The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-22
INTELLIGENCE By THE MAILS,
Our Washington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON. April 10, 1919.
General 7dvlor and the TPhig Party

There is quite curious state of things existing
here at present. Gen. Taylor has no organ The
cabinet have several The organs the cabinet are
working, might and MAN, 10 control the Pres-
dents action. The President desires to keep inv.
oate the pledges he made previous to his election.
The wing organs clamor for removals. Those
journals that were originally for Taylor are hungry
after office themselves and join loudly, with one or
two exceptions, in the cry of the majority of the
wing papers. Thus, with the exception of the
Herald, the President is now absolutely without
paper that can be said to sustain him in his original
pledges and resolves. The two whig journals of
this city, representing the views of portion of the
cabinet, DESTROYS of forcing the President accede
TO their Wishes cry out Justify in favor of general
prescription. 1t is not surprising that General
Taylor in this state of things, seeing this effort to
coerce hun to violation of his pledges, should be
ANXIOUS 10 have here at Washington Journal to
reflect his own seat ments, and to uphold him In
the course of policy he may think proper despite
OF the minority n;his cabinet to pursue. Ii would be
much better IT the General would throw himself on
the independent press OF the countryside press that
elected him to the Presidency, and rely, for the
support OF his measures, on those who have, like
himself, "no friends to reward, and no enemies to
punlsh"-but it is very natural that, worried as he
has been since his inauguration by the spenetlc
and bigoted opposition in his cabinet and by the
pragmatical and ilippant advice, almost amounting
TO ,menaces, thrust upon him by those who wish to
school HIM into the small ways of party, he should
long for the estabi hment OF paper, conducted by
intimate friends, who have honesty enough to coin
eide with him in his policy, and irmness to help
him to sustain it,
The MteAigencer of this morning contains an ar
tice which might be entitled 60 Prescription made
easy" General Taylor, II seems, has been very
dull in learning the lessons unsparlngly read to him
hitherto by the organs; and, therefore, the Mtcli-
which its principles are brought down to the level
of the lowest understanding. Witness the follow
ing, suited to the comprehension of the duest Ca
DEF that ever graduated at West Point
that make it worth while to have fought and won it
1t would be curious piece of gencralship after such
collect his ugitvcs for him. restore his baggage sup
plies, military chest and artillery, leave him the field
and withdraw :, from s.n the ;; country " ,
''fugitWes," "baggage," supplies" military
chest" artillery &c. Mr.. Peter Farley has ob-
tanned the credit of conveying great deal of nfor
nation to the rising generation, by means of easy
and familiar lessons, suited to the capacity of the
young people. After the manner of Farley, the In
icigency desires to clothe its teachings in such ia
miliar language that General Taylor, obtuse as he
is, cannot fail to comprehend 1t. This is most
happy hought-happily carried out, too; for if the
phrases employed do not prove attractive to the
General what can prove attractive! 1t is plain as
a pike staff. General Taylor has obtained 'vic-
tory over portion OF MS IeHOW cltlZenS-tnat por-
ton majority-has put them to the "rout''-is now
to regard them as his "adversares"-to treat Of
fce-holdcrs as ''prisoners'-the offices held by all
but wings as the baggage, supplies military chest
and artillery" of the enemy, which it would be
madness not to withhold. This language is plain,
simple, comprehensive, and easily understood.
1t is natural to suppose that the establishment of
the special organ of General Taylor is very dis
tasteful to the existing organs. The latter reflect
peculiarly and solely the views of the ,proscrptive
portion of the cabinet. The clash of sentiments
and opinions, when the other organ shall have
sprung into existence, will be amusing. The Re-
,ubiic will not be the organ OF General Taylor
alone It's establishment will be the harbinger of
an attempt to create party, to be called the
publican party, and intended to supersede the pre-
sent whig organization. This design will not be
Immediately developed; but its prosecution will
not be the less strenuousy pushed:
Many of the removals and appointments already
made have been designed to conclliate the diife-
rent sections of the wing party. MIR. Clay has
Matthew l.. Davis; Mr. Webster, by the removal
of Mr. Stubs; the King faction, by the nomination
of Mr. Pennington to Minnesota the original Tay-
lor committee of New York, by the promise of the
mission to Spain; and the natives OF Philadelphia,
nv the appointment of an obscure member of their
party and the rumor of the appointment OF another
TO the Colectorship. The administration must
have support in the next Congress, and if the OPP
position in its own party be not disarmed in some
wav. it will be in very perous condition. But
The SOP thrown to Mr. Clay has not dlsarmed the
vengeance of his party, as was evidenced by the
proceedings of the Clay dinner. Neither will
Stubs be sufficient to appease the appetite of Mr..
the cry of prescription has been already raised and
in many cases not without cause, how can General
Taylor 90 still further without a consciousness of
violating his pledges!