The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-24
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the pOllttCal Heiu, rom NuitH hau iSs'S"
two years before, in order to advocate the
selection by the Wing party Of General
TAYLOR for a candidate for the Presidency
1t appeared TO me, that the war, which had
been clearly thrust upon the country by the
Administration for its own political advance
ment, would prove to be the instrument Of
its downfall, by raising up the only man
who could lead the opposition into power
The idea, that Gods hand was IN this whole
thing took possession of my mind, and look
ing far into the future, could see no other
hope for the ascendancy Of Wing principles
in the Government, except in the person Of
ZACHARY TAYLOR, My temperament is
such, that when am once persuaded that
am right, never stop to ask counsel o.
others, but proceed with all my might and
main to reduce my belief to practice, so
far as / can control the means to do so.
Gen. TAYLOR, in the battles Of the Rio
Grande, rose like. colossus Of human
genius biore me, and his subsequent triumphs
confirmed my impressions. was not de-
ceived labored under no mental illusion.
saw Alright But did not wait to verify
first impressions. They were SO strong, so
decided, that was forced 10 act. imme
diately put my pen to paper, in advocacy Of
what then believed to be the true policy
Of the Wing party, and what ] still believe
they were right in adopting. That pen has
not rested, since took the determination to
enter the canvass for the nomination and cleo
ton Of the old Hero. II has not slept
moment 1t has gone nigh and day. II
was dipped in my hearts blood, and wrote
from the Utmost depth Of my conviction and
my Judgment | say,t was dipped in my
hearts blood--for | received no reward for
my labor There was none TO receive
Peoples faith in Taylor in those days was
not strong enough, to pay for the advocacy
of man for President, whom not FIVE in
thousand ever dreamed Of seeing President.
But never thought Of pay for my labors.-
gave freely Of all that had - and
that was my time and my mental la
bor had then no excess Of means upon
which to drag the slow length Of life along,
nor have now ] gave and still give
freely, my all, II was given and is now
given to my country, without any hope or
chance of reward or remuneration for the
past To be plain, ! hare neper receired
a single penny from any source for my
labors in The cause Of ZACHARY TAYLOR
and The IThig party. boast not Of this
thing II is nothing to boast of. 1t is
rather thing to make me love more in
tensely the man and the cause, for whom
and for which have so constantly and so
severely labored My conscience acquits
~ al -, l,,t n
try and 10 my faith in the best means Of
rescuing that country from the grasp of a
corrupt and wicked dynasty.
In November, 1916, was invited to
contribute to the columns Of the Washington
Fountain, a daily independent journal own
ed by our esteemed and publc-spirited
citizen, Mr.. ULYSSES WARD. ! did all
could, consistently with the position Of that
paper, to show the necessity which called
for the selection BY the Wings, Of Gen.
TAYLOR as candidate for President, and
to bring before the public bis strong points
of character ! demonstrated in advance,
from the course Of THOMPSON, Of Missis-
sippi, and FrcKLlN, Of Illinois, in the House
Of Representatives, towards Gen. TAYLOR,
that the old soldier was marked as avic-
tim by the then Administration. and the
Democratic party, The Fountain was the
only paper in Washington, that had the bold
ness to print Gen. TAYLoR's letter to Gen
Gaines. well remember the CONSERVATION
it produced upon the Administration, and the
eager demand Of the various departments for
copies Of the edition that contained that eel
ebrated letter. But my advocacy of TAr-
Loa fell coldly upon the ears Of Congress and
the city, and the Fountain soon began to
feel the effects Of the hostility to his nomina-
ton 1t lost in public estimation, from its
Taylorish tendencies, so rapidly, that the
proprietor was compelled to give up the en-
terprise, but before he stopped its publica-
ton, wrote the subioined communication
and readily received the assent Of the pro-
prietor 10 its appearance in the Daily Foua:-
tain Of Friday, the Goth Of January, 1e47 /:
To THE EDITOR THE FOUNTAIN:
STA We respectfully submit to the consideration
OF the Wing National Nominating Convention, and
OF me American People without respect TO party,
tie iilnstrious name Of
MAJOR GENERAL
ZACHARY TAYLOR,
OF Louisiana, the Hero OF the Rio Grande, as 8
candidate for the next Presidency Of Tie United
States MANY MEMBERS
of the Senate and House Of
Representatives.
WAsnrseTos, Jan. 1911, iSi7.
In few weeks after the appearance Of
this nomination Of General TAYLOR, the
publication Of the Fountain was stopped.
But did not cease my efforts. They were
regularly continued nthe farm Of private and
public correspondence, and in contributions
to the press out Of the city
The printer Of the Fountain was the pub
Usher Of the National IIyhig, Mr. Charles
w. FENroN. ! saw, that he was an indus
trious, sober and an homes, man, and a
perfect master OF the craft of printing. !
had been brought in contact with him, while
writing for the Fountain, and while editing
the sermons Of my father, the Rev. Memo
LAS SNETHES, which were published BY
Mr. WARD and printed by Mr. FENroS.
Some time in the latter end Of the month Of
February, lS47, proposed to Mr. FEYToS