The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-13
Taylor Conservation.

worth while 10 support General aylOr the fepfesen
five of political independently" advocates his cleo
non as the type OF Constitutional Conservatism II SAYS
There who dissatisfied with General Tay
lar as a candidate for the presidency, because he ba
never Identified with any of the questions public
cy upon which parties have differed for the In
years Yet il those who thus dissatisfied will look
the real substance of eonsto~ai which ha
armed basis of the thig afor ever since il wa
party, which is, in fact the esestiaf ere~t of all whf
principles they will he likely themselves acknowledge
that truthful representative of that ssnsmt than Gen
Tudor is not TO re found in the Union."
Is II Constitutional conservatism to put the highest
civil Office into the hands of soldier, who has nc
civil experience. no civil knowledge and who never
otl in his life II this be conservatism in ls4s it is
surely such conservatism the conservative party in
this country never before dreamed Of Ii is the same
conservatism which, in the old republics conserved the
peoples liberties by putting them in the charge of
standing army and its leaders.
But to make out that General Taylor is really type of
constitutional conservatism, the American quotes the
following sentence of the Allison letter;
The personal opiwons of the individual who has hap
pcned occupy the Executive chair ought to control
the action of Congress questions of domestic policy
ought his objections to Be inferpossd re gmesion of
poorer haze been ssted By the parious DEPART
men of government and aeqxisscsd in by the people"
Now, among all the Presidents who have been elected
since the formation of parties under our government
General Taylor is the only one who, as candidate. has
assured the people that he would have no other guide
than his personal opinions" in the administration of
the presidency All other candidates have given pledges
their and their policy. All other candidates
have stood some sort OF platform. General Taylor
stands His personal opinions will be his
PLATFORM and meantime he refuses disclose them and
ia at thew fo ho
conservatism with vengeance 1t is. at least, very
military kind of conservatism
But, again, because General Taylor is of opinion that
the personal opinions of the President have through
the veto power given in the constitution exercised
too much influence upon the government, therefore, in
order to prove his constitutional conservatism" he
gives it as his "personal opinion" that the Executive
should no longer exercise his constitutional veto power
That is, General Taylor upon the strength of his per-
soaal opnion proceeds to alter the constitution by pac
caliy nauyng that clause OF it which provides that
OFF the President APPROVE bill, he shall SIGN it
butIF NOT. he SHALL RETURN it Nth his objections
and this arbitrary and unauthorized change in the praet
col Vorking of the constitution, Gen. Taylor endeavors to
bring about in the of constitutional conservatism
Thus because he fears the power OF personal opinion"
in the Executive he promises that personal opinion
of bis own, while mere candidate, shall practically
abogae clause OF the constitution and since the veto
power given by the constitution, makes in his judg
ment the President too powerful therefore he assumes
the right without any amendment of the constitution
practically TO separate the veto power from the pesden-
;al office He thinks the qualified power Of the Presi-
dent to veto bill too large and formidable power to
be exercised; and thinking he proceeds HIMSELF while
yet only candidate, to announce that ii he be made
President he shall practically VETO the clause of the con-
atution which gives the veto power! And hereupon
the Baltimore American rejoices over him most
ect and admirable type Of constitutional conservatism
The constitution tells the President not to sign bills unless
he APPROVES them. General Tayors constitutional
~ruatsm is to consist in signing bills, whether he can
approve them or NOT!
To show that do not overstate this, we take from
the Americans article where it figures as part of the
Generals conservatism, the sentence Of the Allison let
ter which Immediately follows that quoted above Here
tits:
Upon the subject Of the tariff, the currency, the i'm
pfovement OF our great hghway rivers lakes and har
o,;,, - 80; ;, =. ,...,,.d - eor,;sd a., =,
su Ereeutire."
Now. no man of any pary will DISPUTE that Congress
nau pass. bv skilfu lobbying and log rolling an inter-
nal Improvement bill clearly ingredient and clearly
unconstitutional No whig will deny that such thing
mou baonen Few wings will denv that such things
hare happened. Now, what is General TAYLOR accord
ing 10 The above sentence 10 do with such bill if pass