The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-02-09

-. MAJOR bliss anu LADY,
MAJOR HUNTER and LADY.
They took passage Immediately on their
arrival, in the s O'Clock evening train, for
Baltimore, where Mrs. Taylor will sojourn
until joined by her husband.
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Mr. Clay has repeatedly said tina, in the event of
his going into the Senate, he should go with every
disposition 10 support and strengthen the admins
tralion, but he has pledged himsefto its support
Neither Mr.. Clay nor any other high souled and in
dependent Wing, would pledge himself in advance
the support OF the administration of any President
whatever LouispMe Journal
This is putting the support Of an admins
tration upon its true basis. 1t allows lber-
lty Of thought, liberty Of action on the part
of public men, 1t conforms to Gen. Tay
lor's ideas Of support Of his administration.
/ He asks from no man or set Of men party
support Of his administration, either in ad-
vance or at any time. He will do his duty,
as he told his w-townsmen Of Baton
Rouge, in his farewell address to them,
"uithom regard 10 fear, fapor, or affection
/ for any one" and leave it to the country
| to approve or condemn his deeds. No high
souied and independent JI'hig, says the
Louisville Journal, would ever pledge him
self in advance to the support of an admin,
stration. How it rejoices US to hear such a
sentiment from so influential and patriotic a
quarter 1t is another evidence of the grow
ing determination in the public mind to put
an end to partisan tyranny. If Mr.. Clay,
on his return to the Senate, recognizes this
great principle to be the motive of his ac-
tons, it will be an example that others in
Congress will promptly take courage to fol-
low. Gen. Taylor himself will pursue this
policy, BY refusing to ask the support Of
any man in the legislative department Of
the government, either in advance or at any
time, and Senators and Representatives will
| thus be left free to follow the dictates of their
own judgments in making up their opinions
upon questions Of public policy, or any other
governmental questions that may come be-
fore them in the legitimate discharge Of their
duties. But while the President elect will
allow this liberty Of Judging of his official
acts, by refusing to ask others to give up
their judgments and opinlonsto support him,
States, he will not permit others to approach
him for the purpose Of requiring that his
official action shall conform to their views Of
public policy, in opposition to his own judg-
ment. Neither fear, .Jaror, or affection for
any one, will influence his public course
Justice, public and private, and an impartial
respect for the. interests Of the whole nation,
will be the governing rule Of his administra-
ton Of public affairs Variant, therefore,
as may be the opinions Of the federal legis-
lature and the federal executive, during Gen.
Taylor's administration, either individually
or collectively, either privately or publicly,
the probability is, that there will be more
harmony of action between the coordinate
branches Of the government, under the rule
Of independence Of thought and action pro-
posed by the President elect, and responded
to, according to the Louisville Journal, by
Mr.. Clay, than under any administration
since the days ofWashington or Monroe go
AT all events, it will not be Gen. Taylors
fault, il there should be any thing else than
harmony While he will not interfere with
the other departments of government beyond
| the line Of his strict constitutional duty, he
will never permit any illegitimate interior
ence with the executive He will be the
President Of the nation, not unta Of par
tisans speaking their will through him, and
so far as he is concerned, he is determined
that the Congresses during his term shall
be the deliberative legislatures Of the nation,
and not an executive party on the floor Of
each House; sqraring its actions according
to the will Of their master, and passing laws
to suit him instead of the interests Of the
country.