The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-10

The Reception OF Gen. TayIor's Inaugural
| Address In England. .rt
| From the London Times, March %. -
| The inaugural Message of President Taylor will
not fail 10 excite certain sort OF admiration. II
| il does not appeal to the warmest sympathes OF
an Englishman-if it does not possess that SEMI
tragic interest with which regal Europe listens to
the few and solemn declarations of her princes, 1t
is for reasons some of which are immensely in ia
YOUR of the American Republic. In these elder
countries the heir of throne founded in the OBJ
scure originals of history addresses the assembled
representatives of many classes, many races, many
interests, and many traditions. He can seldom
escape an explicit reference to the greatest GALA
! mites and difficulties that a nation can suffer IN
| itself or by its international relations Perhaps
we are menaced by the ambition of neighbor,
or entangled III the quarrels OF allies; perhaps the
soil OF these isles or branch OF employment Is
too crowded.; perhaps effete institutions are to be
renovated in the face of inveterae. preudice per-
haps the knotted web of medieval law is to be un.
raveled; at one time paupersm cankers the soul
decimates neglected and helpless race; factions
| lacerate and debt burdens the land. In the midst
of fostering sores ever ready, to open, and sur
rounded by conflicting cries, the sovereign twice
which is that they put fair face on the sufferlngs
of the nation and the shortcomings Of the egls-
lature. Across the Atlantic we see everything
changed. There, a youthful empire, with a rapid
it, is bounding on to new regions and new shores.
Political ambition, mercantile rivalry, the jealousy
of classes and of eresds are shbdued before the
is the prize. The chosen leader OF the people ad-
dresses great company OF Adventures, started
afresh on such an enterprise as the world never
yet saw His topics duty and hope. Ills
tone and the very rythm of his sentences, remind
us of the deliverer leading his armies into long
promised land
The most distinctive features in General Taycr.s
address are his remuneration OF all party ties, his
reference TO the traditions and the early Presidents
of the Union his pacific aims, and the impartality
| he desires TO maintain between the various
| branches of industry and wealth Such proies-
| sions are easily made; but never was President
more entitled to make them, either by the clrcum-
stances of his election, or by his known character
The eXaggeration, or rather the burlesque of poll
teal controversy, which, IN the United States, has
| afforded nexhaustible materials of satire TO the
| European stranger, has gone good way towards
efiecting its own cure The late election. was the
result Of an amcable and wise compromise. The
merits of the man, proved in difficult and pro-
tracted war, and as further illustrated in what we
| may call most gentlemanly canvass, showed HIM
| to be the person in whom all parties could meet
without loss of credit or standing. L Is. IN fact,
the peculiar position of the American President, to
be the arbiter and umpire of that unparalleled
federation The same policy which has placed the
capital in a neutral district, belonging to no State,
Southern States-the agricultural from the mer-
cantile-suggests that the occupant OF the "Whlte
House should be a peculiarly neutral man:
The language of the address Is that which, IN
| the whig policy. 1t expresses cordial adherence
to the existing practice of the Executive, and u
value for those who have acquitted themselves well
in the service of the Union; but, particularly, u
reliance on that method and guide by which alone
the integrity and identity of constitutions Is pre-
| served. "ln the discharge of these. duties, my
| guide will be the constitution, which this day
| swear to preserve, to protect, and defend: For
the Interpretation of that instrument, shall look
TO the decisions of the Judicial ribunas established
by its authority, and to the practice of the govern
ment under the earlier Presidents, who had so
large share In It's formation. To the example OF
those ustrious patriots shall always refer with
reverence, and especially TO his example who was,
by so many titles, the father of his country" For
our own part, we believe that both in politics and
in laws, there is much less interval between the
Union and the mother country than Is generally
assumed. 1t was the rule of the first President,
TO give up no than the necessities OF an indie
pendent and republican organization absolutely
required. To this wise abstinence from gratultous
innovation may be ascrbed stability which has
surprised the whole world, and which promises to
last for nges still TO come. Even in the midst of
revolution and civil war, when II was necessary to
cut the natural tie between the mother state and
the colony, with the strongest means and the most
strenuous decentralization then were found
men, and they the leaders of the movement, who
could warn the infant nation to stand III the old
paths, and who could proclaim the oracular warn
ing, ontiq,,0ni cTqaritc matrem In that wise
foundation OF the American policy we recognise
| at once the surest pledge of permanence, and of
| abiding sympathes with the parent state.
| Of late years, the "whigs," in other words the
| conservatives of the, Union, have been passing
through the same political phase the conserva-
tives of this country They have been ardent pro-
tectioniss. Ii is unnecessary here to fight over
again battle SO thoroughly decided in this coun.
try; 80 we will assume at once that the enlightened
'whigs" of the new world will no longer confound
imports with innovations, and suppose bales of
foreign produce infected with revolutionary princi
pies. We have no doubt they rapidly throw
ing off this error, especially now that the Pacific
tic n thpIr ppp
them that there is room for all In this world. Ge
neral Taylor, at least, though tied to the word suf
ficienty guards himself from being supposed to adj
vocate the thing commonly understood by "pro-
lection" The declaration of impartiality runs
through his address. He appeals to his election
by "ihe body. of the people," and to his previous
" assurance that his administration would be de-
voted to the welfare Of the whole country, and not
20 the support of any particular section or merely
local interest ;''-an appeal which he could hardly
carry out by enrching n few cities IN New Eng
land at the expense of all theother portions of the
Union When, therefore, the General says, I" 1t
shall be my study TO recommend such consttu-
tional measures TO the Congress as may be neces-
sary and proper to secure encouragement and pro-
lection TO the great interests OF agriculture, COM
mercc, and manufacturers" we will not suppose
that he means policy which must certainly en-
courage and protect manufacture at the expense OF
the other interests wisely associated with IT.: lie
can only intend course which Will equally en-
courage ALL by opening. every possible avenue to
the general increase of the national resources.
From the Liverpool Times,l
General Taylor, the new President of the United
States, assumed office on the 9Th March, on which
occasion he delivered short address, explanatory
of his future policy lie commenced by repeating
his often-c expressed determination to govern with
out regard TO local or sectional prcudices. With
regard TO the army and navy, he recommends that
they should be kept in the highest state of eficen-
cy, though Gas will be seen from subsequent pas
sage of his address) only for the purpose of resist,
Ing apprcsson-not of infctng il. With regard
to foreign nations, the course which Gen; Taylor
recommends is one of strict neutrality IN their diff
ferences with each other or amongst themselves;
and of Cancellation and peace (whereyer peace is
possibe), even if difficulties should arise with the
United States (Which, however, he does not anti
clpale). Nothing can be more honorable to Gen.
this subjects and we sure that these sentiments