The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-08-22
From the Philadelphia Times and Keystone.
"a Busting Time OF IT,

The President of the United States is on tour through
Pennsylvania, and to his own elegant phraseology.
exact language put inlo his mouth by OF his admirers
and attendants, who carefully noted and published it in
the New York Herald as General Taylors reply to some
ayowed that the ladies' delighted to hear expressions
30 ordinary, and like their own, issue from the lips OF
distinguished man! Perhaps this is not precisely as
desire; but we dare say that "a busting time OF it,
something very refined and very satisfactory. and
that the phrase will come violently into fashion amongst
ultra.whig.s Taylorsm.
Whatever it means, we are pleased 10 learn that the
President is having busting time OF it, on his visit to
the good old democratic Keystone State Deceived as she
into his support and ready, like Tennessee 10 show
at the FIRST opportunity her sense OF ndgDity at the du
pciy practised to obtain her vote, "a vote, too, that
authoritatiyey and exclusively settled the presidential
question) her people have too much PATRIOTISM too much
good sense too high respect fer the Office held by Gen.
eral Taylor, to manifest for him, on bis appearance
amongst them, anything but courtesy and good feeling
They know exactly how to distinguish between the man
and the minister. They are aware TO nicely OF the
difference between the President OF the United States and
the individual who, fulfilling the functions oil that high
Office, has grossly and unwarantaby lnsulted the pop
ular OF truth and JUSTICE by deliberately violating
every pledge OF political independence upon the faith oil
which he was so generously elected.
Nothing but kindness, therefore, and even enthusiasm,
will greet General Taylor in Pennsylvania. To employ
his own polished dicon, he will have ga busting time OF
H." throughout the entire length and breadth OF the State
Not that the people will believe the addresses prepared
for him by his committee because he delivers them by
word OF mouthnot that they can be deceived when he
has the unblushng erontery still TO declare himself las
he did in his reply TO Mr. Harris at Harnsburg) not he
President of party, but Of the whole republic the very
newspapers OF the day before having announced the
mova OF Governor Lane, of Oregon, because he was he
warehouse OF democracy" and because General Taylor
had observed that every territory had entered the Union
democratic States when brought up under democratic
Pennsylvania to suppose thai she could continue TO be
made the easy dupe Of such glarng hypocrisy and dis
stimulation But il is the dutyof every American, what
may be his opinions upon the subject oil politics,
whatever may be his sentiments in regard TO the political
nfdelity gnoraace imbecility OF the individual who
represents tho Executive head OF our national govern.
ment it is the duty OF every American TO treat the office
with profound respect, and the in il, for the time
being, with unaffected cordality not for HIMSELF but as
the image OF the nobest country in the world, our be-
This afable treatment Of Gen. Taylor Is the more
necessary because is probable, that for many months
he will have anything but busting time OF IL
in Washington. The State elections preparing Tor
him and his constitutional advisers world OF and
political affection. Already II is fair TO infer that both
houses OF Congress will exhibit democratic majority
And the elections that have secured that majority, oc
curing Immediately after the full development OF the
policy and practice Of the new administration, present.
in their result terrible and solemn warning 10 the men
who fancied that having ridden into Office, they could
fathlcssly caole the American public TO any extent with
perfect IMMUNITY With both houses OF Congress against
him, il will be impossible for General Taylor "a
Crafty his uawhg controllers with any farther proofs
Of his willingness to be used, nd Iitifum, for their pur
poses He has openly rephdiated the exercise Of III,
veto power and avowed himself ready to sign any hi
that may be passed by majority Of the representative
Of the people We dare say that he vii be as ready d
swallow this ayowal and violate this pledge, as he ha
every other one he made before the election. Blu
even such course would not aid the federal wings,
der such circumstances, to any advantageous extent
Events promise therefore, difficulty enough in prospec
for General Taylor and his cabinet and as their embar
easements the result Of their own perdy, and thei
own attempts defraud the people for purposes Of self
ACKNOWLEDGMENT, only hope, in the polished Ian
guage OF our erde President that they may all have
"busting time OF it'