The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-02-20
GENERAL TAYLOR.

He goes to the seat of government al an Interest,"
Ing period Of our conntry's history. Elected by the
East and the West, he is marked out beforehand as
President Of the whole country, who rising above
all mere sectional feelings and preudices. will ad-
minister the Government eoely with view TO the
advancement Of the general prosperity The people
have faith In his honesty, and viii gladly second his
etiurts 10 reform abuses andt to drive corruption
from those high places where Il has too long been
permitted TO dwell In his honest desires 10 restore
the government 10 the purity II enjoyed under the
early administrations, all men will wish him The
most thorough success He has many difficutiea
TO encounter, but heis accustomed 10 difficulties and
he has heretofore been able TO overmnster them IN
another field Of service, we feel confident that he
will overcome them In The path that he IL now about
TO enter on He who triumphed so gloriously In
Florida and In Mexico will not succomb 10 any on
position that he may encounter at Washington Lon
ispile Journal
Gen. Taylor IL proyokinply keeping his own conn.
sells, and the politicians Ia suspense. No one pre-
tends to know who Will compose his Cabinet or
what will be the course Of his Administration In
regard TO appointments to and removals from office
This last question seems TO engage particularly the
apeclniions Of his political opponents who contend
that he Ia bound by his repeated declaration that he
womb moi be the candidate Of parry, to make no
We rather apprchend that this Is giving TOO atitndl-
marian construction 10 the Generals declaration.
One moiety Of the people having for twenty wears
enjoyed the exclusive benefit Of the appointing pow
Wouiu Just w tnhI tuey should.
now Tint they have their turn, be entitled 10 the
same privilege, However, as TO this point we have
no sirust that President Taylor will do justice to
boil parties though his opponents may think other
wise-and redeem bis promise TO be nopariy prcsi.
dent, by acdng truly as the President Of the people
Norfolk Herald.
The old veteran appears toall observers Just such
a man as all expected TO find him. With the polite
manners of gentleman he blends the easy familiari.
which constitutes true noblencss; without nnbcn-
ding from the dignity Of his station, he makes every
one, whatever may be his posilion 10 -ocieiy, feel
that he Is 10 the presence 0f IN American Citizen
polite gentleman social companion, pure patriot
and real republican President We can readily per-
cevs, upon first sight, how II Is that Gen Taylor
could 30 well and so absolutely command the love
and obedience OF our citizen eoldlers-1tis simply
because he had learned 10 be citizen Taylor Ills
deporimen, while here was calculated 10 win all
hearts to him. His easy and sifible manners, his
unaffected dignity and above al his unalloyed good
Of heart and sngeness OF purpose, did not fall
10 convince every observer, that he truly represented
himself, when Ut the Commercial Hotel. he remark
ed 'come up, fellow .czeps don't wait for an intro.
dnction my hand IL rough but my heart Is always
ready We hope that HE daysnay be nrosnerous,
hls life long, and his memory crowned with imInor
tai honors -Hsmphis Enquirer,