The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-12-13
llolitiral.
Th. Administration.

I'M .;,;on in which the Administration OF Gen
TayIori is placed by the TACT that ne cannot com
yJ majority IN either House OF Congress, Is
aG mt by no means discouraging. This state
ftbinps has happened IN advance OF the develop
,ert III his policy, and can, therefore, nave been
-,J,,cad nv no act OF his. III this were the second
PPn.ss which had convened since the formation
80 ~ administration, and the people had been
called upon TO pass Judgment on his measures, we
sbould view his position in very different hight.
n night then be regarded as the consequence OF
,,ardSt of condemnation. As il is, no man, who Is
not determined thus 10 estimate II, IN spite OF all
nroof 10 the contrary can look upon II as any thing
more than the result OF accident, One year ago,
INC neoplc placed General Taylor IN his present po-
s;t;nn Since that time he has had no opportunity
of doing any thing, good or bad, to render them
;tLcr rontented or dissatisfied with their choice.
The presumption, therefore, Is !hat tney stand al,
ferted towards him noD, precisely they stood at
tho election of lSIS; do subsequent events, un
hooked for as they IN certain cases, materially
weaken the force of that presumption. III many
districts which gave him large majority have
since elected TO Congress men who are the declared
foes of his Administration, 1t Is evident IN almost
every instances from an inspection qf the vote that
this has not arisen from any accession OF strength
~ Ills nolitical enemies On the contrary, they
either stand where they did in the Presidential can
vass or fall below their vote at that time. me
Wing vote, in the mean time, has fallen greatly
below that given to General Taylor, and 1t Is by
decrease in this by increase IN that OF their
opponents, that the singular results to which we
have alluded have been produced
To a President resembling those oil the jackson
dynasty, who acted upon the prlnciple tiat the
Chief Ma pistrate was the Government and that the
neople or their representatives had no further con-
Germ with the management OF State affairs than TO
obey the edct of the Executive, the condition oil
Congress might prove serious inconvenience
But General TAYLOR has plans OF his own to man
are II il his Intention and has always been 10
give full play to the wishes OF the American peo-
pie. r,i r,u
ralxr hp
Congress towards him. That there are many VINO,
like the organ of the foreign governments; are de-
termined to oppose his Administration TO the bitter
end we have not the slightest doubt. mat these
men will oppose any and every measure which he
NAV recommend, and for no other reason than that
il would be endorsed by him, is certain enough.
But there is yet great support oil whch no iac-
tious opposition deprive him; We mean the
American people. Convinced as they areo1 his en-
tire honesty and of the rectitude OF his intentions
they will not fail to come 10 the rescue, proVlded
his meaures be distinguished by that wisdom ana
moderation which are assured VIII prove lhelr
chief characteristic. Factious opposition 10 mea-
sures based upon such foundations can prove rum
Gus only 10 those who indulge IN IT. ii we are moi
more mistaken than we have ever oeeh, the Poncy
of the present Administration, both foreign and IN
ternal will render it, in few months, the most
popular of which we have any account linen let
faction rage as it may, until the people have q
chance at il in the next Congressional elections
Let it. if it dare, defeat the various popular mea-
zrres which we have reason TO believe VIII bt
brought forward by this Administration at tins ses
SION and then let it settle accounts WIN the peo
pie. =, r,o,,o.,
The opposition is altogether personal to Genera
TAYLOR. 1t has nothing TO do with his measures
for he has developed none II Is hardly 10 DC pre-
snn3ed therefore that he will experience great EN-
barrassrnent unless, we have inntimated, his
measures should be opposed simply because they
are his If the opposition are unwlse enough U
throw themselves in the scale against recommends
atoms obviously beneficial, for such reason, why
then we say the consequences be upon It's o"f
head.
The present condition of affairs has, as our read
ers are aware long been anticipated by us nor nave
we seen any great reason, apart from desire Z
investigate the condition of the offices OF the Gov
ernment to wish that it should be otherwise Niti
a large majority against him IN the Senate! ~
could not hope 10 carry any measure wnlch lnlgh
be distastefui 10 the Locofoco party. we wall no
deny however that TO US, the species oil lnvesuga
ton to which we have alluded appears matter
prime importance. Enough has already reache'
the public ear 10 stimulate curiosity IN very eS
traordinary degree Rich phig, oth