The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-11-12
The Coming "Hsroio AEev"

DuNn
b, in the heroics yesterday morning. He says; "1He
a Of March, lS''' u" 'sO'Os ''s nero" age " me re-
public"
Uba heroic age is meant Is il the heroic age of Wash
,or which lasted eight years Or is il the heroic age Of
rgon lone of "our earlier Presidents, ) which, if il be
i .,,soded through the administrations of Madison and
,to,roe continued twenty years Or is the heroic
If Jackson, which lasted eight years! Or is ii the
har;oc are of Harrison, which lasted MONTH"; Is the
i h.oic age a nliiitGry c'uH one-a northern
sootbern age? Or what sort of heroic age is meant?
The Inelgencer proceeds TO define its position, but
J not with adequate precision. 1t says:
us,ory exhibits classes of military One
Laos ia military aud nothing else, and unfit for any but
iary theatre of exertlon and in this 10 be found
re of the distinguished conquerors-men at whose
,ss the world grew pale" The other and higher
- !, that Of men who in their military conduct display
ILs Washington eminent epie inducements. To this latter
clas, belongs Zaohary 1aytor
tn this we answer with Roderigo, whom Iago was
duong with fair promises never TO be realized, hath
mt so appearedr The eminent civic endowments have
no vet appeared. Let hope, however that and
eminent civic station will call them out The country
will need them 1t will be well for all, if they be forth.
coming as they are wanted
The following further is important and com
Portable if only (aleged prsuate letters strongly to the
contrary Notwithstanding it turn out to be true!
Untsred by any sectional pledges, he will be the Pres
n of the looking the good and the rights OF
all its members and mindful Of the temper of compo-
mise in which the federal constitution oas, and in which
only could hare been framed and thus making the Ex-
ecuve policy the agent OF more perfect UNION of the
States and OF the people"
But again must say, as yet "it hath not so ap.
~, nd Trim Smith nd
C. Bates, and DIR. Pann bear witness
The Inteigencer thinks all is safe. Now we are to
escape from the veto power 1t may turn out So But
we have many misgvings. The virtual abroga.ion by
pledges of clause of the constitution does not seem to
us lust now fit means of making either the constitution
ITSELF or he Executive policy" under it, 1.-THE agent of
more perfect UNION But as TO this, and other mat
tiers OF great moment, would reply in old French
saying, if we had not the plain English at hand Eve
shall see" Great masses OF men and many very saga
cious politicians have found themselves mistaken as to
the event OF General Taylor's election less numer-
GUS class of men (many politicians being among them)
may also find themselves mistaken in their calculation.
upon his policy.
The lnteligencer is not content with lavishing
its praises upon the powers elect. 1t must visit its
break lance with our neighbor this morning-nor to re-
tort its expressions-nor refute its accusations in detail
But, for part disposed to repeat the cele-
baed disch:
"Let others praise the rising sun;
We bow to that whose race is rum
nearly in little more than three months it will descend
to the horizon. But we praise the present Chief
Magistrate with safe conscience the National In
,gencer has praised in advance the coming admnstra-
ton The at least has been tried whilst the other
is be put on its probation. The has nearly passed
through all the trials, and services and Unconstitutional
all the hons, well as the roses, which are strewed
over the Executive path Gen. Taylor is about to enter
upon the horny road-upon the least envable post
to conscientious officer, as we honestly conceive,
IN the world We fear that General Taylor is little
aware of the he is to suffer- and the difficult
ties he has to surmount-that he "knows not of" in
the camp, though he will have to meet and endure them
in the cabinet
lewe confess that we do not see the force of the
objections which the Inelligencer urges to the present
Administration We do not see where it has departed
from the strict construction of the constitution to which
ME Polk is attached Still less do we see how he is cat
one moment splitting hairs, and at another swallowing
cames We do not very well see why, because the
President opposed to very extensive and exravagant
system of internal improvements, (Which Mr. Madison
vetoed on the of his laying down the governmen)
President may not favor the acquisition of terrific
~ when Jefferson acquired Louisiana, and Monroe OBJ
famed Florida, and the Congress of the United States au
honzed the annexation of Texas Nor do we very well
see how Mr. Folks opposition TO high duty, which pro-
tec the capital of few wealthy manufacturers at the ey
ense OF the great agricultural and other general interests
Oh Inc country can be said TO be "qute sufficient to
enable the President to do what he peases particularly
when 1t is not the President, but Congress, who made
'he tariff law of '4G We can as little see the force of the
oher incongrues to which the Integencer REFERS es
pecay when it attributes to the President the making of
war; (Which Congress decared,) or the " founding of
soVernmens,' which he never assumed We should
nave supposed, however, that the wings would not now
uncertain that holy horror against tn late war which they
nave proessed since it has furnished them with an avail
aoe candidate for the presidency
we iorbear however, any further notice of the article
III 'he inelgencer We in too good humor to write
win any sort of unkind feeling
But we may be permitted in all frankness to say thai
we regard the present administration as one of the most
brilliant and useful which the country has wnessed-as
preserving the pure principles of the constitution and the
great interests OF the counfyas emineny redounding to
Us prosperity at home, and its unrivaled glory abroad
and as enagng the bounds of our empire and the area of
freedom from ocean to ocean For the sake of our coun-
Wy ana Tor his own sake wish Gen. Taylor an equal
sfee OF success and OF regulations and if we are not as
'angune as the National Integenceri is it is because
perhaps, confidence is of slow Growth IN an ,roa