Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-06-30
ncLThe Fayetteville Observer of Wednes.

m+The Fayetteville Observer of Wednes-
day last, in reply 10 our question, "Can the
wings adduce one good, substantial reason
why the wings. as wings, should support Gen.
Taylor as their candidate for the Presidency !"
gives us the following:
81. Gen. Taylor is Wing. 2. Gen. Taylor
is an honest man. g. Gen. Taylor has shown
himself to be man of sound Judgment and ex-
ceIIent good sense. 4. Gen. Taylor has not To-
trigued for the Office of President. and has not
changed his principles because the people have
put him up for that Office. s. Gen. Taylor has
faithfully served the country, asking for no ia
vors and shrinking from no responsibility for 40
wears past. g. Gen. Taylor will abolish the obi
Gus practices of Prescription, Spois, &c. Z. land
last for the presently The people demand that
| Gen. Taylor shall be President, and the Wings
are in favor of the people having their will"
If these are not the lamest and most impa-
tent reasons ever put forth 10 the world, then
we must confess we are no Judge 81. Gen
Taylor is whig" Now, friend OF mine, ;
that is, Mr. Observer, are think it is quite as
difficult task 10 tell what wing now a-days
is, as to tell why the wings should support
Gen. Taylor Do let US know whether
whig means United States Bank man, Pro
tective Tariff man, or what does it, we near
the word wing, really mean?
SO. Gen. Taylor is an honest man." So are
hundreds and thousands of good wings in N
| Carolina who would scarcely be thought quail
flied to fill the Presidential Chair
| 3. Tn what connection with civil matters
pray, Mr.. Observer. has General Taylor shewr
his L" sound Judgment" and "excellent gooe
sense? % We would like to have some evil
dence of this beyond the say-so of the Obser'
yer. We call the Observers attention 10 Gen
Taylor's letter to Hon. J. R. Tngersoll, anc
would deIcately inquire if that epistIe is cited
by the wings as an evidence of the old hero'S
Sc sound iudgment,' and excellent good
sense
He hasn't, Ell? Well, we shall see II
Gen. Taylor will consent to be the "candi
date of party" He started out with the
high notion that he would not consent to rur
as the candidate of party; still Judge Saun
ders, of Louisiana, authoritively stated in th'
Philadelphia Convention that Gen. Taylor wa
at the service of that body. If he accepts tn
nomination, then most assuredlv he ha
backed out from all his immutible" declara
tons. En-?
5. All indeed !! well, we suppose the sam
can just as well be said of every officer in tn
army, and private too. If the duties of tn
President of the United States were purely o
military character, then no doubt Gen. Tay
lor would be well fitted for the Office. Blu
even then Gen. Scott would step in befor
him.
g. Gen. Taylor will abolish prescription
Spells, &c The Lord defend democrats from
the tender mercies of old Trough and RIA
dy,'' if it should so chance that he will be e
lected Gen. Harrison, in 1910, was to d.
the same thing; and he had more democrat
removed from office in the month he lived
than any other President in thrice that space.
81. The people demand that Gen. Taylo
shall be President" According TO the Observer
they demanded that Mr.. Clay should b
President in 1874 but he didn't quite com
it, The Observer had better say, /" the wh1g
demand that Gen. Taylor shall be President,
but the people won't let them have their will.
The Observer will have to try again.