Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-08-02
Dldler and Taylor tho Politician.

Taylor the Soldier and Taylor the Politician.
The Richmond Examiner, of Friday last, thus
sends forth to the country the views of the Democra
tic party relative to the late President and his ad
ministration -
The Wing press throughout the country resort at
present to very contemplate not to say disgusting
expedient. On the decease of President Taylor the
orators and organs of the Democratic party actuated
by that generous sentiment which prompts all men
to remember the good deeds of the dead and to bury
the evil in the grave, uttered many kind expressions
concerning his life and memory. Their opponents
now employ these expressions political concessions
and declare that in them the lie is given to all the
| unfayorable comments which their authors have
made upon the administration that is ended and
that by this generous grief is papably exposed the
criminal character of the opposition which they have
offered to its measures.
This manoeuvre is heartless and malicious to the
last degree 1t is akin to the vampire spirit of the
thief who rifles the corpse of its shroud and the dead
hand of the ring which affection would not remove
But since their inscriptions luminosity proceeds
to this unparalleled length it becomes necessary to
put forth word of explanation. The expressions
of regret which have followed the death of the late
President, and the respectful eulogy with which his
tomb has been garlanded, by no means withdraw
weaken turn aside, the force of the gnant rep
rehension with which his name has been connected
for the last twelve months Because Gen. Taylor
|
tician have been entirely different persons as
Sampson the judge of Israel and Sampson the slave
of the Philistines. He brave officer and
plain, well-meaning man but few besides the poll
teal partizans who received favors at his hands will
deny that the Administration of which he was the
responsible head contaminated the most runous and
irredeemable failure that disgraced the annals
of any country. Beginning little than year
from its conclusion, with country and commerce
the most Furnishing and perfect in its arrangement
and with treasury full to repletion, it has ended
with deficit in the one and the most distracted
confusion in the other. Beginning with personal
popularity almost unbounded and the most power
full combination of political parties seen since the
DAYS of Andrew Jackson it crushed with defeat
after defeat and detection after Detection until 1t
was the weakest and the least hopeful since those of
Quincy Adams. Quarrels with almost every nation
on the earth have ended by the disgrace of the A
merican flag every and shore. The treasury
has been exhausted by the payment of claims which
have no pretence of justice in themselves, and no
precedent in the archives of the Executive, their
repeated refusal by other Administrations. The
councils of the nation have been the of strug
gle and commissions which have nearly torn asunder
the States. These could have been ended in day
by decisive administration but in the past year
-" Chaos umpire sat-
| And by decision embroild the fray.
! Pledges the most solemn have been but the mate
rails for violations of faith which the rudest mind
could not mistake: and the high places of the Pres
dential council have been filled by men whose intel
lect was not despicable than their principles
disreputable Their private careers have not been
less notorious than their public administration has
been absurd and both have been such az the world
has not witnessed in public life since the times of the
Walpoles in England. The whole has concluded by
explosion of BRIBERY and absolute direct cote
of censure passed by Congress composed mainly OF
| their legitimate adherents.
! Such has been the administration which the hon.
est portion of both parties have. exposed and assault
ted for the last year. Very different was the career
of its famous head, for quarter OF century past
in the camps of the Northwest and along the blood
stained banks of the Rio Grand. Death which drops
the curtain the gloomy present. raised the veil
which dimmed the glorious past. generous men,
DRY refused to dwell upon the short and unfortunate
of Taylor the politician, while it could recall
the long and noble history of Taylor the soldier the
hero, and the patriot.
This constitutes the inconsistency which the
hyenas of the Federal party raise their dismal
cry.
Examination OF Candidates Public Teachers,
Practised ut Washington.
Question for the candidate in an important branch
of automatically is interest
Answer by Crawlforward. Interest is that sum
which may be got out of government by any official
not specified by law as being his legal salary
F Q.--How then would you define it
Cit is for the interest Of any member of the
cabinet to fill his pockets from the public treasury
and the interest of any member who has done the
same is to keep mum.
Q.-How is interest reckoned
C.-By the term per cent, per centum.
Q.-How will you illustrate?
Cake, for instance, any sum which may be ne
cessary to produce given>sum at certain rate pei
cent, Compound the interest, for greater less
time the may require.
Q.-How then do you proceed
C.-Draw on the treasury for the amount, and get
the comptroller to sign it.
Q.-Suppose he refuses!
i C.-Appeal to the attorney general
! Q.-What is legal or lawful interest!
C-The amount which may be the result attained
by reckoning six per cent. per annum on any amount
which may be needed to procure given sum-
Q.-What is principal?
C.-Any given amount required to raise an inter
est claim as large ones conscience may allow.
Q.-What are interest and principal added togeth
= er called!
C:-The total perqusites, the entire sum one ma,
be able to gulp-in.
: The committee expressed themselves satisfied
with the answers, and Mr.. Crawlforward was Ii
censed to teach on the system.
Belfast Journal.
Calculating Bridegroom.
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