The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-20


held responsible for their conduct. There may be some
excuse urged in Justification of party man with known
and defined political principles when he seeks to give the
weight of official influence to those principles approved y
the people in his election. But this plea be urged
in defence of General Taylor. He did come before
the people the advocate OF any system of public policy
and he promised The people that he would look only for
honesty capacity and fidelity" and not for party men TO
fill the offices in his gift 1t cannot therefore, be expect
ed that the democratic press will remain silent when
the cabinet makes prescription the order of the day
Accordingly, we find in exchanges many complains
against the conduct Of the administration, OF which
we transfer TO columns.
From the st Louis Union
The pledges Of General Taylor and the O, h
wing party upon the subject OF proscr pon for opinions
sake still fresh in the public recollection Consrons
the violation all the promises they AIDE on he suh
ec the wing papers driven to strange ,xpeden,
justify the acts OF the present administration They feel
that an attempt at Justification is necessary in oder =,
their friends from the indignation which viola
ton of solemn pledges must necessarily The efot
TO shin the responsibility by drawing unconstitutional
distinction between the Executive and his cabinet is
shallow arfce that cannot miead the people. One of
tue prominent objects in the election of General Tavlo,
was said to be entire change in the mode of con.
erring appointments so as to prevent the removal Of
competent from Office for mere difference of po
tcal sentiments 1t was in vain thai democrats urged
the justice of the rule laid down by Jefferson, in CON.
aid the friendly of those stimulated by coincidence
OF views promote its policy and uphold its principles
That rule met only with wing denunciatons We wem
deceived by the professions OF our on
ponents yet cannot be doubted that many were
Already number of removals have been made in direct
conflict Tayors oft-repeated pledges becomes
the duty of honest hold him responsible for every
smch act The best OF free government demand
that public shall be held rigid ulfment Of the
conditions on which they are elevated to power,
1t matters not, as far as Taylor is concerned whether
democratic administrations have set the example which
he claims to be following; for he succeeded the
canvass by pledges the democratic rnle What
opponents may have done in this respect affords neither
justification nor apology for him The question to be de.
has he reckessy dsregarded them The demanded
by the people will admit neither of prevaricnton sub
initiative in all removals and appointments 1t lodges the
executive power in one mantle President. After pro-
tracted debate the convention which framed nsn
men decision was made in favor OF single and against
plural Executive. All of the reasons which induced
that decision apply with increased potency existing al
fairs Hence the excuse that various proscrpve acts are
be ascrbed to the different members of The cabse
not to General Taylor is merely an attempt deceive
orge,funcss of the obligations imposed by the con-
stiiuon, in order that his violated pledges may be
called up in judgment against him He is alone respon.
,ibe for those acts, and he cannot escape that
,ionn and moral responsibility by saying that he has failed
ecuve power in favor of OF his making
His cabinet composed of advisers OF his choosing
who will They cannot override him. dictate what he
shall do As long they permitted by him
official capacity he is responsible for their There
be escape this conclusion And certainly but
poor compliment him declare that rhe man who
summed danger On the battlefield, shTinks from just
very little knowledge Of political history would have
taught him that such men as Ewing in the cabinet and
Warren in the bureaus, would give proscrptve
his administration, unless their uIent partisan dspo
sitions controlled by him. II he refuses
the necessary check upon them, he virtually
their conduct and makes it his own.
From the New York Mirror
From the foundation of the government to the expra
ton OF Mr.. Folks term the presidential vote has always
been regarded declaration the part OF the people as
the political character OF the officers OF the government
and upon this principle every administration has acted
and the people have approved of their acts To there
dispensation of Offices, is just much the duty Of
the administration as TO carry out those political principles
which they supposed to bc instructed do by the
pie who place them in power.
To which the Baltimore Argus pertinenty replies:
The case of General Taylor different from that of every
other ho has filled the presidential seat When he
whether he a democrat federalist. When letters
addressed to him asking his opinion in relation the
mind he would express an opinion He was not the
candidate of any party; would accept the nomination Of
enemies punish would make honesty capacity the
requisites OF Office The whg party took Gen. Taylor up
only they could elect; forth their orators, who
i,erated throughout the length and breadth the land, with
Of which thousands of sustained the no.
party candidate who otherwise would have sustained his
Pennsylvania cast her vote for Taylor without which he
would not be seated in the White House.
With these truths staring US in the face, any lover of
justice blame when charge Zachary Taylor with
a'lns his oft repeated promsesin wod with a,'soSd
him and his wicked advisers up the and contempt
of all honest
From the Michigan Argus.
Pending the presidential election Gen. Taylor repeatedly
pledges that he would prescribe democratic office
holders His letters, which were published through the
length and breadth Of the land, stated tina, he would, no
consideration be the President OF party " that he had
nO friends to reward, enemies punish" This theme
taken and reiterated echoed and reechoed by the
whig orators and whg presses in every shape and form
The people believed the pledges thus soennly given, and
often and seriously repeated Thousands for his
reason alone. gave their votes to Gen. Taylor
Now the scene is changed General Taylor is President
which evnced such holy horror for prescription for opn-
ions sake before the election clamorous for the
President falsfy all his pledges solemny given before
the election and evct the democratic incumbens from Of
his pledges but recent has dashed the ground
these hopes, and Cen Taylor stands before the American
people faser of his wora vioater of his pledges vol
UNFAIRLY aud soemnly given.
Among the victims is the Deoit who has
been superseded by Col. A. S. Williams. Here also fol.
lows list OF appointments in this State For the removal
Of most of those who have been elected be
alleged hut that they happened opinions upon
political topics different from the wings.
From the New Hampshire Gazette
THE MOVING Prescription opinions sake
continues be the order of the day with admin
straton of General yor who has declared that he evil
not be party President " that he has no friends
ward, and no enemies to punish" &c. NC. Below we
give list OF removals and appointments of
in New Hampshire. They comprise a portion of list Of
one hundred or which made, in the course OF
couple OF days of last week, by Gen Tayors Asssan,
Postmaster General, Mr. Filz Henry Watren-the
gentleman who left Brmfeld, Mass ,chuset. few years
ago between two days. his creditors suffering to
OF some $50 O00ess by four and xth per cent Mr.
Warren shows himself be an faif at removing demo
cratic postmas,ers rs he was in removing himself, west