The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-02
rHREATENINGs.

the Vengeance'Oi me Defnocralc party, "
he dare persist in purifying the federal Off
cial corps II bids him cease his praise
worthy efforts 10 restore the personnel Of the
Government, 10 its original purity, and ac-
companies its compands with an insulting
tone Of defiance. II dares him 10 proceed a
step further, in the prosecution Of his just
purpose, to purge the federal Offices Of faith
less, incompetent, dishonest and untrnst-
worthy incumbents, il those incumbents be
Democrats. Il points to the election Of
Democratic Representatives to Congress
from Connecticut and Virginia, as the pop
ular response Of the determination Of the old
Hero, to execute his inaugural pledge in
relation to appointments. II tells him, al
most in 50 many words, that the body polite
j. too deeply diseased to admit Of the extr-
patton Of the Democratic excrescences or
parasites, which period Of twenty years
has fastened upon its vitals. it'forbids him
to apply the knife, on pain Of being punish
ed for his temerity 1t is so bold and inso-
lent in its threatenings, that it assumes with
d triumphant air, in advance, that General
TAYLOR will "hold his hand" henceiorth,
and compound with his corrupt opponents
still in Office, that he will not use the con-
sttutonal axe, any longer, for the public
good.
This sudden change Of tactics in the
Union, is trick, whose device is too easily
seen through to give the old Hero any UNI
easiness, Or 10 throw him OF his guard It
tried to coax, TO datter, TO praise him into a
belief, that his opponents were his best
friends, but its two months labor on this
wise has proved to be labor lost Its kind
ness was water spilled upon flint rock II
made no impression, il left not trace be-
hind The old General can distinguish be-
tween truth and nntrnth Great kindness
cannot deceive him, Finding that this sys-
TEN Of tactics proved Of no avail, our CON
temporary has changed position, has as
sumed different front, His arms are no
longer concealed He mutters vengeance,
utters threatenngs and looks humiliation!
But lie will discover, before many more
sands Of his waning hour glass shall hurry
into the neither chamber, that Gen. TAYLOR
is not to lie turned aside from the perform
anee Of his constitutional duties, by the
threatenings Of any party, any press, any
power, however imposing, It IS not his
nature to be frightened either into or out Of
the execution of his duty He has not left
that trait Of character in any doubt. Let
the Union and the whole Democratic party
combined, attempt to drive him TO do what
does not meet with his appreciation, what is
not right in law and in justice, what would
savor OF making terms with his opponents,
and they viii find to their cost, that they
had mistaken their man, He is neither to
be cajoled nor forced into the doing oil any
public act, that is contrary 10 the highest
standard Of political morals. He may err,
but never knowingly Hence his caution,
hence his care and deliberation, in the ex-
ecution oil his Office. He is not 10 be hur-
RED BY the honest or Incorporate zeal o.
friends, to do any public act hastily, with
out sufficient consideration; nor is he to be
Kindred from doing what be resolves upon,
after due deliberations, by the threatenings
Of bis opponents.
In this connection, we refer to very sem
sble article, elsewhere, from the Neie ford
Tribune, upon the subject Of the influence
Of members of Congress in giving a bias o.
direction to the acts Of the appointing pow er
Though we do not agree with all the posi-
lions, assumed by the writer Of that article
we think, that, in the main, there is a gooc
deal al force in the objections, which are
raised, 10 permitting an undue influence t
be exercised by members Of Congress, i
controlling OF directing appointments OF pub
he officers While General TAYLOR vii
not allow himself to be cajoled OF threatened
into acts, by his opponents, he is the las
man in the world, to be unduly influences
by his friends, whether they be ia or out .
Congress We do not agree with the Til
baas, that the Executive ought to make hi
appointments Of Federal Officers, entirely
above and beyond and without the opinion
OF advice Of members Of Congress Therei
not, ofnecessity, corrupting influence exert
ed over the Executive, because the member
Of Congress are consulted or are allowed /
be heard, in the selections Of Federal officer
within their bailiwick Nor does il follow
therefore, that the members, so advising
should become OF do become the creature
Of the Executive. We know that the polio