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The Daily Dispatch: February 15, 1861., [Electronic resource], Garibaldi's Star. (search)
hey will of Gen. Taylor as President, it is enough that he never aspired to that position, and was forced into it by those who knew that his mighty name would sweep the country and overwhelm all political opposition. Suffice it that he did his best, that he was a patriot and an honest man, and that the country has been brought to its present condition — not by a deficiency of talent — but of disinterested public virtue — a quality in which Gen. Taylor had no superior since the days of General Washington. Talent is common enough, and any man who visits Washington will find himself surrounded by smart rascals enough; but he would have to take a lantern to find an honest man. As a General, however, no one questions the debt of gratitude which this country owes to Gen. Taylor. To him the chief glory of the Mexican war is due, for he established the prestige of the American arms, taught volunteers to fight like regulars, and consummated a succession of glorious victories by the immortal ba<