The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-03
From the Alabama state Gazette.
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In commenting the no-pary nonsense VIII ~ Nv io
o. T,vIor and his leaders, well as many oi ms i
Lowers have been quilting very weak ana very einy Pl
ME for a twevemonh past we have rePeaey q g
The opinion that such stun was plt iorIn ny -? h o
M other purpose and with other design III ne Wou
than TO commit political swnde upon he people ms
we have no doubt has been the leading intention OF MN
self and his managers from the period ms nst eectoh
eng letter was made public down to the last parag aph
of his meaning less inaugural address That Cen Taylor
should commit solecisms, and talk an ncomprehenslbe
aon in attempting 10 discourse upon political topics, Is
10 be expected but that intelligent men, politicians OF
reputation and abilities should praise his crudiiles, or
point his commonplace aphorlsms Tor an excuse to
couple his name with that OF Washington only shows
the proclvy OF the mind in large portion of the human
family fall into the pagansm OF man worship OF awn-
ing upon power and to- dwinde down into AFFECT sell
abasemenl and toadylsm
We have recently found much amusement in looking
the notices of the inaugural in the wing papers Inc
conscientious conductors OF these Invaluable organs JOIN
in grand anthem OF landaton from Naine 10 Iexas
the joyful occasion, declaring that the IKE has not
been before since Washington that II IS pls what
expected of old lack, (and so That II WIN MIRO
duce new era into government, (Which we VIII not
deny y and that the republic is now TO be administered on
principles that recognised and respected In the days
of the "earer Presidents" They all find necessity,
however, of employing terms general and vague IN
their euogiums those of the inaugural itself. To
substanae the business of their extravagant euloges by
descending to parculars-to point out precisely where
and in what consist its high exceencles would we IN
cline to think, prove rather troublesome task. they
lay good deal of stress upon the idea repeatedly adj
vanced by old lack that he intended to make the earer
Presidents his exemplars IN the administration OF the
government This cant about "W ashington" and the
'prsne days of the republic OF course is all fudgea
mere trick TO catch gulls and foresta public opinion by
enaeavorng to take advantage OF the love and respect
80 universally felt for the Faher OF his Country and
almost everything connected with his name We con
well to the ear but what does it mean Our gov,
eminent in the days of Washington was an unried
experment-the number of States but thirteen, con-
tanning population less than four millions, the coun
had been split into partleS ana The pOD-
lie mind had not been divided and agitaed by oppo-
sing political theories; the great questions that were
then exciting the attention OF the people are now anti
quated-out of date, and almost forgotten We are now
thirty States, embracing twenty millions of people, which
divided into two parties processing radically different
principles, the other of which two systems must
prevail; have the advantage of the revolutionary
patriots in fifty years experience-great progress and
improvements have take place, and thousand new
questions in government and political economy have
sprung up since their day What stupidity 49, then, to
talk about going back 10 the days OF the earlie
Presidents to seek political lg hit and knowledge Can old
lack decide whether the tariff of 1912 that 1916 is the
more conducive the present interests OF the people by
consulting the history of the last century! Can Mar
shalrs life OF Washington enlighen HIM on the various
questions that have arisen to agate and leopard the
Union from the aggressive progress OF the abohtonsts
Can the administrations of the first and second Presidents
throw any light the subject of internal Improvements
by the general government those OF the currency and
finances free trade &c. &c The very statement OF these
questions shows the absdity of old lacks wae about
the "earies, Presidents" which the wings prasing
so highly But perhaps the Executive simply means
that he intends 10 be- like Washington, "the President
OF the whole country. aud net OF party"
That preenslon Is Just as ridiculous and Just as false
rs the others that he has set up.
There were well defined political parties in the days
of Washington though different political theories and
systems discussed and embraced in the higher pc
lcal circles Washington the " President of thu
whole country" regardless of party, and he selected h
cabinet off from all the different schools Yet ever
in those hacyon days OF mo pariysn, the idea proyet
to be mpraclicabe Jefferson and Ham ton differed IA II
cally. and one was compelled 10 retire. Experience
proves that the federal cabinet must be cunt" Blu
Washington could be truly said TO be the president
the whole country for he was elected by no party ant
TO carry out no party views He was chosen by the
whole people without opposition. But from his time tt
the present day. every succeeding President has beer
elected by party and for the express purpose OF saryn
the principles OF party. But in the constitutional sens
president of the whole country" By no means.
How, now is old lack to be more national in In
administration OF the government than his immedi
ate predecessor Can any one tell Can he tell HIM
self Mr. Polk was accused By the wings of be
ing a party President If old lack, then, allow
MIR. Folks measures to remain as they are, he WI
be as much a party President Mr.. Polk himself
But suppose they epaced by wing measures are no
wing measures as much party measures as democratic
measures are' What, them we repeat does he mean
lie has formed horoughgoing ultra wing cabinet
and he has given out that he shall have nothing TO dc
with the generality of removals from and appointments tC
office, bul shall leave them IN the hands OF The heads 81
the different departments aud such action has already
been had indicate that equally great ''sam
pede" of oiceholders will take place now as at any
previous chan9e OF government Wnat, then' we dsk
more, does he mean by promising 10 be the "Pesi
dent of the country and not OF party? Why he
means Just VIVA, be has in taking every single seI
in his whole political from the first moment of hi:
becoming candidate to the day of his nauguation-ht
10 humbug the democrats and bamboozle the peo
pie and in our opinion any man. woman or ehild who II
''geen enough "soft enough, enough, idiot enong
10 be duped by such ridiculous and nonsensica watte
such self contradictions, absudihes and stupidtes
make up most OF his eeconeerns letters and mo party
and no-meaning inaugural why he, she or 1t will deserve
very little sympathy ii the end OF four years should hnt
this personal pronoun cheated out OF all the po
cal rights ii should happen to have been born with.
MIR. Meredith Conndante.
Er.ta b., Mr. Marc1iih hnra In.