Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1849-08-08

WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 8. Is49.

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! his distinguished citizen and public officer
distinguished by a long. honorable and brilliant mil
ary career-distinguishe by civil Office, infer-
or TO rome other in the world for dignity and honor.
because created by freemen-d distinguished by sol
emn designation to such Office by The voluntary act
OF freemen-this man. sustaining through life the
character Of gentleman, and none found willing to
impeach it--a kind father, master and friend-this
man, with his hands tied up by office, is now pro-
nounced by portion of the party press of this coun
try a doh-a dotard-an imbecilc-a tyrant-4
bufcher-a liar, and perj,red liar. Great Justice
Is this the liberty the boosted liberty of the press
No, no-but its licentousness and public pr,,sti,u
ton. Walk through the "fve points" of one of our
own Cities but pray don't raise your hands and ex-
claim IS thus the boasied purity of American women2
But, how wonderful is it that this discovery of
Gen. TAyLoR's intellectual and moral qualities has
been made only by his political opponents that it
should have been made just no,D, after forty years.
experience of the man to the contrary, in various
and responsible staions Do they believe what
they soy2 The masses in some countries are gull
lible, and in the estimation Of designing political
managers, reliable for their purposes, because guilt
Bile; but in this country it is otherwise, as we shall
continue TO hope and believe until the contrary is
made to appear. Here, the people are intelligent
and honest and disposed to investigate before they
decide, especially in matter OF character. But the
efforts from some quarters and commanding positions
(by which the small craft guide their cock boats
would seem to imply that our population is like Gull
libe. five are not greatly mistaken, greater
mistake was never perpeirated by would be party
| leaders.
IL The President be such as is represented by par
tizan editors and displaced office holders his cleo
ton never could have been secured unless the ma
jnri'y had become fools and corrupt in the bargain
| What compliment to the majority of the people !
and one which they will duly appreciate. But the
reasoning going 10 sustain The dsqualifcations and
contemplate pretensions of Gen. TAYLOR proves too
nuch and thus the whole falls to the ground II
he be what he is charged TO be- then he is not fit
and never was, to be corporal in the army-
Blush Palo Alto, turn pale Buena Vista! !! Then,
indeed, General TAYLOR is not fit for the office OF
county magistrate or deputy sheriff-nay, unfit to
ACT as juror in any county in the good Old Com.
monwealth of Virginia, and in any one of them
would be excluded from the witness stand, as I'M
worthy Of credit. There is such thing as attempt
ing to prove too much-here it is and this is party
Who ever saw an old soldier, we had almost said
whatever his character, certainly whatever his cir
cumstances but one who had bravely and success
fully fought the battles of his country and did not
find his heart (if he had one) struggling to reach
that soldiers heart In the madness of folly should
such an one have been insued in the streets of any
village in the land, the time was when the
consequences could not be calculated Now,
the press has become the rampant from behind
which the hoary head and the beardless boy unite
in long shots of rdcule, insult and SANDER upon the
Hero Of mony battles-one who never tnged his
sword with blood without cause, and never stained
his honor in any case. This is party.