The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-26


We have su fersd the ceremony of the presentation of
the sword pass readers in another and the most
prominent article in this mornings paper without any
comment, but we owe il TO ourselves to make
remarks called for by the occasion No member OF thai
committee can highly appreciate than ourselves
the military services OF General Taylor-none felt
OF The anguish OF suspense which preceded the
hibion OF his prowess the various fields OF Pao Alto,
Monterey, and Buena Vista-none felt keenly the
gush Joy and OF gratitude which these various victories
produced-none can have deeper of the honor
which these well the brilliant victories OF General
Scott and his gallant comparots and the thousands of
other victors who have fought many fields OF Mex
leo, have reflected country. |. is well known
that the democrats the advocates OF this from
the first moment when Mexico shed the blood of
our citizens upon our own soil II may be recol-
lected that we urged viii all The energies in power
its vigorous prosecution We urged that all The
means should be granted to bring il to glorious ter
minaiion. We were in favor OF no hall measures.
On the contrary, reobaied the sghiest appearance
of giving back or any retreat from positions to any
line OF occupation We urged from its beginning to its
end the policy of raising and money enough to bring
the war to speedy and honorable close In this respect
we differed from many of the wing party. who denounced
attempted to parayze its energe. by objections and dim
cultes which only excited the hopes and animated the
efforts Of the enemy Virginia of the warmest
friends OF this and we proud 10 add that many OF
the wings in her borders their eorrtry upon
this occasion Bot before the terminated. the
very party which in the United States had started
the opposition to Ito IFS vigorous prosecution, and
OF course TO its glorious ,ermiIaEon-vse seen to
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own leader in the presidential campaign. They seized
upon his laurels for purposes OF political triumph
Kno wing as they did the inexperence Of Gen Taylor
his want of every civil quaikcatonand dlsciaimns as
they had done in 1928. the employment of military asP
for the highest civic honor in the republic they
nevertheless stopped conquer in ls4s, and they did
conquer by the eelat OF his military achievements, by
the pledges which he gave thai be would become the
President OF the people, and not OF party and by the
force Of these professions Operating upon some OF the
democrats unite their votes with those OF the wings
Had the chairman Of the committee confined himself 10
the commission with which they intrus,ed-had lac
presented Gen Taylor the honorary sword in the name
of the State which had voted If 10 hun for his mill
ary services alone-had be expressed his admiration for
those services the strongest language Of which such
commission was susceptible, the sympaihies OF gene
ous and grateful people would have gone with the ad
dress But when that boundary is passed which is
marked down by the resolution OF the egslature-when
the chairman OF that committee adroy passes on 10
political considerations indulges has decided party
feelings and compliments not the victorious general but
the actual President OF the United States for he serlisg
qualities of head and heart displayed these occasions
OF uncommon tria--when he tells HIN that the nation
had looked to him ''as whose hands Its destines
win be secure"as who might illustrate, for a
ond time that 'lbe successful warrior may prove the
wise moderate, and prudent staesnan--when
the effort here made to give the subject political tun,
and - compare him with Gen Washington, the whig
party have affected TO doto invest him with the political
qualifications which be does not possess. which be him.
sell has the modes,y disclaln and which every day
sensbly dsprovingue confess that regret toe
turn which the chairman has given 10 his theme We
humbly conceive that this portion OF the address is not
dstng usbed by the which mark. the most of
IT. The resolution which ordered the sword to he pre-
scented 10 General Taylor intended TO express the
feelings of the Legislature solely upon his military ser
vice. II adopted before be had been nominated for
the presidency II had the slightest reference to his
civil qualifications or bis political pre,ensions; and
undertake say. that the legislature never would
have expressed that confidence in hrs qualification.
which the address Of the chairman appears to breathe