The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-01-18
GEN. TAYLOR.


The following description Of the r.rsnn
al appearance aud manners of the Prcsi
dent elect we extract from the able New
Orleans correspondence Of the Boston At
las
The President elect is q little above the
middle stature, with compact frame, ant
rather stout wi,hal. lie has just compile
ted his fifty eighth year, and tlm'ugh hi.
hair is beginning To be little silvery in
hue, he has none OF the marks @! age npor
him. His rudy couutenance and almos
wonderful activity bespcak him in the en-
Joy mcn, Of the most perfect health. A.
he sits in The ro,unda OF the hotel, chatting
with all, his appearance is that Of Il down
right honest man. al sound sense an! greaI
irankness, gond humor and urbani,y in his
character. You would hardly take him I,
he one OF the few ..whose names were no,
born To die lie Inns not the commanding
figure ol Scott. nor the icrocioGs dignity 81
Twiges. nor vet the arisiocratic bearing Of
that Orson al warriors, Harvey. Neither
il tina, stamp Of intellectually upon his
brow which marks Webster, CLAY. or Cal
haun, among II thousand. But hc has n
high aud lofty brow--that amplitude al
forehead which proclnims the intellect
within. The characteristic expression 81
his conference.-the, which lights il up in
conversation and makes YOU 10th To take
Your ewes from it's BEHEvoLENcE. The
sunlight of his heart beams right through
| IT,. aud warns Won nt once towards HIN
liu, such m eve as General Taylor has,
have rarely. il ever, seen in human be
ing. Each particular wink al II seems Il
fall upon YOU like n small flash ct lightning
and did not the smile upon his face forbid
the idea. ,ou would expect a small clap 81
thunder 10 follow il immediately. Know
ing him 10 be-. as We do, n master in what
tho poet calls
The art Napoleon, the mystery Of commanding,
! can easily inn zinc how the fires Of that
exc must kiud!c and flash amid the dis.
charge of artillery on the bu,tc field.
do not doubt i, will keep vigilant watch
OF the country. Gen. Taylor las been ne
cnsiomcd 10 sleep nn the ground. IN plank
aud PLATFORM, and he sleeps everywhere
equal. well. | do not know tina, he sleeps
with ono eve opea, but it he should be be.
set III Washington bs an army Of office.
holders and office. seekers, forcing their why
iuto ll,c White House, ! should not hc sur
pr>el To hear that, wrapping himself in hi
blanket. he threw himself on the floor, some
night. near the entrance OF the Executive
mansion. with one ii his eaglc eyes wild,
open, to ..see tina, the Republic receives nc
lctrImcni!'
Gen. Tavlor is one q. the most sociablt
men in the world. and when there IL
large crowd around hi,r. he mny he seer
running about. chatting and laughing Al
pleasantly n il it WINS his particular bust
ness To make every one happy; and yoi
come away with the conviction tia, he i
tho only mnn Of the whole crowd who IN.
not hecn linking OF Prcsidcn. TAYLOR. Ii
n mixed assembly, he makes no allnson Il
political topics, though in n company q
personal friends. he speaks his mind yer.
freely. Ills .il.hand speeclcs-and he
has made quite number hcre---show
unusual intelligence mud concentration o
thought, clothed in simple Yet beautiful Ian
gungc. Tnke, for instance, his response
To the girls in oac nt the schools of the citY
n ,lav or two since, in which he spoke 81
them as ".he future mothers OF our future
heroes in tho field, and saycs in council
How beautiful in diciion. and characters
tic of the hero il is! There is not tho
-liahtcs, particle Of cgotism in any of hi,
addresses--but tina, same modestv and for
geifulncss Of self which have ever chnrac
ierized his military dispatches. lie j.
ever READY, and equal to every emergency
Thev who have prophesied that he is MOI
equal TO tic great work before him, sin
ccrcly believe. nrc destined To disappoint
mcnt. ! predict that his civil career vii
be rs bright and glorious MS his military
and that no IL destined TO show himself n,
great in the councils Of PEACE M the worlt
knows he has been in those Of War. liz
SAYS the people have demanded change
in the administration Of the Government
and he 10 determined, So far as in himself
lies, that they shall never regret tho choice
they have made.