The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-02
BALTIMORE, July 80, 1913.
The Independent Taylor Party-Hs Death and
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BALTIMORE, July 80, 1913.
The Independent Taylor Party-hs Death and
Burial, &c.
Well, Mr.. Editor, the great s'Independent State
Taylor Convention, became felo de Sc, last week
1t died by its own hand s'What fall was there
Net so much from It's own mIghtiness, as in
Caesars case, as from Its own clustering and SWELL
ing, as in the case of the frog, of fable no.
torlety. 1t originated in clustering. The first
step towards It's organization, was heralded
by loud blasts OF patriotic notes. and melodious
strains OF dislnterested and generous enthusiasm.
And these delightful harmones have been in
dulged IN ever since, intermingled with enchant-
ing varlarions till the Saundarslan songster gave
them new tune TO pipe upon. Then, truly, did
they
''rend our asunderl
With gun, drum trumpet, blunderbuss, and thunder -
Treacbery and false hood was the cry accompa-
MED with much bombast about General Taylor's
impregnable hxedness. But General TAYLOR was
man ike themselves. And the Presidency is
not 70 be sneezed at; nor was the prototype going
TO offend his frle nds and the whig party, to crafty
the aspirations of few disappointed Maryland
politicians. So there came a letter, and Its words
were as omlnous and fatal to the hopes of the pure
untained .'independents," as were those upon the
palace walls, 10 the King of Babylon. There was
difference, however, bewteen the former and
latter. The one being intended for public inter-
the doomed
And now, that the whole matter is ended. one
may be permitted TO say, what every one has all
along thought, that this whole "lndependent"
movement, was one of the silliest pantomimic ex.
hibitlons ever produced upon the political stage
A poor, futile endeavor to scramble into noto.
nety and Office under the cloak of hatred to party
and partizan strife; and an unaffected, self-sacri
hcIng love OF the community and country.
The whole proceeding was so glaring as to be
evident to the slightest and most careless observers
ana the consequence was, that II received little or
no sympathy from the community in which il
originated. A clique started the 'bal" and the
same clique kept it in agitation till it burst
There was no spontaneous cohesion of the people
There has been but little political excitement In
TINS city since the nominations were promulgated.
The warm weather and General Taylor's hernia
phrodle condition have been the principal causes;
though, without doubt the "barnburner" move
ment In your State has been equally effective in
REFRESHING party ardor and party discipline. Never
were the two parties placed in a more uncertain
and unpleasant position On the one hand the
democrats have before them man who goes the
S9fmd NIUE oil their principles and wishes;-one
VINO mas a. good enough character, both as a man
tno Ponuciap, but one, also, who has been so
long IN pubic lie as 10 present MANY points TO the
attack OF the enemy. This, however. is the least
OF his dlsquaicatons: the greatest is that he has
most implacable foe in the shape OF Marin Van
Buren-a foe OF the most WHY and dangerous de-
scnptop, who has already taken the field against
him, and who IN all probability, will be the means
OF his being overwhelmed with total defeat
On the other hand, the wings have for their
leader one who-say what you willis, to use a
vulgar expression, like the Irishman's nea-you
put your hnger on him, and he is not there He
WIN giye no pledges; ne will state no principles !;
ne Will adop, no rules Of political conduct; as COM
mander-in-chet OF the pshtical campaign, he is
the same as the superior officer of a military one.
ANTHONY Attic.