The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-23
Gensl al TnyIor and ,he Party Pres..

Ia Is really aughable 10 see the course which the
party press has pursued towards General TAYLOR.
since he was nominated by the National Conven-
ton AZ Philadelphia, as a candidate for the Preg-
dency Of the United States Having been nomi-
mated sorely against the wish Of many OF them,
aud with the appreciation Of a very few, indeed Of
them, now, hen they the star OF the old
hero IN the ascendant, one and all turn round and
bedaub the old chap with the grossest fattery
Anecdotes on top Of anecdotes, mountains high,
illustrative OF his character, are published, not
one OF which ever appeared in print until he
was nominated for the Presidency; and each paper
publishes one suited exactly TO gain the favor Of
the people among whom the paper is published,
and 90 suit'iheir exact temperament. Thus, in
one place we see an anecdote illustrating his phi
lanihropy; in another, some story having for its
object to convince the readers that he is remark.
able for temperance; another, that he is plous
man IN the extreme another, that he Is hu-
name, giving, OF course, half dozen instances
of the exhibition of these traits; another,
that he never drinks corn whiskey, except
when he is attacked with the collie And we
should not be at all surprised if, by and by, we
should have an anecdote that he never robbed hen
roosts at night, provided an exemption from such
henous offence is necessary to secure his support
in neighborhood where chickens heads are I'M
lawfully twisted
Now all this may be amusing, and might serve
TO form the subject Of good humored laugh,
were n not for the sickening sycophsncy con-
nected with it. We apprehend that notwithstand-
ing these several anecdotes, General Taylor, who
Is a general candidate for the Presidency -
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than that same old Rough and Ready the
same old fashioned fellow, who. on certain
occasion, showed General Antonio Lopez de Santa
Anna the material Of which he was composed, on
a certain PLAIN called Buena Vista, having previ-
ously given him pointed intimation OF the same
nature.
This indlscrminaie hattey is sickening, as
much so TO General Taylor, we are sure, as to any
body else. He is too old and experienced bird
to be caught with chat, and those who are endea-
vorng to catch him in this manner Will find il out
after the fourth of next March General Taylor
was nominated by the independent press of the
United States TO the Presidency, not because he
is a very temperate man, very religious man,
very humane man, very philanthropic man-al-
though these are very good qualites-bui simply
for the that he Just the 10 be an indie
pendent Chief Magistrate; just the man to care no
more for the miserable, dirty, peiufogging po,i-
clans of the day, than he did for the Mexican hosts
on the aforesaid field Of Buena Vista, and just the
man whose determination, honesty, patriotism,
and frmness Of character peculiarly fl him for
being the Chief Magistrate Of this great country,
IN the present important period Of the world. The
politicians may bedaub HIM as much a. they please
but if they think that the more they fatter him,
and the thicker they lay the plaster on, the better
and fatter will be the Office which they wall get,
they will be tremendously mistaken and disap-
pointed. We can inform the politicians, that their
occupation will be gone as soon as old Rough and
Ready shall have assumed the reins Of government.
He may be very amiable, very humane, very
philanthropIc, very temperate, very religious
man; but at the same time, he is old Rough and
Ready TO the hub, and viii convince the most
sceptcal, when the proper time arrives. The poll
ticians may put this in their pipes and smoke IT.
Old Rough and Ready cannot be sseasily uckIed
as some simple souls imagine.