The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent., 1850-05-17

ty years, the first sight which saluted the old
hero's waking eyes, and the last which dlsap-
peared with the setting sun, was the LAG OF
THE UNION, bright with thousand glorious
memories of patriotism, valor and devotion.
His life, too, pGssed in various sectioas OF the
country: his sword leading the common ranks
of North and South, his own bosom barred a
hundred times for the defence of one and all
no wonder that he loves the Union with the
ardent and impartial love that father extends
to all his children No wonder that he has
shown himself, during his administration, sens
tive to the slightest insult to that Union from
foreign nation, and anxious by kind words and
a conclatory spirit TO pour oil upon the trou-
bled waves of domestic discord.
But while he is thus faithful to- the Union, he
is equally loyal to that SoIth whose rights
have been wantonly assailed by the lncendlary
spirit Of fanaticism. We look upon PROPOSE
ton that Gen. Taylor could be untrue to South
ern rights and Institutions, as an absurdlty
which they who urge it could not themselves
| believe, but for the total blindness which poll
! tical pre- ejudice so often produces. In the hrst
! place, it is conceded by all personal acquantan-
ces of Gen. Taylor, from child, embracing
men of all political parties, that he has ever
| been a man of stern and incorruptible princl-
/ pies in private life; man of the most religious
regard to truth; man who would prefer death
/ to dishonorable action; a most exemplary
i man in all the domestic and social relations OF
life. In this respect he is like John G. Calhoun,
for it may be said of both of them that they
have lived to gray hairs, without taint or
suspicion upon their moral excellence. Such
being the private character of Gen. Tay-
lor, we maintain that it is morally impossible he
should be false, either to his whole country, or
| to any part Of it. Such man acts from duty
in erery situation and erery relation OF life.
There never was a traitor yet, from Judas lsca-
riot to Aaron Burr, who was not in private life
either rogue or debauchee.
But even if duty could not control the action
of Gen. Taylor, we have besides the triple
chain of Birthplace, Education and Interest.
Born in Virginia; reared to manhood in Kentuc-
XIV; citizen of Louisiana; q Shareholder to a
larger amount than any man, Wing or Demo-
crat, in Virginia; a proprietor of large landed es-
tates the cultivation Of every foot OF which
depends upon slave labor-we would just as
soon expect captain of a vessel TO set fire to
a ship containing all the property he possessed
upon earth, as for ZACHARY TAYLOR to be un-
true TO the rights and institutions of the South.
AS President of the United States, it did not
become this son of the South to throw down in
advance the gauntlet Of defiance to the North
ern members of the confederacy. Gen. Taylor
is too sterling Republican to attempt to con-
6 troll by his Executive influence the legislation
of the Representative branch of the Govern
ment One Of the principal objects or his elec-
ton was to arrest tire consolidation Of all pow
: erin Executive hands. He has wisely and with
true delcacy forborne from laying down a de.
: tailed plan for the action of Congress Yet il
: was nevertheless so sufi :iently evident that
:. SO far as that monstrous firebrand Of incendiar
ism tire Wimot Proyiso was concerned, 1t ne
" : yer could receive the Executive sanction, tha
: it was dropped months ago, is now dead, an
: is kicked about from foot to foot even in til
i streets of Boston. In regard to other yeXe
: questions Of the day, what man in his sense
!. can doubt that, if they all can be amicably an
ID honorably adjusted in single measure OF con
pronii.e at the present session Of Congress
d Gen. Taylor "auld rejoice as we'll as the n;
: ton at large-thoLsh, if that cannot be. the
a the alternative, which lf.a President present
II in his message would still afford GROUND upo
) which all parties would fall back.
: We held that Gen. Taylors Administrative
q in the management of both our foreign and d
20 mestic relations, has been unsurpassed in dgr
i ty, integrity and efficiency, by any admnstr
:. tion since the days Of Gen. Washington. W
!. do not claim for The old hero the splendid gel
: ius of Clay, Webster, or Calhoun; but we
i, insist that in strong common sense, in pract
cal wisdom, in knowledge Of mankind, in =
,s upright Eature, and in decision of character,
,r is surpassed by few of the public men of Il
j, present age; and that no man could be place
r. in the Executive chair who could inspire to
+ greater extent than ZACHARY TAYLOR, tn;
n feeling of safety in the public mind, and th;
II universal confidence which Gen. Taylor has st
Il cured by his soundness Of judgment and re'
titude of purpose.