he
was whig, aud had won the affections Of the Wing
party, such-that it grows out Of conviction
that General Taylor has displayed an energy and
wisdom Of conduct, and modesty of demeanop
which requisite TO the deliberations Of cabinet
as the plan of campaign" Wonderful critic this
Signal Editor! Tpo and three make fire, says he
but that is proof Of General Taylors popularity,
and should not be taken into the calculation an
element to prove it, but three an two make fue, and
herein is the grand secret Of his popularity, his pow
or, his final success The reader will readily per.
ceve that such is the amount Of the Signals state
ment, and yet General Taylor is made to answer in
appreciation Of such miserable trash. He is made
to say-"Yes, it is my modeSty Of demcanor which
has excited tho American people in my favor for the
Presidency, my energy, my wisdom Of conduct-not
their enthusiasm for my military acts, not the fact
that am Wing of the straitest sect" Great God
Is this General Taylor We will not dare insult
his fame by imagining the possibility, that the letter
which bears his name in the Signal is genuine. If
it should be- then there has been no General Tay lor
such he who fought the battles from Palo Alto to
Buena Vista, such as he who has written the hun
dreds Of letters which have borne his signature. 1t
has all been phantom, shadow Of phantom!
Thirdly, The Signal man says, that it was the
popular impulses and the stern honesty Of Andrew
Jackson, which aroused the sympathy and trust Of
the nation" What he means by such balderdash
it is hard to say, but we presume, he intended to de-
clare, that, it was the stern honesty Of General Jack
son which aroused the popular impulses in his favor
Be this as it may, Gen. Taylor is made to respond to
this sentiment, that is, he is made to say-"Yos, il
is my stern honesty which has walked up the popu.
lar impulses in my behalf, the sympathy, the trust
Of the nation" Is there any man who has ever
heard Of General Taylor who has ever read his des-
patches his genuine letters, heard them read, who
will not at once pronounce such declaration on the
part Of Taylor himself utterly incompatible with his
character None, none Is Taylor known by the So
brquet of the "modest and stern man to vaunt
his own modesty, his own sternncss1 Away with
such supposi,ion 1t is too monstrous to gain Gre
dcnce for one moment
Fourthiy. The Signal editor next draws pic.
ture of General Taylor content in the enjoyment
/" Of domestic life" and devoted to his home and
family, in the bosom Of which, the intervals Of his
"lfe have passed peacefully and happily" To these
sentiments impertineny thrust into General Tay.
lor's face by an utter stranger to him, by who
has not a single feeling in common with the
feeling in common with him, as we shall
show before we are done. Gen. Taylor, in the
Signals Forged Letter is made to rcply--I have
no aspirations for the Presidency, "a much more
" tranquil and satisfactory life awaits me- trust in
" the society Of my family and particular friends,
and in the occupations most congenial to my
" wishes" Is this like General Taylor, we again
ask Is he tho man to descend to impaling flies Z
Is such waddle to bo found in any Of his writings
hitherto published The forger ovcreaped probable
ities in this part Of his reply, for il is against the
that there is any occupation congenial to the
old hero than camp life.
FJihly. The egotist Of the signal next declares
that his impressions Of General Taylor are such,
that he Qhe Signal many would not he astonished, if
General Taylor should firmly disregard ''every ac-
clamation which connected his name with the Pre-
sidoncy" except the acclamation Of the ,Dhoe coua
fry The iorger Of the letter printed in the Signal
makes Gen. Taylor reply TO this absurd proposition,
by the absurd declaration, that, !" can and
shall yield to no call that does not come from the
spontaneous action and free will Of the nation at
" arge"-that, " in no case can permit myself to
" be the candidate Of any party or yield myself to
" party schemes The slightest reflection will con.
vince the most obtuse observer, that Gen. Taylor
was never the author of such suprcmey foolish
sentiment. What other kind Of &C ion but spon.
fGneous action manifested in the elec-
tion bf American presilan4s Was thoro avor