The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-14

ParaHd betpeen Nero and Gen Taylor.

The editor of the North American styles this the
"Golden Age Of the Republic. We rather think 1t re-
senbIes The Age Of Brass" Tie assurance with
which the present incumbent OF the presidential cha!r
continues to violate the solemn pledges uttered before ms
election the balefaced lmpudence with which his sup
poers steadily persist in their ALLEGATIONS OF his consist
ency and The utter abandonment oil all those no-party
princpes that so deceived the people, and upon which
The present administration was to be reared, stamp TINS
as . The Brueen Age Of the RePubltc. 0ld Horace
thought that the navigator who first pushed forth INTO
unknown seas his adventurous bark must have boosted
heart of oak and 'been covered with three Told plate
OF brass" around his breast But surey the wing Taylor
party Of the present day, who with bold, unblushlnS
front attempt to sustain The c6nsisency al the Execu-
i've and make the world believe that General Taylor
possesses qualities OF mind and heart that fairly enttle
hun 10 the $50 impudently assumed) OF the Sec
ond Washington must have considerable OF the stub
born courage and bazen assurance given to the ancient
mariner OF the Roman poet.
We are fully aware that in the estimation of some of
the Jealous and blinded OF the followers of the
simple souls who think that the world has pro-
duced but General Taylor-that the fame OF Wash
iagton 'pales Its Intellectual fires" before the bright mer
dian glory that encrcles the of Taylortha in the
history OF the world he stands preemlnenly alone, and
'.None but himself can be his parallel"
But we can assure these ardent admirers that we have
now in our minds eye Roman Emperor, who, in many
respects, bears striking similarity to the god of their
idolary. Let them not shrink back with start of hor
when we tell them we allude to Nero. We do not
believe that Zachary has exhibited in his personal
character any of the barbay and wantonness that form
ed such prominent traits in the disposition of the Roman
tyrant We would not, for the world, mpute such prn
cpcs to the 'who never left his wounded behind
him." and who, at Monterey, let whole army go with
in their hands in order to spare the eusion OF hui
man blood" 1t is with his POLITICAL not his personal
character, that we have do, and is in his political char
acter discover the great resemblance TO Nero. The
Roman Emperor opened his administration, the history of
which has left its bloodsained track indelby upon the
age which he hourished with great deal OF the
suav'er modo7 that marked the famed Allison letter
OF Taylor, and that gem of inaugural that aston
Ished the literary world Neros inaugural to the Roman
Senate delivered upol assuming the imperial PURPLE and
General Tay lors declarations TO the American people,
contained in the Allison letter and the far famed nau-
gura, possess oneness in sentiment, similarity in
expression that forces to believe that Gen Taylor
looked even beyond the Father of his Country for an
exemplar and in the history of imperial Rome found
model after which to shape himself AL all events,
IN the opening address of the Roman Emperor, "who
fdded when Rome burning" our modern re-
former who professed to come with healing on his
WINGS" found the materials out of which he con-
structed the inaugural address and the Allison letter
If those who curious in this matter will refer to
the 18th book OF Tacitus, there will be found the inau
gura of the Roman Emperor and in order that the sin
larty in sentiment may be perceived, we place the two
IN luxtaposlon: