The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-31

responsible for the Acts ~ his Cabi
net t-Military AuaIo9y.-The com paratve Value In
MARKET Of soldiers Ho"sr.-Ths Pest the Present,
and tho Future.
The astounding display Of malignant party proscnp.
ton by no party administration has awakened the peo-
pie anhe press investigation into that part OF our
political machine which relates to the Offices
The President as the executive branch, stands first
He is to that the laws are duly executed To aid
him in dischagng his multfarious dutes he is author.
lied and required to appoint great many officers civil
and military Every one Of these officers IS removable by
to the PRESIDENT 1t is to enable him the better to pro-
mote the general welfare by executing the laws prompt
y and faithfully according to the constitution.
The Secretaries Of State Of the Trsasury Of War OF the
Navy, of the Interior, the Postmaster (enera and the
Attorney denefal. are now The cabinet Each has a
direction of the President.
Each head of department is to receive instructions
and obey orders from the President touching his general
ohc,al conduct and il he disobeys, il is the power and
the duty OF the latter to dismiss him from Office and
place some other One in his place who toW obey The
people do not look to the head OF department for the
correction of official abuse, but to their servant, the
President, under whose control they have placed him.
What would have been said OF General Jackson, had
ne permitted the public deposiies to remain in the Bank
OF the United States when he knew il was rotten, and
they would have been lost thereby, and given an
excuse that the Secretary of the Treasury would not
give the drdet for their removal He would have found
stern condemnation at the public tribunal The people
would have SAID, and Justly too, "We gave you power
appoint and the Secretary OF the Treasury, and
if you fail to take of interests, from fear to
exercise that power, you are unfit for your station
Fortunately for this country, he competent and a-
ful, although not the Second Washington!
When General Taylor commanded the army the
Rio Grande, he stood in the same relation ID II that he
stands in to the general government. In the
his guide the will of the President expressed through
the War Department. in the other the constitution and the
laws Of Congress-
As commander Of the army, he gave his instructions
to his generals for the regulation OF all the inferior corps
and divisions whether in camp, in garrison, on de
achment; and wo to the officer who disobeyed them;
for disobedence Would the President have held an in.
erior officer responsible for disaster caused by his dis
obeying his superior? Mo- he would have held General
Taylor responsble unless he had punished the guilty
party
twill not do. then. for General Taylor to say, when
sterny appealed to to stop the ruthless cruelty which is
exhibited BY his administration, 81 40 not approve OF 1T
it is against my will and should do otherwise, but my
cabinet think il right, and leave all those matters to
them; go to them if you have anything to say" No,
the people will say 1--WE will not go to your cabinet
We did not vote for them but voted for you, upon
your repeated pledges that you would not draw
around you such q cabinet Had we dreamed OF Ewing,
or Colame or Clayton, as members Of your cabinet we
would have placed General Cass in the White House,
and have left you to reside in the barracks OF the army
during the residue Of your life" Such is the response
now ringing through this republic, gathering volume
rolls ON, and will be heard in thunder at the polls
The past has exhibited unboken series OF struggles
the part of federalism to secure the spois OF office
TO enjoy that blessed consummaon, it will yield up
and fame, and principles and iavores. 1t pursues
them over broken pledges. deceitfu promises fasehood,
and decisions; and when in possession, it throws oft the
mask
The present is one of its glorious revelries aud the
joyment is rich do moi envy them the present, for
there is bitterness in their orgies, for conscious
guilt and the fear of retribuon haunt their banquets.
The future Jig clear, straight vista; and even they
who wildly reve in the present triumph confess its truth
1t represents the present fathess and mbece Executive,
the end of his term living for the first time in his life
in his own house--the barracks will no longer furnish
quarters for him. II represents his cabinet kissing and
reproach in the community, and their cloud of locusts
who being sent forth TO destroy, driven by strong
and dirty enough,) where they will be drowned
In closing, should be glad to know il some can
inform me what is the difference in value between The
ood of honor of an american soldier who has an itching
for civil office, and the promises spoken of by that Ro
man consul, made before election to be disregarded
after the office is won. CITIZEN.