Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1848-05-25
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GEN. TAYLOR AND HIS PRIN
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harm oaioos Wing Convention held in
Richmond ia Feb. last, declared tha,
Gen. Taylor was POLITICALLY shirtless"
that is was wholly minus political
principles. Now We beg leave to DIFF
fer with Mr. NJ, and would depose that
the old General is perfect embodiment
OF all kinds Of principles. He is en-
pkatically rock fromwhose sides every
political Moses with his staff may strike
waters Just Of that particular tempera-
ture TO Sui, his individual palate. To
be sure he has not informed his coun.
trymcn whether he was in favor Of the
Independent Treasury or opposed to 1t
in favor Of Nat. Bank or opposed
to it-'n favor of High Protective
Tariff or opposed to tin favor of the
Mexican War TO which he is indebted
for all his greatness) or opposed to it.
He has told US none Of these things.
But this one thing he has told us, not
only, incidentally, that he has an ardent
desire to muster his squadrons in and
around the White House, but that he is
"a whig, tho not an ultra whig!' And
here lies the rub. What sor. of an an
imal is 'whig, but not an ultra whig'?
That's the question that bothered the
Junior Embodiment 50 nightly. Some
wings are opposed 10 N. Bank; some
to a High Protective Tariff; and some
are in favor ofthe War and the Indp.
Treasury. Now, as General Taylor
has had several months of leisure in
which to form his opinion upon these
questions, it is desirable that he tell US
which Of these measures he is in favor
Of, and which opposed to, SO as to en-
able US to form correct idea of his ex-
act meaning by the phrase "a whig, bat
not an ultra whig.' a3<
But to tell US that he has no princi-
pies is altogether absurd, when he him-
self tells US that he is prepared to give
his assent 10 pretty much such laws as
Congress, in the amplitude Of its wis
dom, may see fit 10 dictate. Do Con-
gress want a High Protective Tariff
Why, gentlemen, all you have TO do is
to pass the bill l. will afford me great
satisfaction to giveit my approval. And
although the tariff bill that you propose
may weigh heavily upon the poor, ma,
bear unequally upon the inhabitants o
different portions ofthecountry-6 filling
the pockets ofthe princely manufactu
rers at the expense Of the humble con
sumer-yet, as the Representatives o
these wealthy monopolists, and Others
with sympathetic instincts, outnumbe
those Of the poor, will forget that
am the Representatives. Of this O
that interest-but Of all alike, and tina
it is my duty, il more powerful por
sion Of the people endeavoe to enricl
itself at the expense Of a weaker, to ia
,erpose that great Conservative power
placed in the aands of the President b.
the Constitution to project the veal
against the expressions Of the stcoag-
power exercised 10y Wastiagton
Madison, aad Jscksen--l will forge
all this asd give cay cordial ssseas &
the bill.
Again, does Congress desice a Ma
tsoaal Bssk-are they aaxioae TO eate
ze.o a magnificent scheme of fnseuns
Esnpsopem1n. Icy ahe General Gs~era
uneat-as they wish "a cantiasance g
ssae gnAp. Tpeaswy and ehe tariff of ~
10. do they .aes,pe aeither of vhes
xinngs! ANhE, gentlemen, ssueth Zach
:friai4, .aN yea have TO do rs 10 deSn
yeur posisleas and 'an with you, pc
in asand. sarsA IA Itching Palmr 10 SUI
]. scsiDe szry,ass,se in favor Of any df'shes
aseaeusea, 4U against amy 'etE them az
rasaiou.a- sskida, gust nc yau say.
lasM ,shen many .aSe say ths ases
Taaiu- Has ne xs'ncifiess ~abea 1t i
esiGsns ,s4ss. fae rs 'tais with shesf
sesas saesSaM aea sponge Ihalsa witt u~a
4 ~. E,ns uzass Reese aasspoiptes :as
isntssr wxsth HIS ADMINISTRATION rs ae 10
st1sukua1ssa rs mu $50 staos<, &c i5bat Dc
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