Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1848-09-13
GEN. TAYLOR, A NO-PARTY MAN,

line Wings have been greatly twitted by their
Opponents for nominating Gen. TAYLOR as their
candidate for the Presidency, notwithstanding his
repeated declarations that he is no ultra Whig and
that he could not consent 10 become the President
of Party.
Those who indulge in this ridcule seem not to be
aware of the rather odous ground which they have
themselves to assume in urging such an objection
Doubtless the Wings know what they have to look
for in the elevation of Gen. Taylor to the Presiden
cy, and if they are willing to take him with his
liberal and -proscrpive principles, surely our
opponents have no just reason to grumble about it,
Even IT 1t be more than they prepared to ex-
pect of the Wings as party. still it is an act of
liberality and good feeling which they ought rather
to commend than blame.
But we contend that the Wings are guilty of no
Inconsistency in this,hing to the Spells
system, or Prescription for opinions sake, has
been among their cardinal principles from the first
organization of the party-necessarily SO, because
1t has been by means of this great engine that the
Executive has successfully waged his war of en-
croachment and usurPation upon the rights of Con-
gress and the People, which it was the primary OBJ
Ject OF their organization to resist. Where, then
is their inconsistency?
As to Gen. Tayor's being Wing, genuine
w h's, in principle. none need doubt And that h..
Is not ntoierant In his feelings only shows that he
has preserved the Wing faith in its original purity
and patriotic dlsnterestedness. We have an anec-
dote in point, which may not be undressing.
| The old Hero was asked on one occasion by
lady, what he meant, in saying he was not
an ultra Wing? His reply was-"Madam--
have been called to pass through three wars since
joined the army. In the war of 1912, saw both
parties represented the battlefield and even in
my little command at Fort Harrison, they stood
shoulder to shoulder-I saw the Wing and the
Democrat lie down in the swamps of Florida, and
IN the morning rise up to their posts Of duty and
again saw them rise not up, but together lie in
the embrace of death! have seen the Wing and
Democrat again, side by side, on the banks of the
Rio Grande. | saw them both stand together a,
the lannon's mouth at Monterey-and again on the
bloody field of Buena Vista-and both looked up to
the same star-spangled banner. The Wing and
Democrat spread the same tent upon the sand banks
at Vera Cruz, and together marched to the Halls
of the Montezumas at their country's call. And
at last, have seen the Wing and Democrat return.
ing home, with constitutions broken and health i'm
paired, TO DIE-and seeing these things, coulc
not find it in my heart to prescribe men Jor mer
political diGerencesw
Let our opponents, then, twit as much as the,
please in regard to the "No Partyism' of our can
didate. We like him all the better for what the,
so much dislike. He is an honest man, and goo
Wing, zealously devoted to the preservation of tn
checks and balances of the Constitution, and h
will give us pure administration of the Govern
ment. This is all we want