The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-08-23
CRITTENDEN ON TAYLOR.

In an editorial notice of a speech delivered at
public gathering at Russellville, lky.I on
the 22d ultimo, by that eminent'and true-heart-
ed Wing, JOHN ]. CaITTENDEN 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 Gen. TAYLOR, Mr.. CRIrTENDEs said
he though, he would give us the right kind OF
an Administration. The old soldier had pass.
ed through every difficulty safely. He had
never said that he would do anything but what
when the time came Tor him to act, ne was
ready to act up to emergency. He had to fight
against the disadvantage OF two or three to one
and he had done it successfully. No one had
ever charged him in his long career with dis
honesty. Honor and fame could not intoxi-
cate him, power could not seduce him. He
was as plain, as unpretending and rough af-
ter IL his brilliant achievem snts, as any plain
citizen present. He was not bedizened with
lace. lie was the peoples man, and the man
of the people. All could recognise him in his
old brown coat as old ROUGH & REApY-as
real republican. If he wanted to paint Ken
lucky he would set up old lack and have him
painted as the embodiment.
"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
the other party was striving to draw the peo-
pie from him, but it was in vain, for their
hearts were with him. When the day OF
election came many kentuckian would find
every other feeling overcome but the one de-
termi nation to do his duty by Old lack and his
elected. He considered that's matter we'll
summed up by the young Kentuckian who
went TO Philadelphia; who said on his return,
that the people were much split up in regard
to candidates; that old Rough and Ready" had
Ia great many friends, but he believed General
Taylor" would beat him, but he thought one
they called "Old lack" would beat them both?
Mr.. c. had talked with Gen. Twiggs before he
| left Washington, and the Gen. told him i'm his
decided way, with an oath, that no man could
look five minutes in Gen. Taylor's face and
make proposition to him to do 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 with
out bloodshed, maintained its honor and dis
ciplne. and retired without having done ought
to sully the glorious character he had ever main
tanned as an able as well as humane man.
w ucu eOiuc ucScitciS WCtc W ultIl Ill
ter 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 sol.
diers do not desert-thesc are not my soldiers
Take them back to the camp, drum them out
and let them CO., When the Government
chided him for not storming Monterey with
its twelve thousand men, with his five thou.
sand, what was his reply? Yes he said, he
could have taken it in that way, but he did no,
want to sacrifice the women and children
When he was feted in New Orleans, a friend
slluding to the splendid pageant which wound
through the streets of the city, said to him
that sit must have been very gratifying to him.
NO, said he, 'it was not. Twas afraid some
of the women and children might be hurt ~
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
tiful trait in Gen. TAYLoR's character. II was
more Characteristic of him than any of the
many anecdotes told of him. The people
wanted such man, and they wanted an hon.
est man. That was more necessary than fine
talent merely, such as was displayed in public
speaking, Elect him, and the people would
have man upon whom they could rely.