Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-06-06

Feb. 81, lS49.
l have compared the foregoing Act with
the original copy, and find the same correct.
JOHN G. MCBRIDE,
Auditor Of Portage County.
From the Ohio Statesman.
Il am not a party Candidate" Gen.
Taylor to Mr.. LippaJd.
Mr.. EDITOR. History informs US, that
TaIleyrand, on the death of Louis XVI.
procured two hats-a black and u white
one. He wouli get into his cabriolet,
wearing bis white hat wreathed in wide
mourning scarf, and drive slowly through
those portions of Paris which be knew 10
be inclined to oyaiily; but whenever he
appeared in the atmosphere OF the faux
buorgs, where he know that revO 'utionary
dotf his craped h It and replace it with the
black one, on which was mounted the tri-
colored cockade, and drove with the levitv
OF man who felt no sorrow. The de-
vice Of this willy dplomatist seems to have
been derived from the same school from
which Gen. Taylor drew his political
creed, though wide difference exists in
the character Of the two individuals. i he
Able was man Of a cultivated mind and
enlarged views, made active and available
by Judgment that never erred, ard a
foresight that never was al fault. The
one, like a cork doll with leaden shoes, al
ways fell on his feet tho other is now on
his last legs The generul, a mere Boba-
diei, whose know.e13e is limiled to Steu-
ben's Infantry Tactics, ard his morals
CLEANED from Baron Maunchausen, the on-
ly two authors with whom he appears con-
versant. In one particular, only did their
characters assimilate-they became all
things TO ALI men tt at trey ,nig g,t ge,s4 the
more.
Gen. Taylor's first appearance on the
political stage was us candidate of the
Native Americans; and in the month of
July 1913, he writes to AIR. Iippard, of
Philadelphia that, he was not party can
ddate. aud if elected would mot be the
President Of a party; but of the 1rhole
people,. We next mud him the nominee
of the whig Convention, and two months
alter that nominn ton, in u lotter to The de-
mocrac: Of Charleston, 5. e., he express
es his willingness to run on the same ticket
with Gen. Butler, reiterating AT the time,
his opartv sentiments. In letter writ
ten about this period to gentleman of
Charleston. he thus sums up his political
career:-l have accepted the nomination
of the Philadelphia Convention, as wei! as
the nomination Of many primary assem-
bl.es gotten up in various sections. OF the
Union, IN SOME instances irrespective of
party-would have accepted the nomina-
ton Of the Baltimore Convention. had it
been rendered IN the sane terms"
From these declarations, it is obvious
that Gen Taylor had no fixed principles
of political action, save that of placing
himself before the american people as a
candidate for the presidency; and he cared
little by whom he was sustained, whig or
democrat, native or free soiler, provided he
could obtain the rank Of file leader in the
approaching contest. The whig conven-
lion saw and dreaded the position he assum-
ed, and approaching the peculiar influence
he could WELD, in conseq lence OF his per-
sunal Interest IN the slave question at the
South, they were II duced, aye, forced not
to nominate him as their candidate, but to
attach their fortunes party 10 his car.
Like The knights errant of u,dan time, he
was in The field opposed 10 all and yielding
10 none I he wings counted much on the
echo of his victories, on the oft ill-drected
gratitude of the masses, on the delus!ve
cry of no party President, and on the
magical influence Of money, which was
literally distributed among those who. in
all large communities may be found open
to the advances Of bribery and corruption.
A portion of the people received without
suspicion the oftrepeated declaration oil
himself and his friends that, if elected, he
would know no party distinctions in the
application Of his official patronage, be-
cause as he avowed, lie was not the candI-
! date Of partv," aud was ''not pledged to
anv particular creed" Although a ma.
ioritv Of one hundred and serenity thou
sa1sc .tGreen2en reposed no confidence i'll
those pledges, yet number sufficient tt
elect him did believe them. Like some
portentious meteor that fits across the sky
collec ting in its course all the baneful ant
! delelerious influences within the circle
Of its orbit, so the bloodhound can
didate attracted around him all the filth
corruption, and cringing sycophancy, 0
the whig party, and he now eliminates Il
L the ascendant like the apocalyptic vision
with hell and death in his train. 81
transit, gloria, &c.
- rop,o forth fhOu 11r1pOn OF honest