Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-08-24

| CRITTENDEN on TAYLoR.--In an Editorial
notice of Speech delivered at public gather
ing at Russellville, (Ky.) on the 22d utimo,
by that eminent and true-hearted Wing, JOHN
J. CRITrENDEN, we have met with notice of
the Wing candidate for the Presidency which
cannot fail to be acceptable to large portion
of our readers.
" As to General TAYLOR, Mr.. Crittenden
said he thought he would give us the right
kind of an Administration The old soldier
had passed through every difficulty safely. He
had never said that he would do anything but
what, when the time came for him TO act, he
wa. ready to act up TO the emergency. lie
had TO fight against the disadvantage of two
or three to one, and he had done it successfully.
No one had ever charged him in his long career
with dishonesty Honor and fame could no,
intoyicate him {; power could not scduce him.
He was as plain, as unpretending and rough,
after all his brilliant achievements, as any
plain citizen present. He was no. bedzenedI
with lace. He was the peoples man, and the
man of the people All could recognise him
in his old brown coat as old RouGHAND READY
as a real republican. If he wanted TO paint
Kentucky he would set up old lack and have
:" Here was man who could heal the wounds
Of the country. He looked to him with these
hopes. and with all confidence. He knew that
the other party was striving to draw the people
from him, but it was in valn,' for their hearts
were with HIM When the day of election
came. many Kentuckian would find every
other feeling overcome but the one determina-
ton to do his duty by old ZAcK and his country.
He believed Gen. Taylor would be elected.
He considered that matter well summod-up by
the young Kentuckian who went to Philadelphia
who said, Oh biz return, that the people were
very much split up in regard to candidates
that old Rough and Ready had great many
friends, but lac believed General Taylor would
beat him but he thought one they called
= Old Zock' would beat both
Mr.. &. had talked with Gen. Twiggs before
he left Washington. and the General told him,
in his decided way, that no man could look
FIVE minutes in Gen. Taylor's face and make
proposition TO him TO do a mean action. No
act of oppression was ever charged upon him
No man had eyer paid the penalty of death BY
martial law from the time he left BucnaI
Vista. He had controlled and guided the army
without bloodshed, maintained It's honor and
discipline, aud retired without having done
aught to sully the glorious character he had
ever maintained as an aDle as wei as HuiiaI'e
man. When some descrers were brought to
him after the battle of Buena Vista, before the
blood they had shed had yet sunk into the earth,
he looked scornfuly at them and said A: My
soldiers do not desert-thesc are not my SOL
diers Take them back to the camp, drum
them out, and let them GO When the Gov
ernment chided him for not stormlng Monterey
with its twelve thousand men, with his five
thousand what was his reply' Yes, The said, +,
he could have taken it in that way, but he did
not want to sacrifice the women and children.
When he was feted in New Orleans, friend
abiding to the sendd pageant which wound
through the streets of the city, said TO him that
it must have gratifying 10 him. No. said
he, 1T was not. was afraid some of the
women and children might be hurt!'
! Who but he, when thus receiving triumph
| like those of Caesar, would have thought ofthatl
/ But to him that was the most beautiful trait in
Gen. Taylor's character. 1t was more charac-
terstc of him than any of the many anecdotes
told of him. The people wanted such a man,
and they, wanted an honest man. That was
more necessary than fine talent merely, such as
was displayed in public speaking. Elect him,
and the people would have man upon whom
they could rely"