The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-27

but, thank God my hopes revived We were saved by
when at Buena Vista he defeated Santa Anna With his
no OF slaves at his back aud thus averted the ruin
eli ofus Then It was Gsneral Taylor svincsd prudsDcs
sefrelisnce, aud virtue, equal to Wsshin1tou him
self then is nebly trumpned on thu plains of Bucos
Vista, with the soldier cit'Esns who remAined at hi.
sde and who rovsd themselves equal to the bsst Of
troops under such commander. tGreAt appsuse) Yes
sir Gen Taylor has proved himself moro than more
military man. be has shown the civil qualities talents
and powers OF tbs great civilian aud statesman In all his
course and conduct for this reason the goyern
ment stripped him of his troops and left him Destitute
and exposed TO almost certain ruin He become toe
great man for them and therefore thsy brought for
a man for them And how did they reward him /?
In the Same way they forwarded General Taylor,
With Of asIss and az s, the
triumphant entry into the city Of Mexico re was re-
cemp-nssd with insult and oontemptdisgracs I'D, sus
he had vsnquibhed. (Cries Of shame" shame "
This great General who, next to General Taylor, hiss
with the same treatment given to the noble old hero Of
Buens Vista. And since the government OF the coun
try has thus itself by such conduct to this brave
m.n hope tho whig party will take his reward IN is
own hand and him for the treatment he has
received aud the service hn has done hi, by rails
Tag him To tho Presidential inls49 loud applause
For As lorg he has been engaged Ia servisg hr
country, aud he has dope her sgns service At Fort
Harrison With 10 men only no mot no oas knows how
many ndian' whose whole army opposed to him, aud
~ho had spread terror aud desolation the land he
conquered In Florida when despair lowered
that unfortunate campaign, he AMI by single VIC
tory whipped the ndiaos and put end to the dsss
trous war Thus he has all his life and now he is SO
years old been ever engaged in performing acts Of
iul service for his county He Is not party he has
not passed his In party inrigues and party contests
and rrjoice at it, am glad of it; am glad that
who, II msy SO say, has not prostituted himself in
long course Of years to party offsets party ambition
he takes Washington his guide and the good Of his
country atage % the polar star of his policy and
duct (Greet spplsuss 1t has been objected against
General Taylor that he Is no party msa. Let US
inc this question II 1t be found that he tis server
place hunter, trucking politician, opposed to
conccslments am for him After achieving these ex
traordnary Victories he rises up without rival In tue
affections Of tho people, and was voted candidate by
oil parties The most ultra whig presses of the South
sid that he must not be nominated as party man.
Let him. said the New Orleans Pcayune, be the oandi
very naturally said he would attempt If elected to ad
minister the government on constitutional princi.
pies; Blu: did he make any attempt to conceal or
hold back! NO. While hs gave q pledge In this
way, he said he was whig, but not ultra whig Is
not that enough! Do you not want q man who would
advocate tho rights of the majority we'll those of
the minority. II you want such man. General Taylor
10 be- II you want man who believes that thu spols
belong to the viotors that the was made for
the President and not the President for the ope you
must take some other than General Taylor for he
will not play the part Of partisan. But, say portion
surs! As said before two Of them are obsolete The
tariff QUESTION by the necessity OF the is at rest
Queron00
With regard to ents witho ut Designing
to speak for GsnerA Taylor, believes he agrees with
the majority Of the people on tho neeosty and const
tutionally OF internal improvements On this ground
then, there Is no differences of opinion, why then
that these men can't take him. Slavery then
sni on that question We lind the wings and democrats
divided whole States taking different sides On this
.utjsot know nothing Of General Tayors opinions.
Permit mo, however, to say, that satisfied to take
him % he il. He says he will follow the example of
Wsshipgton--he will bow to the people-hat Washing
Washington was an anti slavery man Go to the
records and you will SEQ It, The who were
no II: OF
would give his vote against 1t. |, therefore. say that
General Taylor cannot consent that in territory
whites from the free States. know Q portion Of the
North attempt to create prejudice sganst General
H. tho s.s Il. h' ass (:
se.ss. in the South and Southwest. i entirely il.
dependent Of that question They have taken HIN
because he oppressed by tho government Of the
United ststes-becsuse sttempt was made to check
families. It is the war sympathy which su,tans him
and not prosavery sentiments. They felt with General
Taylor that while tho war was going on every mar
sympathy with the men, Who while the blood Of th.ir
fsllowoitissns flowing denounced them and tho
the principal issues which conceive arc involved In
the next Presidential canvass As | said before, do
not bssys taa' any man can b, olscod Without some
Tor will DO compelled to throw their votes TO-
tho regular nominees have been invited to address
Tsmmsny Hall II invited II can bring the people to
believe with that there ought to be change and thet
General Taylor 10 the man to ill the Presidency will
try to persuade them elect him. General Taylor
not mere soldier. He Is in every eeuse Of the word
man. have heard since came to this city, that If he
wore elected he would not conduct the Presidency VITA
dignity that he had no polish that he lad not the ad
dress which shoud belong to the Cher Magistrate Of the
IN n q dO0a dren elv
some Of tbs politicians Of the country do but he ha
the sentiments Of true responsibility which rate man
his coat. Although he drinks coffee out of tin CUP
read his letters and il he has not classical mind
nm-M he !: not true A s.ntsm.n. Ali y who ' as
sooiete with him come away with feelings of
love towards him; and would bs unjust to
is, boause love him because he is q aud g,ntie
man He Is rough; but he is ready-the great mass o.
ths. hsrs Is In tn. breasts Of the rough men as much
patriotism good feeling and trus gentity as there IL in
the courts and palaces of foreign countries he not
gentlemen But you will sympathise with him, ape
teach those who think Is not gentleman, thai in
and in oil tim. to coms . them Tx. se that
who Is true and honest will receive the highest rewards
OF the country Go forth them In lsas and say that to
oive his reward and the example by eieotng him
President Of the United States
On motion, the meeting then adjourned IL wa then
By some to give three cheers FOR Henry
Clay; and they were duly given.
FUNERAL OF THE Hon. ASA CLAPp -Yester-
day, the religious ceremonies at the funeral OF
tho late Honorable Asa Cspp were performed at hi.
mansion house In Congress street. There i'm.
monss ssssmblsKs Of relatives friends and fellow cit
zens among whom noticed his sons inaw, the
Honorable Jsstics Woodbury., Of the Supreme Court
che United States and Samuel X Brooks Esq Of New
York, and grandson John C. Holland, Esq, President
Of the Worcester and Norwich Railroad, and Horsc.
Brooks Esq of New York, aud Chsclss l. Woodouy,
Esq Of Boston, and General Dearborn, Mayor OF kox
bury whose only daughter IL the wife of Mr.. Capp's
seaopd most apnrnnriAte and mnraasiYa