The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-07-13

who should be the candidate. Il was not
possible that the wishes Of all could he cra..
flied, but the convention was composed of
delegates from all par,st of the Union they
compared their opinions, aud Gen. Taylor's
nomination was the result of the free and
full interchange of their views. The onlv
virtue these conventions can have, is to
unite us. II they do not unite US, they
have lost their only virtue. The national
wing convention OF Philadelphia has nomi.
mated Gen. Zachary Taylor fnr prcsidcn,
of the United States. Applause. lie
has been nominated and is presented to us
as our candidate by all tho forms known to
us in such eases
lnow propose, my fellow citizens. TO cx-
anime somewhat into the qualifications Of
Gen. Taylor for this high office. aud what
should recommend him for It. happen in
the first place personally to know General
Taylor. A word as to Gen. Tavlor's po
li,ical principles. Previous to the attempts
OF politicians to investigate his character:
no man was more universally recognized
among his personal ncquaintanccs, as Il
wing, than Gen. Taylor. | know him to
be wing. Loud appausc lie has
sald--and it there is man living who
would not tell n lalsehood, that man il
Zachary Tavlor--"! am wing, but no,
an ultra whig." II he had been near a
place Of election in III be would have vo.
ted for Clay. IApplausc.l This man,
Gen. TAYLOR. spent his life in the camp
in distant placcs--wherc the service If his
country called him. lie has kept his mind
free from the animosi,ies Of a party pol;i-
clan. While he ngrees in all the leading
wing principles, he has no unknd feelings
towards those who differ from him. Why's
and Democrats have fought under his or
ders side by side--cquaily fighting, con-
qnering, aud shedding their blood under
him-how could il be possible !or him To
regard tho one with less favor than the 9th
err? How could he give place 10 any II
those little animosi,ics Of the petty politi-
clan! How could he be bound hv pcit,
party ligamen,s, inducing him 10 favor one
more than than the other of those who
fought under him, hled under him, and Of
whom he is alike the object ~ obedience
and affection! Applause. This, fellow
citizens, is the school Of Gen. Ta,!or's pol
itics.
The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES friendly 10 him
had found fault with him for the capitu-
lation Of Monterey, but the officer who chr.
ried him the reproof OF tho War Department,
had said That, ms military man, he would
have preferred tho honor Of tina, capitula-
ton 10 the glory Of Gen. Ta,lor's previous
victories. This officer was Major Graham,
one Of tho most accomplished men in the
American army. Maj. Graham carried
the rehtke Of the war department, com
posed in the midst Of peace, safety aud lux
ury. in the White honsy1klo the brave old
soldier, who was fighting hmd the noun
tains of Mexico. Graham saws he watch
ell the old mans coun,cnancc ms he read
the letter; but no sign OF anger or emotion
was visible. After he had read il. he said
he was sorry that his conduct had not met
the appreciation Of the prcsidcn,--and that
the government condemned his course.
''Gcncral,n said Graham, .,hc people do
not condemn YOU"
Il could have taken Monterrey said
Gen. Tay lor, "with high and bloody hand,
but II would have cost me the lives Of five
hundred more of my men. did not care
about the Mcxicans-l could bca, them ut
any time--whnt wanted was the town
The President does not understand the
matter, or the reasons for my conduct.
had my cannon and supplies TO bring up,
my lines Of communication to establish mud
secure. While affected 10 gran, them
time, ! was really securing il for mysclf!''
And this nlnn-so pure, 50 plain. so up
righi-as ready with tear for the sorrows
ola friend, MS blow for nm cnemy--would
ne not make real, genuine, old fashioned,
Democratic President? Yes, YES. and mp.
plansc. Not n spurious, partisan Demo
crat, but real Democrat; would not his
election hc new light over our fading De-
mocracy? Do YOU not think, nv friends.
that our Democracy has been falling into
the rear-a little into the yellow lcaf?-
Have not abuses crept in from the long
continuance Of power ip the Same hands
make no allusion TO any individuals. Are
we not gradually getting into our govern
ment too many Of those little nristocratic
notions? a voice-it all comes OF the
loavcs and fishes Yes, ms friends. there
is good deal in that, too. One set OF
Presidents have held power long While
] mean a set Of Presidents protesting the
same political principlcs--and in this long
continuance OF power in the same hands,
many abuses must have crept in.
have dwelt but little on the politics Of
Gen. Taylor, but there is one subject of
which will speak, 40 it touches CLOSELY
your interests here. Yon, my friends,
may DO called the Sparsans Of America.