The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-07-07

or lOSt Dattle. Examine tne
whole history of his exploits, in all their
details, and you see the evidence of far
reaching sagacity, and great ability.
GEN. TAYLOR is A MAN OF LEARNING.
Not mere scholastic learning,-he has
never graduated at a college-but his
mind is richly stored with that practical
knowledge. which is acquired from both
men and books. He is deeply read
man, in all ancient and modern history,
and in all matters relating to the practical
duties of life, civil and military. He is
intimate with Plutarch, said the speaker
"a plutarch hero himself, as bright as
ever adorned the page of history. Gen.
Gibson, man whose reputation for truth
and honor was proverbial, and whose
word was always the end of controversy,
so implicitly was it relied upon,-had
told him, that he and General Taylor had
entered the army nearly together, and had
served together almost constantly, until
he (Gibson) retired, and that during that
time, they had sa; together on seventeen
Court Martials; many Of them important
and intricate cases, and in every single
instance, Zachary Taylor had been ap-
pointed to draw up the opinion of the
Court,--a brilliant testimony to his supe-
rior abilities, and ripe learning and prac-
tical knowledge
GEN. TAYLoR's HUMANITY AND SIMPLICITY
OF CHARACTER.
General Taylor is PLAIN, unassuming,
unostentatious, gentlemanly man. There
is nopride, no ais, no foppery about him.
He possesses the utmost simplicity of
character. When in the army he Jared
lust as his soldiers fared-eat. the same
food-slept under his tent, and under
went similar fatigue-for Is months, in
Mexico, never sleeping in house one
night. His humanity, kindness and sim,
plicity of character, had won for him the
love of the soldiers. They could ap.
proach him at all times. He never kept
a guard around his tent or any pomp or
parade. He trusted his soldiers, and they
trusted and loved him in return. Not a
drop Of soldiers blood was shed by him,
during the campaign. Allthe blood shed
under his direction was shed in baltle.-
We hear of no military executions-no
judicial shedding of blood His heart
moved to human woe, and he was careful
of the lives ofsoldiers, and humane to the
erring, and to the vanquished foe. He
is kind, noble, generous, feeling,--a
friend of the masses-there is no aristoc-
racy about him.
GEN. TAYLOR PRosCRIBEs NO MAN FOR
OPINIONS SAKE.
He is good and true whig, but he will
prescribe no man for difference ofopinon,
He hates, loathes, prescription. He
loves the free, independent utterance of
opinion. He has commandedw wings and
democrats in the field of battle-has wit
messed their patriotic devotion and irwin
chile courage, while standing together
shoulder to shoulder-.has seen them
fight bleed and die together, and God for.
bid he should prescribe any man on &C.
count of difference of political senti.
ments He would as soon think, said the
speaker, ,ofrunning from Mexican!
GEN. TAYLoR's POSITION.
Some object, said the speaker, to Gen,
TAYLOR, because he is from the South, and
is STAKEHOLDER. Are we not one peoplol
Do YOU not love the Union? Have | not
the same rights as Kentuckian, to all
the benefits of our glorious Union, that
you have as Pennsylvanansl We are
one people from the Atlantic to the Pa
cifc;-from our most northern line to the
Rio Grande, we are one people-itis all
ma country-it is all yours. There is no
country, there never was country, like
this. Rome, in her mightiest days, never
possessed so vast and splendid country
as this-so grand, so great, so glorious.
Our destiny is as glorious as our country,
if we hold together, and no not suffer Sec
tional preiudices to divide us. We speak
the same language-our identity is the
same--we are one consolidated people
and our success has hitherto been glo-
rious and unprecedented. Shall we
then divide in feelingsl No, no! No
matter where our man is from, if he is an
american. Gen. Taylor, in his feelings,
knows no South, no North-no East, NJ
West. He is an Americani He is q
national man. He is not Southern
man--he is an Americani He proscribes
no one, either of the North or South, and
will you prescribe him for the accident OI
birth and homel He condemns no man
for the institutions of his State. Will
you condemn himl He is kind, gen
erous, noble old mana true American
in heart.
GEN. TAYLoR'S HABITS.
4 He is temperate man--he never
drank bottle of spirits in his life. His
habits are exemplary.
GENERAL TAYLoR's INFLExIBILTTY OF
CHARACTER.
l Finally, said the speaker--he is man
you cannot buy a man you cannot SELL
q man you cannot scare--and man who
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