The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-09-08
THE UNI0N.'


The wing editors take an immense deal Of pains to
convince the people that General Taylor has sense
and judgment II he displays common intelligence in
aton to any NATTER they carefully herald il forth the
world, though il thing SO unexpected as TO
deserve particular notice When General Taylor came on
TO this city to enter upon the duties OF his Office the wing
newspapers were filled with these common places, design
ed 10 convince the people that the President of the wings
wasreally man OF some intelligence; fact which they
seem to have imagined the world doubted And recently
in his late through Pennsylvania they have exhb-
tied the same feverish anxiety relative to his intellectual
appearance They seem TO think iteven now problem
atca whether or not he is Of ordinary intel
lgence We have specimen Of this sort Of notice Of
General Taylor bya wing paper It's from the Trum-
bull County (Ohio) Wing, whose editor Of the
members Of delegation to invite General Taylor visit
thai part Of Ohio. The editor says;
The delegation from this place waited upon the Pres-
dent in FORM and received in the most corlia
ner. He had great many inquiries TO make with regard
the industrial pursuits Of the Reserve, its dairy farms its
adaptation agriculture generally, Its mineral resources
&c., all Of chich shoUsd him Clearly eonvsrsant Nth the
topics introduced.
This editor evidently disappointed in finding that
General Taylor possessed even ordinary Intelligence
The wings are continually ill.teating the General
lucy w Bicot ~ioh6 AZ .oAthb ~ NJ hi"Su, "i'
they see him. that he is hardly compos ment and is ut
tery ignorant Of matters Of intelligence familiar
to everybody. We believe no such thing OF General
Taylor. We do not believe he is capable Of exc,
cutting the important duties devoving on the presi
Dental Office, because he has never been bred to
the pursuits OF statesman, and is wholly inexperi-
enced as 10 men. Nor do we believe the grasp Of his
mind equal to his high position, even if he had had
the experience Of whole life in public affairs But we
do suppose he is toerably well-infomed old gentle
man. and as capable Of filling The Office Of President
1000 other intelligent American citizens are, who
would repel the idea that they equal to the Office
With the aid OF the able scientific corps by whom be
was surrounded in Mexico, he made very good gene
rail- he possessed couragehey science and skill and
we have no doubt he is shrewd and thrifty planter
We are willing to concede much in his favor, and
trust that his wing supporters will longer speak write
OF him as though he incompetent to inel
gbly upon the common affairs Of life. We do not think
il at all remarkable that he should make Ineligible in
quires in relation 10 the butter cheese, and other pro-
ducts of The Western Reserve; and we think the wing
editors do the General great injustice when they mention
such conversations OF his at all worthy Of remark
comment Let the world take for granted that he is
man OF ordinary intelligence and ordinary information
but as his being fit for the Office Of President Of the
United States, {" tell that to the marines"