The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-22

Whatever course the Democrats, who
are in q majority in the Senate, may take
upon Gen. TAyLoR's nominations, one thing
we are certain Of, they will never take coun-
sci Of the man, whom that same majority
was once obliged to expel from the floor Of
their chamber, because Of his foul pen. II
il true, they have revoked that sentence Of
expulsion, but they did not restore his opin-
ions, by that act, to the respect which was
formerly entertained Of them, and, we think,
il argues lack Of common dccency, on his
part, to assume to dictate what they ought
o. ought not to do, in a given emergency.
Bnt, admitting that the majority in the
Senate should undertake to call upon the
President, for the reasons why he removed
an incumbent Of office, does il follow that
Gen. TAYLOR will give them Would j,
not be a curious spectacle to witness the
Democrats doing that, which, fifteen or six
teen years ago, they decided by 4 solemn
vote in the Senate, should not be done I
Then, they argued and voted, that the power
Of removal and appointment, is a supreme
power in the hands Of the Executive, and
that the Senate has no more right or power
to call upon him for the reasons why he re-
moved this man or appointed that, than he
had to call upon the Senate or House Of
r representatives. for the reasons why they
passed this or that bill. A valued cores
pendent exhibitedshis fact in our paper Of
the 18th instant, by extracts from the re-
cord. We do not say that President FAR
LoR viii refuse to crafty the Senate, by
responding to call upon him for the reasons
why he made this or that removal and APP
pointed a successor to the remoree to quote
an elegant and classic word which the Union
is fond Of using--for Gen. TAYLOR is one
Of those men, who, if he shall consider that
the interests Of the country and Of public
justice, shah require the publication Of the
reasons for exercising the appointing power in
agiven case, or evenin all cases, willpromptly
crafty the Senate. We do not see the ne
cessity, under Gen. TAYLoR's Administra-
ton, for the Presidents informing the Sen.
ate Of his reasons for removing an incum-
bent Of Office and appointing successor
any more than under the Administration d
any former, President but Of this necessity
Gen. TAYLOR will be the Judge, and what
ever emergency may arise in his official
relations with the Senate, our word for it.
the old Hero viii be more than equal to the
occasion He will meet any responsibility
that faction may impose upon him, as i
should be met
But, upon the suppo iton, that the major
~ Of the Senate should reject every appoin.
tee to place from which Democrat wa'
removed, no matter how meritorious the ap
poihtee may be, we should like to know wha
would be gained by such course' Thu
history Of the Senate will answer Moth
ing whatever will be gained by the part,
adopting this policy. All the gain viii b
to the party, whose nominations are thus re
jected, forwhile the friendship of the rejecte
for the Administration win be increased
the Presidents patronage will be almos
doubled, The country, however, is Away
the loser, Tor the presumption is, that the Ad
ministration invariably takes the best quail
fed menin the first instance, for Office, an
we have always remarked, that second ap
pointees are never so well fitted for the du
~ required Of them Besides, 4 uniforr
\, system 81 rejection, 70 crafty factious feel
incs. is almost constantlv fnilo,r.d H., !.