The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-17


Collamer-whose temper, feelings. and principles make
coalition between them the natural II not necessary
result Of their respective positions Wesay 10 'he No
well to the South, that is wrong and unjust 10
give TO either section the control OF our national aafs
by merging the authority of the President into thai OF the
cabinet and giving the Department OF the lnleno the
General Post Office, and the Treasury Department as al
present constituted either 10 the North or to the South
No statesman worthy of the name would have esao.
shed such preceden-a precedent which enables one
portion of the cabnett break down the other and even
to overshadow the power and the influence of the Presl
dent himself II matters not how General Taylor intend
ed to construct the cabinet before the department
was established We are only concerned to the man
ner in which il was constituted after that department
created and the manner in which is constituted noU.
Nor does it matter who refused TO accept cabinet APP
continents: we are only concerted with those who
ceped the offers made to them Mr. Crittenden and Mr.
Gentry were not the only wings in the South and Gene
raj TAYLOR cannot be excused for creating the present
condition OF things, because the one desired 10 remain
governor of Kentucky, and the other to continue IN
Congress as a representative from Tennessee. The
Republie saws, at was no fault of General Taylor
that Mr. Crenden and Mr. Gentry refused cabinet
appointments" Surely not; and neither was IL the
fault OF the South; and the South should not nave
been punished for il by wrong and injustice, by pla
cling abolitionlss the most important depart
ments of the government Neither was 1t the fault OF
the country and the country should not have been made
to suffer for by seeing the equilibrium OF the govern
ment destroyedby seeing one portion OF the capnet
paalyzed and poweess, and by having placed before It's
eyes all the elements of dangerous coalition which can
produce nothing but disastrous consequences TO the peace
of our people and the permanency OF the Union.
1t matters not as we have said before, to whom Gen
Taylor offered places his cabinet We concerned
only with the composition of the cabinet noW and not
with what it would have been under diferea ctrcun-
stances But we have understood-nay, understand
the Repubc to say-that the offer of seat III the cabinet
both to Mr. Crittenden and to Mr. Gentry made be-
fore the passage of the bill creating the Department OF
the Interior After that bill passed. the depart.
ment was offered TO Truman Smith, of Connecticut, and,
on his refusal TO Thomas Ewing, of Ohio. The General
Post Office was given to Mr.. Coamer, of Vermont and
the Treasury Department to Mr. Meredith, of Pennsyva-
MIA.
General Taylor had TO compose his cabinet OF seven
members He had the citizens of the whole Union before
him from whom TO choose. The constitution gave him
unlimited authority in the premises No had voice
was guided and influenced by their advice, il his
own act He is responsible and no one but HIM is re-
sponsble for the choice he made, and the manner IN
which he distributed the executive departments OF the
government. Following his own unbiased Judgment or
led by the opinions of Others he made such distribution
as gave the control of internal affairs, and almost the
entire patronage available influence elections OF
our legislation, to section of the Union, He placed
at the heads of the two most powerful and influential
departments bitter and vindictve par,isans-mcn who
have won no distinction statesmen, and who were
remarkable for nothing but hostility TO their political
adversares, and their desire to break down the
influence and the institutions of portion of the
| Union. Under any circumstances, dangerous Goa
lition between the Department OF the Interior anC
the General Post Office to be dreaded and guard
ed against General Taylor has made-wifuy OF
from weakness, incompetency and ignorance-such
coalition well-nigh certain. He has also placed the
Treasury within the influence Of that coalition. This
course--no matter from what motive sprung-we say
in the face OF the North well of the South ungen
erous unjust and dangerous to the peace of the people
The precedent should be looked upon with fear by both
sections of the conederacy, and by all friends OF the
Union especially in the present condition of affairs, with
questions of grave import pending between the North
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and the South, with an inexperienced if not weak and
inefficient man in the Chief Magisracy. 1t tends weak
en- the bonds of union, and the seeds of discort
among us The fact is generally conceded that Genera
Taylor votes equal terms with the members OF hi
cabinet that the President and the heads of department
men unknowNto the people, and not responsible Il
them-consttute a ar-chamber council which dispen
SEES patronage and shapes the administration of the gov
eminent The controlling power in that body is lodge
in two members, if they unite their strength These tw
men entertain the sentiments OF dangerous faction;
every circumstance which has transpred tends to show
that the inevitable union has already been effected ant
that it is now prescribing the of the administra
ton We repeat that Gen. Taylo has committed Grim
inal bunder and that he has done monstrous wrong
and we mean to denounce the composition of the cabne
until that monsrous wrong is righted, either by Genera
| Taylor or by the representatives of the people.
| An administrative Poiicy"-Out at Last.
7 The New York Courier and Enquirer, New York
Herald and other leading wing papers, have called upoI
the administration to put forth system of administrative