The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-09-21
The Foreign Policy OF General Taylor.

The main purpose of the opposition organs, just
now, seems 20 be TO show that General Taylor sym
pathizes with despotism in Europe and elsewhere,
and does not like repubcanism or It's progress SO
the Washington Union, and the like anti-adminis-
traton presses. The old hero is ssslicd because he
does not brstle up in the face Of foreign nations and
whiz and whir as Mr.. Polk did in the Oregon war
Of words, in the matter Of the 81 40 boundary The
reply is General not bred IN that school
sf politics. lie means just what he says, and no
more. II he talks " "a 40' 10 any body, he means
IL, and 81 40 il is--not 40. He did not intend pi
rates should FIT out piratcsl expeditions in the
United States TO plumber, burn, and rob in Cuba
and they cannot. He did not intend that the Span
ish governor general, any Of his agents, should
abduct, with IMMUNITY, even poor, miserable a
creature Rey alas Garcia is, and he did not or If
he did only 70 give him up at the hrs, call. -,
policy he has yet had opportunity 10 disclose, is
Just in the vein Of the Rio Grande campaign.
Every body knows just where 10 find him, and just
what he IL. He would not bulge an inch from
Corpus Christi in aggressive and undcclared
war till the Federal administration ordered him
expressly but when IL did, he wrote back, " In
whatever numbers meet the enemy, will fight
him" so now, he is not going into bullying other
nations or ~ staggering before them bat II, as in
the Rey affair, other nations give reason even 10
suspect them Of intended injury, shall hear again
the spirit of the old answer "In whatever mum
Dcrs meet them, will fight them"
II will be very uphill work for the editors Of the
country that Zachary Taylor will suffer the inter
csts Of this Republic 10 be injured degraded in his
hands; or that true Rcpublicansrn, wherever il
shows ITSELF will not be countenanced by him. But
nc will never convert the United States into Bar
ratara, or nest Of pirates, as General Cass
pected 20 do lie will never swagger before foreign
nations No true soldier or real statcsman ever
does. The policy Of washington toward France
and England is General Taylors policy toward for
eign nations and il will be rigidly pursued. Does
the Union like that policy or not
But General Taylor must expect all sorts Of mis-
representation and abuse from the es-organ of the
OK government He had il after the battles Of Palo
Alto and Rcsaca de la Palma, for not crossing the
Rio Grunde insianier, when the Secretary Of War
had provided him with means, and for not
/ marching 10 the city Of Mexico right off over the
Sierra Msdre He had il for giving vent 10 General
Gaines, an old fellow soldier TO the sights inflicted
upon him. and TO the difficulties that cnvironed him
/ He had IT at Monterey, for not killing and butcher
ing women and children there after he could obtain
| a bloodlcss surrender He had il even after Buens
/ Vista when IL was doubtful for a week OF 40 who
Their, i'm transcending the orders of the administra
| ton bv his advance he was not the victim instead
| of the victor Old lack in Washington, we fancy
however, will stand the fire that did not harm him
ON the Rio Grande, when but general by brevet
as he was at the opening OF the Mexican war. Al
any rate, we will risk him against the pop gun bat
tcries Of Messrs, Richie and Burke
Nuc York Express.