The North-Carolina standard., 1849-09-12

APOLOGIES FOR GENERAL TAYLoR's ELoQUENcE
The Albany Atlas thus notices the apologies put
forth in the Republic for General Taylors attempts
at speech.making. The late tour of the President
evidently planned for political purposes, has turned
out a failure. If the General would preserve his
popularity, he must be careful how he abandons
that species of enchantment which distance lends to
the view. Personal intercourse with the people dis
sIpates the illusion which the victories Of Mexico
spread over their minds The people see him, hear
him talk, reflect that the Americans were never
beaten in any conflict with the Mexicans under any
leader and they say to themselves, &" Whv, any of
generals would have won the battle of Buena
Vista with such troops as he had.' Intercourse
with the people is certainly depriving him of the
prestige OF his victories.
From the Albany Atlas
When the chivalrous Hull broke the spell of Eng
lands supremacy ~ the ocean, by the capture of the
Guerrier on his return to port he complimented
by the citizens of Boston with public dinner. The
cloth being removed, after few preliminary oasts,
came that to the honor of the captain: Our gallant
guest-who has secured for himself a name and a
praise among his countrymen, and added terror to
the courtesy of his country's flag" The toast was
drank with enthusiasm, and then all was quiet.
A friend sitting next to the gallant captain said,
"Sir, we are waiting for your speech" 'A speech"
said the chiVarous but modest Hull, 81 cantt make
one : l don't know how.'' gentleman on the op-
posite side of the table exclaimed, audibly IS Sir,
you in for speech don't you that the presi-
dent Is waiting for your response to the toast The
noDle Tar rose up and SAID "Mr PRESIDENT the gen.
tlemen round say that you and the other gentle
men are waiting for me to make speech. Sir, l
never made one in my life can't do it, sir. don't
know how, sir. By -, I'd rather fight tie battle
Orer again than try i!'
The Washington Republic gives this anecdote as
an apology for General Taylor lame efforts speech
making. 1t is well enough far as it goes. but it
will not serve in this IT, after his blunt avow-
al that he orator, Hull had gone on a tour
through the country, proving it by his making abb
sured and silly speeches, he would have made peo-
pie almost forget his gallant services, in the folly of
his ridiculous conduct. President Taylor has made
some of addresses to the people crops and
cholera with broken doses of politics, which sound
ed as if lie had been taught lesson before starting
and had forgotten it on his way.
This tour, commenced without invitation, and with
no motive but political one, and that made cruel
and selfish by the existence of an epidemic which the
excitement of Presidential parade tended to increase
is not calculated to elevate ts hero in the estimation
of the people. For ourselves, can imagine moth
ing more ridiculous than the spectacle of chief
magistrate riding through the country, his squat form
bedecked with wreaths and gold-lace, like prize
OK his bowels in disorder, his head hardly less con-
fused receiving the kisses of his deputy postmasters
wives and daughters, and showing by his crude and
undigested fragments Of speech, and the frequent
prosraton of health, that this is too much for
his mental and bodily constitution.