The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-10-23
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
TUESDAY MORNING. oCToBER 20, Is4s.
the Election Of General TsyIsr ia Is4s, and the
Democratic Trumphs Of Is4s.

the Election OF General Taylsr In Is4s, and the
Democratic Triumphs oS Is4e.
The representative system. which is absolutely neces-
say to constitutional liberty. was seriously compromised
by the election OF General Taylor and the course of con-
duct which the men who placed in power by that
election have hitherto pursued But fortunately for the
cause Of republication, the people perceived the
error which they had been induced to commit by the false
professions and insidous demagogism OF designing
and perceiving that error they promptly withdrew their
confidence from the cabal which General Taylor had
called around him on the 9TH Of last March II the case
had been diferent-f the people had not possessed
the opportunity Of condemning the administration in
their congressional elections-of announcing to the
world that the policy Of General Taylor and his
cabinet did not reflect the public sentiment Of the Uni.
ted Saies and that the error, which had been caused
by falsehood and fraud had been repenied and It's evil
effects guarded against far possible by denying
to the government the control Of either branch of Con-
gress. the election Of General Taylor and the events
which that election has already produced might well
have been considered as the unfortunate circum
stances for representative and republican institutions
which have ranspred since the Congress Of Vienna par
tioned Europe, and the people OF Europe. among the
crowned members OF the Holy Alliance. It almost
equals the fall Of Hungary and the forcible inter
vention Of France in the affairs OF Italy Hunga-
~ was battling to maintain national independence
against Austrian aggression and not to defend epub.
lican institutions against the rcactionay and monarch
ical principles Of the Hungarian government They
struggled for their freedom nation and not for their
liberties as citizens Had the Magyars Iiumphed over
the combined forces OF Russia and Austria, then they
might have established liberal constitution and free
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Institutions and built up Hungarian monarchy Which
course would have been pursued. no man can tell It
cannot be said that representative and republican in
situtons really and practically established, and
that France had become example to the nations when
Louis Napoleons reactonary usurpations commenced
when he struck down the liberty of the press, placed
Paris in state Of siege, and ordered Oudinot and his
army to tread out the fires of Roman Liberty But in the
United States representative and republican institutions
have been practical and successful operation and the
eyes of the world fixed upon watching the progress
OF our great experiment As time rolled on the ridcue
and which greeted first essay subsidized, and
gave place to other and different emotions Respect and
admiration, not unmineled with fearful forebodings
arose among the crowned heads of Europe as our
Institutions indicated with the lapse Of time, their
title to the esteem Of the world. Other nations
have sought to initiate our example and win for
themselves the inestimable blessings Of constitutional
liberty As yet they have achieved nothing but partial
success and country is still first in the rank OF re-
publican governments Any departure, therefore, from
the great principles of our constitution must most
pecous influence, and act as violent check on the
spread Of liberal principles throughout Christendom. 1t
would be regarded by the nations voluntary depart
ure from system Of government; and it would be
held up by kings and princes frank confession that
the people not capable Of sefgoyenment, and that
constitutional liberty is not practicable thing Crowned
heads would rejoice at such event; and they we'll
might rejoice, for would give strength and perma
nency to their thrones than all their armed men and
standing armies
M. Bodisco, the Russian minister, understood his
business WELL when, in the Of the Gar he congrat
uaied General Taylor his election, and the country
the establishment of conservatism, in much the same
language that which used by the Gar himself,
when he congratulated his generals the fall OF
hungary, and the triumph Of law, ORDER stability and
conservatism, which he proclaimed had been seriously
menaced by Kossuth and his followers In theory our
government belongs TO the people Public officers are
but trustees and servants and the popular will expressed
in accordance with the constitution, the only recognised
lawgiver amongst In order that the theory OF our
government may be carried out in practice, it has been
the custom to require of every candidate for Office to state
10 the people the principles upon which he would dis
charge his trust, II elected, and the measures which he
would sustain in his representative character II alb
souely necessary to pursue this course, in order to
maintain the relation which existed between the people
and their servants that the people, knowing the views
Of all those who appeared before them candidates,
could at the balot-box give their sanction to whatever
POLICY they wished 10 adopted, and utter their
demnaton Of any measure which they considered i'm
polite and mischievous But during the last the
wing party openly reprobaied the former practice Of the
country. came out in favor Of commttalism- word
which had been justly considered synonymous with dis
honesty--snd ridcued the time honored and necessary
custom making open declaration Of principles which
alone makes presidential canvass different from pers IN
al conflict, and which alone offers the people the oppor
tahify making their will felt the executive branch OF
the government, which has many and such mportan,
powers intrused to IT, General Taylor, the candidate Of
the wing party concealed his views from the people
and he permitted dishonest and designing men to repre-
sent him Is the advocate OF set Of political principles
in the North, and another in the South. Where the
democratic policy unpopular, he was declared to
be its enemy; where il was popular, his friends as
serted that he would under circumstances compass
It's overthrow. He was represented to be a wing, a
democrat, an independent, no-party man, as oc-