Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1849-08-28
PRESIDENT TAYLOR,s TOtrR

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Strong, Correct and ,ceH defined.
Correspondence Of the Tribune
PITTSBURGH, Aug 30, lS49 ,
One most gratifying feature Gene al Tayors visit
the people IS that Democrats well Wings have every
where greeted him with the enthusiasm and have
IN every instance become attached him for his political
their intercourse with him CONSIDERING the violence and
unscrupuousness with which he has been asaied-the
uspang efforts to traduce him, not only by Of the
West ana grosest saements that the hope ofuure and
magnificent reward can eXtor from fertile IMAGINATION
thus universal praise from friends and foes alike wits not to
have been expected Since the President first set out
upon ms visit through Pennsylvania the pen Of Islander
has been uncommony productive and not less remarkable
Tor the originality Of its fasehoods The anecdotes that
have been put forth in regard him. by the Locotoco
presses, are as wholly and entirely without foundation
as are their authors OF character In all his converse.
IONS and IN all his speeches, the language of the Presi
aeht IS pian, claste concise and entirely correct So
suck was one OF the prominent Locooco leaders OF
bsbprgh with this fact that he remarked as soon as the
resident sspeeeh was concluded Saturday, that
W osl eectVey eloquent and chase OF any speech that
| he ever heard in his life
lhls Is one OF the many expressions OF the kind that
nave been made AT York Harrisburg. Lancaster, Car
lsle Chambersburg and the intermediate places the same
remarks have beenmade and the of the ndivid-
pas who expressed them can be given One Of them at
least is well known throughout the country promi-
nent man and Cass and Butler Eector. The only in
stance in which the President has been rudey met occur
red at Greensbug and sufficiently explained BY the fact
that the Loco-foco was in liquor at the time.
s the pa honest and sincere characteristics of Ge-
neral ayior mat every where are so gratifying the
dents to lie about the Presidential relate incidents that
never occurred and to put words in his mouth that he
never uttered There is not one of these sneaking Will
teis that dare make single OF the many mstate-
| ments over his name.
Upon the subjects Of Tariff, Sub Treasury, Internal,
| Improvements, Foreign Policy of the Government &c
the views OF the President well settled concise and
rect, according TO the principles of the Wing party On
Saturday evening he spoke nearly three quarters of
hour upon these questions giving hsvews with the
iorce precision and modesty that is exhibited his Mex
Marcy.
l. He is in favor of modification of the Tariff OF 1916
but not favor OF the entire reesabishmen of the Tariff
OF * lie is in favor of departing far from the ad "a
as to afford just and sufficient discrmina-
ton IN favor OF such manufactured domestic articles or
merchandise as come in competition with foreign labor
He is in favor of the passage by Congress of such b 90
shall afford real protection the aboring classes of The
country without being restrictive constantly TO be
mark for the exercise OF political prize-shooters
H. he is not IN favor OF making indiscrminate at
tack upon the whole Sub Treasury system until it shall
have been thoroughly tried under the management Of new
and more capable officers though he believes that it al
ready needs many notifications In other words in Or
der the country from the commercial embarrass-
mens which wholesale change in the financial policy of
the Government must always produce Gen TAYLOR he
eves to be the duty of the Government to give the
listing Treasury system fair trial under the manage
nnent OF more honest and competent men
Ill He is in favor OF Internal improvements
Nv. In regard to the foreign policy of the Adminsra-
ton, he s lot sustaining the honor Of the country at all
hazards but believes that the policy of peace the only
prosperous policy.
