The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-09
me ravlor Aemanl,aratlon.


 The Taylor Administration.
 IL mast bs deeply msslifying to every true re- publican te obssrvs the very ridsaIoas position Ia which oar govsrnmsnt is daly placed by the wilfui perssrsity iamsntahis IgnerahceO of those al the head of afaiFs. Insfsad of nsIntslning the proud snd snviabis position that has given throughout ths world ths title of "The Model Rspablic' com maBdiag univassai respect and admiration, instead of ofEeaining examPie to the ~milIions strsgg'ing to bs free, which had become through the stern iphsxbiIity and iron-heaFted honesty of purpose Of Andrew Jackson, apd the wise snd just admns- tratiOn of James K Polk; instead of retaining the hoaor and integrity of the nation without stain and without Feproach as it was transmitted to them by theIF predecessor the misguided or mPotent sdvi- sers of the present Executive seem to be doing all they to tarnsh the hitherto unspoiteJ escuteh- of the coantry, and to bring the government Of the United States into universal rdicule The per- fidious double dealing. the mean chicanery, ham, bug aad hypocrisy prscGissd upon the Psopts in Ur- der to effect the election -oF President who is a mere automston In the hands of designing psrti- Of ihe old blus-light federal school, the imIne- diats and unmiligatsd prescription of Ofce-holders Of every grade and character, against whom there was not even breath of reprosch, the removal of old and wzf-woFn veterans who had poured out their blood fOr their country In the war of 1872 snd the war with Mexico, to make room for broken-down political hacks, unnaturalzed Englishmen, keepers of brOthels, and such like creatures, who are rl- ing to become the tools of uDPriucPied sdminis- tra,on has filled with astonishment and fear every lover of truth and honesty. The ignorance of our own laws manifested iu the correspondence with Lady Franklin; the favor openly shewn to the crowned powers of Europe. in the refusal to sell ships 10 the German republicans; in the excessive abuse of power in arresting and imprisoning un- armed men upon suspicion that they were about to aid oppressed people in casting of the yoke of slavery; in the hesitation to give couu'e- nance encouragement by word or sign to the re- Pubicsns of Europe; and ths attempt to assume a dcta'Orial power by imposing taxes without the sahctiOn of Congress and by almost direct inter- ference in the recent State elections has made every republican citizen tremble for his rights and priy- ] eges, eonfded to the and placed in the power of a set of men who determined to overturn entirely the existing order and prosperity, and 10 disregard every acknowledged principle of republi- eanism.
 Never before, in all the history of the Union, has single administration committed and permitted so many gIaring faults and ridiculous blunders. E."- Eaed to power by party that were continually cry ing out that the late unjust and wholly un- authorized by the insults and open aggressons of Mexico upon the person and property of our citizens the Taylor administration has hcedlessly plunged us into difficulties with powerful repub- lie of Europe by their conduct iu the Poussin af- fair Should war with France be the conseq quence which is neither impossible improbable under the mismanagement of the unskilfu rHers at Wash 1 ington, what very ridiculous position must our government occupy in the eyes of the world. We 1 do not preterd to exonerats the French Minister from blame, but 1t really appears that the incousde- haste Of the Secretary of State affair of such paltry importance is the grand climax of the ludi- crous of the heroic administration. The peo- pie must, by this time, be convinced of the decep- ton that has been pat apon them by the whig par ty. of the utter incapocity of the rough and ready President to manage the helm of the ship of State, and the interruptions character of his assistants.