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


including all parties. but to wings aone is pltiiul
sophist contemplate quibbler. whom no honorable
and high minded man will believe respect. The proofs
OF these pledges the part OF General Taylor are too
numerous and too overwhelming 10 permit them to be
doubted or gainsaid The entire democratic party, and
all parties opposed 10 the administration. believe that they
have been made and have been grossly and shamefuly
violated. The wings knoU it to be and when they
assert to the contrary, their conscences tell them that
they utter not the truth Now, can believe that Gen
Taylor, if he had not been with strange
and unaccouniable influence. would have been guilty OF
such wanton violation OF his pledges voluntarily made
TO the people! If he had not been weak minded man,
would he have been persuaded write down daily with
his own hand, he does when he consents TO the
mova of Democrat that those promises were alsehoods,
designed TO seduce his opponents his support If he
had not been a weak man, would his mind have given
way to the dsgraceful equvocaton that these pledges
made only wings or to the prevarcation, equally
disgraceu that removals made except for official
or moral delinquency; or to the pefogging bubble
that removals necessary TO equaze the Offices and
the wings to their share Will such equvo-
cations prevarcations, and bubbles answer in justfca
lien of who pledged himself against prescription
who promised TO be the President of the whole country
and not of party who had friends TO reward, and
enemies TO punish of whom it said by the man
who effected his nomination, that she haed oathed pro-
scrpton" They will never answer as pleas in justif-
cation of the shameful violation of pledges which
the world has seen, before the honest and truth
loving American people Now how this self -abase
men this seifabandonment the part of Gen. Taylor.
be accounted for except upon the hypothesis that he had
been persuaded by the superior but willy minds around
him yield up the duties and functions of the great and
exalted Office which he holds, 10 their controls
The proofs of this insidous and vile scheme enrap
honest old soldier, unacquainted with the arts and
wes of unprincipled politicians. and without any know
ledge of the duties of craftsmanship acquaintance
with public men, can be traced back even to the camp
in Mexico The actors in this dscedtable conspiracy,
not only against the fame OF brave old soldier, but
against the institutions of our country for political part
san purposes fully that his previous duties
and occupations and capacities too, not equal to
the duties of the presdency and hence in order to make
their scheme successful they resoed to, and have sys
tematcay persisted in, the design OF divesng General
Taylor virtually of the functions of President and vest
ing them in the cabinet 1t is most foul conspiracy
against republican institutions, violation of the const
remarked ii involves ultimately the existence Of repub-
Iican government
The scheme, from the beginning, has een to dives
General Tay lor of the duties of his Office, hoping
save him from exposure for want OF capacity, and, if
possible to relieve him from responsibility ltisa scheme
having really for its purpose bold and daring attraction
of the constitution Of the United States If successful j,
will then matter not whether the President be capable Or
incapable; whether wise IDIOT 1t will be in
PRODUCING into system the degrading fiction invented
in regal governments to excuse the mbeclily knavery
of soveregns that the 'King do wrong"-or, as
modified in civilized age, that the King do
nothing leaving the duties and the responsibilities Of the
government to the Prime Minister and the cabinet But
the system which the federasis are attempting TO INTRO
ducc into our government, is degrading and
dangerous In the limited monarches of Europe,
the Prime Minister and the cabinet responsible 10 the
people for their conduct, upon peril of the loss of
their offices and their heads But the system introduced
by the ederasts of this country, TO conceal the ncapa
city of their President, gives such guaranty to the
people. 1t creates an irresponsible conclavean octem
rirdte-whom the people cannot reach through the bal
box, and who are not responsible, as all experience
shows, through the power of impeachment by Congress-
1t remains for the American people to say if this dan
gerous and insidious innovation upon their constitution
shall be tolerated remains for them to say whether
the glorious government founded by their fathers
shall be revolutonzed and overthrown by the nsdous
introduction of system which repudiates responsible
President, and recognises the policy of having Tom
Thumb for Chief Ma ysrate, Gen. Washington as the
case may be- It remains for them 10 say whether or not
General Taylor and his in office shall have
nothing do than to act the President in pageant
to stalk up and down the halls of the White House,
bowling visiters and receiving the salutaons of
TIERS or whether he and they shall bravey meet the
stern responsibilities of the Office which they may hold
and to execute, and faithfully, in their per-
sons perform its great and solemn duties and functions
In short, it remains for the American people say wheth
er they will have REAL President, or REGENCY in
the shape of an irresponsible cabinet
Hon. f. w. Bowdon.
This gentleman, who has been detained in Washing
ton by private business, left the 18th instant for his