The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-03-04
Gen. Taylor denounced.

mat 1t actually possessed that power.
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Gen. Taylor Denounced
1t is truly melancholy to witness the fick-
leness and iugratitude Of human nature
Life and power seem to be the great high.
ways4o the heart of mau, and the indubita.
BILE evidences Of intrinsic worth. Clothed
in the ermine Of power, holding in his hand,
the destines of a nation, and the patronage
Of office man stands high in the hearts of
millions to-day. But tomorrow, the pale
monster death, has performed his mission
and the mighty ruler is no more than the
humbIest ~citlzen-nay. nor so much-for
while the latter had no "enemies to punish"
the former had more friends to reward"
than he had favors to dispense. A knowl-
edge Of this fraiIty of the human heart, in
duced a scholar of nature to exclaim--
"God save me from my friends"
To err is human, TO forgive is divine but
we can hardly look with complacency upon
the man who comes fond ing and hattering
to your face, while you may do him a favor,
and tomorrow, when you are stript of pow
er, be the first to denounce you. While
Napoleon's star was shining in its resplen-
dency, Berthier was his warmest friend, but
the corsican metur had scarce began to fail
when the canting hypocrite had deserted his
benefactor, and espoused the cause of the
Boorbans. Such traits we hope, are mere
the effects of schooling than the faults of
nature.
OF the great and good men Of our land
we had been told to regard Gen. Taylor as
the 'noblest Roman Of them ALL" We op-
posed him as q politician, but we loved him
as a patrlot-we voted against him, not be-
cause we loved him less, but because we
loved our county more.
'lie was q man, 1--WE boldly dare to say,)
10 whose rich soul the virtues well did suit
In whom, so mix'd, the elements all lay,
That none TO one could SOW reignty impute /;
As all did govern, so did all obey:
lie OF a temper was so absolute,
As that it seemed, when nature him began,
lie meant to show all that might be a man"
But it seems that a new opinion has over
cas-. the dreams of his former friends. With
them, his death was a fortuitous circum-
stance. 1t occurred just in time to save the
country he made room for another, and a
greater man, The love that licked the dust
from the old soldiers feet, Is now trucking
aud bending al the shrine OF another. A
great adjustment measure, by which the
South was 70 be cheated out Of 1857, O47
square miles Of territory, wac on the carpet,
and il was feared thar Gen Taylor wa TOO
mach " a gentleman 70 sgbsuit 10 sach sn
outrage. be was born IN the South IL had
stood aud bie6 by haIa ia lhe hour Of trial,
aud had won ehs green lsurels f4at bud has
brow aud tbe gsstaads VI q soldiers heafi
could n@ nave deserted hs GLORIOUS hosne.
fheseiose we aEe tod raaa be died 5uss 10
time that has successor Heanle snag osaes
Just when be wac m9s, wasted
We regret 70 hnt "a Gs Wsiz as 81
lowing unjust eeastas apoa Cess TsySot
Let the reader nlakekis Comments up
OH such a paragraph We can only Say it i
unjust and cruel.
He Mr. FIlmore) came into Office whel
a man, a statesman Of his W charaete
was wanted wheu dark clouds doomed al
gloomlng in our political horizon. and by TN
s~tatesmanlike ability. his moral courage, hi
candor, inaexible integrity. saved the coun
try from political ruin.