The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-06-04
WASHINGTON, D. C.
LETTER OF ATTIcUs,

We publish to-day the first letter Of a
new series from the pen Of ATTlcus, who is
writer well known in the political, literary
and legal world as publicistof eminent and
deserved distinction The People, to whom
they are addressed, will find in these letters
the plain truth, and we advise them to cher
ISL it and lay it by for future reference. In
this lying age, when the whole opposition to
Gen. TAYLOR is huge lie, the truth tina,
ATTIcus will tell will help the reader to
arrive at Just conclusions respecting an ad
ministration that is daily and hourly grow.
ing in strength, even with those who oppos-
ed its elevation TO power, and drawing still
closerto its support, with bonds that can new
er be loosened, those who united in lifting
it into place II we were permitted aolu to
reveal the name of ArTIcus, people would
prize his letter for his sake, as beyond price,
but both he and we choose, that the public
mind shall be permitted to gather the truth
from them, free from any influence Of name
Atticus, --to the People.
New SERIES No. /.
The man Of your choice now occupies the Presi.
Dental chair Hitherto ! have employed my at.
tenuon in establishing his claims that exalted post
and now, II is appropriate for us 10 consider the
character and progress Of his administration, and 10
consider i, not through the perverted medium Of
oyerweenng friendship, or The sill more obiecriona
Bile influence Of " Envy, hatred, malice and all I'M
chariableness' The man who has reflected indy.
ing glory upon his country, may least ask for JUS
lice at the hands of that country Infalliby. he
does not claim,thats not the lot Of man, however
high may be his estate. But II his principles be
pure, If his motives be patriotic II his policy be hon
est though in the estimation OF The disappointed he
may sometimes err, we should err still further by
Withholding our charity. | do not know that this
appeal 10 sympathy is At all necessary in this case
for Iperceive require ii. Nevertheless, it
may NOT be amiss in subdning the rancorous anpa.
Thy OF party spirit,
1t is certainly not 10 be expected, that any human
being occupying post Of power and dispensing OIL
flee, compelled 10 make distinctions between appli-
Giants, rejecting some and accepting Others can be
equally agreeable in the eyes OF ALL The natural self
ishness OF mankind forbds This. Yet a moments
reflection should convince us, reasonable men,
that that which is utterly unavoidable, should not
be deemed cApdbis or even Objectionable. The same
principle differently manifested secures the affection
respect Of the successful competitor for executive
favor while 1t exciies The displeasure il not the
nifty Of those who fail. And as there always at
least ten disappointed for every one that succeeds
the vow of gratitude Is generally drowned By the
clamors Of complaint This has been the accompa
niment of every administration heretofore; il will be
the accompaniment Of every administration hereaf-
ter. Apart from the cause just referred TO- there are
however, other difficulties. The defeated party, the
Loco Focos with certainly but few expectations for
themselves still many claims and profess 10
found them upon an assumed pledge Of the President
no fE THE President or TIE PEOPLE" Why,
50 think he IS and so Enos he will continue 10 be-
but Of srkat 2eoplo2 Those men who have ENJOY
ed Office, the exclusion Of their equals at least for
the last thirty years those men who have yea
ousy and serseverngy opposed the principles OF the
present administration, from first to last those
who are dangerous out Of power,-tu, still more
dangerous in thos3 men, who, injected with the
views OF ocofocoisn, would tseasc all tie political
counses Of The country and thereof destroy the very
administration by which they cherished or ngrs-
ed 1-dre these the people tsho claim the President.
They are the people who endenvured to defeat MIN.
They are the people who are anxious TO destroy him.
General TAYLOR makes no distinction between
Wings and Democrats, native or adopted citizens.
But when his very election arose from the dissas.
faction Of ALL these with the iron rule TO which
they had long been subjected by body Of selfsyled
leaders and their partisans or followers II Is asking
a little TOO much, for those who were defeated 10
seek 10 appropriate TO themselves the Peoples OF.
fees, 10 the exclusion Of brave men and deserving
men Of all parties who won the battle. According
TO this doctrine, the spois instead of belonging To
the yIcToRs, belong TO the vAsaursHEp. Heads !
s-iu faItc no1t loe, ATTICJrc