Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-08-24
cRITTENDEN ON TAYLOR.

In an editorial notice of a speech delivered at
a public gathering at Russellville, Ky on
the 22d ultimo, by that eminent and true-heart
ed Wing, john ]. CRITTENDEN we have met
with notice of the Wing candidate for the
Presidency which cannot fail to be acceptable
to a large portion of our readers:
Gas 10 Gen. TAYLOR, Mr.. CRTTENDEN said
he though, he would give us the right kind OF
an Administration. The old soldier had pass
ed through every difficulty safely. He had
never said that he would doanything but what
when the time came for him 10 act, he was
ready to act up TO emergency. He had to fight
against the disadvantage Of two or three to one
and he had done it successfully. No one had
| ever charged him in his long career with dis
honesty. Honor and fame could not intoxi-
cate him, power could not seduce him. He
was as plain, as unpretending and rough, af-
ter all his brilliant achievem .nts, as any plain
citizen present. He was not bedizened with
lace He was the peoples man, and the man
of the people. All could recognise him in his
| old brown coat as old ROUGH & READy-as a
real republican. If he wanted to paint Ken
lucky he would set up old lack and have him
painted as the embodiment.
..Here was man who could heal the wounds
| of the country. He looked to him with these
hopes, and with all confidence. He knew that
The other party was striving TO draw the peo-
| pie from him. but it was IN vain, for thelI
heaus were with him. When the day Of
eleNion came many kentuckian would find
every other feeling overcome but the one de-
termination 10 do his duty by Old lack and his
country. He believed Gen. Taylor would be
elected. He considered that matter wei
summed up by the young kentuckian who
went 10 Philadelphia; who said on his return
that the people were much split up in regard
t to candidates; that old Rough and Ready ha(
a great many friends, but he believed Genera
TAYLOR" would beat him, but he thought ont
thew called 'sOld lack would beat them both
a Mr.. C. had talked with Gen. Twiggs before h
: left Washington, and the Gen. told him in hi
decided way, with an oath, that no man cou
look five minutes in Gen. Taylor's face an
make proposition TO him to do mean action
No act of oppression was ever charged upo
him. No man had ever paid the penalty &
death by martial law from the time he tough
Il at Palo Alto 10 the time he left Buena Vista
= He had controlled and guided the army with
: out bloodshed, maintained its honor and dis
cipline, and retired without having done ougt
n to sullythe glorious character he had ever mair
: tanned as an able as we'll as humane man.
/ When some deserters We're brought 10 him al
d Ter the battle of Buena Vista, before the bloc
IS they had shed had yet sunk into the earth, /
ders do not desert-these are not my soldier
IS Take them back to the camp, drum them OF
. and let them CO. When the GovernmeI
: chided him for not storming Monterey vii
q it's twelve thousand men, with his five thol
is sand, what was his reply? Yes, he said, /
d could have taken it in that way, but he did n
: want to sacrifice the women and children. >
= When he was feted in New Orleans, frier
+ alluding to the splendid pageant which woul
through the streets of the city, said to hi
I that 1T must have been very gratifying to hin
g No, said he, it was not. was afraid son
"a of the women and children might be hurt!-
L Who but he, when thus receiving triumI
like those of Caesar, would have thought
! that? But to his mind that was the most bea
NJ tiful trait in Gen. TAYLoR's character. 1t W
ie more Characteristic of him than any of t
=. many anecdotes told of him. The peoE
y wanted such man, and they wanted an no
y est man. That was more necessary than fl
ie talent merely, such as was displayed in pub
10 10 speaking, Elect him, and the people wor
" have man upon whom they could rely.