The late proclamation by the President in reference to
the expedition secretly fitting out against Cuba was not
written at Washington has been stated Cen Tavlor
prepared with his hand Harrisburg while suffer
ing severely from his late attack of cholera 1norbus The
Loco Foco presses have endeavored make much capital
out ol but not word which they have yet stated in re-
gard to it ls true. 1t written, copied and des-
patched by the Presidents own hand in brief space of
time
In company with Gov Johnston aud committee Of
citizens, the President has visited the various factories
throughout the city, for the purpose OF becoming practical
y acquainted with the details OF Pennsylvania industrial
and
hearted OF toll who assisted to place the desnes of
the country we'll their individual welfare in
his hands Unlike his predecessors he has made no pro-
misses or pledges, to betray them He has been among
them all, and taken them blythe hands, with the
course with the nveterately digned arsocracy of
the country, Gen. Taylor makes no distinction. The
atch-srngs ofhis heart and hands always hang outside
ours, DC, NEAL.
4 -- GER. rAyLOR AND THE CLERGY.
4 While the President was in Harrisburg he was waited
upon in body by the Reverend Clergy Of the borough
They ntroducedb by the Rev Mr. Colt of the Epis-
copa Church who after presenting the different gentle
men, addressed the President to the following effect
"SIR-The Clergy OF Harrisburg have called in body
tender you their respects and they desire to express to
you their high consideration for yourself man. and for
your Office our past experience in the evils of war il
our srest guaranty that you will labor this ma
ton the blessings OF peace We that your admins
ration will be SO guided by wisdom from above ~ will
ensure the welfare and the prosperity Of the people Of these
United States And for yourself personally, sir we de-
sire happiness We welcome you to our borough and
both pleasant and agreeable"
To this address Gen Taylor responded in the following
words:
Il thank you, gentlemen for your kindness NY life for
more than forty years has been spent the frontier of our
country Wherever there has been the of hardship
and the of danger the Government has seen fiji to
require my services that have indeed enjoyed oppor
tunties OF learning the horrors Of have ever been
averse to war; and in my negotiations with hostile powers
as IN advising with the Government have advoca-
ted pacific measures 1t s natural for people rejoice
in victory but all the gores Of victory compen
safe tor the losses that upon individuals Tumphs
will not make up TO parents tor the loss OF tfr nor
to the wife for the loss of her husband the child for
the loss Pitts parent. We bring war home to the
hearth-stone to appreciate all its horrors But while
confess my aversion yet must also declare my pu-
pose to defend the country against all aggresions and
would that all that is dear should perish rather than
any wrong should be done our free institutions nv re-
cepon your State has been cordial and the hearty
welcome Of this day especially shall never be forgotten"
The interview then closed and the Reverend gentlemen
retired.
THE PRESIDENT AMONG THE PEOPLE.
The correspondent Of the Philadelphia News states that
the journey OF the President from Bedford Springs to So
meset marked by continued demonstrations of pub
lie admiration. He says:
"A every town, village cross-road hamlet and tavern
they have turned out enmasse men, and chidren
and greeted him as no man before greeted at
least IN this part OF the country"
The party stopped to dine at a small roadside tavern in
the mountains, and after dinner appears General Tay-
Tor entered INTO conversation with red-hot Locotoco
which IS thus reported
Loco,-[ Walking up to the PRESIDENT Gjneral how
dye do? Pm glad TO ye but didn't for ye cause
| Pm Dmocrat.
Gen. Taylorlm Just glad to see you for all that;
came here to Wings Democrats and Natives and all
and am glad to see all.
Loco said you should be the President of the peo-
pe and not ola party and that you wouldn't be proscrp-
tive; butyouve turned out the Dimocrats and nobody
else!
Gen; Iaylor-Who else could turn QUIZ Nearly all
the e-holders oyour party and of course de-
sire equalization. If should leyour friends have all
the places and the Wings none would be prescribing
the Wings!
Loco You're right, Gineral never thought OF that
Ibeve the Dimocrats did have all the paces-that's
fact They first got them from Gineral Jackson
/ Gen. Tayor-Yes my good friend, theve had posses
sion ohem for nearly twenty years. and they ought to be
satisfied with their half hereafter.
This argument satisfied the Loco; and he owned up