The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-08-04
Abuse OF Gen. Taylor.

II the editors OF the Eagle tell tn
truth, they don't read their exchanges
For their benefit, we will give few ex
tracts from. the democratic papers an,
then. by way of variety, read them
homily. We have no disposition evel
to defend Gen. Taylor from this abuse
The people have him in charge and vii
do him justice.
The CircleUiLe WatcAman, DIR. Old
paper, publishes what the editor calls
sensible article" filled with abuse o
Gen. Taylor. We make few extracts
After describing fit man for the Pres
dency, ii says:
"What trait of character, answering Il
the above requisitioD, can he possess, who
was nursed in the brutal lap of war, fed
spiritually upon the blood and slaughter
that flowed all seelhing and foaming a.
round him,-went to fight the poor In
dian in his own morasses, and when he
could not force his minions of butchery
through their marshy land, suggested the
Transportation of blood hounds fromC Cuba
to track them to their hiding places, and
tear them 10 pieces-not the strong war
rior, alone who with his weapons might
defend himself, when on his watch, but
the innocent mother. in her lowly wig.
wan nursing her tender young. and the
little girl aud boy, as they unsuspectngly
Gull the wild flowers, listen to the sweet
singers of the grove, or look upon their
smiling images reflected in the stream" "
Aud then tile writer adds:
He a candidate, who has passed his
life in the tented field. spent his days in
preparing men for the work of death, and
leading them on to slaughter! He a
President, who, all his lifetime, has been
suppressing The holier sentiments of his
nature, and developing the gross, animal
portions ofhis constitution He chief
Magistrate ofthe Republic, while yet his
sword is unslleathed, and his skirts all
dripping with human gore! Goodness
Sickens at the thought, and love ofGod
aud man langushes her head in sorrow"
These two extracts are but sample
of the whole article. We have not room
for more.
The Democratic Union admits cor.
respondent to have place in his columns,
in whose article, we find the following
passages:
1--WE deem it our duty as we'll as our
privilege. to expose his character and
conduct, keeping truth and justice in
view. that other citizens. who are not
soldiers, may never feel the injuries of
his tyrannical and headstrong disposition +"
Our rights as citizens require US to
complain Of his blasphemous, slanderous
and abusive demeanor towards US, while
under his command"
We add. The article may have been
signed by a'volunteer;' but it was not writ.
ten ny one. II has its paternity at"head
quarters, "inCoshocton and was gotten up
there to make political capital aud assist
the Locofoco papers in Somerset, Co.
lumbus. and Lancaster to SANDER General
Taylor. 1t is sufficient to say that we
have the best authority to pronounce all
the above charges false; and we have the
best evidence Of ofknowing that General
Taylor, though a soldier. is kind hu-
name and excellent man. No one who
knows him will dispute it.
And now for the Eagle. What is the
difference between publishing an edi.
torial article and making extracts from
boiling Wing and Abolition sheets abu-
sing General Taylor. without word of
dissent These papers never have been
ARE not now fr endly to General Tay.
lor. Acting as we think, more foolish
than honest, they allow their zeal to get
the better of their judgment and make
base and slanderous charges that cannot
be sustained. Tho papers that assist in
circulating, and the individuals who re-
peat them, ifthey are honest in their acts,
may be placed in the same catagory, but
those knowing the charges false and un
founded, and yet circulating them, are
guilty ofmeanness. which should call down
upon them the scorn of the whole com.
munily.
Those individuals, who are ofthe opin.
ion that General Taylor should not have
fought in this War, should strike at the
root of the evil they complain Of Ac,
cording to our present system of Govern
ment, we have standing army. The
members of that army have their duties
to perform as well as any other citizen of
the Coniederacy--and those, who objec,
to the performance ofthese duties, should
frs, abolish the machinery that imposes
them, ifihey think it can be done in safe.
ty II this cannot be done and we must
have a standing army, the individuals
composing that army. would be recreant
to the trust reposed in them, if they did
not obey the orders Of the President,
who for the time being is General in