Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-02-23
VOLUME 6
6,,ay VS. TayIOr-Troubic on board
the Flag SIiip--Dispsate iof the
c0mruand

the Flag SIlip--Dispsstc for the
command.
..When Greek meets Greek, then comes the
Il tug of Warp
lis but very short time since we had
the announcement, through the whis press,
that "Harry OF the Yves" had declared
,b.the would not be candidate for the
Presidency against the old Here Of Baena
Vista. the secret circular Of his Kentucky
minute men to the contrary, notwithstand-
inp. The same federal editors who had
So eagerly crowded forward TO take their
stand upon the Lexington platform, Joy
fully hailing IFS architect as the great fed
eral anti.war champion to whose standard
alone they could unitedly rally discovered,
soon after they had fully committed them
selves, the treacherous nature of the
ground which they occupied, and evinced
most restless disposition to again desert
their old standard bearer and take refuge
under the broad banner Of the champion
Of the war which they SO loudly and nces-
sanity condemned. They accordingly
hailed with evident symptoms OF delight
the ostensible willingness of their anil
war champion tosurrender the command
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Our readers will recollect the tone and
spirit of the secret circular above alluded
to, which we published some weeks since,
to show how the Clay section Of the fed
eral party stood affected towards the Tay
lor movement. 1t was first made public
by the Louisville Courier, the Tay lor or
gan Of Kentucky, BY way of exposing the
underhan1ed means resorted to by the
friends of the great "embodiment' for the
purpose Of ruling old lack off the course.
It's publication aroused the uirtuous indig-
nation Of the Tia. lori.es, and raised al
together very interesting family quar-
rel. Thereupon, it appears, that TO quiet
the federal part;zans Of the no-pa-ty can
didate, it was thought necessary that Mr..
Clay should profess a readiness to stand
OIL. Of his way. But, alas, for the disap-
pointment of those sanguinary politicians
who were SO verdant as to rely upon the
specious professions of political aspirants,
as frail, as unprincipled, as designing and
as corrupt as themselves! The Tay lur
men being thus thrown of their guard, a
fair field was left open for the insiiious
appliances of the seductive Harry of the
Yves, and his legion ofwhite charles, and
now they have the thing fixed. The IT.
Sesistable Prince Hal has stolen away the
hearts Of the wing party from the Hero Of
Buena Vista, and isu again call the
rage" in political circles at The metropolis,
from whence tie irreyocable decree has
gone forth for National Wing Conven-
ton, thus prccludipg Gen. Taylor from
the candidacy by his own solemn and re.
peated declarations, that 8 under no cir
curnstances whatever would he permit his
name to be used as the candidate of any
party"
The suhjoined paragraph from the
Washington correspondence Of the Boston
Post, shows the state ofaffars in the fed
eral camp and discloses something Of the
spirit ofthis unnatural contest between
the respective champions of no-pariy fed
cralism and federal no-partyism; for,
though the Clay section, in particular, i,
composed Of out and out, bitter snd malig-
nant, open and undisguised federalists, yet
this is the strongest line of distinction that
can properly be drawn between the two
divisions ofthe same ships crew, differ
ing only as to the choice Of commander,
both equally concealing their black flag of
federal principles,as occasion may require,
and sailing under false colors until they
can safely moor their pirate vessel in the
harbor Of political power and patronage.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %, l84S.
The present is perhaps the most excl.
ting period known here slice the com.
mencement Of the war. Mr.. Clay is still
here, and ever since his Sinking face met
the eager glances of his little train band
hdherents, the name of OLD lack has been
on the wane. Two weeks ago it was the
genera impression among the Knowing
ones in this metropolis that Prince Hal
would be driven from the field; but the
'old hacks" ofhis party gathered around
him with such eager enthusiasm that ths
man really thinks himself already more
than halfway through the canvass. Mean |
while the friends Of Taylor are not mac.
tive. They cling close to the old hero,
and seem to be in the real religious belief
that the nag who has been thrice distance
ed upon the track, lis notlthe steed, after
all, on which to risk their political stakes.
Hence they are pulling at the bellows TO
their very utmost. Dissension and divis-
ION begin to run high among them. The