The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-27

The "hePubnc"-Is u an organ, or - IL NOT
From the very day of the advent Of General Taylor to
this city, to the duties of the presidency down TO
the 9th of June instant, it the common rumo IN
this city, and throughout the country that he was TO have
paper established here which 10 be the organ OF
his administration, and TO speak his sentiments. The
senior editor of the Republic TO this city with
the General and he had the reputation of writing the
Allison letters which the General signed, and the Pasca
goua SPEECH which the General delivered public
pointed him of the editors of the forthcoming
organ. The Republic at length appeared, and the
Of the gentleman above alluded to also appeared in
the imprint its senior editor Moreover, the National
Whig which had destroyed its usefulness by lis daily
bels upon those who prescribed, dsowned and
discarded by the cabinet, and the government advertise
ments were taken from it and given TO the RspubHs The
National Inteigeneer also prescribed and degraded
to the condition of suborgan of the cabinet, and organ
of the Secretary of State All these circumstances gave,
in our opinion. sufficient ground for belief that the Re
public was an authorized and accredited organ of the
cabinet and General Tayler Therefore, put sundry
inquiries to il relative to General Taylors in the
event of the passage of the Wlmo Proviso. Those
questions declines answer, and surprises with the
following disclaimer of organship:
The Uaon cannot or will understand us. We say,
once that person. combination OF persons in or
place. is responsible for what appears in the columns
of this paper "The Republic alone cradle for what
is said in "The Republic" Il the organ Of the opinions
which it avows Whatever support give the admins
tration Is voluntary.
1t is time that the country knew precisely what rela
ton the Republic holds to the cabinet and Gen. Tayl
And therefore put the questions direct TO its editors
and demand in the of the country, whether not
it is the organ OF the cabinet and the President Is it
on any occasion Has it the confidence of Gen. Taylor
and the cabinet, or BOTH
We hope these questions will be frankly and canddly
answered 1t is not credabe to the character of the
Repubic nor will it rebound its permanent advantage,
if it is not willing TO make known TO the American people
cabinet This game of /" hide and 60 seek"someimes
pretending speak by authority and sometimes not-will
not answer with the honest and single minded portion
OF the American people. The Republic must candidly
say whether il is the accredited organ of the admnstra
ton or not Ii ii says that il is not, and has not the
fdence Of Gen. Taylor the cabinet, and knows moth
ing of his the cabinets purposes designs than
we have the opportunity of knowing will no longer
regard organ pay any attention 10 its responses
its assertions But think discreditable both TO
The administration and to the two papers in this city
hich supposed to express lis views and sentiments,
mat this miserable, pauy, namby-pamby game of hum
bug and dupcity should longer be pursued II served
its purpose in the canvass but it is beneath the dignity
of respectable President and cabinet