The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-10-14


may result in hostties with Great Britain. The Amer
lean people should be awakened to its timely consider
alton.
More WING Contradictions.
When General Taylor went upon his northern tour,
band of wing etter-writers followed in his footsteps
and after each reception they despatched to the newspa
pers forged (madeup) speeches. in order TO impress the
people with the belief that the President was not only
soldier but statesman and orator. As many FIVE
different and distinct speeches were manufactured by
these mendacous parasites, and each of them pub
lshed the veabe address delivered by General Tay
lo at and the place. This hardihood car
red so far that the democratic press was vfed and
abused with foul ephets because protested against the
glazing fraud which was sought to be pracsed upon the
peoples and in instance, the editor Of democratic
paper prosecuted for libel because he denied the
authenticity of Of the forgeries which had been
pamed off an address of General Taylor requires
great liberaity to suppose that this nsolen assault
against the liberty of the press not counselled and
sustained by members of the wing party single ndi.
ydual would hardly take such step without the CO.
operation and support of his party friends The mpos.
ton OF the speech carried far that
Erie, in Pennsylvania, spesch sent forth and pub
lshed having been spoken by the General, when he
was too sick to make any speech at ALL
When the democratic press had exposed the fraud
which the wing leerwrites in General Taylors train
endeavored to practise the people, the defenders and
apologists Of the administration toek new position.
They said that eloquence was mere words; and they
cited the circumstance that Washington was unable from
his modesy, reply the of thanks of the Virginia
House OF Bugesses to prove that oraoy not neces
sary to great man. But they forgot to say that uH-
founded petenson 10 the graces Of oratory was great
weakness. They forgot to say that, while Washington
was no orator, he did not travel about the country en-.
deavoring to make speeches; and that he would have
sPurned from his presence any man who would have
dared to forge and publish in his name in order to mis-
lead the people, any address, matter how forcibe in
conception or elegant in language We DO not blame
General Taylor because Providence has given him but
moderate share of ability; do find fault with him
because he stammes badly in his utierance He is NO,
10 be blamed for his want of oraiorca powers and flu.
en dcton but his friends are liable to heavy Ieproach
because they have fosted him upon the country
Of commanding ability, and endeavor to obtain for him
the reputation OF orator. by fraud alsehood and for
gerry. And General Taylor should not be permitted TO
escape censue, when he sits Quietly and permits such
things to be done, and reafs the benefit il there any,
Of fasehoods and fogeries which he permits others to
commit in bis name.
When the President was al Baltimore, on his recent
tour OF the 10th inst, the game OF fraud was CON-
menced and il would have been continued had he ex.
tended his journey to New York. While at Baltimore,
Lieut. Walbach addressed Gen. Taylor and the reply Of
the President is thus mentioned BY correspondent OF the
National Inteiiigeneer:
"The President himself was much affected but after
momen,ay pause he replied, without rising in chaste,
appropriate, terse, and feeling speech that brought every
man his ect The words without hesitation easily
and smoothly Webster could have surpassed it,
cept perhaps that slight oratorcs flight might have
added grace and finish TO the delivery"
Unfounded and ridiculous pretensions cannot fail 10
provoke Idicule; and il General Taylor sits compaceny
and permits his aterers to dress himself like ackdaw
IN peseocks feathers, he cannot complain il the oppos-
lion sirps him Of his borrowed plumage and exhibits him
IN his nakedness After the gorgeous description which
we have copied above Of the manner OF the
orator. the correspondent Of the National Inteeencer
presents report OF the "ase, appropriate terse, and
feeling speech" which Webster could scarcely have sur
passed In that report the writer for the Iategeneer is
so unfortunate as 10 make the President say:
"DurSo MILITARY CAREER, Rave NEVER Ar.
PEaRKD TRIsUNAL, HAD occA.
SION TO DIX PRESENT ANY coURT-nARTiAL."
Now who forget, that during the last presidential
canvass the leaders Of the Taylor party endeavored to
prove that General Taylor was capable Of writing the
dispatches which he from Mexico And they assert
ed, the authority Of officers in the army, that was n.
practice Of the numerous eouts-mortal on ,chch General
Taylor served, 10 rely upon him TO drav up the opinion
orjudgment of the court Yet the National Inteioeneey,
correspondent now asserts that the President ayerred in
his Webserisn effort at Baltimore, that he neuer hod oe
L.