The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-09-12
General Taylor's EIoqueaes.

1t is now very generally conceded that the various
fowery and welconstructed speeches which have been
put into General Taylors mouth, and published in the
wing papers as having been uttered by him, were
in fact delivered by him, but the abcatons of wing
letter writers who have followed in his train Every
body who is acquainted with General Taylor, knows
that they upon the people; for
all the Generals acquaintances know that he is public
speaker and that when he attempts he most generally
makes most Notifying failure. So conscious OF this
fact was the Republic his particular organ and fearful
that his failure as speaker would eco upon him to his
prejudice that this paper attempted to break the effect Of
his miscarriage by anecdotes OF Washington and Com
Hull showing that certain occasions they could not
make speeches The not in point; for those
two noble patriots did not 60 about the country attempt
ing to make speeches and constantly failing
But is not the failure of General Taylor to acqui,
himself creditably public speaker that has induced
the democratic papers expose the real facts in regard to
his attempted but aborve oratory We aware that
the highest talent for does not consist in the
mere faculty or power of oraoy and therefore, il Gen.
eral Taylor had not set out as public speaker, and
been falsely represented by his friends to be good
speaker the democratic press would have said nothing
They would have applauded his they do the
examples OF Washington and Hull, if he had candidly
admitted that he not speaker, and attempted no
speeches. and had not permitted his friends to manuac
ture speeches, put them in his mouth, and palm them
upon the people his speeches. is, first, his weakness
displayed in attempting 10 make speeches when he could
not and secondly the imposition which he has permit
ted his friends practise upon the country by putting in
his mouth speeches which he delivered that have
called forth the structures OF the democratic press was
improper in General Taylor, rhen he sdw these abri-
Gated speeches published in his name to remain silent
and not contradict them He thus silently endorsed the
frauds Of the wing letter perpeated in his name
And in this point OF view only do regard him
sponsble to the public for these imposons Ilooks too
much like his pledges before the election, and their reck
less violation by the cabinet afterwards lfGeneral Tay
or would save himself from exposures Of this kind he
should remember that higher ornaments can illustrate
the Presidential dignity than candor, sincerity and truth
And although he would not himself violate truth, he
should not permit others in his name to do it.
We candidy think and we deem II our duty honestly
to say that General Taylor is censurable from the begin
ming for permitting other people to write his eeconeerng
letters and speeches, and then suffering them to 60 forth
to the country as his productions He has been party
to this imposition upon the people from the time he be-
came candidate for the Presidency until the present
He allowed others to manufacture political letters fol
him. and in his name, adopting both the sentiments and
the language Of those productions His Allison letter,
were Of tina, stamp, and his Pascagouia speech
He wrote neither His Pascagoula speech was preparet
for him by another person. and yet he attempted to deliver
IL and from that day to this he has permitted be cred
tied TO him, and thus has wnked at fraud upon the PEG
ple Now, we should libel the fame and memory OF botf
Washington and Hull, II we should suppose that ethe
OF those great heroes and patriots would have aowec
electioneering letters and speeches to be written
pamed of upon the people in his name, for the pur
pose Of getting credit for talents and capacities which b.
did not possess Nor is such conduct consistent with
IDEAS OF man of stern and pure integrity and eleva
ted sense OF honor General Taylor may think they
cunning electoneerng expedient and therefore pardon
able but in the heart OF the true and honest man,
fasehood nor trick, for any purpose, is deemed par
donable General Taylor should never have counte
nanced these tricks OF his friends and should neve
have allowed them to be put of upon the people in hi
name Nor was il necessary for his The peo
nile neither believed nor expected that he was accom-
plished writer or orator They did not look to him 70
polished periods or charming eloquence. They knew
him only as brave man. and they believed him to b
honest and for those they gave him their votes
Hence, these vulgar tricks and fasehoods OF politician
were not necessary for his success, and should neve
have been coun,enanced by him. He has unquestion
ably suffered in reputation by them, as he has BY tn
breach Of every pledge which he made in order to secur
his election--an offence however, which we conslde
his cabinet more responsible for than himself
We are confident that he has suffered immensely in hi
reputation by the practices IN respec, 70 his letters an