The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-09-05

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ence Of opnion oaused considerable detection in the
ranks Of the party and the wings. enable
themselves take advantage OF IT, very prudenty up
certain of their unpopular principles, with the view
OF conciang the good win Of the dssensers the democ
racy.
Nevertheless General Taylor elected than
became clear that, although the wings had blnked
of their principles. they were not the less determined 10
keep themselves the administration and the government
Offices after the example Of excusveness in such
matters, set them by their democratic predecessors
10 Impossible forsts Nth aay eyfainfy, wat TO BE-
ks policy of this adminisfrafion ~ e so"sehaf SnfoUaTd
posfon ia ,1ie Is placed By the disappointment of ho1
democratic ,cho gaze their aid ooards the seioH Of Ge~s
Taylor hope Of rsaiizing the a'io" Of parties a"dd
to- Of equal participation IN the emofImens Of ees
The democratic party Is now trying 70 spice ne es oil Its
ancient organization and has decidedly got the better in
all the elections for members Of Congress- nsomuch that
beyond all question the administration will have to
both in the Senate and in the House OF Represent
aves majority hostile and openly opposed to It's pnci
Piles. The cabinet, then, is in state OF perpexy between
the alternatives Of Witnessing the notification OF It's meas
their presentation TO legislative opposition,
Of adopting the policy Of concession, Wiih hs v" 81 con-
ciiaag IN the very ranks Of its adu0sarss and Of aua
ing itself need, the yet eristi"g division produced
By the slavery agifat0n ~
General Taylor TO be sure is the Of the nations
choice But he has hinsy Frankly aUooed that knos
notirg about potics he pR haze to put himse great
measure nIo the hands of his cabnet and neither Its
members very united, they all very popular In.
deed judgiag from the tone Of its gan zoe suspect the gop-
srnnen 10 somewhat Inclined 10 tamper ,ch the
passions of the lo,ce and most short sighted Of its sop
and sgnalze the epoch OF its rule by agang
and preparing the public mind for JatTe territorial
largment In the political campaign OF 1910, national
bank was one OF the wing warcrles Public opinion
decidedly disclosed itself against that measure that the
wings had to abandon it. Public opinion seems now TO be
of free trade and the wings doubtless begin fear
that they will have give another Of their favoe meas
ures-he protective system In for these de-
ects and disasters said they Wiing TO get possession
of part of the eaeys artillery and to abandon the broad
conservative ground recommended By the example Of Was
ingfon and the early founders Of the republic
This OF the wing cabinet is but TEMPO
RARY ARrIPcE (n ardd temporary to get the difficult
ties OF the The priacies Of this party are main
tanned by the We and ar-sgfed Of the coSHfry and
their convictions Interchangeable formed, they are,
profound study of the elements oil ac and order and
of true national aggrandizement The temporary particle
patton of the Washington Republic in political hs'nbsg
Is an e1psdis.the offspring OF circumstance
out rm,oorthy of the organ Of a great party
This production is curiosity, and il is worthy Of seri-
GUS consideration in more aspects than one. We have
heard its authorship attributed to distinguished foreign
functionary this government; but with what justice
we cannot say The article itself, independent Of its
paternity, contains matter OF no little interest 1t pirates
of peace, and opposes conquest even when jusabe, in
the true wing vein while it deprecates as athing indie.
feasible and unworthy in itself the course OF the admin
istration in demanding the release OF Rey yet half ex
cuses it on the ground that the patriotism OF Messrs
Clayton & Co. is mere afectation"a temporary ari'
fce"-mere wing 'farandlato deceive the people into
the belief that the wing party is led by patriotic in
stincts and to enable the wing forces "o get posses
zion Of portion of the enemys artillery" The rea-
son that the National Intellgencr escaped the cast.
CATION which La Cronea deals out to the Republic is
easily explained The leaden dizziness of the respectable
organ OF conservatism did not fully appreciate the fact
that the abduction of Rey matter OF any importance
whatever, until its old friend Clayton, for whom it has
diplomatic sympathy, strengthened by an antiquarian
scorn for new and nterloping organs, came upon
the stage Then the face of affairs at changed
The violence done on soil and the insult offered TO
our flag by the forcible abduction Of entitled TO the
protection of government, small Matters un
worthy Of special comment; but the diplomatic success
Of John NJ Clayton, that doomed up as "oiiqud immen
sum- infnum que, is to be spoken OF with staring eyes
and with gestures OF supreme wonder, seasonaby inter-
spersed with fierce defances to the world in general to
produce from our annals anything like it. For a
moment the National Inieiigsnoer forgot its foreign
instincts and its dgnifed conservatism, and paric-
pated in the temporary arfce' OF the Republic, by
display of official ad eaptandum "faraadula" which
one would not have expected from its age and past life
We presume that this well understood by the writer
for La Cronica and that he will not reprove the official
fanfaronade Of the National Inteuigeneer. Many
things overlooked in old servants Of approved fidelity
which would be deemed criminal in those who have not
been tested and found to be trustworthy. Besides, La
Cronioa seems to put implicit faith in the wing party,
| and warns its Spanish patrons not TO be alarmed at
the apparent patriotism of the wing press by assuring
them that il is nothing but ga temporary artifce,"
little wing faraadua," to gain the confidence OF the
people, but not an evidence Of unsoundness We trust
therefore that the Captain General Of Cuba will be salts
fed with the explanation and that he will not attempt
the abduction OF Mr. Clayton, Of the editors OF the
Republic or Of the National Isigenesr now that they
have gone to sleep again Blu, II he does abduct them IN
despite Of the apology which is made for them BY La
Cronica, we promise to stand by General Taylor until
they are returned unscathed II he has to employ
bloodhounds find them and then we will and IN the
abduction Of Cuba as an atonement for the insult
The letter from our New York correspondent IN 'his
mornings Union, on foreign affairs, is well worthy OF
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