Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-08-03


no. one of the human virtues absent. They a.
bound as the sands of the sea shore abound
They cluster around his brow in rich prolu-
sion. In his intercourse with men he is just,
merclful generous, kind, and fotgiving ln
the discharge of his duties, he is firm, steady,
patient. perseverng. In his personal bearing,
he is modest, accessible, frank. So high Is
his reputation for justice, that men have been
known TO prefer Zachary raylor's voluntary o.
pInion upon disputed point to the decision
Of regularly constituted tribunal in the rtem-
Uses. His der.hearedness is as proverhial
as his love of justice, and sheds halo around
all his acuons, even when duty demands that
lis prompIngs shall be silenced., He has a
kind word for all. and for him injuries are writ
ten in aer. To wish we'll and TO do we'll to
his fellow creatures are the prime purposes Of
Zachary Taylor's heart, and his whole life has
been one example of generosity and benevo-
Ience His courage is Of the very highest or
der; no, merely physical, but mental aud NOR
al. The courage TO do evil, to do wrong, to
do injustice he has not, but his courage is, 10
do good, TO do well. to do right. |, is The cour-
age of honesty Hence it is never alarmed
never ,rembles. never knows fear, never can be
seduced by promises Of favor. Ii is courage
that is no respecter Of PERSONS. |. is cour-
age that never shrinks from responsibility, new
or breads its presence. 1t is never rash, though
adequate to every emergency and duty because
TO be righ. and to do right are the controlling
determinations of his noble mind ~
With humility always goes simplicity Of
manners. Taylor is no. an exception to this
rule. His simplicity Of manners is the admi-
ration of all, aud il Is further evidence of the
presence of The great virtues, wl,hou. which
it cannot exist to any extent in any individual.
An humble man regards his fellow-man as his
equal and is accessible TO all alike. This is
Taylons rule of action. There is charm a.
bout his whole personal department, lha. nva-
riably ,exc.es respect and love in those who
are breughl into contact with him. This charm,
which is the legitimate operation of so many
virtues centred IN one man, is the secret of the
confidence which his presence and his charac
ac,er have Infused so largely into the public
mind. : II has. been said ,ha, man may be
known by his dress. In this particular, Tay-
lor is true 10 his character. which is, never TO
run into extremes. While he pays every re-
specl 10, the concentrations Of society, he
never exhibits any of,lhal frvoiry of mind that
loses sight of The kernal in contemplating the
husk. 8 -.es
The possession Of honesty and Of all the viz
tues Of which honesty is the parent, is invaria-
bly, accompanied by the existence in The same
individual Of great intellectual capacity These
plants cannot flourish in barren soil. Strong
intellect is necessary TO their growth and de-
velopmen'. Nor will they grow and deseIope
themselves unless the intellect be cultivated,
and cultivated diligently. These truths are veri.
fed in the person ef Zachary Taylor. His in
,ellect Is of The highest order. He has cult.
va;ed it with grea, assidulty, and II has proved
to be fruitful field to the possessor. Every
seed sown in it has brought forth vigorous
plant that has grown rapidly and yielded rich
fruits. The powers of his mind are equal in
every respect TO his moral attributes. They
stand side by side in their glory.
Sgnaized by wonderful grasp of inlelIec,
aud extraordinary powers of intellect and ex-
traordnary powers of generalizauon. he never
fails 10 arrive at correct judgment Of men and
things because of the extent of data which he
can command, almost intuilvely. upon a give a
subject. Herein his honesty of purpose ava.ils
him nightly. There is no miserable and pet.
~ personal ambition present to obscure his
conception, but, in the pure ligh, of tie pub.
he COED, he sees every Thing take Us prope,
position, and the result becomes kn own TO him
with mathematical certainty. Gifted with the
power of wiring the English. language more
purely, perhaps, Than any other man living, be
has at his hands The mean, of announcing the
deliberations Of his mighty mind in words ,ha,
burn with the authority of uulhfuihess. By
nature and by educali'n Zachary Taylor is a
law ~-losing and law-phldng man. His honesty
makes hlm so and Keeps him so. His career
has been with Uel and with things, and they
have left 'heir impress upon naturally righ,
mind. which IN It's turn has reacted upon these
objects OF active life, and mastered them and
made them subserviehl TO The masters use
Herein Is the philosophy Of Taylor's glorious
character 1t has been formed by his mighty
mind out of materials provided 10 abundance
10y the God of his nature. In one whole com
blned. il stands the proudesI monument of hu-
man excellence ,ha, now fills The national eye.
Fortunate for The Country, that us possossor,
unc6nscions of his merit aad his glory, is about
10 be lifted by the populas voice 40 the chair
once occupied by The only man .o'whose char