The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-27

neral Taylor But the people, as they greet the
President, seem almost to overlook the fact, that
he has been five months In power; for, avoiding
any reference, direct reference, at all events, to
the course and conduct of the cabinet, they speak
still in the same language of hope and anticipa-
ton with which they hailed the entrance of Ge-
neral Taylor into the White House. They still
anxiously look for good things in the future
They do not express gratitude for what has been
done. They do not lavish praises upon the ad-
mInistration. They do not glorify the cabinet
They carefully separate the President from the
cabinet In one word, it Is the President, and not
the cabinet, that is popular
No one can shut his eyes upon this great fact
il is the President, and not the cabinet, that COM
mands popular confidence and popular regard
General Taylor himself appears to recognise
this truth He has, in fact, gone from the cab-
net to the people. He has set out on no mere
pleasure excursion His eyes and his ears are OPEN
Indeed, he frankly tells the good people of Penn.
sylvania, that he comes among them to find out
for himself what they wanted. But the cabinet
are hi" constitutional advisersn' Never mind
General Taylor goes to the people for their advice
He himself says so, in his own frank, open, manly
way. How, indeed, could General Taylor avoid
the conviction that the peoplehave not been salts
fed with the cabinet Look at the result of the
late elections The people are giving General
Taylor an independent House of Representatives.
None of the great political parties will have the
control of congressional action next winter
There will be four parties IN the House, neither in
a majority. There will be the Southern wings and
the Southern democrats, each with their peculiar
party tendencies but yet standing aloof from their
Northern party associates. The " free-soilers"
will constitute another party. Then there will be
the disappointed ofiice-beggars and elected Office
seekers, and the cabinet party, per Sc, "corpo-
rails guard" Of needy, greedy, and suppllant tools.
Thus, the President will be left peculiarly free to
carry out his pledges to administer the govern
ment IN accordance with the will of the people,
expressed through their regularly elected repre-
sentatlves.
With such facts staring them in the face, it is
really astonishing to find the party organs at Wash
ington so resolutely bent disappearing public
opinion and the real Of affairs. Both unite in
representing the President and the cabinet as in
dissolubly bound up together. The Un.on pours
out column after column of servile abuse upon the
President, holding him accountable for every act
Of the cabinet, and denouncing every act, be it
right or wrong On the other hand, the Rep~btic,
which has taken the place of the defunct inte2i-
gencer, exhibiting little vlgor than its equity,
asthmatic predecessor, also persists in denying
Gen. Taylor's individuality, and making him and
the cabinet one and indivlsible lavshing upon the
whole bunch OF them the most extravagsnt eulo-
| gums for everything that they have SAID, done,
and suffered. Both are altogether in error. Gen.
Taylor has not been swallowed up IN the cabinet.
He still maintains distinct existence. lie is not
to be held responsible for the and iniqutes
of his cabinet. Why has not the Republic the
courage to join issue at once, and go into a full
examination of the present position of the cabinet
Is it prepared to Justify the course of Ewing and
Collamerl The Republic deals back.handed
blow to some papers, which it dssgnates as pre-
tenders to "neutral relations" Now, We are no
"neutral." We are open, above board, and indie
pendent. We stood on independent but not neu-
tral'' ground, when we nominated Gen. Taylor for
the Presidency long before any member of the cabi-
net at Washington held up his hand for the old hero.
Two years ago, we became acquainted with the
sterling qualities Of General Taylor. We have no
doubt at all that he will come upto the mark at the
! proper time and exhibit, IN the most decisive and
emphatic manner, his indignant sense Of the decep-
ton practsed upon him, and not upon him alone,
but upon the whole country, by the cabinet, in
whose hands he had reposed SO much generous
confidence.
II were an easy task 10 enter into minute details,
order to elicit the most convincing proof OF the
duplicity and treachery of this cabinet Let II
suffice to recall to the minds of our readers the
nomination of McGaughey, one instance Of de-
! ception on the part Of the cabinet General Tay-
lor, as he himself has so repeatedly declared, was
not pohtcian-he did not know the personal cha
racter of applicants for ofcc-he was essitated
to repose trust in his cabinet, with regard TO reno
walls and appointments. He did repose that trust.
lie conided in them as honorable men, who knew
his position and his pledges. What do they do =
They urge him to make an appointment which
was rcpugnant to the feelings Of the great
body of the American people, in order to
promote their own selfish, contemplate pur-
poses. So il was in the case of Webb. Every
one, at all conversant with the sentiments Of
General Taylor on this subject, was well aware
that he was ineconcilably hostile to the appoint
ment Of Mr.. Webb to a foreign mission. The
cabinet knew it. They all knew 1t. We our
selves knew il in the month Of January. Yet, in
the face Of all this, that INSCRIPTIONS cabinet
shameessly set to work to gull poor Webb, and
minister penipotentiary, though he had no more
chance of the appointment than we had Of being
made Pope Of Rome We could 90 on multi
| plying instances Of similar dupcity, meanness,
and unfsiihfulness to the President on the part of
his cabinet. But enough at present Indeed, the
erPost does not appear to be needed. Despite OF
the desperate efforts Of old Truman Smith-the
common hack or scullion Of the wing party-and
his oonfrues, the people in all the States where
elections have recently been held, are speaking
out quite intelgibly their opinion Of the cabinet.
! As for the rawlings of the Unio~, we care
nothing. Poor Richie is in his dotage. lie
who was, one day, the reviler Of Jackson,
and the next his fulsome culogist-the docile
tool of Polk, and the tremulous expectant of the
success Of Cass-ready at all times to curse or
Hauer for ga consideration" is not entitled to
much regard and may well be allowed TO perish