The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-07-14
THE UNION.


We think more than one honest man even among the
wings must have smiled if he has not been Disguised,
with the personal adulaon and the nsipd puerilites
which have marked the conduct OF portion OF the fol-
lowers OF Gen. Taylor We do not allude to the conceit
which even the General himself is weak enough to in
dulge. namely, that he is Second Washington" That
regard a revolving PROCLAMATION OF the sacred name
and memory OF Washington No man, much less Gen.
Taylor should in this country presume to approach or be
lkened TO the Father OF his Country in the godke char
acter of his intellect in the wisdom Of his unerng udg-
men and in the virtues OF his public and private life
Nothing but the bold presumption OF ptabe weakness
would dare to allow herd OF servile attere TO
pare any man living in this country at this day, much
less the object Of their faery. to the great immortal,
unapproachable Washington.
But to rebuke this sacrege the part of the obse-
quious fatterers OF General Taylor not our present
purpose II is to point the attention Of the reader to the
avidty with which the followers of the General seize
upon every thing which falls from his lips that tends to
show that he is a man of even ordinary capacities
When he was on his way to this city to take upon him
self the robes OF Office, our readers will remember with
what ostentatous parade every commonplace remark
made by Gen. Taylor TO old men, women and chidren
was caught up and heraded to the world the oracuar
revelation OF wisdom His followers seemed to act upon
the idea that he Of scarcely ordinary capa
city, and hence these commonplace remarks were seized
upon and paraded before the world proofs to show
that he had some sense Recently he has uttered the
remark that we must have 'gooa roads, good harbors
good laws, and then can 60 ahead" Now, taken in
the general sense believe there is not in the
United States of the most ordinary intellect who could
not make such remark, and who would not agree to
the proposition which it states. Everybody is in favor
Of 'good roads, good harbors, and good laws" And
yet the federal press is republshing and commenting
upon this remark, as though il were the wonderful
generalization Of llustrious sage, which had never
before suggested itself the minds Of common But
to show its utter absurdty, coming from man whose
position implies that he at least ought to be statesman
the New Haven Register says this Taylor platform
would be unexceptonable if there were added to it
good bread and butter good roast beef and good straw
berries and cream
supporting the administration seize upon as proofs OF the
superior and uncommon wisdom OF their chief But how
really degrading TO the American il is, when such
things are the only evidences cited OF that superior intel
lecual endowment with which every patriotic American
must desire the presidency of the republic adorned
If the country were without good harbors good roads,
and good laws and if Gen. Taylor had pointed out the
mode by which they to be secured there would be
some common sense displayed in the remark attributed
him. But certainly, as il stands, is nothing but an
meaning generality Of expression, which any farmer in
the country would not deem himself very wise in
having made.