The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-12-07
THE UNION.


| the spssksrship.
The minor organ OF Monday last morazed, with su-
GENTLY sancmonous air. on the duty Of the press to abb
stain from all notice OF the election Of Speaker But the
that print deprecaes the interference Of the press,
the more we suspect its real purposes. and the more we
aPPrehend the under-curent Of Executive influence The
professions of the Republic cannot deceive any In
vain does il say:
We have already alluded the fact thai anticipate
material change under the present administration In the
relations of the executive branch Of the government the
Judicial and legislative branches. We presume that we
shall witness habua Difference TO coreatve rights
and duties all sides. We hold therefore, all
efforts of influence coercion brought to bear by any
OF these departments upon the other improper and
stituonal We hold Il TO be in the last degree Insulting
and Injurious for the Executive interfere by the sugges
ton of It's own It's favor with the action of Congress
We hope that the representative body will again be
by the Of the veto brought prospective
ly to bear upon its deliberations
In vain does the Republic of Monday disclam all pos
sible interference with the election Of Speaker The
Republic scarcely remain in any fixed position for
wenty-four hours together II is like the vane Of the
weathercock. constantly shifting with every temporary
breeze of expedency. On Monday it dsclams all par
cpaton in the movements Of the House; but yesterday
il veers from its course, and indicates, in dctaoria
manner which cannot be mistaken the influence, wishes
and course Of the administration. The oracle speaks
for them. II dictates their wishes II might as we'll
have said at Such is command and unless you
adhere to the administration candidate, (Mr Winhrop)
you shall not share the favor Of the White House, nor
will your friends receive any Of the loaves and fishes
Who mistake the object Of this insolen article In
stead Of keeping aloof from the election of Speaker it
steps boldly into the arena and tells the wing members
who is the administration candidate and whom they are
to support at the hazard Of FORGETTING the confidence OF
their party In the face OF its own unqualified declara
tons OF the neutrality Of the press, and its professions Of
Difference to the will of Congress- il has the garng incon-
sstency and the gross mpernence to make in its yeser
days paper the following oracular revelations:
"Men of opinions have indulged their prefer
and manifested their prepossessions with ndepen
and without exciting any bitterness of feeling OF
expression in any quarter Clearly enough they
continue to indulge them forever consistently with the
public interests. The time must come when due regard
to their constituents will force upon them the necessity of
organziRg, with a transact the business OF the
people, II is not to be supposed that either 81
will be able to surround the great parties and compel
them surrender The wings Of course, will aban
don their nominees for though they cannot claim his cleo
ton party triumph they feel that the deserion OF him
would be more disastrous than his defeat"
Here told that the "whgs Of course, will never
abandon their nominees for they will desert Gen
Taylor And thus matter Of course, Mr. Winthrop is
to be sadded upon the country, not because he qualified
for the ocenot because his election will reconcile the
struggling parties Of the House, quiet the agitation in
the public mind, promote the great objects of the
suton and the great interests Of country but be.
cause il may crafty General Taylor What say the
southern wings to this pronunciamientol What say
Messrs Cabell and Toombs, and others, who profess
their opposition to abolitonism in every shape, to this
mandate from the Executive ogan' Are they to sacri-