Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-06-23

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Availability AND NO PRINCIPLEs.-The
Federal party of this country, in its unsuc-
cessful struggles for power, has resorted, du-
ring the last half century, TO many strange ex-
pedents, but TO none more dsgraceful TO it.
self and insulting to the intelligent freemen OF
the United States, than that one which has re-
suited in1he nomination of Gen. Taylor for
the Presidency. There is not a Wing, we
mean genuine Wing, who reads these re-
us. Let us examine only for moment what
claims the nominee of the Philadelphia Con-
vention has upon the suffrages of the indepen.
dent voters of the country, for the highest
civil Office in their gift And in this connec-
ton, we may properly ask what evidence has
Gen'l Taylor ever given TO the people Of Anne
r.ca that he is in any wise qualified 10 perform
the important and responsible duties of the
Chief Executive of the Republic' And as a
subordinate inquiry, we may ask the organs
of North Carolina whiggery ifthey can adduce
single good and substantial reason why they
call. upon the Whig voters of the Old North
State 10 support Gen. Taylor for the Presiden-
cy! 81.
In the first place, then, has General Taylor
giveh4he slightest evidence that he is quail
fled to fill the high position to which the
Wing leaders, assembled in the Philadel phia
Convention, have thought proper, SO far as
their voice goes, to cali him. We answer,
he has not; and call upon any one of the
" organs" to deny our assertion, and produce
the. Evidence Of his fitness. Has Gen. Taylor,
in the whole course of his life, ever filled any
civil station Of even the lowest grade Has
he ever been placed in those positions which
would test his capacity for civil affairs , On
the contrary, does he not himself, on more
than one occasion, explicitly tell us that, in
asmuCh as his whole life has been spent in
the active duties of the soldiers profession,
and that, too, principally on the frontiers,
where his opportunities of acquaintng himself
with the business of the statesman, or even oil
the politician, were of so limited character
kIIdI LG COuIU uOl uluSlcl up lIlOlllldtlOI &
nough even to form an opinion with regard 10
the great questions of domestic policy which
have agitated the country for the past quarter
of century. What, let US ask, was the po-
sition which Gen. Taylor occupied before the
American people up to the time when he was
ordered TO take command of the army of occu
patton, concentrated at Corpus Christi, for the
protection of the Texan frontier? Was it not
that occupied by every other officer of like
grade in the service Was he any better, OF
indeed as we'll known, to the people of the
United States, as other officers in the army
OF like grade He certainly was not Who
let US ask of all our readers, had ever heard O
Col. Taylor, anterior to the winter of 1845
when he was designated by the President tc
the protection of the frontier of the State o.
Texas: The question then recurs-what hal
Gen. Taylor since done that he should be ele
waited TO the first civil station in the Republic
"a station which requires an extensive ant
experienced acquaintance with the science o.
civil government? Why, simply, he has sue.
cessfulIy lead the army of the republic agains
the MeXicans or. 10 sum up in few word:
alike his claims upon the American people a:
candidate for the Presidency, and his quail
tcatlons for that office, should he be elected
he has whipped the Mexicans at Palo Alto
stormed Monterey, and fought the battle O.
Buena Vista. This comprises both his claims
and his qualifications. We defy his most ar.
dent supporters to present any other. But il
the Wings found it necessary to bling out as
candidate for the Presidency man who's,
sword is yet reeking from the bloody scenes
of the battlefield, let US ask them why have
they passed over the claims of Gen Scott 3
Will not his campaign in the valley of Mex
CO far outshine on the page of history the a
chlevements of the campaign of the Ri
Grande Most assuredly; and no Taylo
man can galnsay it. AS mere military lead
er, Gen. Scott stands far above Gen. Taylor
and certainly his capacity for civil business
although not great, it must be confessed, i
far superior to that of Gen. Taylor, inasmucl
as the Hero of Monterey" so far as tn
world IS informed, possesses not one particle
Why, then. it may be asked, did the Wing
not nominate Gen. Scott Simply and solel
because he is known to the world as staunc
Wing; identified with all the issues and mea
sures of that party, and therefore could not b