The North-Carolina standard., 1848-07-26
THE NEW RULE OF WoULD-BE-PREsI-
DENT ZACHARY TAYLOR. -

DENT ZACHARY TAYLOR .I
If General Taylor were President of the United
States, we should, indeed have avery quizzcal adj
ministration. Many of the whig presses have taken
out of his Allison letter his profession of faith which
some OF them call 8. Gen. Iay8or's uYorn,' and
Others, s,''' The Peoples Pagorm." The main, indeed
the only principle in it, is this that the President
ought to follow in the wake of Congress; that he
ought to register their edicts that g the personal
opinions of the Individual who may happen to occp
Py the Executive chair, ought not to control the ae
tlon OF Congress upon questions of domestic poll
cy,' &c-ln word, that the President ought to bs
| mere cipher and that q Congress is the govern
ment,, as was said by whgr editor the other day.
NOW, NOW, let us see how this rule would work. We
have case in, point: On Thursday last, President
Polk sent IN to Congress the Mexican treaty; and,
in his message he 9. Recommends" with great force
and frankness, the various measures which seem to
grow out of our position. President Polk seems
to have taken some little pains with this document,
Notwithstanding his late ndispostion. 1t is gener-
ally considered an able paper, and bears, as mem
Der OF Congress toldus on Friday, all the marks Of
| statesman" Now, if Gen. Taylor were President,
see how much better these things would be ordered!
| What world of composition would be sparedt
What long and labored messages he and his atnan-
uensIs would be saved the trouble of writing! The
OLD General, sacrificing his constitutional duties to
his obsequous rule of action would have sent in tho
following message to Congress t-
70 TIE 0zena6eTs Of both Houses Of Congress: IN
| GENTLEMEN: lay before you the treaty which
has just been formed with Mexico. You know best
what to do with it. l avoid, therefore, recommend
ing anything and will content myself with carrying
out anything which it may please you to direct.
am the Individual who happens to occupy the exeeu-
tive chair and have idea of controlling the ac-
'''- y o'"s ''S'' "GzRaSfiTaR' zHcHAk'Y TAYLOR,
This is laconic enough. 1t requires very little
time or talent to compose it, and indeed suits won-
derfully well the political qualifications of the man
who modesty confesses that he is no politician
There is but objection it, viz that he does not
discharge the duty imposed upon him by the const-
tutlon of recommending their consideration such
measures as lie shall necessary and expedent
President Taylor need never think at ALL because he
| never would Judge for himself. In like manner
what world Of trouble it would save him in receiv-
| ing the billssand resolutions from Congress-. He
need not consult his Cabinet about any of them. He
need not even read them. He need not detain them
single moment in his possession. When the COM
mttees Of the two houses wait upon him with the
bills, he would only have to seize his pen at once
and sign Approved: ZACHARY, TAYLOR
| President United States.
and handing them back to the committee might most
graciously tell them: 6 Gentlemen-I APPROVE be-
cause you approve You know best what ought 10
be done; and Heaven forbid that man like myself
should ever attempt to control the action of Congress
Present my best respects their high mightinesses
This is a very simple and summary mode of oarry-
ing on the machinery of government, onhy that
would convert the President of the United States
into mere nose Of wax.
The Generals theory is marvellouslyI calculated
to reduce the standard of presidential qualifications
Er quoDfs Agno fit Ma'cusIus. Y on may carve
PRESIDENT out OF almost any material .f
.r - Washington LEason.