The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-29


The constitution of the United States divides the gov
into three distinct and ordinate
executive, legislative, and judiciary Each branch has
these duties, apperanng to the executive is thus ex-
pressed in the constitution itself, to wit "Every bill
which shall have passed the House of Representatives
scented to the President of the Uniteds States if he ap-
prove, he shall sign but if not he shall return it. with
his objections to that House in which it shall have ORR
gnated" &c. &c. The constitution also pescribes the
oath the President sha take before entering upon the
duties of his Office and it is the only oath prescribed in
that instrument He is thereby required, to the test Of his
ton OF the United States" while the oath to congress
and judges is prescribed by law, and only enjons
them TO support the constitution.
Now, would put the question 10 the people of the
United States, what does candidate for the presidency
by declaring that he will not bill Of Congress
on domestic matters? Does the constitution authorize
such distinction! Are not our domestic relations and
interests more important to us than any other which
form the subjects of legislation How, them can a
President (unless he be sold Whley' or i. y
make such distinction This very qualified negative
enioned upon the President in the most imperative Ian
guage, was deemed by the trainers of the constitution of
val Importance; and it is treated by that able jurist
the lamented Judge Story, in his Commentary on the
Constitution treatise which every man Of this nation
whether military civil should read and read with
the greatest and attention, he would be sure to do
with delight, Will the people suffer their servants thus
to annul their commands
''snatch from their hands the balance and the rod
Reudge their justice-5e the god of God"
call you, fellow citizens, to look well to these
things before it is too late. Vote for no man who will
not publish his political creed and such you APP
prove. You have right to know has sentiments; there
FORE suffer yourselves not to be guled by adopting the
opinions of others his, unless you willing vote
for horse, ass.
Gen Taylor still reiterates that he will not be the can
didate of party; therefore, it would appear he deems
supeerogatory to publish his political sentiments
the all important topics of our national affairs Is this
not false reasoning The sentiments of mere party
candidate may Justly be presumed to accord with those
of his party but he who eschews all parties and appeals
to the universal voice, should state he Uhy and the
acherefore." The patriotic the CITIZEN the more
firmly does he embrace the principles which he estsems
essential to good government; and he will hardly be
deuded from the homogeneous substance. to embrace
modern chimed This fo,cer of chipalry, therefore,
will have to be analysed by the people before they can
know how to classify his stamina; otherwise, from his
military fame, and tropical odor, he may be thought by
some monandria; while others, with different dssoca-
ons and more paried information, might perceive that
he was, after all, a monGdeiphia! LINNEUS.