The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-06

ministration has brought about One os u.
tiers attributes the former solely to his eloOnoS
winning manners; and the latter partly ~
and partly TO the Fabian policy of doins s'Cs
and leaving time to work out what beneSs,. aols
On these matters | will venture 10 give No.,
opinion, which has not been formed HASH. mla
distance. will not here undertake "A
led 10 his first election, as was then mo,
Of Texas; but his last, am certain. WA. aI rae
the peoples recollection of his course I'm
first administration, and to those stems vIs
dom time had proved to many who renroh.,ss
when they were first taken. A proof Of NJ.
riorty may even be deduced from the fac, ~
more extensively popular when out Of oS.a
when in. Why is this' Not merely 4.
he has the sagacity to see sooner than ~
what is the wisest course; but thai ill.,
old Lion deceased, he has the frmpess
ever loud the rabble may yell against H.
take such a course, though its wisdom he No, auu
I'LL after Il is finished. The assertion M,
policy consists in doing nothing, has This v.s
approach to truth,-that il partly consis,s =. y
committing, nor allowing others to commi, ~
travagant folies which his predecessors nna u.
nents were so much in favor Of He has ~
tempted to subjugate Mexico, or any nor,;o y"
with feeble, undisciplined, and disore AIMED y
He has not permitted the establishment of
ster bank, once so near its consummaon v;,, J.
ileges sufficient to swallow up half the copn,rn
has not outraged public faith, and reduced Il.
eminent to starvation, by issuing ten dollars in
for every dollar Of revenue which it forestol.a 4
has not sought to crush the country with
which would operate as an irredeemable mo,,a'
and if acting thus was doing nothing he IVY
tainly been guilty of it. The leader Of v,a s
destitute people generally has to con6ne h, =
dom mostly to the avoidance of false stems n.
he appears to do little; the prosperity which y.
from his dispositions seems to come of itself \
his course is thought to be an easy one to ,al, Il
to keep to, until we see how more ordnarv
acts in his place. II requires no uncommon cara
to perceive the good policy of limiting goyenr.s
expenses TO the amount of its revenue, and Of NJ
on the defensive when the means of ofensiv, u
are not to be had; but no man of ordinary cam,
and firmness could carry out that policy. if n,,y
at the head Of an oyer-excitable people. unds, n
peculiar circumstances which Houston had n !.
tend with; and had President of less tact and 4.
ness served during his last term he would MI
bly, have found at IFS termination an empty tres,.
with many millions of repudiated excheoueu ,,,,
ing against 1t, country exhausted by abortive
tempts at offensive warfare, and about thouu,
of our citizens in Mexican letters.
One source of Houston's popularity, will ov
appears to be accidental. 1t is the fact that iou,l
has raised him up enemies Of class that brn. SUI
port to those whom they oppose, and ruin the c,ul
Of any one whom they sustain. Not, by any m,,,
that this is the character of all his opponents q,
is a man Of that peculiar cast that will awavs ii,
devoted friends and bitter enemies of every deer,
This is invariably the case with one who is great
great things, but faulty and wayward in othen
minor importance, and who makes no near apprst
to the virtue Of loving his enemies. But he ma
rancorous Of Hopston's enemies-the sein,jI
leaders of the opposition, whose zeal has been dsC
derby and intrusive enough to reflect their own al,
ors on the whole party-have invariably been
that visionary, turbulent, or unscrupuous chara,r|
in which none but the ultra factions could have co.,
fdence Their opposition, which did not stop
law-defying measures, caused many, who vou
otherwise have been cold or hostile, 10 rally acu
Gen. Houston in the times of his greatest difcQh
and their zeal for Burlison was one great Gauss
Jones's election. So great was the personal pusI
larity of the former, that thousands would have g
him their votes, though they believed him inferior
talent, had they not feared that his measures vu1
be influenced by his leading supporters. He sea
ed TO be aware Of his unlucky position, and rtsI
family consented to run. His good friends k
ever, showed the brave old war-steed into the n
rent of presidential contest, and jumped on his I'd
TO ride him into Office; but, alas! they sank him !
the bottom. Indeed, Sam Houston himself cod
never have swum under such load; apd sho !
they hereafter mount some candidate for the pn
dency of the United States, even he would hnl
difficult to carry them.
| must, however, draw this letter to close, GI
will prove as uncomfortable burden to Jour 4
tence.
Respectfully, your obedient servant