Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1848-10-19
"HOWARD COUNTY BANNER

urday morning. In one of its articles,
speaking of the Presidency, ii gives brief
review of how Gen. Taylor was nomina.
ted; which article we propose to give by
paragraphs, with few comments. The
opening paragraph is as follows:
When the news OF the victory Of Buena Vista
spread like prairie FIRE throughout the land, the
two great parties wero preparing for the nomina.
ton oil such men as in their estimation were best
fitted for the Presidential chair. The Democrat
ic party had already cast their eyes upon their
favofite leader OF the present dsy, the Hon.
Lewis Cass. They called for his opinions OF the
times, the present and the future welfare of his
country; and he answered every question in
satisfactory manner. leading 10 his nomination by
the universal Democratic party.
The intelligent reader will recollect Gen.
Cass' satisfactory" letter to the Chicago
Convention; his more than satisfactory"
letters on the Wilmot Proviso, because he
espoused both sides; his "noise and confu.
sion" speech at Cleveland and more than
all will he recollect the satisfactory" man
mel which the universal Democratic par
~" ofNew York. Pennsylvania and several
other states, received his nomination A
recollection of all this, will give "satisfac-
tory" insight into the political knowledge
and caudor Of the Banner.
But to the second paragraph
Ten. Taylors fame, alone, in a military point
Of view, sufiiced TO bring his name before the
people at an early day. The faction hammer
room was raised, and alterations in its praise came
from the heart OF every malcontent OF party.
The General pandeTed TO the will and wishes OF
such men, and lost no time in yielding 10 nom>
nation. He was then candidate Of no party:
he was but the jupe of hungry office hunters and
designing demagogues.
About this time, the editor of the Ban
ner was hungry office seeker" and sup
porter Of Gen. Taylor. But now he has
raised the faction Banner" and abuses
the man he so much admired and under
whom he was SO anxious to hold the
subordinate post of Captain! If Gen.
Taylor's friends will excuse us for the com
parison. we will leave il to them TO decide
which is the "dlpe," and which has "pan-
dered" and shifted for personal aggrandize-
ment.
Paragraph third
Tho demning spirit OF fana,icsm reared its
head in quite smother quarter. Gen. Taylor &C.
ceded to the wishes OF Na,ivism, cast aside all
sense OF honor and Of shame. and thus became
the candidate Of secret and designing traitors 10
their country and its institutions.
Gen. Taylor's devotion 10 his country
and its institutions" was manifested by an
exposure of his life in her defence, when
the writer of this SANDER was yet unborn;
or il born, had never yet been beyond the
purieu of a nursery; il BECOMES such an
one to speak of the man who risked his
life defending him and the mother who
bore him, as lost to "honor and shame" and
conspirng with "secret and designing TRAI-
TORS to the country and its institutions" 1t
is also complimentary to his neighbors and
citizens, to place them in the same
category, they are not familiar with the life
and services of the man they support for
the high office of President, and will ap-
preciate the information thus timely given,
that they are supporting a man who is
designing traitor 10 the country and its in
situations!
But there is something yet in store for
them, in paragraph fourth:-
As il 10 clap The climax Of unhalowed work,
the Federal party met in general conclave in the
Quaker city" There, principles were found
too light; and nothing would suffice but plain
availability in opposition 10 The name Of Gen
Cass. Henry Clay was doomed TO disappoint.
rnent even in nomination.; and, ny reason. OF
Yupineness Of his friends was forced 10 yield the
preerance OF the disconnected Of his party 10
The claims Of such man as Zachary Taylor!
The "traitors" of the former paragraph
are now merged with the federal party
in an "unhallowed work" They would
not nominate Mr.. Clay, and sustain anolh.
or defeat, bu, chose 10 take as true patriot
even "such man as Gen. Taylor " and
with this stern old patriot as their leader
they have dashed the Castles into per-
feet phrenzy. Patriots, good and true, raj
lied under his banner, and have already &c
conpished much for the coun,ry--and Tho
7lh Of November, will sea the hopes o
.hungry office hunters and designing dem
agogues." This is the great work "such {
man as Cen Taylor" is well fitted for, an'
which brave and intelligent people hav'
called upon him to do.
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