The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-12-20
Beware OF the Plot or the Enemy.


Beware OF the Plot or the Enemy.
That Mr. Winthrop the favorite candidate Of General
Taylor and the cabinet there has been doubr the
beginning And many days ago, after that gentleman
had been nominated and received the sufrages OF his
party several votes the peculiar organ OF the cabinet
issued sort Of quasi proclamation calling upon the faith
full stand firms that their favorte candidate would never
be abandoned whatever might be the event of the effort
to organize the House. Such was substance, the Ian
guage of the organ and it was designed to keep the
faithful in the party traces That was, and is now the
determination of the federal party in the House to adhere
TO Mr. Winthrop to the last appears also from the fol.
lowing extract from letter written from this city, and
published in the Louisville Courier After sundry COM
ments on the qualifications Of Mr. Winthrop &C., this
writer adds;
Why them should he be surrendered For my part, l
adopt this struggle the wachcry OF Buena Vista agan
General Taylor surrenders" Then let the friends
Of Robert G. Winthrop surrender Let the support
Of the administration of Old lack never surrender 1t
be defeated this glorious ground than to be
triumphant any other. H..
And, TO crown ALL Gen. Taylor himself and the cabi.
net are interfering in the matter, and endeavoring 10 ef
feet the election of Mr. Winthrop Another correspond.
en writing from this city 20 the Philadelphia News. in
letter dated December H. has the following paragraph
The Prssdent ha, openly expressed his ph that Mr.. Mn
rop, the tohg nominee, should be elected, and Gov. Craw
ford has been heard make a similar declaration.
Thus appears that General Taylor, who is pledged
not to have anything to do with Congress- attemptto
influence its action in any respect, openly interfering
in the election Of Speaker, and thus contributing TO keep
that body in a disorgansed state But he is not alone
in this open and unprecedented attempt the part Of the
Executive to interfere with the election OF officers in
branch OF Congress Ii he is aided by Mr.. Craw-
ford. Secretary OF War. And thus we have Gen. Taylor
and the cabinet in the field, attempting to induce members
to vote for MIR. Winthrop.
We have been satisfied from the beginning that the
steady purpose OF the cabinet party sto secure the cleo
ton Of Mr. Winthrop. They adhered to him Tor several
days after il was palpabe that he could not receive
majority OF the votes Of the members and then he with
drew from the field of contest, apparenywe believe on
his part, honestly and sincerely His party then gave
their votes 10 other candidates. and were apparently much
split up and divided Unfortunately, the democratic
members have been pursuing the same policy and we
regret TO say events have occurred which bear
the appearance OF alienation and feeng among them,
which, we trust, is but appearance.
The cabinet party have observed the progress OF this
apparent party DISCRIMINATION among the democratic
members; and supposng that had gone far enough to
Justify them in development Of their own designs have
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