Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-07-22

But to retunthis debate Of tAe honorable Senator'S and
mine is sort Of model debae-s gyratons sinuoies and
episodes without limit, coherence continuity. have
said safety might DO found in the Wing policy and IN their
leader, General Taylor.
The Senator from Mississippi has drawn strong and vivid
picture Of the eminent abilities, The large aanmen and the
thorough accomplishments Of General Cass all things per-
tanning TO public aarsof his seadness his
bis maniness his independence of power-hs and
hankness-concealing no opnion--givng conflicting
assurances-hls fearessness, statesman, of popular
his abhorrence of being elevated high station
py management dexteriy any other way, than upon
full inspection and consideration OF every act sentiment
principle or inclination Of his mind The indicates
That General Cass may be regarded carrying his his
hand and opening to the public gaze the Deep dark and
mysterious Of that mysterious Of all created
things This picture presented in contrast with that of
General Tayorand this latter exhibits General TAYLOR as
utterly gnorantas having mature opinions on public
affairs, sodieras ocator-exhibtinc won
dous variety the substance his opnionsas having
flooded the county with ec,cneerng letters-as mere
epstolary drlveer-hng his friends with regret and his
enemies with commseratlon-as writing "long, verbose,
and meaningless letters full Of false grammar confused IDEAS
and the most rude and unposhed In short the
substance of what the Senator sad that General Taylor is
ignorant equvocatng, eleconeerng claracer-bayiug
no oPnions or, If he have withholding hem and taking
the benefit Of conflicting and false nterpetalionsor what
the same thing being cart and part in fraud sought to
be played off upon the people of the United States
Now, Mr.. President, look on this picture, and now on
that-the first the Democratic Hyperion the latter the
Wing Sayr Now, my FIRST observation is lhat the honor
able Senator will strike out the namcs and exhibit the pictures
simply, there is not woman child in the United
States that would take the General Cass the other
for General Taylor have always heard and readily believe
that General Cass unexceptonabe and kind his domestic
relations Why, sir, his very children would not recognise
the portrait that the Senaorwho skilfuI artist-has
painted for their kind, ascona dearly beloved father
And again, those chidren-some Of them have known as
models excellence and accomplish afectionatev
their nmost heart the image Of their dear father
would almost little resemblance between that image and
the portrait by the Mississippi artist between his
Hyperion and his Satyr.
But what shall of the portrait Of General Tavlor
Would his children recognise No, sir They might
il the picture of low vulgar ragamun deserter
who had just returned from the Sir the arsca skin Of
the Senator reminds Of vulgar story that have seen or
heard somewhere of the Dutchmsns horse painted at first
with mastery and exquisite skill and exhibited in public with
paints and brushes at hand for all the judges
Of horse esust TO touch and alter, exhibit perfect
animal The amateurs (hey doubtless Democrats of
the genus Locofoco) work, elongated tho ears
anotherbu you know the story At length non-descrpt
was Produced and but for horse written UNDER could
have known whether ass lion, horse The Senator
st works at the ears, Chat nsnct-Democaiic instinct
but he should recoec that the dauber might make an
ass OF proud Bucephaus that spurned any
rder but the master OF the world would commend the
efforts to be made upon the mane and if he can paint few
pearly dewdop the said mane he may have awaken
ed in his mind idea of the noble and powerful animal be-
fore which the Democracy rembes, and, trembling will fy.
Sir to be serious, this studied dspamgement Of General
Taylor need not and ought excite feeling indigna-
tion The rawlings of despair objects Of commsera-
tion,, not Of resentment They can do no harm. The
people OF this country have they have sagaciy,
they have judgment They better Judges Of and
the worth OF men, verify believe than even this Senate
mean no disparagemen of this body-whch talent v-
tue, and patriotism may not shrink from comparison with
any other But mean the people live, move, and have
their being in clear pure and atmosphere no cques
no passions, no prudces, artificial standards per-
sonal Interests strong have bias and thwar srong
sound PLAIN, common sense No, this studiedI must
think-ungenerous disparagment, do HARM have
purpose TO eulogze Gen. Taylor 1t would be Offensive
to his simple astes and delicate sense sefrespect
would be unbefitng me. not, by nature strung and
tuned TO give out the music Of eulogy and men
in power to be in power. II is my wont-to me il
would be vocation Sir leave him in his simple dig
nifty and grandeur of when unaorned adorned
the most Would you have the Venus de Meoc furbelov-
ed and ounced in the tinsecd nery Of modern millinery
Would you have the statue Of Hercules with tawdry
cap and eahers Would you have me weave enrands for
the pnnacles Of the Sierra Mad that lift their heads and
baihe their naked brow sunlight far above the region of
the clouds Given down to Immortality they in his
oy IN poetry and in song BY the associated goes Of the
hero Of Monterey and Buena VISTA leave them in their
pie grandeur. The people well know how estimate him.
His strong fine ssgacty and unering judgmenm
of purpose, inconupbe integrity and his open down.
right ankness and honesty Of hearm and fearless as s
kind and humane. His expansive viewslooking 10 the
whole country his country and every part the country
his part Of the county-knovng partisan cques or mere
sectional himself upon the constitution and
the whole constitution and serving people and the whole
people. All this the people know WELL
Sir, shall support General Taylor and support him cor
daily, the true representative of all great conservative
characteristics Of the Whg party. shall support him ss
Of peaceas opposed 10 all oppos-
ed TO that rapacious policy that would pick quarrel with
neighbor, and then seize his goods support him for his
sound constitutional views regard the relative duties Of
the respective departments sf the Government King Veto
will not be put in chains but confined his proper sphere
He will not be permitted marauder make lorays upon
every department Of the Government and upon every public
and private interest support him because believe be
will suffer the will Of the people become the law Of the
people within constitutional limits because believe that
things that lie before in the unknown may be Of vast
magnitude than all the transient party questions of
the day and because have confidence in his moderation and
good sense-above ALL in bis moderation and rght-nnded-
ness If have learned any thing in public le il fs that
pure intentions and snee-mindedness with strong good
sense worth than the splendid abilities and the
largest experience without them II would be sad II
otherwise. He who seeks what is right and seeks il with
singIeness Of mind, viii rarely miss it. What whether
Gen. Taylor cannot play at game OF sophsms with
expert and dexterous political daectieans What care
whether he can, with metaphysical scissors
!" Sever and divide
A hair twixt north and northwest side q,
What care whether he has and precise views (do
all have them upon many OF the transient and unim-
portant questions OF the day Might Washington have
been worried in political metaphy ysicssay the resolutions Of
'9s and 99by many knight Of the green bag,
Of his "cens and one too, who would not ha been en-
trusted by his neghbor with the trial Of Of the value
Of hundred dollars And yet the people entrusted tho