Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-06-22

less his own error, than the error OF the Wing
friends in whom he confdcd
Gen Taylor, though just what his answer to
Col. Haskell, of Tennessee, imports: ! am
a Uhig and quarter orer" having been forty
years in the Army, was wholly unlearned and
unpractsed in politics. His position now boz
came as embarrassing it novel. The
friends who enjoyed his confidence, acquesced
in, if they did not advise, the course he has pur-
sued. That course complicated and perplexed
the question: In all that was done, however. the
FACT that he was, and is VINO, Is fixed and
remains.
We come not now to commend or to approve
Gen. Taylor's Letters. Though showing him
independent, honest and patriotic, time has PROV
ed that the idea of No Party" President Is
wholly inpractcable And this truth, we doubt
not, is as apparent to Gen. Taylor, as 1t was and
is to the troops of Whig friends whom his Let
tiers panied, but could not ALLEVIATE.
AT an early day, before Gen. Taylor's politi-
81 sentiments were known, leading men Of the
Administration party declared in his favor for
President. But when the fact that he is a Whg
became fixed they generally fell off, Several
such who had been nOminite us Electors, or
who had been active in Taylor meetings, gave
public notice of their secession, assigning, as
their reason, that they could not support Wing.
, Those who adhered to bin. regularly ar irregu-
larry, and Of Whatever political hue, finally re-
+ icred their hopes aud based their expectations
upon the action of the Wing National Cohven
ton. They are therefore merged in the Wing
Party. Gen. Taylor is now his friends having
unreservedly pledged themselves to abide the re-
j, suit of the WHO National Convention the can.
dldate of the Wair PATTY TO the past. well.
intended but 81 judged, there is an oblivion. In
the future there will be abiding faith on the Que
hand, and enduring fidelity on the other
8 IL remains for us ony to inquire whit arc the
principles of our Candidate. and shat will be
Tho character Of lis Administration? lIpon
these topics we shall speak lrceiy aud frankly,
from unqucsunahlo authority, but as briefly and
cotcseiy as possible
Gen. Huylur II, by birth and carly education
la Republican,. lis Father. "Cul. Dick Taylor"
las he was Elmiimrly and hounrably known in
Kentucky was an Eicctor OF President who W.
ted first ar J lisrson and then for Madison. In
lots Xochury Taylor received his first commits
sion IN the IT, 5. Army, with which he has ever
since been gloriuusy connected. He can iuol;
back through the lonr vista oftrlal and privation
without finding a ruproach upon bis name. or a
stain urcu bls es ,u,chcun He lns had no uu1r.
rels wi h his brotLer officers and no collisions
with his G,.lo,y cit,znus. usiswo ,Vbir tho,
not an mira onc.o Bn, he is n Whir who wns
warmly in favor Of encouraging American In
dus,ry; and after the National Debt was cxtin.
pushed. he was warmly in favor of Il dlstrbn-
lion Of the proceeds Of the Public Lands anonr
the heirs of the Republic. ans the most iust,
equitable and federal" disposition of the surplus
he Is Il Whir who warmly opposed those Wild.
Governmental Experiments which brought bank.
ruptcv and ruin upon The people and the country.
lie Is IL Wing who warmly opposed the annoXa-
ton Of reXns, fnresecmy as did other Wins.
that it would inevitably involve us in War and
Debt lie is a Wnir who. deprcca,np the
spirit of Conquest, was opposed to The suhiuga-