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Gen. TayIOr's Politics and Position.

Gen, TaylOr'S Politics and Position.
Among the many subjects Of discussion that
have cmcnaIed from the existence Of the pres.
cnt war, none, perhaps, have been more violent.
Iy discussed than the question Of Gen. TAYLoR's .
Politics. Ever since bis first important military
demonstration battles Of the 9th and g.h of
May, '4G-rhe matter of his views on National
policy has been subject of interest and nves,i-
CATION. Numerous and conflicting, too, have
lie N the specuatioas and conclusions in regard
TO the old heroes position in the political worll.
His personal popularity, owing its existence 10 a
short but brilliant career under peculiar and dir.
hcut circumstances, has been amazingly great,
and hence the fact is not be wondered at that
each OF The great political parties Of The day
have been anxious 10 enroll him on their Isis.
For considerable time he was claimed by both
Wings and l,colocos, the latter conducting the
dispute in terms the most positive and in their
usual spirit of proAigacy and desperation. But
more lauerly they have been forced to give up
all pretensions TO this man Of Tho people. Af.
ter many months Of contention, ii was conceded
on all sides that General Zachary Taylor ras
not a lOc9foco,-Ihat his character was unm.
pcachabIe on that score.-ElerG the case resoI.
vcdilsclfinto the question, ais he u good Whig!"
Many there have been to ulirm, quite a mum.
Der to deny, and perhaps a large majority have
dOuJ ed his orthodoxy. This is all very natural,
when we consider that he has, for reasons doubt.
less best known to himself, baillad all Of the nu.
mcrous attempts that have been made TO elicit
from him full and frank statement of his polil-
cal views and opinions. His true position, how
ever, is every day becoming more generally and
satisfactorily known, notwithstanding his woatrd
reserve in the matter His sympahles and
feelings arc undoubtedly with the Wings, and
although he cannot be looked upon us a very
strict Partisan, it would, perhaps, at this lare
dae, be mldneSs and SANDER on his fair fame
to charge him with being anything else than Il
i. WuIG. The National lntclIigcncer, and who
will for Il moment doub! the authority of that
papcr?) in reply to an article in the Maryland
&" Republican" which paper it is averred is op-
, posed 10 Wing National Convention because
!, ii is opposed to Il Wing organization, uses the
; following emphatic languaga;--" Now, to all
this we have 10 reply. fist, that, if they desire 10
elect a President Dcho is no! a TFiig then they
f must give up Gen. TAYLOR himself, who is ev-
cry inch Wing, and nothing else than Whg."
How the lnellgencer obtained this information,
we are not aware; but one thing we do know,
and that is hat the editors Of that organ neucr
make a statement 'cticA they do not kaow 10 be
strictly correct. This IS acccded 10 by all. The
: lnleIligenccr is acknowledged as authority by
the reading, intelligent members Of all pallies.
5 We will not dare to think Of coalradcung it in
e the slightest degree, although We have herteIore
u y doubled very much the genuine whiggery o.
i General Taylor,--l would be unwi5c.
e The claims Of Gen. Taylor on the supper
:, of the Wing party for the Presidency, will be
e urged al the Wing National Convention on lht
81 Ith VI June NEXT out NV! OonVeH'toa "il' !
i is to be supposed, deem ila'togalher inexpedicn
J. to pass over host of distinguished civilian
n who have long been identified with the party
I, and nominate for the highs 81 office within th
gli of the people man whose abilities outside
Of the baIlIe field are comparatively unknown
If The Nomination OF Gen. Taylor would be, t
II say the least of it, looked upon by very man
= us a dcreliction from the heretofore uniform an
/. consistent course Of the Wing party, and wouI
&c in consequence breed serious discord in on
= ranks, from which VIC might not easily reco vcr
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