The New York herald., 1848-11-25
Affairs In E urOpe.

Our foreign correspondence TO the latest mo-
ment, is pretty fully gwen in this days Herald. 1t
embraces letters from France, which, at the presen
moment, are of the greatest interest to the repub-
can word.
These letters will increase the desire to read the
news to come by the Cambria, now due at thu
port The preparations In France for the first Pre-
sldential election that republic excltes the deep
interest," and the result of the events in Austria
are OF no less importance. The details of the des.
perate struggle between the inhabitants of Vienna
and the imperial troops surrounding that city, will
be read with avidity by all classes.
The Cambria is in her fourteenth day, and may
be expected to arrive at any moment.
The whig Leaders, and Removals from
once.
There are some men In the wing party-ofhlgh po-
stlon, too-whose councils will as assuredIy break
down the administration of General Taylor as that
he has been elected TO the Presidency, if he allow
himself to be influenced by them. OF this class
Is the Hon. Francis Granger, who helped to break
down General Harrison, and who has had the
goodness to decline in advance-and probably for a
good reason-to be member Of the new cabinet.
General Tayor's views In regard to removals
from Office are well known--n fact he voluntarily
pledged himself many months previous to the
election that If he should be elevated to the chief
msgistracy, he would not sanction prescription for
spinion's sake and would not remove from office
those who disagreed with him on political Subjects
provided they were competent men, and attended
strictly to the performance of their duties. The
unsolicited avowal of this principle had Its influ-
ence In securing his election. The American
people have, ever since the administration Of
General jackson, been disguised with the reck-
Iessness with which the patronage of the country
has been bestowed on politicians, and the shame
fu and indIscrimlnate prescription there has been
for opinions sake. II was sad thing for the
Interests of the country, that Governor Marcys
detestabie principle" To the victors belong the
spoilsp-was ever adopted. 1t converted our cleo
tions--nanonal, State and municipal--into scram
bic, by few reckless politicians and bullies, and
has undoubtedly entaied great deal of immo-
rality on the country ltencoursged men to forsake
their places of business, and throw aside the
habits Of industry by which they supported them
selves and families in comfort and contentment,
for paltry Office which, in nine cases out of ten
untitled the occupants ior being useful members of
society ever after. We know of instances of this
kind, and could point out more than dozen.
Inc avOWa Inauc Dy benelal Taylor that ne
would not follow this pnnciple-that he would not
prescribe for oplnion's sake-that he would be the
President OF the country, and not of party, was
hailed with pleasure by all right thinking men
the country and we are certain that the enun-
clauon Of this determination attracted to his stan
dard and support many who would otherwise have
opposed him. II gave them an assurance that
man who would make such declaration, in ad-
vance, even, Of his nomination by the Philadelphia
Convention, was a man OF independence and
being 30 In one respect, he would in all.
In the face of this solemn declaration, and in
alluding 10 removals from Office under the coming
administration, Mr.. Granger said. at the recent
wing festival, what he supposed whig who is not
an ultra whig (meaning General Taylor would
do. would be, in the first place, to remedy some
OF the evils that have been reaped by turning wings
out of office under previous administrations, and
then to carry out the Jefiersonlan principle OF ro
taion In Office; or, In other words, TO make
olean sweep-oust every oflice-holder who is not
wing, and put whig in his place. This is the
first attempt that has been made by one Of the so
called leaders Of the whg party, to chalk out
policy for General Taylor to pursue when he gets
possession Of the reins Of government, TO be fol-