The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-06-04

only call upon his cabinet for advice but Is guided
by their counsels, when he shall deem them to be
right II is difficult to recognise in such course OF
procedure, either want OF capacity or dereciion
from duty or even dignity,
The voluntary surrender Of ones opinions 10 the
behests Of reason or Difference 10 the opinions OF
Others when those opinions are wiser than our own,
Is rarely coupled with incapacity or imbecilyi on
the contrary the weak and self-resourceess gen
orally supplied with vanity equal least to acoun
terpoise for all deficiencies OF intelligence and ludg-
ment, while higher Of intellect and intelli
gence are always able 10 perceive and never fail 10
appreciate these qualities In others. These views
are taken from the writer's experience, and will he
thinks, be found TO be correct in the main.
When IL is considered that the members Of the
cabinet called from the various sections Of the
Union, with view, as far as practicable, TO repre-
sent the conflicting views of public policy even In
the same party, and that they ARRAYS selected BY
Uhig Presidents after the locality Is fixed, with an
exclusive regard TO virtue and eminence in states
anship, does not appear strange thar President,
alike conspicuous for great mental ability and con-
tempt of personal agerandizement, should listen
with the most respectful Difference to the men in
whose opinions he reposes confidence. Be this as II
may the reader can easily conjecture to the course
which The Hero of Fort Harrison and the Mexican
war would pursue, in cases Of disagreement between
himself and cabinet by recurrence TO those pas
sages in his eventfu life which rendered self-reance
necessity; and where this Is done, conjectnre'be
comes merged in history; go that all that is said by
the opposition press about the ineapacity, 1rdnt Of
sslfrsance and imbscilify of the President, is met
and refued by their own historic record of HE illus
trious deeds.
In view Of the great caution and solemn delibera-
ton which has characterized every movement Of the
administration, Il Is difficult even upon the principle
OF expediency, uncontrolled by the obligations Of
good faith 10 comprehend the course Of the opposi-
zion. They cannot believe the people so ignorant
and corrupt as 10 be turned against the man whom
they loved for his virtues and honoed for his heroic
deeds by mere maievolence, because of Its frequent
repetition Little the engine of faction respects
the intelligence of the masses lis conductors viii find
10 their cost that delraction and vitiperaiion will
neither extnguish the lights of history nor perver
the publlc!ludgment. The public officers sent forth
by The administration to succeed the brqwling par
tisan dictaOrs, with whom the people have SO long
been annoyed, will be found TO embody the attributes
Of character and qualification, beiaking themselves
with assiduitysand fniihinlness TO The discharge OF
their several duties and leaving the people 10 deter
mine for themselves how they ought TO vote AT cleo
tons This change, of itself, be regarded but
little less than revolution and when II is followed
up, as it will be- by the same calm determined pnr-
pose expel from all contact with the government
every vestge of corruption and want Of capacity the
name of TAYLOR at the close of his present const,l-
tonal term will be deeply engrayen upon the aec-
lions Of his connrymen, Tor the virtue and wisdom
Of his civil administration, as il is now renowned
and venerated for his deeds in war.