Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-08-12

In an Editorial notice Of Speech delivered at
a public gathering at Russellvie, (Ky.) on the 22d
ultimo, by that eminent and true-hearted Wing,
JOHN ]. CmTTENDEN, we have met with notice
of the Wing candidate for the Presidency which
cannot fail to be acceptable to large portion of our
readers:
"As to General TAYLOR, Mr. CRITTENDEN said
he thought he would give the right kind Of. an
Administration. The old soldier had passed through
every difficulty safely. He had never said that ne
would do any thing but what, when the time came
for him to act, he ready to act up 10 the emer-
gency. He had had TO fight against the disadvan-
tage of two or three to one, and he had done it
successfully. No one had ever charged him in his
long career with dishonesty. Honor and fame
could not intoxcate him; power could not seduce
him. He was as plain, as unpretending and
rough after all his brilliant achievements as any
plain citizen present. He was not bedizened with
lace. He was the peoples man, and the man OF
the people. All could recognise him in his old
brown coat as old RoUGH AND READY--as a real
republican. Ii he wanted to paint kentucky he
would set up old Zack and have him painted as the
embodiment.
81 Here was man who could heal the wounds
Of the country. He looked to him with these
hopes, and with all confidence. He knew that thS
other party was striving 10 draw the people from
him. but it was in vain, for their hearts were with
him. When the day of election came many
kentuckan would find every other feeling over,
come but the one determination to do his duty hy Old
Jack and his country. He believed Gen, TAYLOR
would be elected. He considered that matter well
summed-up by the young Kenuckian who went I'd
Philadelphia; who said, on his return, that the Peo-
lple were much split up in regard to candidates
that old Rough and Ready had great many
friends, but he believed General Taylor would
beat him but he thought one they called = Old
1 Gen. TwIGGs before he left Washington, and the
General told him. in his decided way, with an oath,
that no man could look five minutes in Gen. TAY-
LoR's face and make proposition to him to do a
mean action. No act OF oppression was ever
charged upon him ! No man had ever paid the
penalty of death by martial law from the time he
fought at Palo Alto to the time he left Buena Vista
He had controlled and guided the army without
bloodshed, maintained its honor and discipline, and
retired without having done aught toisully the go-
rious character he had ever maintained as an able
as well as humane man. When some deserters
were brought to him after the battle Of Buena Vista
before the blood they had shed had yet sunk into
the earth, he looked scornfully at them and said
My soldiers do not desert-fhese are not my sol.
diers Take them back to the camp, drum then,
'out, and let them CO. When the Government
chided him for not storming Monterey with its
twelve thousand men, with his FIVE thousand, what
was his reply Yes he said, he could have
taken it in that way, but he did not to sacri-
| flee the women and children When he was
feted in New Orleans, friend alluding 10 the spen-
did pageant which wound through the streets of the
city, said to him that it must have been very gra-
| tifying to him. No., said he, it was not.
was afraid some of the women and children might
be hurtn Who but he, when thus receiving a
triumph like those of Cesar, would have thought
of that! But to his mind that was the most beau
tiiul trait in Gen. TAYLoR's character. 1t was more
dotes told Of him. The people wanted such man,
and they wanted an honest man. That was more
necessary than fine talent merely, such as was dis
played in public speaking. Elect him, and the
people would have man upon whom they could
rely."