The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-18
To THOMAS p. CRAwroRD.
From the Pittsburgh Gazette.


The Washington Union, and other Locofoco pa
pers, are engaged in the very respectable busi-
ness OF holding the President of the United States
up to ridicue, by publishing caricaures of his
marks the different places OF reception along the
route OF his northern visit General Taylor does
not profess TO be public speaker, much less an
orator His life has been spent IN camps and
military stations and all his associations have I'M
fitted him for public speaking. Some men, also,
who able writers, profound thinkers, and pos
sessed Of immense stores OF knowledge, are wholly
unable to express themselves gracefully even In
telgibly in public. How unjust and cruel then,
TO take advantage Of the old SOLDIER and hold him up
10 rdcule, because he has not the natural and ac-
CURED graces Of oralory. II he cannot make pub
lie speech, he defend the honor Of his country
either in the field or cabineG and Mr.. Secretary
Marcy found him more than a match in the Of
letters carried on during the Mexican campaign
The ability TO speak in public gracefully and elo
quendy,ais faculty be highly priced, but It is by
no means the highest man can possess, nor neces
ssry success in life, or the proper discharge o
executive duties. Many persons have the faculty
of public speaking, who possess scarcely any other
snd are Of little use TO themselves or the commu
nifty.
Correspondence of the Evening Post.
RoNE, Aug. l4-10 p. m.
The apprehension that the later arrivals would
be poorly accommodated in this little town, has
brought on large number Of the delegates to-day.
Full two-thjrds here already, and all the hotels
ere now more than full. Many Of those who ar
rived by the evening train have been quarered up
on the village.
Preston King, with his cheerful, honest face, ar.
rived this morning, IN excellent spirits Stark.
weather and Collins, Of the last Congress- are also
IN attendance. Marcy, Beardsey, Peckham, ex
Chancellor Waworth, Dickinson, with Croswe
and few others, came on to-day from Utica
L -, al. r.
c.es. much TO the chsgrin Of some Of their Hunke
brethren, who claim right TO be consulted. They
are caucusing again this evening, pretty much by
themselves and the effect has been TO awaken
fee ing Of jealousy which threatens the harmony
Of their deliberations
The evening train brings Looms, John Val
Buren, DR. Beekmsn, and many others Tn
Doctor, understand, comes with the intention o
asking to be substituted as the delegate from tn
northern district OF Columbia, in place OF the ex
President, who has declined to attend. DR.. Beck
man bears a letter from the ex-Presdent, som
four pages in length, IN which he gives his reason
for not attending. hope to be able TO send you
copy by tomorrow mornings mail The two cor
ventons are to organize al twelve O'Clock to-moi
row. The Jeffersonian Democrats meet in III
Baptist church, and the Hunkers IN the Presbyt,
rian.
The talk among the Hunkers this evening il
that fhey will unite IL we will be content with the
avowihg the evils Of slavery, and the constitutions
mower Of Congress to legisate against its exter
son, or with an syowal Of the evils Of slavery, an
the propriety OF Congress using all constitutions
means for preventing its extension. They will al
cept either OF these doctrines but they ask TO be u
Heyed from the necessity of declaring that cor
gressionsl prohibition Of slavery is necessary, 0
else from declaring that the Proyiso is coDsttu
tonal They assent in private to all our doctrines
but very naturally, are reluctant TO say so.