The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-10-16
The Am.lx.m.tion-oppo.,t,on.

to consider the groundwork of the oppo-
sition to President TAYLOR in the State OF
New York. What are the principles and
doctrines of the men in that State who are
combined to oppose his Administration
g to the bitter end'" Is it the internal
improvement question: As party, the
New York Democrats are not opposed to
harbor and river improvements, and rather
approve the known views OF President
TAYLOR on this subject. There can be no
well founded opposition to him then in
this behalf Is il the partition OF portion
of the Offices among his political friends'
The New York Democrats carry this Prin-
ciple farther than it has been carried by
President TAYLOR. Mr.. MARCY declared
in the Senate years ago, that it was we'll
received principle among the New York
Democrats that the party in power, as
matter of course, should distribute public
honors and employments among its own
friends. So far from Directing to this
policy, they practise and commend it. Is
it their attachment to the Sub-treasury!
President TAYLOR has never declared war
against the Sub-treasury, that we have
heard. We are not aware that the WING
party desire to NEEDLE whit. Mr.. WALK
Err and Mr.. Polk have told us at different
times, and in their latest communications to
Congress, that there were some points in the
Sub-treasury law which required moditica-
tion-that there were some amendments
necessary, and that there were some obsta-
cies and objections developed in its practical
working which ought to be removed. Men
of both parties, therefore, agree in this
matter. There is no well defined or we'll
developed intention of disturbing the Sub
treasury beyond the correction Of evils gen.
orally recognised and admitted. Schemes
and plans enough will no doubt he pro-
posed by individuals for the improvement
of the currency, but the Who's have
always been indisposed to tamper with it.
Nothing has as yet appeared in the policy
of President TAYLOR and the Administra-
ton which warrants any popular opposl-
ton to him growing out of the Sub-trea-
sury.
Is there any thing in his tariff policy,
as far as it has been developed, that fur
nishes platform to opposition' 1t is well
remembered that the Barnburning section
of the Democracy adopted no free-trade
resolutions at Buffalo. The platform of
these gentlemen contemplated moderate
and judicious tariff. If the people de-
mand relief against some of the provisions
of the tariff of 1916, President TAYLOR
will not disappoint their demand. On
principle, it is understood that he is friendly
to such change in that act as will render
it more beneicent in its operations upon
the great industrial interests of the coun-
try. He is pledged to the great cause Of
American TABOR. But he does not seek to
coerce Congress, or to force useful mea-
sures upon reluctant people. We sup
pose that very large majority of the New
York Democrats agree with President TAY
LoR in his views on this subject. In this,
therefore, there is no call for opposition
SO to the bitter end"
With regard to the foreign policy of
President TAYLOR, we have yet to look for
the first public arraignment of it by COM
mittees, conventions, or public assemblies
of the people. The stereotyped denuncia-
tons of factlous presses amount to nothing
The comments of party newspapers are of
no consequence, except as they reflect and
develop public sentiment We should like,
therefore, to be directed to the resolutions
or addresses, or the proceedings of public
bodies, in which the foreign policy Of Pres
ident TAYLOR has been condemned. We
believe that there is an universal public
sentiment in his favor throughout the coun-
try, as far as the management of foreign
questions is concerned. We have seen no
popular demonstrations, Of the slightest
weight, in opposition. The affair of the
war-steamer United States-the affair OF
Rey-the proclamation in the matter Of
the Cuba expedition-the dismissal of Nj.
PoUssTN: there is not an honest, patriotic,
and intelligent American living who does
not cordially approve President TAYLoR's
conduct in regard 10 all these questions
The New York Democrats will not make
an issue on any one of them. They have
no reason to oppose President TAYLOR OF
this ground.
What then remains' What is the rea
groundwork of the opposition in New
York; Free-Soi and Abolition-and Free
Soil and Abolition alone. The opposition
in that State is to the Administration o
president TAYLOR, the southern slave
holder" II has nothing else to rest upon