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An ..Aan,lnl.,...,ys Policy, asy.loplng lt.slf.

installed in power 10 the present time, It's anxious sup
porters and followers have been desiring the promuga-
ton OF an administrative policy II is true that they had
in the daily acts OF the cabinet what deemed suff-
cient system OF policy. They had the deliberate and
reckless violation Of the pledges by Of which il
attained its power they had ruthless and sweeping pro-
scrption to an extent before witnessed in this
any civilized country they had manifestation of the
antlibeal and antrepubican tendencies of the admis
straon as exhibited in its seizure OF the German steam
ship and the constant eteaton OF lis resolve not to sym
pathize with in any way countenance the oppressed
and downtrodden Of Europe, who are struggling
for liberty they had enough OF the arrant folly OF the
administration evnced in such puere acts as sending
Washingons farewell address TO ministers in foreign
countries, thus insulting of and intelligence
charged with the interests and honor of their country
abroad; and they have had enough OF humbuggng and
cant in the Janus faced chaaceone face representing
peace and the other warwhich bias been given to the
President at home Yet all these have not satisfied either
the leaders the intelligent masses OF the wing party
They have called for some welldcfned and tangible
system of administrative policy. They have demanded
ii for two reasons; FIRST because they desired that the
principles OF their party, such it had, should be
pressed in practical measures and, secondly because
they believed if visible and obvious system of
ures were held up the view OF the people, il would
serve as raying point and defence against the
sauts OF the democratic press against the admnistra
ton
Yet notwithstanding this anxious yearning for plat
form of policy to be exemplifed in palpabe and practical
measures, the cabinet has hitherto condescended to
give to its followers revelation by which its future
could be OWNED. 1t has continued the work of
prescription, and asked them to be content In fact
through its organ here at the seat OF government it has
told them that it had neither principles nor measures but
that its policy would be to carry out whatever might APP
pear to be the will of the people as expressed through
the Of Congress- Such, at least was the state Of
things until Gen. Taylor departed upon his eectoneeng
tour through the State Of Pennsylvania. Now. slight
CLEANS of light begin to break upon The oracle is
no longer silent II gives forth responses dark and du
bious enough, but from which, by the aid of profound
and skiful Interpretation, conjecture be form
ed to the real meaning Of the priests which speak
through it. Gen. Taylor is surrounded by the whig IRON
mongers, manufacturing monopoliss and leading poll
cans OF Pennsylvania who instruct him in their views
of the interests of that great Sate to make himself
quanted with which he Processes to be the great object Of
his visit; and they seek to impress upon him what, in
their Judgment should be the policy of the general gov
in order that those interests may be duly favored
developed and protected By these dsneresed and pro-
found advisers and instructors General Taylor is induced
10 speak, and reveal what may expect if he speaks
by authority of the cabinet be the system of policy on
which the administration will stake its existence and pop
ularity before the country. The formula. deduced
from his speeches and conversations al Ptsburg,
thus expressed in the letter of the correspondent of the
New York Tribune, who to be travelling COM
paAion of the General We extract from his letter of
August 20, writing from Pittsbug:
He is in favor of modification OF the tariff of 1876;
but In favor of the entire Of the tariff OF
lo42 He is in favor of departing far from the ad paor
system as to afford Just and sufficient discrimination in
Of such manufactured domestic articles merchan-
disc in competition with foreign labor He Is In
favor Of the passage by Congress Of such bill shalt az
lord rial protection the aborng classes Of the country
without being restrictive constantly 10 be mark for
The exercise OF political prize-shoo.ers.
H. He is not in favor of making ndiscrminae attack
upon the whole ubreasuy system, until il shall have
thoroughly tried under the management and
capable officers, though he believes that il already
needs many notifications In other words Ia order to
the country from the commercial embanassments
which wholesale change in the financial policy OF the
government must always produce Gen. Taylor believes
be the duty Of the to give the existing sub
treasury system fair trial under the management of more
lonest and competent men.
III. He is In favor Of internal improvements.
W. 10 regard TO the policy OF the administration
is for sustaining the honor othe country all hazards
believes that the policy OF peace is the only prosperous
policy.
II General Taylor not entirely in the hands OF the
whig party and wholly surrounded by the ultra po-
cans OF the wing school, and il there were the least
reliance be placed upon any assurance which he might
rive to the public might safely conclude that he was
not for repeal Of, very essential change in
he amount Of duty imposed by the tariff of 1916 and
,lso that he not in favor OF any essential change in
he independent treasury system, but only such amend.
nsnts would really improve and perfect the system
But, interpreted by the wings themselves, including
he author of the very letter from which the platform
lbove taken il the esuscitaon entire OF the
vhg policy, which, of course, embraces high protective
ari national bank grand and splendid system Of in
erna improvements to enrich wing SPECTATORS and stock
obbers, and to overwhem the people in debt and taxa
ion to make the foreign policy subservent the wishes
II Great Britain and the interestsof the monarchsts Of
europe in short TO resuscitae the wing policy entire
md complete, il existed in the Palmest days Of the
influence and power Of the discounted sage OF Ash
and. The writer referred to says:
Upon the subjects Of tariff sub.treasury, internal improve.
nens, foreign policy Of the government &c the views of
he President well settled concise and correct accord
ng to the principles Of the wing party.
The simple phrase, according to the principles Of the
vhig party" gives key to the meaning OF Gen. Taylor
70 matter what is the drapery OF words in which his
ieas are clothed, matter what the terms which he
ses nav signify according 10 their common acceptaton