The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-12-20
The DIsorganiE alton OF Congress-The Conduct OF
.ttn 54- General Taylor.

The DIsorg alton Congress.-The Conduct OF
General Taylor.
The position Of affairs in the House OF Representatives
is Notifying TO every patriot in the land Fifteen days
have elapsed and yet Speaker has not been elected,
while cannot that the organization of the House
is even than it was the Sd Of December This
is extraordinary state Of affairs, and it has been pro.
duced by no ordinary We proud say that
the democratic party is in considerable degree respon-
sble for those That party has abored earnestly
and honestly to put end TO the slavery agitation which
is al the bottom Of our present difficulties II left no
means untried Ito settle the question of slavery in
the territories, and TO that end it sustained, almost
in solid body. the compromise bill brought forward
the Senate by the present Secretary of State But
the wing party anayed itself against adjustment and.
moving almost in solid phaanx, defeated every at
tempt compromise. Then the democratic party plain
ly and distinctly announced its position. and tender
ed issue 10 the wing party, to be decided at the
balot-box. II issue whose decision would have
settled this question forever But the wing party would
not Join in that issue. Ii afraid of the peoples and
il shrunk from manly contest before the country. Non
eommittasm, which had been until the year ls4s sy-
nonymous with dishonesty, dupcity, and treachery.
adopted by the wing party sound rule Of party action
and its candidate commended to the people because
he refused TO make known the policy which he would
pursue in administering the government For the first
time in history the great principle which gives to the
people the right to influence the conduct Of the govern
ment by means OF the ballot.box was repudiated and
condemned, and reapipg the fruits Of that
dangerous departure from republican principles. Had
Gen Cass been elected il is plain that the present condi
ton OF affairs would have been impossible The presen,
n
place, although Mr. Claytons compromise and Mr. Walk
ers amendment had been defeated by the wing party
The criminal non-committaism Of General Taylor has
prolonged the struggle OF s4s TO the present time, and
has forced the present Congress 10 decide question
which was arfully withheld from the people during the
last presidential election by the low tckery and corrupt
egerdemain Of General Taylors friends and advisers
That question should have been decided than twelve
months ago and il would have been decided but for the
oruous practices OF federalism, which concealed il,
creed from the public eye, and represented Gen. Taylor
in the South a. foe TO the Wimot Proviso, and in the
North as its friend and champion imposing upon the
President the Notifying necessity which compels the evil
doer TO hide in dark places and kuk from public scrutiny
Had Gen. Taylor pursued an open manly cousehad he
pursued that course which is alone right and honest in
republican goyernment-the country would have been
spared the spectacle which is now before il. The Will
mot Proviso would have come up distinct issue be
fore the people in the presidential canvass and would
have been decided by tribunal whose decisions
mand respect The people and the Statss-the constm
eney Of the President and al the time the parties ic
the constitutional compaet-would have been heard re-
pairing the defeat Of Mr. Claytons compromise, and
nouncing that the public should no longer be vexet
by the voice Of faction. The wles OF the wings wer,
successful in November ls4s, and the contest Of tina
year decided nothing Federalism refused to join issu,
with democracy; and the excitement, bitterness and strife
Of that contest settled principle, and decided NOTHING
but that Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore should b,
President and Vice President Of the United States, ant
that the people could be misled and deceived by military
renown and by designing men leaving us now to decide
questions which should have been decided then, an
prolongng the contest Of s4s to the present time. Bu
is due to the good Of the people to say that the
promptly saw the great error which was committed il
the election Of the commtal ticket framed at Pha
depha. As soon as the excitement Of the election die
away, they that danger menaced their institutions
The continued silence Of General Taylor, the compost
ton Of the cabinet and the INSCRIPTIONS conduct Of IN
irresponsible cabal which placed in power, opene
their eyes TO the grevous departure which had bee
made from true republican principles The past coul
not be undone but the people endeavored to avert III
evil consequences OF the presidential election and fror
Maine 10 the Rio Grande the voice Of the people d.