The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-11-15

~ s p"hohes Vi the why party do not yet seem
10 nave ouf'ed the tomahawk The "New York Mir
o' winch CLAIMS the honor of having been among the
" the General, does not hesitate to
pase a. ne heaa of of its articles that Virginia
% 'os' ny 'e operations of the Clay traitors p and in
'"e pooy of the same article il states:
=, seems probable that General Taylor is deprived of
crowning glory which his friends ondy hoped awaited
him OF carrying Old Virginia, his native State, by the
treason OF the ultra Clay ancient citadel of
democracy This is clearly shown by the returns from
sundy wing countless principally in the Underwater
ton, and comparing them with from democratic
countles the former showing wing loss from the
1874 and 1870, while the latter show some gains We
give few specimens below of these returns exhibiting
plainly the game that has been played place Old lack
the same list OF beaten candidates in his native State
which Clay and Harrison belong"
In like manner the barnburning press continues TO ex
press its dissatisfaction with the election Of Gen TAYLOR
Both the New York Globe and the Evening Post regret
his election, whilst the Albany Atlas expresses freely
its feelings and its views in the following rather remarka
Bile article:
The ASPECT OF THE BATTLE GRouSD.-When the smoke
OF battle surrounded the people, and the shouts of triumph
were heard from the wing ranks the wing victory
overwhelming and the great chieain seemed be
ing everything before him like huge and dimy seen
hero OF Ossan AS the smoke clears of and the
confusion" subsidies, have clearer view of the battle
field he battle is nothing moeis perha less--,han
such ordinarily fill the bulletins of political
the victor nothing than General late Colonel Taylor
of the army, and cotton planter and slave
lana.
The Taylor party huge is and stretching North
South seems to have great breadth and little depth 1t is
not shaped in the proportions which, according dynamic
laws calculated endure the greatest pressure 1t is
so shallow that it may break under its weight.
While the followers of the cheItan rejoicing his
apparently nvncble strength they forget that he is in
actual minority in the Morrill, aud probably in the South
H.
minority of the voters In this State the In the
West, including Ohio, he is decidedly in minority and
in Pennsylvania he will be found yet think, to have
plurality only.
against him and he will his electoral in the lat
State Cass does in South Carolina the Legislative
caucuses, and not to the people
He commences his political course, therefore, in mi
noy The questions to be resolved by his policy
character 10 weaken still his strength, which has
been thus far due his Bon-comitta position rather
his absence of political views, and in the popular es
timaon his freedom from partisan prejudice. His ad
minstraon commences with far less strength and
far greater obstacles, than wing dynasty
1910. Who will say that he is far likely to dis
appoint his party than the administration of "a?
Already his northern and partisans talk of forcing
on Congress the tariff question, and getting up
schemes for issuing paper money Already the proofs &C
cumulae to show that he is pledged any law
attempts to protect the existing freedom of the Terri
tories He is minority candidate, representing the inter-
ests and prejudices OF minority of the Stateshe South
and believed to hold views the currency, &c. which
he is in a minority OF his party.
He will have the difficulties to encounter in the
ambitious struggles of aspirans for the succession tina
broke up the Tyler administration. He is committed
to single term, and the with whom he is likely to
surround himsel such Crttenden, who patiently
and summarily have Clay OF the way likely
to brook any long continuance of power in his hands,
Though Harrison displayed, the opening of his admin
straon, infinitely greater apparent strength his party
swept of existence by the uprising of the people in
and the subsequent year the democratic party in this
State restored and marching from victory victory,
until achieve national triumph. it resored to the trick
of "expedency candidate, and wrecked like its
predece, Of 1910, well s of '46.
We tell friends that in the aspect of the battle field
there signs of evil the than the
vanquished. -t.r