Washington telegraph., 1849-11-14
PRESIDENT TAYLon.-The following

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PRESIDENT TAYLoR.-The following
eloquent passage. we extract from a
speech Of Josiah Quincy, Jr., at the late
Wing Convention of Massachusetts. It
is well worth reading:
at was my very good fortune, Mr..
President, to be at Washington, for three
or four weeks, about the beginning of
last March, and it was my exceeding
good fortune to be under the roof with
one who was at that time called General
Taylor. Sir, cannot help regretting
that his health prevented his having al,
opportunity OF showing himself to the
yeomenry and citizens of Massachusetts.
l regret that they could not see General
President Taylor as he appears to all
about him.
We are very apt, gentlemen, to Judge
by what we have seen Of the militia l
remember, sir, that was once aid to his
excellency Governor Lincoln, and we
thought then that the military had more
fuss than feathers, I believe.
AS regards Gen. Taylor, he is exactly
what his soldiers called him-Rough and
Ready. He looks no more like one of
those officers, whom you will see, on an
election day, riding about OH horseback,
with long plumes, than he does like
Methodist minister / confess, sir, I
could not help looking at him with as
tonishment as l saw him sitting upon
his sofa, in his parlor, quiet modest
looking man; and could not help think.
ing to myself, is that the fellow that sat
sideways on Old Whitley at the battle of
Buena Vista?
We are apt to look on the title Rough
aad Ready as one which was got up for
the occasion. We are apt to imagine
that committee has been appointed to
draft resolutions. and to present to the
public such name as will be taking
But that is not the case with name like
this. The highest glory of ancient knight.
hood was when the soldier was knighted
by his sovereign OH the field of battle.
The highest title of a military man in a
republic is when his soldiers give him
name that shall signify at once tEeir con:
fidence in him and their appreciation of
his modesty.
He was called Rough and Ready
because in every rough situation he was
ready; because he was found sleeping
side by side with the common soldiery,
with tent or without a tent; because
he was found in the front of the battle,
marked only by his venerable and his
simple appearance.
"Whigs of Massachusetts! you owe a
great deal to Gen. Taylor You have
taken him from the position which he
filled so nobly-that of soldier among
soldiers-and you have called him to pre-
side over the destlnies of this country.
He is now attacked very much as he was
before the battle of Buena Vista No
body says a word agains! him. Every
body acknowledges his virtues, his mo-
desty, his judgment; but they are trying.
if they possibly can, to get away as many
as possible of his troops before he comes
into action. They are trying to pick off
the officers; and upon what grounds do
they pretend to pick thin off?
cat one time we are told that General
Taylor is afraid to maintain the dignity of
his country; that he really is afraid. Be-
cause he thinks it wisest and best, as il
was his duty to do, to prevent any armed
interference with foreign countries by
citizens of this country; because he will
not submit to a failure of the proper
diplomatic decencies of the Cabinet-we
are told tina; he is afraid, on the one hand,
and on the other that he is desirous of in
volving us in war.
"Fellow-citizens, it is orr duty to stand
by the man that we have put into that
place. To be shure, We are not going
to cast our votes against him at this time,
but we may assist him. The vote of
Massachusetts always has been, since
the days Of 1776, and l trust always
will be, of great weight in the United
States of America. 1t is our duty to
stand by the man whom we have placed
in that elevated position. Wings of
Massachusetts, you are entrusted with
certain post in this warfare. You are
entrusted with the defence of citadel
that has never surrendered and it is your
duty, as long as you have leader like
Gen. Taylor, as long as he stands firm
and true to the banner of Wing principles,
to give your time and your talents to sus-
tanning him, and through him to sustain
ing the great principles by which this
commonwealth has risen. as it has, to so
much glory and honor" Great applause)
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SoMNAMBULIsM.-The St, Louis Rev
ellie stands sponsor for the following
statement:
On the night of the Sd inst. young
man who has been in this city but short
time, got up from his bed, and while in
state of somnambulism dressed himself,
descended the stairs, left the house, and
took quiet midnight stroll about the