Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-09-15
Miles Tavlor-His Tergiversations.

As the gentleman whose name forms portion
of the caption of this article, has been chosen one
| of the standard bearers of the Democracy and
| Anti Americanism; and as his numerous admirers
are. or pretend to be, as ignorant OF his antece-
dents and political summersets, as democrats usually
arc of those of their candidates generally, it may
not be amiss for us to give them few OF the plain
matter of fact evidences to be found of our guam
dam Native american ,friends consistency as a
Democrat and 4nti-American.
We have called Mr.. Taylor our quandam Native
american friend. This to his present friends and
admirers may seem impertinence, and a fable un-
worthy of credit. How unfortunate for our late
Native American friends, is the invention of print
ing But for that invention they would 80 identity
themselves with the Anti-American or Foreign
party as to wipe out their foot prints AS Mr..
Taylor handles his old Native American friends
without gloves he will, of course, not feel offended
if they should retort upon him and carry the war
into den,agoguery As preliminary to an exposition
of Mr. Taylors consistency as an Antl-American,
it will be proper to examine into his consistency as
a democrat
The first heard of Mr.. Taylor politically, was when
he opposed Gov. White and John Slidell for Con-
gress, in 1888. He may then have been in name
a democrat, N practice he uas a 'chig. He, in an
address to the electors of the Old First Congress
sional District announced himself the advocate OF
Protective Tariff, and National Bank; An
drew jackson and the democracy to the contrary
Notwithstanding. He in 1914, conservative
democratic with decided whg tendencies; and was
a candidate on the whig and conservative ticket;
and against the democratic candidates III the parish
of Assumption, for the Convention which framed
the Constitution of 1915. He was elected to the
said convention; and we will now see how De-
nocratic and Anti-Aneerican was his conduct by
his course and votes in the said Convention.
He voted for President Of the Convention, in
favor of the conservative candidate and american,
JOHN R. GRIMES. He voted to require residence
of five years on the part of native and naturaized
emigrants to the State, to entte them to citizen
ship (See journal of Convention, page co., He
voted for proposition requiring residence OF four
years on the part of naturalized Americans after
having received certificates of naturalization, before
they could be entitled to VOTE (See journal, page
70.) And lastly, he made speech explanatory
of these Democratic and Anti-American opinions
which he then entertained.
These are few of Mr. Taylors opinions and
votes of "Auld Lang syne." If any more are
needed to complete the chapter, they can be had.
Towards this gentleman personally, we have no feel
ings other than kindness, and far we are con-
cerned, the very best Of feelings have always ex-
listed. When, however, he seeks to prejudice po-
liticaly, and to great extent personally he can
not be agrieved if in self defence, his old friends
shall carry the war into kingdom of demagoguery,
and unmask him to his foreign Allies
The truth is, the American party is too forbear-
ing of their democratic Ant-American opponents.
A defensive war is not the one for us to wage.
The foreign party are vulnerable at many points,
and it is good policy in us to assault them. When
they assert falsehoods Of US, let give them en-
phatic denial, speak to them in plain terms, and
call every thing by its proper name. Anti-Amer-
icansm Of Louisiana is as vulnerable as it is every
where else; and for MS to act on the defensive in
our war with it, is folly-the heighth of folly
Let US charge upon them extravaganza in the ad-
ministraton of our State affairs; and what is best
prove it on them by reference to an article in
another portion of to-days paper headed, "De-
mocratic Retrenchment and Reform in Louisiana"
which we earnestly commend to tax payers. Figures
don't lie.