The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-28
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
,yrDNEsDAY NIGHT. APRIL IS, lsa1.


r.1au,l domination of Gen Taylor for the PIesl'
I +, nresents with no little cogency, though IN a
,r form. the very questionable predcamen IN winch
p.dsra leaders are striving to place Their party by
os = marty candidate general IN the held ana IN
seryice of his country, OF whose views OF inc Alumni
cation Of the government many OF them can Aho" aoso-
nothing Attempting to bring him out OF the very bat
GA directly into the Presidential arena, they lind them
,nobe ,o state. on reliable authority, his opinions
rv single one OF the great measures Oh our ha'oha
E They do not know whether he be IN favor OF 'le
Fo al lsl6 or against it, They do not know whether
:, or,osed to the Constitutional Treasury, or in favor
il They do not know whether he would favor
atom of Internal Improvements by the general gov
lament. or oppose ii as unconstitutional. Ihey DO
.,on know wbather or not he be in favor OF ex-
.. territorial indemnity from Mexico, or whether
..or,d conclude the war without such result Their
rors in different sections of the country contradict each
a,,,v in reference TO his views on the principle OF
W;oot Proyiso And yet in this utter darkness and
noance as to all his political principles the Federal
lars would force General Taylor into the presidential
nya as their party candidate solely and avowediy on
Ground that he has fought with success and glory IN
war which they abhor They mpetuously pass aside
h their former champions and dearest favortes, and
ksten upoa military leader, after having strongly
,Donced all military candidates for the Presidency
h this shameful complexion has the sel-styled soon
Lyrot,sm" @ of the country come at last!
But this is moi ALL nor even the worst in the policy OF
csc noisy Office hunters who assume to speak for and
commit the Federal party. They are not content with
king up General Taylor without knowing his politics
ey are resolved to keep the people, through the Who'll
k,,vass az much in the dark as they now are them
lives. For no other purpose than that they' the
Ose makers and wire-pullers of the opposition, may
awe themselves with the spoils OF office, they
[,s that on the question OF the presidency Of this
,,c, rsDuhe. the American people 'sshaU go it blind ;"
These very men, who have for months been brandlshng
Ioe the country, in every form OF false and factous
[monstraton the terrors OF executive power who have
made the welkin ring with their denuncations OF me
L to the republic which grows out OF the power OF Inc
President, vastly augmented. they allege, IN time OF
karhese very men now seek TO call home the general
rom the glory OF his rumphs. and from the head OF his
ons to ascend the presidential chair exclusively as
ccessfu military chieain, avowedy without any civil
eence, and in so far as they compass their OBJ
let, absolutely uncommtted, by any overt act or public
keslaraton to any single political principle
In this view those federal presses which have made
emseyes most conspicuous in the nomination OF Gen.
yor are now proclaimng beforehand, that there IS no
Iced OF national wing convention to settle the
halter They go against both the Caucus sys-
|tme and Declaration OF principles in the same
rI,l afa
esh from the battlefield, and turn him over forthwith to
committee OF silence" Quite resolved, whether he
|l or not to make party candidate and party Presi-
Bent Of him. they vet throw away all the ordinary nstru-
mentality OF partisan organization as involving some
Lazardous inquiry aid sefcommitta to some political
breed refuse even to their friends all guarantees OF pot
a soundness and, indeed OF any political character al
b. stop the mouth of their candidate, beg him not to an
liver their letters, and finally, if to carry their attempt
hood wink the people to the very last limits OF audaci-
and absurdty, they coin for him a name made up In
qua parts of The denominations OF the two great parties
Ind STYLE him Gas in the nominating resolution OF the
Philadelphia meetng) sound democratic Wing |"
And all this they tell is $50 elect General Taylor "a
he presidency, euen as General Washington uas elected
Weyed to few men in our appreciation Of the military
successes Of General Taylor We have sought to testify
that appreciation fifty, and upon every fit occasion. Bu
there are parallels which even partisan extravaganza
Fnd selfshness should avoid. The Federal leaders
nd managers may doubtless calculate pretty freely
he capacity of their followers to swallow down self
contradiction But when they undertake to elevate 9
Fuccessful general, whose whole course and cause o.
warfare they have steadily denounced 'robbery ana
urdcr" till at last it occurred 10 them that they nigh
make his triumph their party toolwhen they attempt tc
elevate officer under such circumstances into second
Father of his County,, they may well feel that they are
|plEng up the agony little too high These Fedora
party hacks have much character to lose, but they may
have They may disgust the people sometimes witt
mpunty But the American people not fond of being
aaeated by the frivolous and frothy extravaganza
acous party leaders mad for Office, and ready defy
the most garng and papabe standardization, in spas
modc effort to seem sincere and enthusiastic 1t is due
10 General Taylor TO say that he, than any o,he
man, must view with impatient disgust the attempt o
hese selfish schemers to force such comparison upoI
him.
but we do hesitate say that the time has gone BY
when any can be elected TO the Presidency, while
he people utterly uniformed to his political opin
|ons Such proceeding is at with all the convic
hons OF the people, and with the whole spirit of the
Institutions. The Presidency belongs to no man. 1t il
he property of the people They must select their po
zeal agent and they must know the principles upoI
which he will conduct their public affairs. The se!hsl
a'isans who hope TO General Taylor into the high
Jest Office in the gift OF the people IN Disguise under TIL
a'dk OF composite party name will find that they hav
altogether mistaken the character o. the nation who's
confidence they seek