The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-16
Gen. Tayl Or and the ONCE Beggars.

New York, Friday, March 10, 1s4es
Gen. Taylor and the ONCE Beggars.
One tf the brightest ira t. in the bright character
of General Taylor. the entire Absence in oil his
private and public conduct, OF anything that re-
sembles selfishness or rapacity. His whole career
has been one VI modrsty, sefdenla a. reluctance to
press himself before the public, and desire even
10 escape rom the applause due to his own probty
and patriotic conduct. These traits were exhi-
bited, In a peculiar degree, during the late war
with Mexico, and were observed likewise In
pecular degree, because then the public mind was
trained to watch the progress OF men and events,
n that great crisis. Where other military men,
whose names 1t is not necessary to enumerate,
took every occasion to exhibit their sefl0ve, and
indulge their morbid restlessness for places and
positions, General Taylor's great merit was, to
perform his duty with a bravery exceeded by no
other man, accompanied and set off with mo-
desty that was not reached by hardly any of his
associates.
Such Is he peculiar character Of Gen. Taylor.
With such character-a soul animated by such
feelipgs-a mind ennobled by such ideas, how
heart rending and distasteful 1t must be to that
great man, now IN the White House at Washing
about him, exhibited by men from all parts Of the
country. who call themselves his partlsans, who
are seeking, IN every variety of way. reward for
their labors, by office or emolument! Crowds and
crowds of Office begg.rs, of all descriptions, have
left their daily avOcatons, abandoned their proper
business, and rushed to Washington, crying "Gve
US the reward of our labors put us in some places
of profit and honor, for supporting you during the
election
No class of politicians have exhibited a greater
variety Of those rapacious traits OF character
than those emsnatlng from this selt.same city OF
New York. For several weeks past have editors,
both original and eleventh hour men, from thus
metropolis, In conjunction with speakers, law
yers, politicians, and committee men, been crowd
ing the corridors of the White House, trotting
after Gel Bliss and his amlable lady, exhibiting
themselves in every bar-room in the capital, anc
all In search Of Office and emolument, by way of
reward tor their abors In the late Presidential
campaign, as they facehously call their noise a
ew DAYS before the election. Can General Taylor,
animated by TIE eings which belong to his cha
lacter, look complacen,ly on the forwardness, the
ereedinese, the want OF modesty and proprety,
exhibited by those men from this or any other
city? There is one of our cotemporanes,
who came to the support OF General Taylor at the
eleventh hour, and when there was no visible
chance for his favonle, General Scott, now linger
ng day after day in w ashinston, expecting Gen.
Taylor TO repay HIM Tor his services by foreign
mission to Berlin, Madrid, Constantinople, or Co.
ventry. There is an improperly and indellcacy in
such conduct which must be revolving to the modest
nature of General Taylor, and will, perhaps, con.
stitute the principal barrier to the accomplishment
of such purposes at any time. There, again,
is another editor wanting to be Marshall, who no
doubt Was earlier in the field in supporting Gen
Taylor than his contemporary, named, and it ser.
vices are to be repaid IN that way, de-
serves as much as any one; but how dlsa.
greeabe even the presence of such men, indicating
the objects of their visit, must be TO the PresI-
dent, with ali the fresh feelings OF proprety and
modesty about him, which have distinguished his
private and public career throughout his whole
life. We are told, also, that Prescott Hall has
been at Washington, expecting to be placed IN the
valuable post of United States District Attorney
dor this district, in consequence Of and by way of
pay for, half dozen dull speeches, which he de-
aixeied in certain wards OF this city, and which
had as much to do with making General Taylor
President, or making up the minds Of the people
dis favor, ID TIC WuislipS VI lilo Win
through the trees OF Heboken had
We might 60 on and enumeIate, without end,
other distinguished candidates, now, or recently
at Washington, in search of office; all OF whom
are animated by the same pure and patriotic pur-
Ense-ths clutch lDg of the spols, as reward tor
what they consider their abors; but 1t Is dlsa-
greeabe subject, and we have no doubt that Office
begging and office beggars have already become
more Disgusting and disagreeable to the generous
and manly nature Of General Taylor, than any
ching he ever encountered in the West Florida,
IN the chspparal, among the Indians or the Mexl-
cans. Those Office beggars, of all descriptions,
set to have stud ed the general character OF our
new President to but little purpose when they
moNnt the railroad cars and post oil TO Washing
ton, to beg, bese.cb, inquire, land pray for office,
because they happened TO come out, either late or
early, with the gre at mass OF the America 40 people,
n favor OF the honest and upright m An who Is Aow
our chief magistrate. According to all accounts
from Washington, and to every indication else
where, and coming from there, 1t seems highly
,pr, bale that the office beggars are nearly a, the
end Of their tether, and that they have caught a
Tartar in try ny 10 catch President We hope 1t
ia So for the honor Of the country, for the honor
of the politicians themselves, ard for the honor oil
4he p,t sent enlightened and intelligent age.
SINGULAR CONSPIRACY TO ExreeT $50 coo FROM
VIM p. Asgoa.-Thc police story published 10
,o-day IS papei, of bungling conspiracy to extort
fifty thousand dollars from VIM. q. Astor. pos
sesses in greater dtgree the eleine nts OF hoax,
than OF d true and bona fde tempt, by skifu and
accomplished rosues, 10 be detected by our most