The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-10-25

ysaIs. While an lnllmsls srqusinlsnes
wilh 81 ne th,esaeIy, dsseit 49, dyuiie
iraling o. political lie. might have made
him lrelyiRg a. he does on his oHn r.
sauFcesl olssiiRals in lhs opinions Re might
form. and 0EerhsaFiRg and dirlaioIial u
rndeaEoEing 10 enloEre ihem an enrann-
TER wilh them ma will only iend ~ make
him maEe guarded in the selcriian Of Ihase
with whom he Is n sasise. and 10 whom
he might be eOmpelled 10 eonkde ihe in
lerrs.s 4 ihe county. Il des9aielaes
l0Ihe tsoFeTnmeEi. and snch lessers 0rany
Importance as hare come undsr Ihe pub
lie eve. esinre in = high drgree esTelal
cultivation al q mind &C The firsl nrieT;
and indeed until his acceptance nf The nj
minaiinn OF The Philadelphia Conrenli'll.
and consequent deelsrsliaa lllai he had no
sympalhies with The powers thai be. even
Mr.. Rilrhie's Tnlon discovered that they
were very models Of style.
lis true that some Of his present ene-
mics and qunndanl lIiend., pretend 10 IN
srnuale that he Keeps a familiar spirit a
his slhow 10 do his wiring lnr him.
Were This the rase, il would only 60 To
shaw what an exeelirEl Judge he was al
the qualifications 81 meH. Bun s0 often
has lI:e falsch"od been refuled IL the les
iimony of such men as Major Gen. Gaines.
Gen. Persif Smith. Maj. Bliss and oih-
eTs. whose profession alone is gnaran.
Tee that they could neither eire nHerance
Ia, ar rnnnlenance falsehanli. rrndcrs
il altogether unnecessary 10 say anvIhing
on that point bnl for the Satisfaction Of
the Hn,afi.jfsd, III any there be- we will
make nne or two Quotations. Maj. Bliss.
in speaking nf his connection with Zen.
TayloI. says: " Acting rs his lGrn. T.'sl
private Secretary. IL was nv duty to look
over such papers rs the General might
hand me. o. crOss the Is and dot the is.
L, nu'ire il in the hurry of composition
any thing had heen omitted, and then take
rnpy." aud would like. says hf. TO see
the man who would dare 10 do any more
Maj. Zen. Gaines saws: That in the
many Court Mariials in which he has
been engaged with Gen. Taylor. such
was The known clearness and perspirni.
~ If his style, that he was invariably clio.
sen by the other Officers Of the Court, To
write out The reports" Col. Gardner.
AMI others say the same. A gentleman oG
Louisiana, long intimate with the General.
and who is vouched for in the most flat
iering terms by the able Editor of The
National intellgencer: states. "lhat moi
only can there he furnished from among
his many private correspondents in Lon.
isiana nnmcr1ns evidences Of Gen. Tay-
lor'. taste aud ability. in episiolary com
position: but that ol his own knowledge
he is satisfied tina; he has Car more gene.
raj information. anil is FAR more deeply
read in. and thoroughly acquainted with.
the history, theory and science of Gov
ernments. than hundreds who pretend lo
make light If his capacity and acquire
ments. lie states that he is thorough
historian; having devoted the most Of his
leisure time 10 storing his mind with tie
facis aRd- experiences. which The history
Of The past unfnlds 10 the eager aud IN.
dustrious inquirer; that the history and
character Of the Father Of his country
have been particularly his study and ma
del. and moreover that in his habits of
thought. and in his general character, he
hears closer resemblance tn Gen. Wash.
ingion, Than any man whom he has ever
known"
Instances and evidences might be null.
tiplied over and over. were il not that we
are already trespassing too much upon
your time. Enough however has. we
think. been said, To Justify us in express
ing belief that he is capable; we know
that he is honest; allowing these. the 9th.
er two requisites for a Republican Candi-
date follow as matter oi course. For III
rapahle to decide. no one can doubt but
thai Zachary Taylor will fearlesslv PER-
form, whatever duty may dictate is to be
done and il honest, that he will stand by
the CONSTITUTION TO The last: Tor he has
himself snlemnly promised, that he will
make ii his Polar Star, by which to steer
the ship OF state through the rugged sea
of political strife.
And nnw in conclusion. let MS rnrreat
yonr particular attention willie we cntlea-
vor in few remarks, 10 point out one
striking characteristic possessed by Gen.
Taylor. in an eminent degree. which none
hut truly great men, have ever been re.
markable for, in any age. We mean that
perfect and undying confidence, which he
instIls INFO every one who serves under
him, that whatsoever he wills. fhn he is
able 10 do, that for him 10 promise is 10
perform. 10 fight is 10 win; that under
him there is no such thing as defeat; and
tina, no matter who else may fall. while
Old Zqck is ihere, virtory will still ride
triumphant on our banner. Modest and
unpreiendiug. he had moved a"ng upon
the path Of duty. without one effort by
gauhy display, or exiravaganl bravado, In