The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-11-25

The Taylor Festival In New York.
The wings OF New York, who had so much difficulty
and submitted to much delay in gratifying" Genera
Tayor's nomination, have, IL seems, found il much
easier task TO giorfy his election; and accordingly
on Tuesday evening last they got up festival dnneI
for the purpose, which, in its going off, presented som,
quite noteworthy features First among these stands
the political complexion character, clqueism of thu
diners. Hon. George Folsom, about the most original
Taylor man extant-the very respectable gentleman who
after the battle of Resaca Gf we remember rghtyD
had the to preside the very FIRST very small
Taylor gathering held in Gotham, at time when the Tay-
Tor enthusiasm there but thin ghost of political
popularity, with voice like sicky Infants wathis
same Mr. Folsom called TO the chair of the tri-
umphng assemblage apparently upon the sound princ
pie of remembering in prosperity the day OF smal be-
gnnings" So do the descendants of the Plymouth Pill
grms when they annually sit down in public TO their
sumptuous 'New England dinner invariably place
by the side of each five kernels of parehed
in sad and solemn remembrance of the day when a small
bag of such formed the whole granay of the then fam
shed and struggling colony which has since become
ton But besides the President of the evening-thus
made the monumental man of the hour-we notice among
the prominent guests, either present invited but
sparse sprinkng OF the genuine and early Taylorites
Hone, Grinnell, Draper, Hall, Granger, Collier,
among the leading speakers and they have certainly been
long known and marked of far other political
afiintes than Tayorisn-some OF them certainly hav-
ing been stamped and e,tered belonging Webster
and Clay Yet they all seemed willing to goriiy; and
their willingness is significant, far goes, of pres
ent ultra wing prospects and purposes.
Some of the speeches strongly confirm this impression
o.bo, b,,h Joa nj ,,g
Gen Taylor take his stand-n despite of all his declaa-
lions to the contrary-upon the old wing platform of
40 and IA. Thus Mr. Prescott Hall, man every way
likely be we'll informed upon the subject, sad in al
fusion to "he policy of General Taylor" that in civil
governments, there must come NTH a change of men a
change of measures and impossible that in seek
ing administer the government according TO his ideas.
and in obedience to the sentiment of the nation, there
should no. be radical change"
This " radical change of measures" must
national bank deposite bank SYSTEM in place of the
constitutional treasuyhe reign of paper money subst
uted again for the solid constitutional currency of gold
and silver; high tariff for protection, in place of the
present tariff for revenue; sweeping plan OF internal
improvements by Congress, and perhaps land disrbu
ton scheme; the veto power struck out OF the constu
ton, instead of constitutional veto, consuionally
ercsed from President Washington down the present
hour; rabid system of prescription from Office, instead
of moderate removals and suitable appointments the
wrongs of foreign nations dsgacefuly submitted to-
stead of the rights and honor of country protected
Instead OF retaining acquisitions of territory and
being content with New Mexico and California, which
of the most eloquent preachers in pupts proved
Thank day to be of the most moderate and
orbearing and glorious acts which the world has ever
witnessed, TO yield back, presume, the whole
of New Mexico and California-which would certainly
prove of the most extraordinary changes OF measures
that has been known. No other radical change"
of the existing domestic policy well be expected
imagined Gen Taylor and his friends will find il more
difficult to effect such radca change than they found
it carry the late election; and if effected, the change
will bring with it other changes, both of and
meas ures," in 1852, or earlier. a#
The Hon. Francis Granger and the Hon. John A. Collier
their speeches, both alluded their position as the will.
ling victims of ga self-denying ordinance" Mr. Collier
referring probably to the fact that he gave way to Mr.
Fillmore as the nominee for the vice presidency, claimed
that she knew some things which General Taylor did
not know; for he Colier) knew how to surrender,
and hen to surrender" Considering that Mr. Collier is
well known to have been ardenty in favor of Gen Taylor
surrenderng to some other candidate, the General may
find such alusion at Taylor festival rather edgy and
unkind
Mr.. Granger, in allusion to his having been often
spoken of in reference to the cabinet sgned off,
in that behalf, from domestic considerations" and
added that he beahed reer and deeperp after he had
relnquished his former position in the cabinet of Gen.
Harrison The democratic postmasers of the country
will doubtless also breathe rather freer and deeper after
Mr.. Changers present of his determine
ton not to accept place among the cabinet counseors
of the coming administration To Grangerise, has be-
come verb of fearful portent in the dictionary
of the post office. 1t smacks of the guillotne
Yet this increased freedom of respiration in the
pest Offices of the land is destined, wo fear, to
some check from rumor now becoming quite current
that another distinguished citizen of New York has moi
yet thought proper to "sgn off" from the new cabinet
as MIR. Granger has done There is Charybdis as well
Scylla; and the post Office may it is said find
out that to be Sewardised is Just bad as any other
form OF official agony and death Should this fear prove
to be wefounded all must admit that the great State
of New York has done much TO break down for time
the democratic party of the country she has at least
very much enriched its political vocabulary by new
tangled and barbarous phrases.
Among the letters from invited guests (pray why does
not the name OF Truman Smith appear among them y
find from Mr.. Senator johnson of MARYLAND
which presents for the first time, believe over re-
spectacle signature most unfounded accusation against