Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-05-08
General DaYInr.

The Washington Union excessively ed by the I'M
mis,skeable and daily accumuIang evidences the popu
luty 81 Con. Taylor. II dcuouncs the WHY'S fret for
Inconsistency of eyincing detcrm nation 10 elevate
Military Ch,eitan the Pres dency. Us iit hal org ,ea
the Wings elected Military Caoi,sin IN Is49;l and
then, It's blind rage, declares whigs have n,
serious intention To do the very uilg for which they are
dcnounced-te Union declaring that they are only using
his name Tor the purpose Of proine by his popularity in
tending quenty abandon him. and elect some one
Of their old eadoIs-poriaps Mr.. Clay We would sus-
get, however, ibat the Wings have scarcely made CONT
dante Of the editor Vi the Washington Union and that they
vii be- very sure not to lake his advice.
We yet hoised the Taylor flag but We are not
therefore blind to the signs OF the umes, which point
o,ecion "b1ung accidents" with uncrrirg certainty Nor
opposed 10 The movement except from conviction
that ii premature aci. and calculated 10 ir.rc the
General himself Others, entertaining different opinion
have oclcd upon convictions. or This We do not com
plain. Certain Iat as Union will foil IN lie present
design 20 excite cstrust aud jealousy the Wing ranks o.
will be signnly diseomi'cd hereafter f IL should
endcsyor defeat the election of General Taylor himself
should he permit be go before the county a.
candidate Tor the C.ef Msgsuaey. Once set n motion
tla politicians may BOZ vain hope @, "stop that ball"
But what will Inc Union 10y Of the movement iu
the Louisiana Lcgsature-a moyom,n, set on foot by
leading "D,m0o'afis' member OF thltb.dy-by gentle
who formerly, Ne believe. represented Louisiana n
iho Senate Of thc Uniiej Satcs7 What will tsay when
read tho following resolutions, submitted 100 tat body
th,2 gan u.imo BY NJ Nch9'l7 We si1l 5 Tor Boz
rsbuks o. that gentleman with no lu'o curiosity:
WuEras, The cvsr-ei1r1us victory Of Bnona Vista ha.
he' $50 whole country with JOY 1nd oN1taton and the
Senate and Hou.c %. Representatives. hc State Of Lou
su1a in General Assembly convened. feel called au t1
give '1p s.on Go iocug universally p,rysdirg this
Stato. therefore,
hsssrfd, That che Legislature 0f the Sn'c Of Lou .an,
ln General Aesrmbly convened tcn.rr haukz 10 Gen
Ioyor and hs gallant army for their services n the ever.
/ memorable scIo1 r Bu,na Visio in which they have
shown. what pf.bIhy they alone could have shown ti.
possibility Of hcr iafmef och cgomcutl being surpass.d
hesolrsd. That the Legislature cannot refrain from m
pressing the hope and the belief hot seems so 1pidy Law
ing hold D.. public opinion. That the services the disti1-
gus1td chief of ts gallant o lrmy m1y lead To- bi. be-.
in9 called. by c occlmau0nof the wu rs 81. PIE tg s
| bgf'st Office in their gii'.
Rss0','d, That he Governor % te State be and he u
hereby authorized and requested 10 hsvc struck bya com
p.'ent af.t, gold d1l with Eu1bc devices 10 be re
scntd in ihc name ci the State 10 Gen u Taylor
Rsioio,d That the Governor De- requested 10 forward q
Cen Taylor copy Of these resolutions.
These resolutions made tie order OF the day for t
sOh' and the vote upon them, We presume will be receive
in few days.