The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-09

We are more amused than astonishei by an article
which we find in the last New Orleans Bee" 1t is spe.
cally dedicated to our own edihea,ion. for which
pnen, we return all due Acknowledgements but il has
another object in view One would suppose that il is
difficult to induce both democrats and feieaists TO sup
port the same presidential candidate. The objects APP
pear to be somewhat incompatible but the Bee" does not
hesitate to undertake the Hercuean Tor rather Quxotc)
task II appeals for support TO the republicans, upon the
ground that General Taylor honest capable and trust
worthy and because time has when the interests
of the country should be considered paramount 10 those
of party They (wilD support him, moreover, on ac-
count of his personal popularity, his glorious deeds his
military fame and the renown of those brilliant exploits
uhich make he achievements Of the rarr,or thrill 10 The
heart, and command the admiration Of the country"
The motives Of the wings are rather of different caia
CORY. In relation to them, the Bee says:
with the wing party, these reasons exert proper share
of influence; but other exist for their advocacy OF
General Taylor, in with their feelings and
principles political party The wings know General
Taylor to b. one of hem-to be whiS-a good and true
whg-a whg of the Henry Clay school The first and car
dinal principle Of the wings, is eschew and abhor that
intolerance and bgoy political faith which has been the
guiding maxim ofocotocois and has led it 10 the exercise
of the ruthless system of prescription. The wings
care of government, its homo and emouments Their
object Danish the foul spirit of faction from the land
strange that vile and unclean harry which has fixed its
lons every office in the country, and driven away with
its camors and It's cries the honest, the faithful and the
capable These views which General Tayor's
pondence proves him entertain, and they opinions
which will enear him to the great body of the people, and
viii secure their suiirge let mousing leaders and
political wire puers strive and fret they may in their
bootess attempts control the voice of the nation.
,bo & paa - Il
qures no argument to induce the wings to vote for Gen
Taylor. He is one OF them-so it asserts lie Is " a
whig-a good and true whig-(and by way of Gaping
the climax)-a whig of the Henry Clay school," Or,
the "North American" declares, che is a whg-no
vaguely whig-not wing because of his associations
but whg from fired, iron bound principles- an earn
est and thorough going whg" No wonder, then, that
with such Impressions the Bee should recommend the
General the support of the wings But that it should
have the audacity insist upon the democrats voting in
man who repudiaes therpotcal principles, and would
contribute destroy them, is asking rather too much of
the democratic party 1t is, indeed, amusing to the
arguments by which their scrupes to be subdued
Gen Taylor is honest and capabe" and therefore he
will heartily carry out his wing principles! Will he
not General Taylor is distinguished by his military
fame" and his brilliant expoits;' and therefore,
the peace party willing to avail themselves OF the
achievements which he has performed in the very
war which they have condemned as unjust, outrage
Gus, ami unconstitutional! This is "honest' and con-
sstent the part of the whgss it not But, as if these
Arguments were sufficient the democrats be
gulled by the very mpudent assertion that the wings
will share the honors of Office with their opponents
the word "peope," comprehending both partes-and
that they are anxious TO .'banish the foul spirit of
faction from the land" AS If the wings were not
notorious for their voracity of ofce-as if 1900 demo-
cratic postmasters had not been removed in few
weeks, by Mr. Postmaster Granger-as if Mr., Clay him
self had not just before the of 1910 publicly
threatened the democratic holders with unver-
sal proscrption--and as if General Harrison had not
been prosecuted and hunted down by the 'harpies'
who bayed his heels for the spos of Office Is there
liberal man in Washington who was not Disguised
with the scenes enacted at the White House in March.
Isui Who has not heard OF the comic spectacle that
was witnessed on one occasion, when the General de-
cned to receive that day applications for appoint
ments but finally overpersuaded by some SHARPLY"
more mporunae than the rest to receive his papersand
then followed another and another, until his hands were
filled with petitions and then bis pockets, and then the
worthy marshal of the District stepped up to his relief
when his hands, too filled and the table was loaded
and the press became last great hathe marshal
compelled to interfere in more authoritative manner
and relieve the suffering President from the surrounding
crowd of office hunters Who believes that the wings
would not again demand of the next wing President the
"spois of office" The merit of dsnerestedness which
the 'Bee" claims is ridiculous. "Tell it to the ma
rines" Away with these gultraps-we had enough of
them in the humbugs of 1910 and 1914.
We should not probably have touched this subject again,
il the "New Orleans Bee" had thought proper to call
us out But having said so much by way OF comment on
its singular positions hope shall be excused for
subioining the following common-sens view OF the
whole issue from the columns Of the "Wheeling Ar
gus" OF Wednesday last:
GENERAL TAyLoR-.TuE PREsIDENcy.--lt does appear
the siest thing in the wings try to
bolster up the of General Taylor for the presidency
by telling the people that he will noparty cand
date;he peoples canddate and yet OF them claim
that he is wing, and will be the wing President II is
perfectly ridiculous the present crisis ofour country
General Taylor in his letters rs far as we have peused
them, dsclams partysm and he will not consent to
become candidate unless it will meet with The approba-
lion OF the peoplethe whole people that he does not be-
long TO any party, nc. &c Well now, he must be n
strange to belong to any party. Let us see how
the matter stands
"The great questions which divide the parties, at the
present day. national bank, high tariff disribu
ton proceeds OF the public lands expenditures from
the national treasury for internal improvements the
pey Of further addition of territory to the unon the
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