Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-06-29
GEN. TAYLOR AS A MAN,

from the New YORK Tribune.
Hon. JOHN J. CRITTFNDEN addressed q great
meeting at Pittsburgh, Pa on Friday evening,
being on his way home to Kentucky, having re-
signed his seal in the Senate to canvass the
State tor Governor. Mr.. Critenden never could
make poor speech, and on this occasion he
made very good one in commentator of Gen.
Taylor. 1t does not prove General Taylor the
best man for President, but it shows that he pos
sesses las we always supposedly many sterling
qualities. The following synopsis 1--WE have no
room for fuller reportl we take from the Pitts
burgh Gazette;
GEN. TAYLOR is A WING.
This, Mr. Cutienden said, he declared from
his own knowledge. He is Wing, good
Wing, thorough Wing. know him TO be a
Wing but not an ultra Wing. All his political
feelings are identified with the Wing party.
GEN. TAYLOR IS AN HONEST MAN.
On the uprghlness of Gen. Taylor's charac-
ter, Mr.. Crlttenden dwelt with great earnestness.
as trait which he knew, ard felt and admired.
lie said he was emphatically an honest man. and
he deied the opponents Of the old soldier 10 bring
aught against him, impeaching his uprightness,
IN al his transactions during public lite of for
ty years. His appearance and manners bear the
impress OF such sterling honesty hat peculaiion,
meanness, and rascahly are frightened from his
presence. General TwIgs, who had been on
habits OF intimate personal intercourse with him,
said to the speaker, lately, that there was not
man IN the world who had been in the COMPANY
OF Gen. Taylor five minutes, who would dare
MAXI an improper proposition TO him. Dishones-
~ tlees from his presence.
GEN. TAYLOR is MAN OF GREAT ABILITIES.
His whole military life gave evidence of this.
lie never committed blunder or lost battle
There is not another man in the army who
would have fought the battle of Buena Vista but
General Taylor-and not another would have
won 1t Examine the whole history of his ex-
PLOTS, IN all their details, and you see the evil
dence Of iar-reachng sagacity, and great abll-
ny.
GEN TAYLoRIsA NJ AN OF LEARNING.
Not mere scholastic lea rning-he never grad-
uaied at college-but his mind is richly slor-
ed with that practical knowledge, which is ac-
CURED iron both men and books, He is deep
" read man, in all ancient and modern history
aud IN all matters relating to the practical du-
ties OF lie civil and military. He is intimate
with Plutarch, said the speaker,-a Plutarch hero
himself, as bright as ever adorned the page of
history. General Gibson,-you all know and
love General Gibson, one of your own Pennsyl-
yanians, man whose reputation for truth and
honor was proverbal, and whose word was al
ways the end OF controversy, 80 implicitly was it
relied upon, General Gibson told HIM that he
and General Taylor had entered the army near
ly together, and had served together almost con-
stanly, ult'l he, Gibson retired, and that during
that time, they had SAT together on seventeen
Court Manials, many of them important and in
trcale cases, and in every single instance z ,ch.
airy Taylor had been appointed to draw up the
oplnlon OF the Court-a brilliant testimony to
his superior abilities, and ripe learning and prac-
teal knowledge.
GENERAL TAYLoR's HUMANITY AND SIMPLICITY
OF CHARAC1ER.
General Taylor is PLAIN, unassuming, unos-