The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-08-30
Fromshe Harrisburg Democratic Union.
The General Govcrnn.ent.

FromShe Harrisburg Democratic Union.
The General Govsrnn.ent.
The administration at Washington, coming into power
under the most favorable aspect Of affairs, has, il very
short space OF time succeeded making itself exceed
ingly unpopular and odious AT peace with all the world
our hnances IN sound condition. trade, under the
operation OF wholesome democratic measures thriving
and increasing all the difficult and Embarrassing ques-
tons with foreign nations satisfactorily adjusted there
exercise ordinary prudence take advantage OF events as
they TRANSFERRED, and lei well enough alone. The cam
pagn which resulted in the election OF General Taylor
was prosecuted with considerable tact The professions
regard to Ais hating and loathing prescription were
very fine They calculated TO soften the opposition
Of the Office holders and had air and sentiment OF high
toned and magnanmous berality that went directly
The heart OF many weak minded and creduous souls who
thought General Taylor honest he should be.
But the whole affair is filled with moral-the same
moral that IS taught BY every instance Of decepton-the
moral that is incucated by that amusing da-
logue OF the spider and the fly, commencing with Will
AT first the fly refused for he had heard that those
accepted the invitation OF the spider and walked into his
parlor were never known TO- come out again; but the
SPIDER being very cunning took to wheeling and Halter
ing The fly and at last the poor silly gtterng thing was
induced TO try the sincerity of the spider The sequel
need not be related
wonderfully favored under President Folks administers
ton, and that the that had been proposed had
se s
no change in the policy Of the government AZ an in
stance Of this they .ezed with avidi,y upon Taylors
ses to take Washington for his guide and restore mat.
the good old times of the earlier Presidents They
supposed that if affairs were allowed to stand in the po
party animosity was effected through General TayIors
moderation and mpartialty, better end would be an
ssd. than Sy e Ssngs .ns party
action But all this was part OF thoroughly devised
scheme of fraud.
Taylor was instructed TO play the ..mum" candidate
and to hold out expectations of golden age To the
people, Gen Taylor professed to have nothing to do with
wings, democrats, or natives. although be coureousy
accepted honors from each OF them With the pollti-
clans, however he had secret understanding, which
10 recommend him the North being far the friend
Of protection, that he will not veto any tariff
sess should enact in conformity with the will Of the
and slavery, by putting forwn his sugar and cotton
plantation, and his three hundred negroes, as many
visible guarantees OF his principles.
ceeded. Taylor elected, and all men were agape
waiting for the advent OF the golden age From the
lion of the Executive we should suppose that he had
peated that famous expression that he applied to the Mex
when he drove them into certain position, and
turning to Colamer, said (alluding to the democratsD
em JESSE for more bitter and proscrptve war Of ex
termination carried on Like the course OF
Hyder Ali encompassing in its capacious vengeance every
nor rank the sacredness Of function. but carried
his hostility even against his fellowsodiers. whose
bosoms formed a rampant between him and The enemy,
But lei us leave this Every Of the Execuye has
been bunder. He calls 70 his cabinet t,end-out
Shigsmere political hacks, who have been ridden and
locked until their bad points thoroughly known
The world, and then. like weak old yields up his
power to them, and contents himself with welding
Be o Of The
is vested in him the constitution recognises cabinet
II he delegates his power to number OF agents, he is
responsible for their neglect and corruption.
When the intelligence Of the glorious events Of Eu-
rope reached that the people there striving to
establish their freedom, the Secretary Of State went out
that had been purchased from government and was
being fitted out in New York, and made the captain and
other parties interested enter into heavy bonds that the
vessel should not be used against any nation now al
with There was no sympathy in his bosom with an
oppressed and struggling people.
And then again: He receives the application OF Lady
franklin for succor from the United States government
asking that vessel may be sent in search OF her adven
luous husband with favor and offers the services of
lty to dispose OF the force in this way thereby exct
ing expectations that must be disappointed, and placing
us unenyiable and ridiculous light abroad Already
have The highest compliments been paid to us IN the
British Parliament for national liberaity, which
must awkwardly back out Of In reference 10 the Mus
quito question, there 10 be the most cupable mac
tivy besotted native is crowned king OF the Mus.
quito territory and taken under the protection OF the
English crown, and when an American company, in pur-
suance OF contract made with The authorities Of Mica
ragua attempts exercise its functions. the British con-
sui at New York, the representative OF his govern
nen the sef-constituted guardian OF the boy king.
notifies the American company TO desst Why isnoi this
governmental chcanery and diplomatic scheming ON the
part Of England TO get possession OF route, TO which
,he had no e and acquire new territory in our vicinity,
forbidden at once by an edict from Washington
And then too in reference to foreign policy again.
We asked that the freedom Of Rome might be acknowl.
edged and that the representative sent 10 might be
credited. But there sympathy in the bosom OF
the Secretary Of State for the infant republic and has
since fallen before the treacherous oil Louis Napo-
leon Surely the Independence OF Hungary might be
ack now edged but we look for nothing wise or liberal
from the present federal administration.