Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-10-28
A MAN OF WAR AND A MAN OF PEACE.

The country, which has sympathized in the pc
rils and reoiced in the glores of our armleswhich
has followed with palpitating heart the fortunes OF
Its citizen soldiers and its gallant regulars over the
orrid lowlands and through the mountain defiles Of
Mexico, exulting in every success, honored by
every act of moderation and magnanimity, and
desponding never Of its glorious fag-the country,
nevertheless and its industrious, moral and liberty
loving people, is grateful and happy in restored
peace. And now that war is over, and its cost in
precious lives and countless treasure begins to be
realized, all those who duly regard their obligations
as citizens and as christians feel solictous that war
should alflict us no more.
In this condition Of public feeling we have, as il
so happens, candidates for the Presidency two
Generals. But it also happens that the real
General-he who has seen all the horrors of war,
and vino, though always victorious, has the most
abundant experience that the most gratifying and
complete victory must yet be dearly bought-this
successful soldier, ZACHARY TAYLOR, is " man Of
peace" is abundantly testified by the following
extract of letter from him, dated Baton Rouge,
An March, lS46, Zone year only from the date OF
his Inauguration our next Presiden,.) lie says:
TO your concluding inquiry, need hardly reply that
am Peace Man. and that deem state of peace to be ab
souey necessary to the proper and heahf action Of
republican institutions. On this important topic freely
often laid down by the Father OF his Country, and
gently recommended by him in his Farewell Address
American People. Indeed, think mey say that
feel complete faith than do in the wisdom of his
advice, when he urged the proPrey of always standing
on our own SOIL
On the other hand, Gen. CAss, who never burnt
printing in,batte-who is theoretical General
is all for war. Whenever any difference occurs
between this country and Others he lis for immedi-
ately preparing the hearts Of the people for war"
and thus completes the contrast between his great
competitor and himself-that whereas Gen. Taylor
is peace man," and with wise appreciation of the
evil influence of war upon freedom and free nstitn-
tons, he is 'peace man" because he "deems a
state of peace absolutely necessary to the proper
and heathful action of our Republican institutions"
Gen., Cass, who is merely theoretical soldier,
seems to think it the duty OF public man, in this
free republic, to prepare the hearts of the people
for war;"
With such motives of duty, and with the grasp
ing spirit of territorial aggrandizement which he has
evinced-in his readiness to grasp all Oregon, all
California, all Canada, and all Cuba--Gen. Cass,
it might well be assumed, will not be able to make
any headway against the modest wise, and consi-
derate soldier whom the Wings have made their
fle-leader end whom the country will support be-
cause valiant, successful, and well-tried in war
and therefore as warrior far more reliable at need
than his competitor ; he is an open, earnest man
Of Peace because Peace and Freedom are correla.
tives.-New York Courier.