Richmond palladium., 1848-06-28

The Louisville Journal draws the following
contrast between the candidates for the Presi-
dency. II is true to the life.
What contrast there is between the two can.
didatss for the Presidency. General Taylor and
General Cass! Probably two prominent men
not to be found in the whole nation more ut
teriy different from each other in their charac-
tiers and their lives. Look at them-frst at the
one and then at the other. Both are military
men, but the one, although out for time in the
last war with Great Britain, never encountered
his country's enemies ia battle, while the other =,
by his achievements in three ars. espe ecially in
the war with Mexico, has won an immortal fame,
beside which the brightest names Of the heroes
Of antiquity appear dim and pale. Nor sfs tile
two less strik ingly contrasted in other things
than in their military regulations. Trace them
through their lives; the a sIavish and truck
ling parasite Of power, always in profitable pub
lie office, but always seeking and receiving it
the boon Of the Government, and never at the
HANDS Of the people, the Aatterer and supporter
by turns, Of the elder Adams, of Jefferson, OF
Madison, of Monroe, of John z. Adams, Of An
drew Jockson, Of Van Buren,, Of Harrison, and
Of Polk, and a holder Of office from all Of them
except the first and last, the cringing sycophant,
and elaborate euIogst Of Louis Philippe in pros
perity and the ready denouncer Of Louis Phil
lippe in adversity; tn. proprietor Of all possible
opinions to suit all conceivable times and Occa-
sions, a black cockade Federalist and ranting
radical, q warm friend of tho Wilmot psoviso,
and non-commtaii.t in regard to the Wiimot
proviso, an advocate Of the improvements Of lakes
and rivers and a supporter Of the President in
his vetoes Of those improve nts. loud br.wl-
or for economy and still louder brawIer for var.
no matter at what expense Of money and blood.
With every nation that happens to have disPute
with Us, a man whose feelings and symPathies
rest not with the masses, but pine for the ssckfy
and corrupt atmosphere Of courts and palaces,
Of Kings and Preside nts-the other empha ficaIly
a man Of the people, sturdy o6-shot Of the
plain old Kentucky yeomanry. . sffong scion
nurtured amid the Perils, the Priva tons and hard
ships Of the plain, virtoous. hospitable, and an
pretending pioneers Of the West. man whose
sincws have been hardened by toll, who esteems
his fellow men according 10 their merit, and rot
according 70 their position. Who never asks IA
vor from . government fanctienasy in his lifs, /,
who knows nothing Of essrts asd ssistoefaeies
and svcophants and o6ee-seeken, eSeepe u
scorn them. man whs thinks for himself, asd
s'stznds erect in the image Of 0od." instead Of
"bo wing the pregnant hinges Of The knee whore
thrift may follow fawnins.'' who vosld not form
an opinion or disavow - epision deliberately
formed to gain crown 4 aceptre. whs manifssts
ID has wbele bearing sseh ssssn and lefty Psrity
that eorsupsses wsuld never dare = sppseaeh
him. who sn;tes, in . msss exts.ordisasy degsss
than aImoss ANY other man Of he sgs. ths qss'-
itiss Of charming si@pHeiiy. oasay sssss' hess
sag.city, ussrrisg jsdensss, dssP kssv'eegs q
men, and great dseisiss II character. vhs sss
the last thirty ysss hes ''sPsns h's dearest &C.
teu in die tented 6eId," scarcely sIsspisg aDdss
roof during al that time, and who, witsis the