Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-07-14

Senate TO canvass the State for Governor. MIR
Crittenden never could make poor speech, and
on this occasion he made very good one in com
mendation of Gen. Taylor. II does not prove
Gen. Taylor the best man for President, but il
shows that he possesses (as we always supposedly
many sterling qualities. The following synopsis
we copy from the Pittsburg Gazette;
Gen. Taylor Is a IVhig-This, Mr. Critendcn
said, he declared from bis own knowledge. lie
is Wing, good Wing, a thorough Wing.
know him to be Wing, but not an ultra Wing
AL his political feelings arc identified with the
Wing party
Gen. Taylor is an honest mdn.--On the up
rightness Of Gen. Taylor's character, MFR Crit
tenden dwelt with great earnestncss, as train
which he knew, and felt, and admired. lie said
he was emphatcally an honest man, end he de-
fed the opponents Of the old soldier to bring
aught against him, to impeach his uprightness, in
all his transactions, during public life Of forty
years. Ills appearance aud manners bear the
impress of such sterling honesty, that peculation,
meanness and rascality are frightened from his
presence. Gen Twiggs, who has been in habits
Of intimate personal intercourse with him. said
to the speaker, lately, that there was not man
in the world, who had been in the company Of
Gen. Taylor five minutes, who would darc make
an improper proposition to him. Dishonesty fees
from his presence.
Gen. Taylor Is a man Of great dJiiites.- His
whole military life gave evidence of this. lie
never committed n blunter, or lost a battle
There is not another man in the army who would
have fought the battle of Bucna Vista but Gen.
Taylor,-and not another who would have won
it. Examine the whole history Of his exploits,
in all their Details and you sec the evidence Of
farreachng sagucity, and great ability.
Gen. Taylor is a man Of iegning.-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 aud
military. lie is intimate with Plutarch, "a Plu-
tarch hero HIMSELF as bright as ever adorned the
pages of history. Gen. Gibson--you all know
, and love Gen. Gibson, one of your own Penn
, sylvanians, man whose reputation for truth and
honor is proycrbial, and whose word was always
the end Of controversy, so implicitly il relied
, upon-Gen. Gibson had told him, that he and
Gen. Taylor had entered the army nearly to-
gether, and had served together almost constant
ly, until he Gibson retired, and that duriug that
time, they had sat together on seventeen Court
, Alartias, many Of them important and intricate
cases, and in every single instance, Zachary Tay-
lor had been appointed to draw up the opinion
: Of the Court; brilliant testimony to his superior
abilities, ripe learning, and practical knowledge
Gen. Idyior's humanity and simplicity Of char.
: Gcter.-Gen. Taylor is plain, unassuming, un.
ostentatious gcntlemanly man. There is ne
/; PRIDE no foppery, no airs about him. lie pos
sesses the utmost simplicity of character. When
in the army, he Jared just his soldiers Jared
ate the came tood-slcpt under his tent and un
derwent similar fatiges-for fifteen months il
. Mexico, never sleeping in house one night
His humanity, kindness and simplicity Of char
ha1 rn for hn lavo a Ne unf
G They could approach him at all times He new
: er kept guard around his tent, or any pomp OF
1 parade. He trusted his soldiers and they trust
4 ed and loved him in return Not drop Of hi
e soldiers blood was shed by him, during the cam
r paign. All the blood shed under bis direction
It was she'd in battle. We hear of no military exc
If eutions-no Judicial shedding of blood. Iii
heart moved TO human woe, and he was careful
Of the lives Of his soldiers, and humane 10 tn
&c erring, and to the vanquished foe. He is kind
n noble, generous feeling-a friend OF the masse
d there is no aristocracy about him-he is tru
n Democrat He will adorn the White House, AM
e shed new light over the fading and false Demo
lt cracy of the day, which has gone far into its
II and yellow leaf--he will bring in true, vigor
o Gus, yerdant, refreshing Democracy.
y Gen. Taylor Proseribes no man for opinion
sate.-He is good and true Wing, but be wi
Il. prescribe no man for difference of opinion. ii
y independent utterance Of opinion. He has con
" manded Wings and Democrats on the field ,
" battle-has witnessed their patriotic devotion
- ]. and invincible courage, while standing togethe
" shoulder to shoulder-has seen them fight, blee,
se and die together; and God forbid he should pro
le cribe any man on account of a difference OF p
10 litica sentiments. He would as soon think, sai
y the speaker, of running from Mexican
~ Gen. TdylOr's positi0n.-Some object, said u
a. speaker, to Gen. Taylor, because he is from Il
n South, and is a STAKEHOLDER. Are we not OF
n people Do you not love the Union? Ha'
IN not the same rights MS Kentuckian, to all II
Va benefits of our glorious Union, that you have
10 Pennsylvania? We are one people, from Il
N. Atlantic to the Pacific; from our most Northc
Lv line to the Rio Grande, we are one people-it
all my country, it is all yours. There is no eou
try, there never was a country, like this. Rom
st, in her mightiest days, never possessed so v;
cir and splendid country as this-so grand,
yes great, so glorious. Our destiny is as glorious
,ad our country il we hold together and do not 81
Id fer sectional prejudices to divide u.s. We spe
out one language-our identity is the same--we a
ur- one consolidated people-and our success
ua. hitherto been glorious and unprecedented.
Shall we, then, divide in feeling? Mo- mol
matter where our man Is from, ii he is an IA
Ry. rican. Gen. Taylor, in his feelings, knows
on South, no North, no East no West He Is
De- american! Where has he lived2 In his b
red for forty years. His home, for forty years,
a a been under the american Flag 1.-THE flag of
,rk, whole country He is national mamie
un- lived erery,ckere, wherever the flag wasesl
md is not Southern mamie is an American!
proscribes no one, either of the North or Sou
and will you prescribe him for the accident
'ive birth and home? He condemns no man for
oy- institutions of his State win you condemn hi
in He is a kind 1enerou noble old mana Il