Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-03-23
VERMONT PHOENIX.
BrattIeboro, Friday, March 20, iS49.
Free Soil Opinions of the Presidents
Inaugural.

final responsibility Of all measures ON Cabinet
OF Ministers. When we say that this Address
is not the language Of a Republican Chief Mag
isiraie, frankly declaring to an intelligent peo-
pie the measures and policy OF his adninistra-
ton, but is monaruhical in manner and tone, we
but utter an idea that will suggest itself TO all
readers Of this Address. We may illustrate
this remark by the publication Of the recent
speech to Parliament, which Queen Nictoria's
Cabinet framed for her
This extract from the Atlas is worthy Of pres
ervation as a curiosity. II is The newest as well
as the richest exhibition of patent Free Soilisrn
yet discovered, though perfectly consistent with |
is past history It's advocates have some peculiar /
notions, and peculiar mode Of carrying out the |
principles they proiess,-yet it must be confessed
their ideas of ,livcry have a striking corr.spon-
dencc to their ideas of republicanism.
They profess, for instance, hostility to the ex-
tension Of slavery, aud manifested il by endeav-
oring. in the recent election, to divide and con-
sequcntly defeat the only party tina, could pre-.
vent it, aud now the Atlas takes almost the only
feature of the English Government which nc.
tnovledges the Sovereign dependent upon and
submissive to the Representatives OF the people,
and terms il "Eaonarciicai.-
The Sovereign Of Great Britain does not ven.
,urc even toadsise upon measures Of legislation,
much less defeat, by bis dcspoiic reio, the laws
made by Parliament This, in the opinion Of
the organ Of palen, Free Soilisrn, !, 'raonarch-
cal" President Polk tells Congress, in eighteen
column me,sages, no, ouly what they ought to
DO, but that il they attempt TO DO otherwise, his
"ycio" will be used to prevent il; and this, by
the same authority is republican.
General Taylor, finding in the Constitution
tia, the Presidents duty Is chiefly to "eJee,ae
the laws" while that Of Congress Is to make
them, rcinins from any interference with their
du,ies, and says that he shall leave to them the
unfeiiercd performance q their own duties
The Atlas secs in tbs striking resemblance to
the speeches of Queen Victoria, and mon
trous "monarchical" squin,.
Probably f a session Of Congress shall pass
wi'hou, General 1a,lor's applying the veto to
defeat the will Of the peoples Representatives,
the Atlas will s,gns,i4e that also as ''aonareAi-
rGi," and prove !. by showing that in this, too,
General Taylor's conduct is modelled on the
pattern Of the English Sovereign" Nothing that
VIC have seen Of pArtixan ilberaty and fac
ious hostility towards the new Administration
quite equals this specimen from the Atlas. II
shows forcgoue determination to condemn and
oppose whatever the Administration may do,
whether right or wrong, aud to disiot and ma
Ign is every action. Perhaps this course ough,
not to surprise in The Albany Altar, which is
, deser,er from the Loeofoco party, and adopts
the guse Of Free Soil" in order tho more sure
" to crafty porsqtal revenge bat confess
- ras.f-i ..r-, s-A ~..- ~..,@.,t,---,- n.
I the Greenfield Republic" following such an
/ example. lie hai not the prcjudices and antip-
aihies Of old party lies TO blind and misesd him.
His present political enemies were recently his
! political friends, animated by the same feelings,
and protesting the same principles. His former
friends have not changed their position or their
principles, but ihe Republic, having some "ncw
lighi" Oh tho question Of slavery, has gone over
to tie enemy That new light was the eonvic-
I ton that Gen. Taylor was in favor Of extending
! slavery into the Territories and would exert hi.
| influence rs President for that object. Now
( Gen Taylor comes forward and proclaims to
{ tho people Of the United States, in plain and
strong language, :ha. he shal lsare .hs. question
to the decision Of their own Representatives
{ And how is this manly asowal treated by the
Republic? This Difference to the will Of the
( people through their Representatives he terms
] an eaort"to conceal his sentiments" and like
bis coadjutor of the Atlas finds in the Inaugu-
raj "strong analogy to the royal speeches Of
the British Monarchs . and this analogy, strange
to say, consists in the fact that Gen. Taylor does
not in his address attempt to dictate and control
the legislation Of Congress
/ To what extremes OF little quibbling will par.
tizans sometimes resort.
But il is untrue, in point Of fact, that Gen
Taylor has not made any ayowal of his opinions
on political subjects. lie has made n full dccla'
ration of them so far as, under his views Of his
Z Constitutional duties, such declaration is nee
cssary or proper We viii state some Of the
I principles which he has avowed. lie says, that
i for the Interpretation Of the Constitution he
"shall look to the decisions Of the Judicial ,ribu-
nails established by its authority, and to the prac.
tee Of the Government under its earliest Prcsi-
dents"
This is anlugonislc to The views Of the South
ern nulfers and of the Locoioco party. What
does the Republic say TO II? His Constitution
al powers he declares to be, chiefly, ITO command
the Army and Navy of the United States with
the advice and consent of the Senate to make
Treaties and to appoint Ambassadors and other
officers; to give to Congress information Of tho
state Of the Union, and recommend such meas
ures "a be shall deem Unnecessary, and TO take care
tina, The laws shall be faithfully executed" And
in pursuance thereof he tells US it shall be his
study to recommend such Constitutional meas
ures to Congress as shall be necessary and prop
or to secure encouragement and protection to
the great interests of Agriculture, Commerce,
! and Manufactures, to improve our Rivers and
Harbors, to provide for the speedy eStinguish-
ing of the public debt, TO enforce a strict ae-
countabiliiy on tho part of all officers of the
Government, and the utmost economy in all
public expenditures" Is not this plain emu
meration of his duties and powers, and of the