Richmond palladium., 1848-06-14

system was in danger Of undergoing a
great change from its true theory. The '
personat opinions Of the isdirid.al acho +,
may happen to ocespy the Erecutire chair 4.
ought not to control the action Of Con-
gsess upon qnestions Of domestic policy:
nor omght his objections to be inferPosed
rhere questions Of constitutional poacer
hare been settled by the rarious DEPART
ments Of Government, and acqniesced in
by the People.
Third. Upon the subject Of the tariff,
the currency. the improvement OF our
great highways, rivers. lakes. and harbors.
the will Of the people. as expressed through
their representatives in Congress. ought to
be respected and carried out by the Exc
cutiye.
Fourth. The Mexican war. Isincere-
" rejoice at the prospect Of peace. My
| lite has been devoted 10 arms, vet look i
upon war, at all times and under all cir !
cumstances, as q national calamity. to be |
avoided if compatible with national honor.
The principles Of our Government. as
we'll as its true policy, are opposed to the
subiugation Of other nations. and the dis
quest. In the language Of the great
Washington, "Why should we quit our
own to stand on foreign ground7" In the
Mexican war, our national honor has been
vindic cated-amply vindicated; and in die
tating terms Of peace. we may well afford
TO be forbearing, and even magnanimous,
to our fallen foe.
These are my opinions upon the SUBJ
liects referred to Ivy you; and any reports or
publications, written or verbal. from any
source, differing in any essential Particu-
lar from what is here written, are unau
thorized and untrue.
do not know that shall again write
upon the subject Of national politics. |
shall engage in no schemes. no combina-
tons. no intrigues. If the American
People have not confidence in me, they
ought not to give me their suffrages. II
they do not,you know me we'll enough to
. believe me when declare shall be con-
tent am too old a soldier to murmur
against such high authority.
To Captain J. S. Allison.
In April, 1847, the editor Of the Gin
e cinnat Signal sent to Gen. Taylor an ed
;. torial article, in which is the following:
J. "Thc only path Of safety for those who
l. may hereafter fill the Presidential Office is
TO rest in the discharge Of Executive func-
tions, and let the Legislative will of tho
" people find utterance and enactment. The
G American people arc about to assume the
j. responsibility Of framing the institutions
,, of the Pacific States. We have no fears
for the issue, if the arena Of the high de-
bate, is, the assemblies of the people and
their Representative Halls. The eatension
Il orer The continent beyond the Rio Grande
}. of the Ordinance Of 1887, is an object
o too high and permanent to be baNed by
Presidential reiOeS."
To the article from which the above OK
! tract is made, Gen. Taylor responded, in
;. a letter Of date May I8. 1847, acknowl-
edging his ..high opinion and decided ap-
proval Of the views and sentiments
Here, it will be noticed, that Gen. Tay.
. lor decidedly approves Of giving to the
:, will and acts of Congress 'force and ef
:, feet" unrestricted by kingly petoes, and
that no Executive veto should prerent tht
extension Of the Ordinance Of 1897, ore,
newly acquired Merican territory.
The following is the Ordinance alluded
:. 10 III the ABOVE:
"Art. 6. There shall be neither SLAYER,
- nor involuntary servitude in said territory
'e TERRITORY northwest Of the Ohio river.
lie otherwise than in the punishment of crimes
Al whereof the party shall be duly convict
ed, &C."
Gen. Taylor. is RIGHT on the question
Of the extension Of Slavery. What doe
" Gen. Cass say about its extension and tn
e. :. powers Of Congress over this question:
i. Listen. ye conscientious democrats OH tn,
~ subject Of Slavery. to the ignoble and bas
sentiment uttered by Lewis Cass on tn
" floor Of the U. s. Senate,-can you swal
r. low it by supporting him for the Presiden
- cy! Here it is:
" ''That Congress has no more right {
l prohibit the relation Of master and Stare
at in the territory that may be acquired b
sh this Government, than it has to prohib
en- the relation Of man and rife"
90 The sympathies Of our democratic breth
nc ren are dealt out to US Wings, just abor
this time, with liberal and largely distendc
ny mouths. They wonder how we. who hav
~ =. denounced the administration SO bitterl,
r.. because it brought upon the country tn
We unjust and unholy Mexican war Of cor
rs, quest, can swallow the nomination of
General who fought the first battle in tn
=; accursed war, and was the first to invad
;th the disputed territory. by order Of til
Ia. President of the United States! We, the
in say, must now hurrah for the war, becaus,
,ut S,rsoo,h- our candidate sorob, IN =, ~,
, ! fool yourselves, gentlemen locos,-Ge'
m Taylor was RIGHT in obeying orders
ms your President ordered him to advanc