The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-08-31

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and ostracse the party who faithfully sustained the
cause Of their country In that in which he was so
conspicuous actor, and which alone the OF
his present elevation So far has he permitted this
shameful prescription Of the patriotic party OF this coun-
try to be carried on, that has even extended 10 the poor
who fought by his sds shed their blood. and have
been manned for lfe in the very battles which gave him
all the hold be had upon the affections and confidence
Of the American people What other effect could such
course Of conduct such ograude such SHINING against
patriotism. produce in the minds Of honest and pat
otto people but disgust and indignation 1t has produced
no other effect, and in this the administration read
confidence Of the people, their condemnation, and their
premature and ignomnious downfall.
Another prominent cause which has led to the
throw of the administration is, The attempted subperson
ofthe Presidential office, and the establishment Of re-
gsney TO control and manage the government In the
Of the Presdsnt; amounting in effect to subverson Of
that portion Of the constitution providing for and pre-
scribng the duties of the Presidential Office, and SO far
revolutonizng the government We aware that this
assault upon the sacred charter Of the rights Of the peo
pie and the States has, in measure been forced upon
the administration by the ncapacity of General Taylor
and his inability to perform the duties and functions Of
the Office Of President Hence the device resorted
to of deputng to the cabinet the duties which be-
longed alone to the Presidents and hence has the cab
net made all the appointments, regulated the foreign and
domestic policy Of the government and taken under their
management everything which the public inter-
est receiving only General Taylors signature legal
sanction to their proceedings Thus has government
degeneated, under General Taylor, from responsible
Executive to an irresponsible regency; and thus has
the constitution been far abrogaed by the practice
of the cabinet The people have not failed to discover
and to comprehend both the nquiy and the danger OF
this practice They have not failed to see that it is
virtual abrogaton OF the constitution, ending if the prac-
tce be longer tolerated. the establishment of an ire
ponse oabal at the capital TO rule the country in the name
of President They have not failed to see that if this
practice be longer tolerated. it will be of no consequence
who may be nomnay elected to the presidency that the
incumbent may, under such system as well be an i'm.
becile as whose talents qualify him for the sta
on They have not failed to see that such system is
infinitely and more dangerous than the British sys
TEN of government ministry device adopted to
the sovereign from responsibility; because the ministry
themselves responsible TO the people the pledge OF
their lives and liberty. And they have not failed to
that the establishment OF the system OF regency, ruling in
the Of Gen Taylor, being wholly irresponsible to
the people in the persons of its MEMBERS must eventually
end in the sport DESCRIPTION Of dssposm And this ha.
been another prominent cause OF the condemnation and
overthrow of the administration.
There many other minor causes which our limits
compel us group together In single paragraph These
causes are the open and palpable opposition OF the ad
minstraon TO every movement in favor of popular lib.
erty in other countries, and their sympathy with the des
pots and yants who are engaged in REFRESHING with fire
and sword every effort of the ensaved to procure
an enlargement of their political rights and social prvi
eges as indicated by the seizure of the German steam
ship and the late Cuba proclamation Also, the proscrp
ton of poor men and from humble places which
they held and by the proceeds OF which they were
abled to support their impoverished families Also the
wicked, base, and shameless system OF calumny re-
sorted to by the administration through the agency Of id
presses to break down the private reputa
tons of their opponents And finally although not all
the dshonorable and dsgaceul system Of espionage to
which the Secretaries haue resorsd in order not only
ascertain the political sentiments of clerks but to pry
into their personal and private affairs, and to find
whether or not they have saved anything from their sal
aries.
These things great and sma-this violation Of solemn
pledgeshis system OF ruthless and Infamous proscrp
ton-ths persecution Of patriotic party, and this eeva
ton TO power OF traitor pary-this hunting down o.
soldiers who fought and bed for their country in thu
wars of 1912 and is46-ths driving from Office poor me,
and helpless widowed womenthis base system Of epi
onags-ths usurpaion Of the presidential Office by thu
cabne-this eachery to the cause OF freedom abroar
and at home all these things, and many more, showing
the perhdy, the turptude, the folly, the imbecy, AM
the monarchca tendency Of this administration, have
caused its premature, gnominious, and overwhelming
overthrow. The people have condemned IL; they have
withdrawn their confidence from il and yet il will hol'
on upon its power and its places until II is expelled b.
the operation OF the constitution and laws carrying on
1.-THE popular sentence OF condemnation in 1854 Let tn
honorable men who compose this convicted and falleI
regency bear the honors OF their present position befon
the country as they best The people vH point a
them as Dte CONDEMNED; and the democracy, conscious
Of the humisting condition Of their enemy, will be con
| tent to bide their time.
We understand that while Brevet Lieutenant Colone
Hughes Of the corps Of typographical engineers, wa
lately on furlough, he received invitation from tn
Panama Railroad Company to direct their chief en-