The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-19

DAVID III. HANLoN for Maryland
CORNELIUS GLEN. for the State OF New York
The No-Partyism the Courier Enquirer.
The no-party" movement in relation TO the next Pres
dency, however it may have been commended TO the
people by the authority of Gen. Taylors name has met
with grievous disaster. 1t has encountered une-
quivoca endorsement by the Bombas,es Furoso who
trolls the New York Courier and Enquirer" OF course
honest will begin once to suspect and disrus it
Even Gen Taylor himself however conscious he may be
of the recttude of his intentions, and however
strong he may feel in his purpose of entire impartahty
between the two great parties of the country in far as
that purpose is indicated in his SgnaP' letter-even
Gen Taylor himself, when he shall learn that the editor
OF the "Courier has adopted opartysm for his creed
will find new and cogent for explicit dec
araton OF his political principles and position; for hon
est as Gen Taylor may be- and as prompt to believe
him 10 be- he no longer doubt that the "Courer and
Enquirer, and those whom il represents determined
TO avail themselves of his "no party declarations to per-
petrae gross fraud upon the people In fact, it is to be
the new humbug OF 1913, just the coonskn and log
cabin and hard cider the humbug of $780, and the
cant singing the humbug OF 1914 All these hum
bugs emanate from the "a wish to close the
door TO all discussion upon great principles and to commit
themselves before the peopeto avoid appeals to the
understandings address the senses, during the two
last campaigns-and now to shirk all discussion upon
principles, by the bold express avowal that all such
discussion of party principles is unnecessary.
In reply to intimaton made by two three days
ago, that this the Courer's purpose in taking emo
party" ground, that journal has come out with reply of
two columns consisting, in good part of republication
of article which appeared in that journal in March
last, advocating the selection OF General Taylor the
wing candidate for the presidency. General Taylor had
then written his "Signal" letter and he was then
represented to be good wing, much more confidently
than he is Yet then, the Courier" in pass
ing by the ancient favortes Of the wing party, and
mating General Taylor, took after its fashion, the no-par
ty ground; and, at the same time explained what it
meant by that ground After stating, in very strong
TERMS that General Taylor was conservative whig it
advocated his election no-party man, the follow
ing clear and significant statement of its reasons:
General Taylor will be above all the evils of party
freed from all its shackles and ammels while he will be
at full liberty all its great principles and
to the country all the 6cnsfs whch those principles,
tabshed cannot faH ipart He is committed to great
principles to contemplate party practices and although
we know not his particular views the subject, and
would not pretend to speak for him, ee-the whole
people ieetha if he should be elected President, he uM
necessarily be far ADORE the influence of all cLQuEs"
preed, it reads thus General Taylor. being good whg
and being elected president as no-pary man, will be
quite uncommed TO any of the ciques into which the
wing party is divided, He will be "freed from any
shackles and trammels binding him to the Clay clique
or the Scott clique, or the Webster clique the Mclean
clique. He will be committed only to the great prnc-
pes OF the whg party The first of these great prin-
cples is, of course, to place the Offices of the govern
I,.
principles" Of the wing party-a National Bank, high
Tariff, system OF Internal Improvements, Distribution
Bill, and last, not least sweeping Bankrupt law will
follow, of course, from General Taylors commitment
as conservative wing OF the New York Courier and
Enquirer" school. Such is the no-partyism which the
Courier and Enquirer" endorses Such is the noparty
ism which the people of this country will avoid and abb
hor; and such, do not doubt, is the no-partyism
which General Taylor himself will heartily despise
When he the baser portion OF the wing party per-
verting it and his professions of it to such base uses,
cannot doubt that he will promptly take refuge from
it in a explicit declaration Of his principles
Plainly enough, the Courier" fears that Gen Taylor
will, with the frankness becoming his character and po-
sition take Just this course and put end the
farous game of deception which that journal would be
glad to play under the shelter of his In this very
same article, the :" Courier" thus impudenty impor-
him to make no further exposition of his political
sentiments:
We would have him make exceptions, bnt quietly
determine TO write matter who 1t Is that adj
dresses him. His principles sufficiently known; his
wishes freely expressed and what his practice will be if
elected honest doubt. Why, then, write on
the subject of presidency, his political views any
any set of men whatever! tcan only lead to DIS
Gu sson and give trouble his friends while affords pre-
fences for his enemies annoy and assa him. We must
be permitted therefore, express the hope that in future
the old general will give his enemies such opportunities to
annoy him or his friends and he may assured that the
friend who hereafter seeks draw him into any
pondencc political subjects, is only SO in name and not
in reality"
Now, we put it to any man, what can be the
Courers" purpose in advocating this conceament by
Gen Taylor of his political opnionsl That journal
processes TO be satisfied with his opinions why, then
object to their They have not yet been
made known distinctly upon any single of the great
measures which divide parties in this country. Does the
"Courer and Enquirer fear that the country will have
too much light to the political opinions of the man
who according to its programme of events, to be cho
sen by the whole people their Presdenti II General
Taylor is to be elected nopary principles, and is to
administer the government with strict mparay between
parties and according to his opinions, will it do any
one any harm to know beforehand what those opinions
are Yet the "Courier and Enquirer this very
ground that General Taylor is to be independent