Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1848-12-27
EUROPEAN OPINION OF GEN. TAYEoR.
The London Times, of November q, saws !:


The election for President Of the United States
took place onthe 9Th instant Under present cir
cumsances il is impossible not TO regard peace and
war, or rather 4 friendly and quarrelsome policy
rs the alternatives chiefly at ISSUE On this view
Of the case the choice made by the States call for
our warm congratulations. Gen. Tayloi's military
reputation it is not oar business to cxalt. The
Mexican war was no concern Of ours but il was
impossible not TO admire the daring the harJihood,
and the skill OF an invasion conducted into the heart
oil distant country, under tropical climate, with
m army oil volunteers, and carried 10 the metropo-
iS and last citadel of the empire. But Gen. Tay-
ior has better qualifications for government than
these. Ills speeches, his letters, and his whole
conduct show him to be gentleman, a man Of tenn
per, OF conciIiaory habits, and good sense. The
humanity OF which he has given many proofs in his
military career has been equally conspicuous though
doubtless equally tried in the new field of political
warfare. The mild tone of the Generals address
es shows that he spare his fellow citizens as
well rs his foes and respect feelings as well as life
and property Ii is something, too that he is not
party mai. lie has been selected by the Wings
that Is, the conservative ard traditional school
not for any opinions he had ever expressed but sim
ply as cidrum ct remarkable non.en, likely to unite
many sutfrages He was offered, in fact. as com
promise to all parties. As such he has been &C
ceped by majority of the respectable cii-
zens, and as such he has been denounced and con-
temned by the firebrands of the Union.
The Constitutional, French Paper, has the
following:
General Taylor will bring TO the Presdentship
OF the United States great name, a spoess repu-
taton, probity above all suspicion, a loyal and
firm character and, above all, a sincere love of
peace Gen. Taylor conducted with vgor and tai
ent the war with Mexico, which he opposed
as impolitic and unjust. Mr.. Cass, on the contra
ry had inspired great uneasness, from his mischief
and inn Odprcf 10 FIR
conquest. He was the defender of the with
Mexico, on many grounds and adversary Of the
treaty which terminated il he allowed il TO be said
and repeated that he would be the supporter of all
the attempts made TO lead TO the complete absorb
ton OF h1exco. Without believing, with his nd
versareS tlat he ever thought utnervening in ia
Sor of Ireland, or of taking Cuba from Spain, it
Iay be imagined, without injustice that The pres
at the head Of affairs of man like Gen. Cass
would have been encouragement TO seekers of
adventures, and the signal of new agressoas against
Mexico.
"A All who feel an interest in peace rot being trou-
bled beyond the Atlantic, in the United States not
being obliged 10 levy heavy duties on European
imports 10 keep up their armies, will easily com
lrehond all The satisfaction that the election of Gen
cral Taylor ought TO the English. Such per-
sons as are interested in the triumph of principles
the true friends of the Americans, who could not
see without regret the manner in which the affairs
of the Union have been conducted for the last eight
years, will not be less pleased with an electoral rev.
oution which carries to power enlightened men
enemies OF violence and corruption"