The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-10-17

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brought to bear upon large administers
ton majority, before il could be made to
acquiesce in an administration measure.
This is the corrupt policy of corrupt gov
ernments, and has been too lately prac-
tised by an American Executive. There
will be nothing of all this with President
TAYLOR. We shall see no cabinet minis
tiers marshaling their forces and bargain
ing for votes on the very floor OF the
House of Representatives-where, in Mr..
PoLK's time, WALKER, BUCHANAN, BAN
CROFT, MARCY and CAVE JOHNSON have
all been seen, in the prospect Of tight
vote, anxious TO drum up meagre ma
jority in House that opened with ma
jority of sixty. Free and fair play, how
ever, will be given by President TAYLOR
to the honest and unbiased expression by
their Representatives Of the will of the
American people. If any body knows a
wiser or sounder republcanism than is
embodied in this principle, we advise him
to go into opposition at once, and perse-
we're in it ''to the bitter end;o for it is a
principle of public duty which lies at the
foundation of our institutions, and must
govern the action Of every truly republi-
can PRESIDENT.
The Union, in remarking upon report
| that our minister in London had authority
to intervene in the matter of the Mosquito
territory, says
"We have heretofore stated that we discredited
| the allegation that the present Administration had
given Mr. Bancroft any Instructions OF this char
acter, Perhaps the instructions from the late
| administration, and were obeyed; for which Mr..
Bancroft recalled because he acted toihOut
authority from Mr.. Clayton"
The Union will not confess that, in the
foregoing extract, it has attempted to play
| off as fact what it knows has no foun-
dation except in it's own inventive malice
1t is nevertheless so. We have it upon
the authority of the supreme director of
the Republic OF Nicaragua, that Mr.. Folks
cabinet utterly refused to interpose in be-
half of that State; and, though repeat
eddy warned Of the projects of Great Bri-
tain, and implored for countenance and
support, neglected to counsel, aid, assist,
or in any way abet the cause Of Nicaragua
| when threatened with dismemberment and
foreign occupation. The editor of the
| Union knows whether Mr.. Buchanan gave
instructions upon this subject or not.
The Union knows, also, what the last
| administration did when warned Of the
purposes of Great Britain. The Union
likewise knows what response, if any,
was given to the application Of the gov
eminent of Nicaragua for help, by the
Polk administration it can also say what
encouragement the agent of that State
who was sent here, after repeated de-
spatches were overlooked or condemned,
got from Mr.. Buchanan. Will our con
temporary answer on this point Will it
explain the public declarations of the Pre-
| sident of Nicaragua to the effect that the
last administration folded its arms and
saw that Republic despoiIed and parti-
toned with compacent acquiescence
The Union is bold upon the Monroe doc
trine in paragraphs ; but what did it do,
or the administration of which it was the
organ do, when Nicaragua was dismem-
bered and despoiled, and they looking on
Taking the articles of the Union at this
time, and interpreting them by the light
thrown upon this subject by the speech of
the supreme director of Nicaragua upon
the occasion of Mr.. SOURCES reception, we
venture to say, that, when the whole his
tory of the matter is made public, what
the Union now prates of the Monroe doc.
trine, with blood and thunder accompani-
ments, will be regarded as the farce to the
tragedy Of "ffty-four forty or squat"
Although Mr.. Stewards letter pub
lished in the Republic of the 18th was
designed for publication, yet he did not