The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-12-05

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Congress-
We refer 10 another column Tor the proceedings OF both
houses OF Congress yesterday The Senate adjourned at
early hour, and are waiting Tor the organization Of the
House Inc PRESIDENTS message with It's accompanying
documents cannon De iaid before Congress uni both
houses are organized.
The House OF Representatives proceeded, as soon as
they assembled Yesterday 10 vote Tor speakerwithout
any final result after SIX ballongs On the first ballot
Mr.. Cobb received io2 yoies Dr. winthrop ge; and on
the last MT Cooo received W Vo'es' MT. winthrop 81
There were 22i membsfs present
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The result, of the votes for Speaker Yesterday pro-
claims in reliable and authoritative FORM the fact,
which the ballot boxes had previously unequvocay in
dcated that the present administration, including not
the cabinet only. but its nominal head, Gen. Taylor him.
self has lost the confidence and support of the American
people II congressional elections had taken place during
the present year in the great States Of New York and
Pennsylvania the expression Of the peoples voice against
the administration would have been more decided and
emphatic than it now is Instead Of there being, now,
small majority against the alministration-but not
decided and reliable democratic majority-there would
have been at least one of twenty thirty, and the
House would have been decidedly democratic. But
the fact that there is majority against the admins.
traon in the popular branch OF the government speaks
in voice not to be misunderstood that General Taylor
and his cabinet have lost the confidence Of and been
pudiated by, the American people.
The fact in itself Is unprecedented in the political his
tory Of this country Never before have the people
elected man by triumphant vote to the Chief Magis-
tracy Of the nation, and returned to the very first Con-
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opposed to his policy, but to himself petsonally-by
which term we mean, that they would prefer to have
some other man in the presidential chair than the present
incumbent II therefore becomes matter of curious
interest 10 inquire what causes have operated to pro.
duce result so anomalous and remarkable in our DO.
cal history, and so discrediable to the administra
ton as a body, and to its members Individually For
certainly il is dscreditable to them thar they should 80
have managed the affairs of the government as to compel
the people to withdraw their confidence from them be.
fore they have been one year in power To us those
causes obvious and palpable They may be summed
up in few words. They are
/. A reckless violation OF the sacred pledges and
promises Of Gen. Taylor and of tie leaders and presses Of
the party who advocated his election II is now too late
to deny that Gen. Taylor pledged himself in the most
solemn form against the prescription of any man for his
poiiuCal opinions lnOse pleugeS were made numer-
Gus letters written previously to the election and sub
stantiay repeated in the inaugural address, with the
oath Of Office ascending for perpetual record before
august than earthly tribunals and in the presence
Of the assembled American people Ye made with such
solemn sanctions and under such imposing circumstances
they have all been uthlessy and reckessy violated And
the fact stands out, il written in letters OF sunlight
upon the azure sky, that the scho made those solemn
promises against prescription has prescribed for opinions
sake more of his feiopeitisms than haze been removed
for al causes from the foundation Of the government 10
the present time II is this political perdy to the people,
into which General Taylor has been nveigled by the
interruptions men by whom he is surrounded, and who
take advantage Of his weakness and experience that
has been one OF the most potent Of the withdrawal
Of the popular confidence from him and his administra
ton .t
2. Another is the fact that he has virtually
and substantially abdicaed the duties and functions
Of the presidential Office, and invested the cabinet
with their performance and execution. II matters not
from what cause this dereiction of official du.
ties on the part Of General Taylor proceeds-whether
from choice from necessity resulting from inability to
execute them himselfit is equally fatal TO the const
tuition, which knows such body as the cabinet and
equally discreditable 10 himself. The people of this
country anticipated that they were investing such
men as Thomas Ewing John NJ. Clayton, Jacob Cola.