The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-20
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hat some discosure-detnite and acknowledgements
be made of the principles which would govern his ad
minstraton. His views of the bank, tariff, internal i'm
provements, and of the Wilmot Proviso, shrouded
in doubt and uncertainty The different sections OF the
Union entertained different and antagonist views of his
political position and all looked with deep anxiety for
his inaugural address to the cloud and reveal the
features of the President But they looked in vain
Non committasm, which had been heretofore looked
upon a crime in public servant, characterized that
address The composition of the cabinet however gave
significance of the vague generaities with which
ties there distinct avowa, fully explained, if
indeed needed any explanation, by the repeated dec
larations contained in General Tayors letters. That
avowal was in these words: "Ihe appointing poper
vestsd an the President imposes duties So far
as it possible 10 be itormed,I shall make honesty
pacy and fidelity indispensable prerequisites for the be-
so,cai of Office and the absence of either of these qualf
cations shall be deemed sufficient for removal"
There can be but meaning attached to these
words; yet if they admitted of doubt, they fully
explained by the previous assurances of General Tay-
lor that he had no friends to reward and no ene
mics to punish and that he would not lend himself
to party purposes change seems to have
over the dream of " the Second Washington since
the 5th of March His cabaet, which was, under his
guidance to prescribe prescription, has erected the gull
lotine and put it into active operation This fact has,
for some weeks, been apparent to all; yet there were
maryland we confess that were OF the number
who were charitable enough to believe that Gen. Taylor
was duped and deceived, and that the acts of his cabinet
ministers were without his knowledge or approval We
could not believe that any man would falsy his
pledges calmly and deliberately made to the American
people But regret say that there are strong rea
sons to believe that we were mistaken The of
the two organsjarring and contradictory though they
be in many respects-agree in their views as to the
proper to be pursued by the Executive aording
thereby strong crcumstana evidence at least that they
faithfully represent the views OF those who occupy the
high places of the government l, has been but few
days since the lesser organ animated, IN terms not
to be mistaken. that General Taylor could not regard
democrat fit and proper person to aid and
assist him in the discharge of his executive fnnc
tons. No matter how honest or capable the democrat
might be- yet Gen Taylor could not look upon him, be-
cause of his political opinions as proper person to be
ntrusted with the duties OF public office. This idea
recognises the doctrine of prescription in all its BREADTH
and carries lengths which has never been dreamed
Of even by party President, since the formation of the
government We did not call attention TO this monsous
doctrine at the time it was promulgated, because we did
not and could not, believe that il announced by au
hority 1t was too coldly cruel, too heartessy afro
cious and was ceuched terms too nsolent for to
believe that either General Taylor his cabinet, as
unscrupuIous as we believe Of them to be, could
sanction such doctrine But we fear that we were
mistaken The greater organ, the Ursa Major of the
press attuned its voice yesterday to accord with the
lesser After charging upon the democratic party most
unjustly proscrpve spirit, justfes, under the plea
of retaliation any degree Of prescription which General
Taylor and the wing party may see fit to infct
upon the democratic party, even to the extent of
filling nearly all the offices of the country with wings
for the next twenty years! Leaving out of view
the long ausion of the In,elligencer TO Pyramus
and Thsbe, and Shakspeares Midsummer Nights
Dream, &c., as not calling for special comment. we
deny the charge which the lnelligencer has preferred
against the democratic party 1t was no longer ago than
Yesterday that we republished from the Richmond En-
qurer the most cogent and convincing evidence that in
Virginia, which has been democratic since the founda-
ton of the government the democratic majority has al
lowed the wing minority to enjoy much the larger por
ton of the offices of the State The statement in the En-
quirer shows that of the eghtysir offices in and about
the capitol al RCnmOnu only ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Vic
thrd-are filed by democrats. Those eghtysix officers
receive 800 235 40 of which the democratic officers
receive only $2s 1913 SO, spch is not onetird of the
,ohole amount We doubt not that other democratic
States have given fair share of the "burdens of public
office to the members of the wing party and we have
vet to learn that any federal State in the Union can fur
nsh such proof of berality that exhibited by Virginia
But this has nothing to do with the question at issue.
General Taylor cannot plead the example of General
jackson in justification. He has nothing to do with the
fanced injuries which the wings have received at the
hands OF the democrats He has declared himself TO be
no party man. and, the President of the whole country,
he cannot, without falsifying his pledges enter the po
litical as the wing champion, to redress the
past That he will falsfy his pledges we have great
fear The National Tntellgencer OF yesterday is most
ominous. While it does not intimate what Gen.
Taylor will pursue, yet it justifes any degree Of pro-
scription which he his ministers may think fit to
practise We extract the words of the Inteigencer,
the organ. for the time being, of General Taylor, in
order that readers may the monsrous doctrine
which il iustifes compatible with prescribing pro-
scripton" and gather idea of the true intent and
meaning of the wing vocabulary:
Mere equal justice for the moment would require that
the wings should be relieved from their long prescription,
and the democrats curailed of their long and almost
elusive possession places and profit. in the g of
the federal government Nor, indeed, would it, to mere
Justice be unfit that the should be considered as well
future, and by fair again. that nearly