Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-04-28

to Gen. Taylor by his whg friends, that he would
strictly fulfil his pledges, made before the eIec-
ton, we confess our disappointment, on the re-
ceipt of every mail witness new appointments
and removals. We do not deny to the President
the right to remove whom he peases, neither
would we take from him that inheritance insepa-
rably belonging to the whig party, that Of making
pledges before an election TO secure the favor Of
the people, only to be tramped on, and forgotten,
when that party is successful. 1t argues want
of wisdom aad foresight, in any man, 10 pledge
himself 10 the performance of an object, unless he
is morally certain that lis performance is within
his power; and want of honesty and frmness
to fail in lis fufment, when in his power to do
so. We impeach him of wiIfuI disregard of
truth, in not having made, he promised, fitness
and capacity his guide in appointments to office,
instead of being dictated TO and governed by
serviIe and selfish cabinet, and resgning his own
free-agency into their hands, suffer them TO vent
their personal disIikes upon the present incum-
bents, by having them removed. General TAYLOR
has surrendered-surrendered that principle and
love Of truth which is TIL grandes, point of human
character, and forgotten, in his exalted station,
those essential characteristics which are priced
even by the most humble.
Had we recurred 10 the past, we should have
learned not to expect the fulfiImcnt of whig pro.
misses. Trickery and deception have always been
the main-springs TO the success of that party. An
open q abandonment OF principles and measures, is
superseded by recourse to everything calculated
to insure popular favor and ideas the most ab-
surd, doctrines the most futile and visionary, and
pledges and promises the most deceitfu, are pro.
mulgated, only 10 be cast to the winds, when the
SINISTER object is accomplished.
We consider, too, that General Taylo has been
equally lreacherous to his friends in this State in
asmuch as he has appointed to the Indian Agen-
cies on the Arkansas frontier, far as he has
gone citizens of other States, therein violating the
rule laid down by all administrations in making
appointments. The custom has been to fill the
offices with citizens of the States in which the Of
fees located, or if in the Indian country, from
the State Immediately contiguous thereto. This
rule has been laid down by the delegations from
the different States, and rigidy adhered to, and
whenever it has been deviated from, such act has
been regarded as fagrant outrage upon their
rights. We see that appointments on the borders
of Missouri, Iowa, and Wisconsin, have been con-
ferred upon the citizens of these States respective
ly; and we have also noticed that citizens of these
States have been appointed TO offices abroad.
In the quarrel between the wings Of Arkansas
anG General Taylor, we take no part for we can
perceive DO peculiar interest of the country in
voved and only know that some good and efiici-
ent ofiice-holders are TO be turned out, who are
ed in the elections, in despite of the promises of
the wings during the canvass. We only think
that Gen. Taylor and his cabinet have turned
cold shoulder to some Of his warmast and most en-
thusiasc supporters.
Of course, the cabinet at Washington can find
preteXt for removal of the officers on this from
tier. 1t will be, that they either deficient in
d" honesty or " "capabty." But what pretext
can be found for importing the citizens of Tennes-
see, Alabama, and other States, to fill those offices
among us2 Can not honest and capable men be
found among the wings of Arkansas to fill those
places? Did not Gen. Taylor live in Arkansas
long enough to become acquainted with few of
the right sort
AS we have said, we have " no friends 10 serve
nor enemies to punsh,' in the choice of wings to
succeed good democrats, but prescription is to
be the order of the day. think that arkansas
wings are good MS those in other States. They
have every occasion proved game, and fought
like veterans, where the prospect of success has
been most distant; and therefore are entitled 10
as much consideration from whig administration
as any others. .
We suppose we are TO be inundated with i'm
portatioHs from the States where Indian specu-
lations have been rife, and not We, completed. The
best course, see, for the wings to pursue
is TO " lie low' next election, and let the democrats
send home these strangers with heas in their ears
Ore word only to those soft democrats who
voted for General Taylor under the impression
that his would be no-party Administrations and
that he would treat democrats and wings alike
During the canvass preceding the election, we en-.
deavored to expose the shallow artifice, and de-
nounced the vile attempt of our adversaries yet
these credulous green ones. for we certainly be