Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-07-13


ward in his movements. Nature had withheld |
from him some Of her graces Of manner. He
could not trip the light fantastic toe in the most
approved style. HIS coat did not conform TO the |
elegance of fashion. IN fine, he was no hero in
The eye of the bellies of tho evening. But by tho
rejecting fathers and mothers of his acquain-
lance, Zachary was held up as a model Tor his
quiet, unassuming department, his modesy, his
unlring industry, his sound judgment, his good
sense, his devotion to soIld and useful acquire
men,s, and his habit of nindipg his own bust
ness.
While Zachary was working ut his daily labor,
the Yankee School Master went abroad and the
young farmer became his pupil. thus was
laid the basis of that acquired intellige1ce-'hat
solid education which has been 81 conspicuous
in his subsequent career. In the correct and
elegant dispatches from his pen, IN The plan
drawn up by him for the organization OF the mi
litia of the United States, in the decisions OF the
numerous Court Marlials of which he has been
member and almost always the organ, in his
brilliant defence o. the capitnlation of Monterey
a. anst the assaults Of Marcy and Polk backed
| by Locofoco House of Representatives and
fifteen immortal Senators, headed by Lewis Cass !;
and above all in the profound respect and unim.
tied obedience he has always paid, in The many
delicate and embarrassing positions of his pub
lie career, TO the Constitution and laws of his
country.
The rumors OF Indian baroarilies and Of tho
meditated treason Of Burr fred his bosom. and
leaving the field and his studies, he.offered his
services as volunteer. Thus was he drawn
from agricultural pursuits, to which he has evei
been and yet remains fondy attached, and to
which, if he felt at liberty to indulge his own in
cIinalions he would now gladly return to enjoy
that repose in the bosom of his arniable family,
of which he has been deprived during the forty
years of his public life. But the people are de-
termiscd to make even numbers of it by adding
four years more, from the fourth of March next,
so ne to make "A years OF his public service.
Taking leave OF his farming pursuits to
which he returned for brief period at the close
of the war with England we see him engaged
by far the greater part of his life within the lin
its of the present North Western States. Oh.
serve him fighting his first fght on the Wabash
or posted as sentinel in Ohio to protect the
advancing tide of the white population from saw
age crueties, or drilling volunteers and defeat
inr savage foes in The SHOWS of Illinois and
Wisconsin-or in making Indian Treaties at
Green Bay-or in chasing the red faces through
the hammocks and everglades of Florida or in
Staying the encroochments of the Indians at Fort
Jessup or, with his handful Of braves, in fighting
the enemy, in whatever force he may come, on
the praires or among the chapparals Of Texas
or in driving him from his battlements and
mountain Businesses Of Mexico. We see him
associate with citizens of every portion Of the
country famlarizlng himself with the habits,
the wants, the prejudccs and the sentiments Of
the people If the whole country-knowIng no
sectional interests - recognizing guide but
the National welfare and the National Honor.
If ever man could belong to the whole nation
could be free from local or sectional bias
from private influences that man is Zachary
Taylor.
In all the vicissitudes of his career he has ev-
er preserved the plain, frugal. transformations
habits of his early life. Who has ever heard of
his giving way TO the violence of passion p
Who has seen him drink of the flowing wine
cup--or engaged in gambng--or indulge in
profanity, or give way To any other Of the fash
ionable vices or tuhes commonly acquired in
the hey day of youth ? Who has ever seen
HIM descend TO any act which might cast the
slightest blemish Oh the stainless purity of his
character? Who can say that Zachary Taylor
has ever falsitied his word, or that he failed in
The performance OF any duty, private or public
Who of all living men can like him be held up
as model to our children for their example and
emulation?
During the long course of his life constantly
engaged as he has been in enforcing the laws
and constitution OF his country with his patient
industry with his well stored camp library con-
stantly on hand-wth his habits OF study and
reflections lis almost daily official cores
pondence with the high officers of Government
has he not acquired know ledge of the prin-
cipes Of the Constituton-and fitness to up
hold it's provisions IN the true spirit of the earlier
and better days OF the republic?
Blu, once he has deviated from his instructions
at Buena Vista. There, though ordered &c
retreat and thus abandon to the enemy the whole
line Of the Rio Grando to give up at once al
IL. a. l.ok
uphold the homer Of our Flag at every hazaId
Yet was I've surrounded by ,small band only
and nearly all consisting of raw recruits in vie"
the best appointed and most numerous army
which Mexico ever brought into the field. lie
brought Santa Anna 10 his own fighting GROUND
scattered his forces to the withstand proved
to the world as he has so often done before, that
in every conquest he will surely conquer, dnd
that he never surrenders.
Again he has taken the field. Not as the
leader of few raw recruits, but of a gallant hos
of the great mass OF the American people
He moves forward to crush the servlle ranks o.
Locofoooism, led on by General Cass-but lee
on to u Buena Vista defeat. Again he la,
mounted sold Whitley" and his leg is crossec
over the saddle. With glass in hand he is sur
veyng the whole field OF acton II any of hi:
friends waver-ifa wing banner bend before ag
gressve or progressive democracy, there stands
old Rough and Ready, and there WIZ be heard
the signs of the coming victory" little more
grape, Captain Bragg" "You must take tha
battery at all hazards"
TO doubt the firmness Of his political princl
PIES is to BE- ignorant Of the man. know tia
he desired his friends 10 90 into the Convention
and to pledge their support and his to whoeyc
might he the Nominee. know that he would
have rejolced il another honest, truthful and pa
rlotlc wing had been chosen. know that h
has every confidence in the leading men Of th
whig party as well as comedies with them 10
the most part if not entirely, IN their news a
To the management of our national affairs lhes
| know to DC the sentiments of Zachary Taylor
and feel the certain assurance that he viii new
8 err repudlate them.
Choose, then, between the destruction of a.
the old landmarks OF American prosperity IN
of American Institutions and the firm and al
dent support of all the great principles of In
Constitution, aud of all the high interests dear I
: every freeman Choose between the spirit {
war aud the spirit of peace. Choose bewee
the MAJ who is a ctIzen in war and soldier !
peace, aud him who, though soldier in war,
citizen IN peace. Choose between one VIII
would have the present limits of the country re
main as they are-and one who, IN his dema
goglcal propagandism would be IN full chase al