The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-10-23

of General Taylor The mOnarchies OF Europe there.
fore, right in regarding that election as most auspi
cious for them That they did so regard it, no man who
read the comments Of the European press on that election
and the inaugural address OF Gen Taylor can doubt for
a moment The inaugural address was pleasing to the
kings and princes OF Europe, because they in il that
General Taylor CONTRARY to the wishes and expectations
even OF those who had been duped into his support.
failed TO declare to the people the principles which would
guide him; but, like European monarch, vouchsafed
to them only few vague and general remarks, after the
manner Of king the opening OF his parliament
Since the Inauguration oath, the conduct OF the adj
mnisraiion has not forfeited the confidence which il
inspired in Europe The powers and duties of the
Chief MagisIate-the most prominent REPRESENTA-
TIVE known to system--have been transferred TO
irresponsible cabal, composed of not selected
by the people, and not responsible to them The practice
OF the new dynasty has thus broken down the most
prominent feature Of institutions for those who WELD
the powers and disregard the duties of the presidency
not representatives Of the people, but of whom the
people know nothing. And il should be borne in mind,
that although General Taylor refused to declare his
ments any question Of public policy he did promise
the people that, if elected, he would not be the
President of party; he assured them that he
his honor. not only through his friends but directly
in his letters and in his inaugural address, that
honest capable and faithful officers should not be driven
from the public service account OF their political prn
cipes. These pledges, which Gen. Taylor, a repre-
sentative, made to his consttuencythe people and the
Sates-shoud have been regarded sacred. But they
were not AS the cabinet selected the work
OF prescription commenced Honest, upright and faith
full officers driven from the public service at home,
and able and efficient were called from the public
service abroad Foreign princes could not regard this
conduct in any other light than direct to
them that the system of policy which had made
try prosperous and happy and their perogaves insecure,
had fallen into dsfavor in the United States, and had
been abandoned They had good reason to believe that
the reactionary movement of Louis Napoleon in crush
ing Roman liberty, had been foreshadowed by re-
dictionary movement in America in the wing triumph
which was SO pleasing TO the Russian minister. The
call Of Mr.. Bancroft from London, of Mr. Rush from
France and Mr.. Clifford from Mexico, could not fail to
strengthen this impression
But, fortunately for the Of republicansm, the
spirit of the administration was developed before dis
honest Communication had gained the control of Con-
gress Those who duped into the support of Gene
raj Taylor, without declaration OF his political senti-
ments, became alarmed as the excitement OF the
presidential election died away Yet they not with
out hope that he would reveal his policy his inaugural
address. But they were disappointed. Then they saw
that the powers and duties of the presidency had been
to irresponsible caba and that the
sells Of federalism ruled the conduct OF the cabinet See
ing these things, the people promptly up repair
the error which Of them had been induced to commit
by falsehood and fraud and from Connecticut to the Rio
Grande voice was heard which announced that public
confidence was withdrawn from General Taylor's ad.
ministration, and that he was not faithful repre-
sentative Of the public sentiment Of America but Chief
Magistrate whom the people wished to be rid Of and
would be rid of if he again candidate before them
This prompt reputation Of the administration, and the
emphatic refusal to give it the control Of the legislative
branch of the will do much to avert the I'M
toward consequences which would have flowed from the
November election Had the case been otherwise-had
the people given the control Of Congress to Gen. Taylor
and his cabalthe moral effects of the November cleo
ton would have been more fatal to republicanism in
Chrisendom than the treason OF Louis Napoleon was TO
the cause OF epubcansm France We trust the people
will treasure up the lesson they have been taught
The Republic attempts to explain the date OF the Secre
tary OF the Treasurys letter 10 Messrs. Barclay and
of New York. and thus to show that there is
no force in the structures which made in our article
on the British reciprocity act The Republic replies
follows:
very few words will suffice long TRADE In
the Union against the Secretary Of tine Treasury charging
Mr.. Meredith with "gross improprety-to call IL by no
harsher name-n writing private letter to Messrs Bar.
clay aud Livingston OF New York. informing those genie-
men, in ADVANCE Of the which would be pursued
by Treasury Department" touching the effect Of the
of Parliament upon the navigation laws Of the
United States. The letter Messrs. Barclay and Lv.
ngston official one subscribed by Mr. Meredith
Secretary Of the Treasury, and published in the Union
That did appear In print the day Of its date
ing the fact that the rough dfaught Of the letter made
the 18th instant IL not copied for signature till after
office hours The day words in II changed,
when recopied. AS got ready for the post
and before il nailed copies furnished for publ
cation, and the earliest possible moment II appeared in
both this paper and the National Intelgencer The copies
In the hands OF the compostor before the original
sealed for the post Office The letter Published
by order OF the Secretary himself that all the world might
the construction given the law OF the land stimuli
taneousy with the parties who had conesponded with the
department upoa the SUBJECT This Is what the Union calls
"gross improperly" or something 1f
We scarcely know what confidence to place in this
statement Of the Republic We have hitherto seen il SC
reckless in its assertions that doubt the accuracy
everything II puts forth, even "ofcial" We have nc
respect for the principles political views OF the Naiono