The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-03-13
THE UNION.
More Newspapcr..

wore newspapers.
Papers are rising all the country. No city more
abounds with them, and none more able, than New
Orleans. This mornings southern mail brings us two
new journals just established in New Orleans one
is 1.-The Republic edited by Peter K Wagner, "the
veteran OF the Louisiana press (as the Delta calls
him. and one OF the vigorous political writers
OF the day" He is decidedly one of the ablest
and of the most distinguished democratic editors in
this country The title of his paper is the exponent
of its politics He succeeds both in argument and in
satire discusses grave subjects with great ability and
chastses the opposition with scorpion lash The
leader OF his first number shows the vgor of his
pen Ii is devoted to theme which has been fruitful
OF dlssension and is likely to haass the wings until the
end of the chaper-Mr Clay. Gen. Taylor The gst
of the present article however relates to the gen
eral than the civilian. Gen. Taylor has than once
confessed that he was "no politician" and, with com
mendabe modesty admits his nexperience in politics, and
declares in OF his letters, that he has had time,
amid the forty years of camp study the great ques-
tons OF the day, 10 form any defntve opinion upon
any OF them We require other evidence of the truth
OF this modest declaration than OF the opinions he
has expressed in his letter to Mr. Joseph R. Ingersoll
General Taylor has repeatedly declared (says New
Orleans Republic) that he would never be the
candidate OF any clique party but he says he preferred
Mr. Clay 10 all others at the last election aud this
time would rather that gentleman in the presidential
chair than any other person. himself Now, let
mark the result OF these professions of the General and
these operations OF his brother wings He admits that he
is rhtg, but claims to be disciple Of Jefferson and
thinks the principles Of the ohigs consonant than
those Of the democracy to The J6esonian doctrines The
General orgets, perhaps that Mr. Jefferson deci
dedy of opinion that Congress had constitutional right
TO charter national bank, works of local
utility In the body oil State In regard TO these most i'm
portant powers, Mr. Jeferson's opinion dramatically
opposed to that of the wings and Mr.. Clay.
at comes TO this at last, them il General Taylor
whg, he is willing that Congress shall national
bank if he is disciple of the Jefferson school, he
entertain the belief that Congress has power
such an instution-[Sse Randolph edition of J6esons
Works.
IF the General is wing, he is favorable to the doc.
ne of internal Improvements by the general government
fhe is Jeersonan he abhor such doctrine, be-
Mr. jefferson regarded only unconstitutional,
bat inevitably tending subvert the sovereignty of the
States and to render the of the conederacy
consolidated poy-he powers of the States being null
lifted and monopoized by the federal government
If the General is whig he must be in favor of high pro-
teciire tariffs; if Jeersonian he be opposed to
them.
"In few words, conceive how Gen. Taylor
any other man. be wing, in the modern
Of the word, and disciple of Jefferson The doctrines
the opposite as day and night those of the
other.
Gas the General is anxious that Mr.. Clay should be
elected Chief Magistrate of country should be glad
him reconcile this preference with his opinions
the manner in which the with Mexico menced,
and the conditions which he thinks ought to be
minated Mr. Clay has declared that the crossing of the
Nueces by the American forces, wanon aggression
upon Mexican rights and that without this march HOSTILE
ties would have taken place. But Gen Taylor himself
recommended this march across the Nuece and solicited
the War Department for permission undertake it.
s'Mr Clay has declared the determined opposition to
the upaton of any portion of Mexican
tory by the of the United States Gen Taylor has
opinion that the boundary the two
countries be settled and fixed by treaty, should be tn
Sierra Madre which would give to the United States
vast extent Mexican territory of the Rio Grar de
including the port Tampico-at ea't the territory ha
no value without Tampico as depot for exports i'm
ports"
In word "Jeffersonian wing" is of these mon
sters whom the world has rarely imag ned and in rea
never seem Mr.. Webster the first t) sarte the wor
with his assumption of the character We never cal
forget the establishment which he Produced vvhen unde
an October sum-" he pronounced from the poco of tn
Capitol at Richmond in 1910, that he wing of tn,
Jeersonian stamp! The avowa rendered service tc
Mr.. Webster; and General Taylor will scarcely gail
much popularity by initiating his example.
The other new paper which we have before us is tn
"DaiIy Crescent" published at New Orleans by Haye
Mcclure very neat and well file Sheet which pro
fesses to be dvested of all party pc cs, and to dis
cuss the great questions OF State and national policy will
mnartiali,y and freedom" The Crescent will find it yer
difficult Sin the spirit of the age" to escape from tn
Maelstrom of party politics. and if we mistake not the
signs of the times first number leans already to the
side of the opposition.