The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-07-29
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~. rs"sss- and Party.
IT'S quite impossible for Us 10 Keen -.
Oh 10 chronicle the countless meetinos - =, "'A'
nous political parties, which are beia. ,'s,
throughout the land. And but for The -. -'u
renee OF the names Of Taylor, or Cas-. - .IC"''
Buren,, IN preamble or resolution. Wa sbe.','ah
not unirequently puzzled 10 know 10 wh.,.
Of to whose benefit, they were intends,, - r''
Its too, not little embarrassing to n ala's
anamsiiioas man, whose honest eonv,a,'- -
have led him to adopt and eherish eert.in
piles as essential TO the prosperity Of o,, -
and the permanence OF its instihf,oDs 10y
that he must look, not to one, but IN All W., ''
Democrat and Bsmbumer-fOr their f,J 81
bodiment. That no one Of them rresc,. ' ~
views That, numerous a. are the mart, =.
forms, there Is not one on which heesn -
stand That IN the general dismption 81 -
parties, and the abandonment or mo.life.,;.-
cherished measures, he finds himself comple,,,'
at fault. As an illustration, the WbiI~ -,
Democrats Of The West are agreed on ~
siitutionahty and expelieney Of iptern.l Il
proyements by The General Government -
the same parties in the South DENY both "
'hls the OHly point Of agreement OF difference
II II were worth while, an amusing. # NJ,
'astmetve article might be written on the IT,
erous and perplexing embanassnents Of f, -,
meaning, conscientious man in se,rcb e \,
Pnnciples, or rather, Of somebody IN rsn,.--.
them. He Is a Democrat, on the Bank ant
ranh questiOns-a Wing, as TO the Wa, q,
Internal lmProvements-a Bam-bumer o,n
e1pediency Of giving the Public Lands 10 ,c,,,-,
settlers, and the power Of Congress 10 Iey.l.,-
lor the TeultaTies- Now what Is hetod,5 "a
CANNOT vote for all. Tie cannot pick on, -
Bat Of black, and there a bit Of blue. FINN -,
pani-colored mosaic, and make for bims.,s
harmonious whole. He cannot anistic,ll, -
bine white and black, and yellow marble in M.
statue Of his political God In shor, Jowh.,,.
may he is twO-thirds iorswOm. We do pa ~
that all honest men are in this predicamen, D.,
we do say, that very many are; and are with,
the elueof ATLANTA TO thread the labyun,b
There are however, large class Of Deonla
We would fam hope not the IaIges;-wbo b,,.
no misgiyings, no doubts. Whoiollow. unons.
uonIng, the Tag Of their party, Indifferent vb.,,
eT the good 1t covers, be eon.raband OF l,,,f,I
Whogo,
For Cas- OF Taylor therefore.
Without why Or wherefore
Irue patriots, they, who serve their couptrv a.
the barber in the Spanish play dad ms el,stons,.
''ior the honor Of the thing and the s;,...-.
TOO" Who, as soon as they are in,luc,ei ,D,o
the Official coach, call Justify to the Jehu ON N,
box TO 'eut behind, - less some less Inekv ,.,..
rant by looking in, might thrust them from t.s,,
cushioned seats, and pampered inactivity. Once
IN Office, let who may be king, they at least vail
live and die Wears Of Bray.
There are others too INDECENT to think. ansto,
gOod-natured TO offend anybody; whose prse,.
piles, like the cOlors of the chameleon. srcor.
modate themselves TO whatever, OF whoever >.
nearest tothem. We remember an aDee3o,s m
point, of Captain Hudin--Or as he was com.
monty called Udang-a French officer, who sf
ter the close Of the Revolutionary War. settl.i
IN Virginia In his immediate neighborhost.
there was much, and bitter, opposition 10 Gen
eral WashingtOn's Administration, in which he
Captain readily joined. Presently an Office b.
came vacant, which the Captain thought, ami
ms friends agreed, would suit him exactly. He
forthwith posted to the seal Of Government. and
waited without delay on Gen. Knox, the Secre-
tary at War, in whose gift the Office was. The
General who knew the man, his peculiar 6ines,
lot the post he sought. his thoIoush honesty, ant
almost ehiidiike simplicity Of character, resolved,
at once, TO grant his request He determined
however, TO tease him little first. "Capiain.'
said he, eve hear there Is good deal of dlscon-
tent IN your neighbofhood and the Administra.
ton much abusedf' alt Is true, General
''Of course yoH take no part IN these things, OF
you would not have applied TO ne ior an Office
IN, general, I iOt II Ucs pOpulgrP' The
tIsneral laughed, gave him the Office. and the
Captain went to his post, and adopted thencefor-
ward the safe'rule, not b speak III of the powers
thatbe. a
The worh abO,mds with Hudin's who adopt
his wise resolve, but eschew his honesty