The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-10-21
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
SUNDAY MORNING OCTOBER 81, lsAs.
The Administration and Organ, the National In-
telIiaeneer.

Since the broad ntmaton thrown out by the National
Itsigenesr in its address to the Clay wings Of Mary
land that the conservatives OF the whg party in the next
Congress would be anayed against the administration,
that journal has shrunk from the defence Of Gen Taylos
cabinet The statement also contained in the Mary
land address, TO the effect that the administration had not
yet shown its earnestness and honesty, calculated
encourage the belief that the preference which had been
manifested towards the Republic, by furnishing that jour
nal with the particulars Of the French difficulty without
the knowledge of The National Integeaeer, was the
first overt act under new arrangement, which dis
carded the senior organ from the absolute confidence
Of the Preside Mt himself. But rumors were in cir
culation at the tme that Notwithstanding the fact
that the President had treated tho editors Of the National
Ieiiigencer with codness which had caused them to
withhold their enthusiastic support from him and his
cabinet generally, yet there strong attachment
cherished by the Secretary OF Stale for the ancient organ
of federalism This attachment was reciprocal, and at
the time il was strong enough, along with other
considerations, prevent the National Intgencer from
declaring open against the administration in advance
OF the action Of the conservative portion Of the wing
party in the next Congress, Significantly alluded to in
the address to Maryland These rumors, which we be-
eve be true in all their material features, have spread
as far as Baltimore, and have, we see been imboded in
the following extract of letter written from that city to
the New York Herald u
The cabinet and Joseph Gales, be il understood, have
put heads together make the National Inegencer
the adm nistration organ Washington 70 the exclusion OF
the Republic. This movement, although adroiily man
aged, has to the knowledge Of the President The
party interested in this operation (seng aside JssePh
hmseD is Mr. Clayton, for whom Mr.. Gales has strong
political and personal attachment To the General, ON the
contrary Mr. Gales is strenuou,y opposed We have re-
al MAUI nFt
by Mr Gales In which he says I have Gen Taylor
several times but may with truth say that am not ac
quanted with him This you may seem strange, but II
is nevertheless true" To the same gentleman he com
planned that the President upon his first coming TO Wash
ngton, had treated him with proper courtesy From
this you will discover that although Mr. Gales is in with
the cabinet he is out with the President
This letter is no doubt written by friend and admrer
of General Taylor and well wisher Of his admnistra-
ton Coupled with the rumors aoat il accounts for the
peculiar character Of the long defence Of the foreign policy
OF the administration in the National Inteiiigencr OF
Friday lass first effort in that line since represented
the wings Of Maryland the choice between the admin
is,ra,on and opposition in the light Of choice Of eus
The defence which has been at last vouchsafed is similar
to the Maryland address; and is, in fact hut little else
than reproduction of that sophiscal document Any
commentator of the cabinet generally is studiousy
avoded and no acts of the administration alluded
TO- except thosein which the Premier is implicated The
conduct of Mr. Clayton is commended in studied terms OF
simulated enthusiasm while the following well directed
thrust is given to General Taylor and the other members
OF the cabinet:
sThe fac, is President Taylors administration far
regards ft oreisn policy has been most remarkable for
the anknes and openness with which he has exposed all
his dongs, when compatible with the public interest,"
without waiting the slow and distant operation resored
under other administrations. Of calls OF Congress"
The compliment is studiousy limited 10 the manner in
which the administration has conducted its foreign rea-
iOns and that limitation is equivalent 10 direct asser.
ton that the policy which has been pursued by the Ew
ing influence in the cabinet cannot be permitted share
the compliment with the Department OF State The pa.
onage ofthe Department of the Interior, and of the Cen
eral Poet Office has been well nigh distributed and Mr.
Clayton may dread the Ewing and Coaner coalition,
much when be was laboing, according to his
account. "sixieen hours day." Perhaps he sees that
the coalition regards Mr.. VIM. H. Seward OF New York
with favor than does Mr. Jno. NJ Clayton Of Del
aware candidate for the succession Perhaps he secs
tina, the coalition has received the smiles Assistant
Aduiant General" and is welding such powerful infu.
the Presidents mind that blow must be struck
now or never and that he has been induced repent OF
the preference given TO the Republic in the French diff
Guilty. and TO contract offensive AMI defensive alliance
with the National InfstgeneSr. But whatever secret
motive there may be, the Republic enjoying the smiles OF
MIR. Ewing and the National Inteligener, bound by
cords of diplomatic sympathy TO the State Department,
and having just Of complaint against its fell
ow-ogan, have not too violent friendship for each
other II will require all the discretion OF the regency to
keep down the flames Of civil war, whilst the prize OF
the victor will be the favor OF the President Il may be
truly said that he will be the victor who gains the favor
OF the famous author OF General Taylors dispatches il
that favor has not already been secured TO one Of the
parties.
But there points in the eulogy which is pronounced
by Mr.. Claytons organ the fankness and ability with
which Mr. Clayton has conducted our foreign relations
that call for notice ut hands The National In
teigeneer lis euogy with effort to commend
itself TO the President by assang the course which we Of
the Union have pursued towards the administration II
not enough that the New York Commercial and the New
York Courier have threatened us with the terrors Of
sedilon act the prosecution OF Indictment Il is
not enough that the whole weight OF the wing press is
aimed at devoted heads II is not enough that our
past has been misrepresentation opinions per-
verted that attack has been made upon private
relations 1t is not enough that all these misrepre
sensations are directed against the Union and its ed-
TORS bat we must now have the grave organ, the
National Inteihgeneer, bearing down upon us, chas-
Using for our transgressions and msrepresening
our course In order to do this, II improves upon
the forgery committed by correspondent OF the Bal