Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-08-16

.1resASees'"'
a.sos;ec,cd to Gen. Taylor that he
80 oledce himself in favor OF, or IN
:,,oo 10 the various and multifarious
.e.ses Of political economy w"'o" are
,eaed by the different parties 'n ""'
-. One says he must know Gen.
r.,,or's opinion Of q National Bank oe.
can vote for bim-anot''er must
,.ov hi, opinions relative to 'af''l-'"
Aer i. equally. anxious :" know DIS op
=. On sbe question Of the Wil"ot pro-
..d 6tners want some kind OF Pledges
"a care no, much what they are.
Gen. Taylor has said, That if elected TO
:. .fe.;de"cy 6y the people of the I.
-. ~ will feel bound to serve them,
s ~ AZ 20 honestly and faithfully. 10
49,, az INV abilities. strictly in con.
s..av 10 the provisions Of the cons'ifd-
x:A = near ~ possible. in the way it was
-..a nm and construed by our first pres
Ian. two Of whom. at least. participated
: erss,ing and putting in operation that
Josibss instrument"
= ~ days Of Jcfersonian democracy,
:. ,aekxes were required; but the simple
,.ea;sv was: lis he honcst-is he capa-
ue.-sin be be faithful to the constitution"
Co. Washington refused to give ple'lss-
- Ia l letter to Benz. Harrison. he said:
~ i should be my inevitable fate to all.
,ui.;stcr the government, will go into the
1he;s under no Encouragement OF Any
s.rrsE or KIND whatever"
Gen. Harrison in his speech at Fort
ile;s., in 1910 said: ut is objected by
~ opponents that will not give pledscs.
acknowledge that will not give p|edges.
/ scknowledgc that I do not think can
1;dsse tor the Presidentsiip should be ask
"a 10 give pledges. The reason is obvious.
h siedses be the touchstonc, the battle
wiii not always be TO the strong, to the
heart most imbued with true PATRIOTISM
but 10 him who can write most ingenious
~. and give the most spccious plcdses.
Gen. Taylor says he is Whig-a Hen
~ Clay Wing. lie does not attempt tc
Disguise what his political opinions have
becn--what they now are. He has been
and now is for Wing principles, as pri
va,c citzen--as plain Zachary Taylor
Su, as President Of the United States las
Executive Of the Federal government. he
vilI give no piedycs. As president he
Sill not claim to be "i'ic government
bus the Executive of the miH ~ tie PEG.
Ne, ~ expressed 6y their representatives,
hCoogress. lie says 1.-the personal opin
ions Of the individual who HAY happen IL
occupy the Executive chair. ought not t.
control the action Of Congress Is no
This Wing doctrine! Is it not democratic
doctrine! viii any american citizen ash
novel
lhe President 10 recommend to Congress
Sos its consideration such measures Il
~ shall Judge necessary aud expcdicnt,
i6s the public good. 1t is his duty to re
1os,m,end measures. and it is his privilege
10 give Congress his REASONS for SO doing
There his influence should stop. Iii
opinions acquire no additional power from
the fact that he prc,ideni-t''c mere Ills
function OF office does not make him an,
wiser or more profound. His opinion
should be received with courtesy arid re
spect; but his power to confer honors an'
patronage should not influence member
Of Congress, in their decision as to iii
propriciy and cxpcdiency OF adopting hi
Recommendations. to clothc his opinion
With the authority OF law. On the contra
Nv. it is the duty of Congress to watch III
executive. and to repel every invasion {
Nc peoples rights by Executive usurpa
-ksns. DR.. Franklin, once said in
speech: '.The first man put at the hels
TOT Staic) will be good one. Nobod
knows what sort may come afterwards
The executive will be always increasing
here. as elsewhere, TILL II ENDS IL
A MONARCHY" The prophecy of III
sage ind statesman has been to some cx
tent fulfilled in OUT late Executives. an
nnleSs arrested. il will he fulfilled TO the lie,
ter. ''Power is always stealing from Il,
mary 10 the few Watch the govern
mcni-wa,ch the Executive ifyou woul,
maintain your republican institutions.
0-Thc latest news from Mexico, is
that the insurrcction under Paradcs an
Jarauta has been put down, aud that qui
ct now prevails in that Inflated country
0"Hcrc goes, death and damnntio
to Locctocoism!" said Charles II. Test, i