The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-11-19
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
SUNDAY MORNING, NOV. 10, 1913.


General Tayior's Position.
In what we have heretofore sail of the possibility
General Taylofs adopting truly national policy based
upon sound democratic and constitutional principles
which The democratic party might, without the sacrifice
OF IFS opinions, sanction and sustain have spoken
rather from view OF what true vision and prudence
as well patriotism, would lead President in his posi-
lion to do, than from any strong hope expectation on
part that such course will really be adopted By
him. Indeed il is quite manifest that Gen Taylor must
from the first, be, to unusual extent in the hands OF
his cabinet advisers. Their aid can alone in all poba
biliy, supply his total lack OF political experience
He must lean upon them; and we ind no indications
of any considerable weight which lead us 10 sup
pose that his cabinet will not be made up OF strong
AMI decided, if not OF ultra wings 1t is said indeed in
some quarters that Mr. Webster is in position to
command from the General any cabinet position which he
may select If this be So then the ultra wing character
of the incoming administration may be regarded as fact
already fixed and behooves the democracy be sernly
on their guard to maintain the u,iernost. and against
the time OF need that must surely come the whole vigo
and efficiency of their organization
The democratic party should be encouraged to this
course by the reflection that if General Taylor shall thus
plant himself partisan ground his position must be
weak 1t cannot be forgotten, that some OF the very
abest and most influential and presses OF the whg
party proclaimed that party to be dlssotUsd by the
act OF General Taylor's nomination. 1t cannot be
forgotten that wing votes alone could not have placed
him in power, and cannot alone support his admin
isration now he is in power Add TO this that the
most distinguished wing lealers look codly him ;
that intestine feuds already disracng those wings
who have voted for him that the great sectional schsn
OF his party yawns wider than ever; that he has
been elected without any programme whatever of his
future policy relation to the grea, issues between par
ties being placed before the people the canvass; and
that therefore, his ardent friends cannot even
plausbly profess to know what they expect from
him: take all these facts together, and it must be appar
en that Gen. Taylors administration will be no respect
prepared long resist the vigorous and sustained onset
OF the democratic party it, is altogether probable he
shall so shape his and select his councillors as
to rally the democracy defence of its principles against
him We urge therefore upon friends in every Sec
ton OF the country to preserve their organization for
coming struggle, perfectly and powerfully as they
maintained it in the canvass; and where il was left i'm
perfect during the urge them without de
lay perfect it. SO far is there from being any ground for
encouragement that we confidently affirm that the
signs auspcous for the democratic party
atany time when has looked forward to period OF op
position. If Gen. Taylor forms partisan administration
against us, will and cannot be an administration hard
to oppose. The of the people willing TO see
the public policy of the last four years reversed
thrown. They have not voted any such opinion Gen.
Taylor has been elected on very different grounds and
through his administration or over his admnisra tion
sound democratic national policy is yet to prevail before
It's termination.
We copy from the PottsviIle pa Emporium the fol-
lowing just view of the difficulties by which the new Pre-.
sident must find himself surrounded:
We the warm earnest honest advocates of the
election of Gen Lewis Ca-s because knew him to be
ard fully capable and because he
penly avowed system Of imp prnci Dies which
believed to be essential to The permanent glory pros
prriry of beloved country. Oar and opinions re.
main uncha"ged but majority have decided against MS
and remains TO be what the country gained
by the election OF Gen Tayiors
We have already spoken in apprehension (,e-
thought the occasion called it) Of the system
of conceanent Of General Taylors views and Opinions
by Of which opponents have ccrtrIved com,
bine in his support all the elements of opposition
iemocra ic party. Men and factions of the dssin
lar views have been united in the support candidate
of whose individual opinions all equally ignorant
War men and peace slaveol lers and aboliiions
bank men and anii-bank high protective advo
Gates and ultra reetraders fedeaists, wings and lnde
pendent democrats Americans and adopted C hi
with every other faction of every ne of opinion
rallied and combined for Gen. Taylor. The comb
nation has succeeded in the election
properly and tremendously administering the government
General Taylor has been nominated aud elected without
any avowal oil principles, but the time win come
when he will be compelled make his views known. In
his inaugural address, in his first messages Congress- in
The formation of his cabinet, viii be shadowed forth the
policy that is govern his administration Great ques
tons to be decided by Congress, upon which the Exc
cutve pronounce Further conceament or evasion
vii, be of the question. How General Taylor act
reconcile and unite the conf citing viows of the
ncongruous party that has elected him To do so would
be an utter moral impossbility.
Already we find the coas begins TO be removed The
poor natives, who the first General Tay
would give aud support their peculiar
views, far at least exclude the racay foreigners
from his confidence The very day after the election the
New York Tribune published letter from General Taylor
the subject OF nativsm, dated in July last
raps his dear native friends the knuckes most
beautiful stye-a letter which, promulgated before the
election must have lost him nativis So the
poor chrcburners already disposed of Whose turn
shall be next!
In any point from which il may be viewed, the position
Of General raylois extremely difficult and critical Should
he sometimes hope he WILL and, disrega riding
wicked connses of bad advisers, honest OPEN
above board strictly democratic line of policy far
his supporters concerned, the John
Ter will be his He will be denounced hypocre trail
tor, and apostae, by who solicited his opinions
and 10 whom he never gave pledge.
In the meantime, the democratic party, strong in their
integrity OF principle and purity of purpose will watch
carefully the progress Of these interesting
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