Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-10-08
Gen. Taylor never Made the Pittsburgh
SDeech,

Gen. Taylor never Made the Pittsburgh
Speech.
Since Gen. Taylor's unfortunate expert
menls in The speeeh-mnlcing line at sBalti-
more, Lancaster and Harrisburgh. The
whig leter.wri!ers in his tram haze man
ufactured and put speeches in his mouth
which he never deIivsred, A day or Two
since we copied an nrticle from the Har-
risburgb Union, giving four different yer-
sions OF his spe ech at that place all from
wing papers and on whig authority These
samples OF his speechwere as unlike each
other us white IS unlike black. Reoeuily 3
a speech has appeared. purporiing to be
one delivered by The General nj Pittsburgh.
1t is framed with n skill and adrotness
which Gen Taylor never possessed, and
interlarded with due share Of "lopd
cheers" .tremendous applause, !" and "yn-
ciferous cheering" which, in truth goto
show that the speech is fabrication
We have no doubt of ii. The author Of
The horse letter and the Grandin cer,i6caie
could never have put together speech so
well got up rs thai which is alledged 10
have been made by him OF Pittsburgh
Besides. we have the positive testimony of
those who stood by him when he made hir
reply 10 Mr.. Forward, who addressed him
on the occasion. in reference 10 this pre-
tended speech. the Pittsburgh Post snts:
1--WE observe that the .'caricaiuren on
| Gen. Taylor's speech. delivered in this eirs,
MS reported for the tS1azelta and Journpl, -
being published in the federal papers atlis
East. We again rereat The declssaii u,
on unqnestionable authority, Tint no surig
speech ms lhn, reported was delivered hy
Gen. Tnylnr in Ibis city. Topics were H.
troduced inio the printed speech ihH, ,s
/ General never alluded IN; indeed. The re-
/ port is the greatest ..caricatnreo and forge
sry ever psrpettated on public man. az
! can b. Infested by those who heard the
original" s
While The General was q, Pittsburgh,
/ the iiremen paid him ntheirrespeeis, being
I called npon.fhe eneraianemp,eda a .peech.
| an arcouhl OF which q bySiabder gives as
/ follows:
After being called for some lime. Gen.
4. Tayi came forward on the bnlceny, in
Smiihfield street. For snme moments the
noise was SO grea, tia, could not dSiin.
/ glsh word. When5l dld hear him, .'h,
thanked The people iorahe manner il, which
he had been welcomed, and way please d
with the display OF fireworks .tIhem
rockets,o couiinned he. ARE very useful
! in cnrr ying on war with nm enemy-a
long pause-..ihey were used in a siege 10
show The enemy position. 40 lhai we enuLl
dire c. our bomls. lie keped Thai pdne Of
those before him would ever ses ihe reality
of war ma,e ihan tht. 6ringg n ratlsis''------
n sill long pause, sEf,ls,shesclsiy he'd leo,-
vu'slvelv the iron ming. De kad been
received every where siih g,eai k'ydness
BY The people. without respect 10 pariy--
se that ked Them again for their recepiin't.
,.s,te s;,h thai as long as memory hist d -
] wo I'D remember them. md he pnw WIS he =
them continued; good benlh, happiness, aDa
prosperity through ;rlang lite.s''
He then retired saving his hand serchief.
Some person called epl. s.thsee che for
Gen. ray kr," bpl if was no san. l ieii
deeply Impressed uilb Ire 1d.n that tho
.!.,Presldenl nt tie United S,aes'' VIZ ~
rnieIIecrna iIrrc.hps- orer fhe Rn.
W., atael Tst=s aAe fappr JGiy'-..s seRsesess,-
Gen. TaS lor as he appears before the pe"-
pie. lie has ben sen,.onl by the Cabinet
on an e!eclioneetirg erra,d. O,Prw helm
ed with the desperate condliinn of the wing
CRUISE, the Old general IS sem in'o Pepns.l-
vnri, just np9n lie ere q an important
p2pcfjon. sis n Inst resort 10 save the aa,psi.
sIraIion. lie appears among The pe"pse.
In sonr. Of his speeches he sf,l has the a>
snrance 10 pretend lint he il n no-p ry
I President: in olhara. he ayaws. Eiu sell :,
pnrty President, solved ID carry o.t uhi g
principles; on ether erea~iots. ne forge.s
ihe decencies and prnprieiiss required of
his high Office, aid insui,s inere III. = eaa-
halle OF his country men by applying 70 then'
The biackguard epithet Of ''tocofocoi' and
everywhere. in ihehnnds ef sire federalis's,
he pledges himself in favor Of prntec'ifn,
internal nnproven e,ts. ard other vbig hol-
bies. Conduct ng hin,seliin this manner.
how can he. or his friends, expect forbear-
ance from the democratic press? We
would be gladly spared the modification ut
representing Gen. Taylor 10 the people as
/ he is; bu, dity TO our Institutions, and fnlth~
/ ful regard for the hpnor o. our beloved
country. compel US, nnwecen e,asFihe task
lis, 10 unmn>k the humbuggery and frand
/ which the federnlists continue 10 aiieDpt
upon the American people in The persan
Of General Taylor. Washington Union.
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