The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-08

their diScordant music. The little wrltir editor
of the Republic filings up his hat and cheers Justify
every hing that has been, is to be- done by the
cabinet, as adding new laurels to the fame of Gen.
Taylor; while the Union perseveres In denounc-
ing the President as responsible for all the blum
ders and bad MANI cement OF his ministers. The
OF both is inconsistent with the actual posi-
ton of Gen. Taylor Neither the eulogies of the
Republic nor the scan. mag of the Union, present
the adm n,stretion il its true light to the country
The one cannot discriminate in its hattery nor
the other in Its abuse.
The Uaion rehas to-day the remnants of YES
terdays feast, ard TIE dish is always prescription
But what right has 1t 10 complain? The policy of
the democracy, when In power, has been the same:
to turn out their enemies and put in their friends.
Placing no reliance In the pledges of Gen Tay-
lors il IS simply hypocritcal in the Un,on and its
satellites to sey that they are betrayed No such
thing. They resisted ard vilfed Gen TayIors
election, and have no claims upon his charity
Bet the independent press ard the independent
supporters Of Gen. Taylor of all parties, who took
him at his word, and elected him, in the belief that
he ould put an end 10 the abomineble system of
dividing out the spoils to mere party oafers, have
he right to complain tina. his cobne have been
faithless to his pledges. This is exactly our posi-
ton. We stick to the Alllon letters and the In
augura but we reprobate the doings of the cabi,
net. They have betrayed Gen, Taylor, and ought
to be reformed-that's ALL
"But Gen. Taylor, under the constitution, is per-
sonally responsible for his cabinet and all they
may do How so To follow up this doctrine, he
is personally responsible for every petty pecuaton
of every petty postmaster. The doctrine is absurd
Nominally, the President is responsible for every
thing but personally, he cannot be held to account
.or al the bundles of his cabinet, any more than
fof thief in the Custom House. The people look
10 the President for the direction of the general
policy Of the government He defines his policy
he appoints his ministers to carry 1t out. If they
are fsitbess, he may dispace them, or enforce a
re orn. Bat as yet, Gen. Taylor has had no OPP
portuniy of setting forth the details Of his domestic
and foreisa policy HIS first occasion will be on
the meeting of Congress and we confidently ex.
peci that his message will be entirely consistent
with his letters and Inaugural address. We also
expect, that as the rascalities of his subordinates
aie disclosed, in the appointments submitted to
the Sene;e something else will be done In
Few days, we ,hal undertake., perhaps, from a
sort OF emi-oifcial correspondence which has
fallen INTO our hands, to throw some further light
upon these points. 1t is enou, for the present. to
show the Inconsistency Of the sioans and tears,
and chop logic, of the Union.
The Republic is just as bad, on the other ex-
treme. Ii is the other cad of the see-saw; and as
one goes up the other goes down. In attempting
to defend tie prescriptions Of the c&binet it pleads
the general excuse of defalcstion Two or three
defaulters, however, will hardly justify the expul.
sion of wenty.thousand oflice-holders; such a
policy can be deferded upon no such excuses !; and
all he euogies expended upon the cabinet are
waste Of tine. TIE management of our
foreign policy, by Mr. Clayton, is just as de-
fenceless. The application Of an old masty law
Of the last century, asa'nst the United States
war steanes was SIMPLY Discretionary and the
tile TO republican principles, and concession to
despotc power The same distrust of modern
IDEAS IS 20 be found IN the Cuba business and in
every thing attempted by Mr.. Clayton in European
ALTERS. The acts OF the cabinet and the policy of
Gen. Taylor do not agree. Either the one or the
other must be abandoned.
TIE elsarlts of the Union and the barney of
the Pcpubic, are, therefore, equally inconsistent
the one in holding Gen. Taylor responsible for the
treachery OF his cabinet and the otherin eulagisng
the cabinet as tue TO the policy of Gen. Taylor.
We disclalm the cabinet-we stick to the lnaugu-
III adhesive have confidence yet that the ster-
ling honesty and good sense Of Gen. Taylor will
secure to the people firm, independent, and bril-
liant administration.