The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-02-06
From the Hartford, CT, Courant.
The Cabinet Appointments.

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As The time draws near for the President elect /,
enter upon the united duties of his Office reports
and speculaions without number arc naturally in
dulged in at ar9" q. TO the probable counsellor.
whom he will gather around him.
OF one Thing we abundantly assured-tha
General Taylor, in comforting his cabinet appoint.
mcn's, will consult only the popular good. The
principles upon which he proposes To direct his ad
mnstra,ion, have been already avowed by him; and
the men by whose assistance and co-opernton those
principles may best be upheld, viii be the men he
will call to his side on assuming the Executive chair
We have heretofore RETAINED from the custom o.
guessing upon presidential appointments. that hn:
had so wide prevalence all sides since the result
| of the Presidential election has been determined
| confding in the known character and assurance o
Gen. Taylor for the realization OF the best could
hope for.
our State Legislatures, TO induce some expression q
capacity Of their own sons for pluce In the new
Cabinet. Farther than this, recommendations in
favor Of such men have been publicly put forth 10
the President elect.
Now these personal solicitations and reconlnen.
datons on the part of State Legislatures must imply
one of two things; either that these bodies have but
irihing confidence III The Judgment of General Tay.
lor that their particular candidate IS TO he prefer
red over all Others both with reference 10 merit and
capabty. The impulation contained In the first
would be certain 10 accomplish any other result than
TO influence the President favoraby and the second
is an assumption entirely unnecessary even II true,
IL
As a matter then, Of compliment merely to the
men Ia whose behalf these recommendations are ,lr.
ged, the policy Of the thing is wholly questionable
The same opinion hy legislative body Of one OF
the of It's jurisdiction, may be expressed in a
variety # other modes, no one of which would be
liable 10 result in SO much embarrassment. Gen.
Taylor can In his position, receive such recommen-
dations only In a kindly spirit. Yet the hasticst
examination of the matter will satisfy any one Of
their improperly and itnpolcy.
Suppose that each Of the thirty states Of the Union
should send out from an assembly convened within
lis limits requests the new President that the man
whose name they recommend TO him be allowed a
place IN his Cabinet. One State can take this step
with as much proprieiy as another. And Ills not 10
be thought OF, that sovereign State would prefer
any other appointment than that Of one Of her own
sons Here then are thirty different men, for each
of whom Con. Taylor Is requested TO find place In
his Cabinet, which can conlain but six. The re-
quests Of one Stnte are OF right entitled 10 as much
regard as are those OF another. Bur choice must
be made and when made II must be proindiclal and
offensive 10 the majority Of tho States, who have
choaen TO occupy this position Embarrassment too
Is unnecessarily thrown upon the selection of the
PRECEDENT where he should have been left free 10 ef
feet his own choice. Can good come ofiti
Gen Taylor was elected 10 The Presidency, pledged
only 10 certain great .prneiplesi which principles
were and arc the e-giging ones Of The WhIe Party.
In HE political integrity uniuestlonnble confidence
was reposrd. In the correctness Of his judgment,
and tho wisdom Of HIS sagaciy we treasured many
of our hieh hopes for the welfare Of the Union
Ought tEue, depOfso Nng now 20 suffer an lflliVi-
dual preisrspce, or an sabitlous wish, to lnsrpose
tho first obstacle 10 the success Of thai Judgment,
and the fortunate result Of that sagaciiyi
The Wing party il full Of mon every way worthy
Of the hirhes layora Of the people. u contains men
In profuslon, competent TO meet the most extreme
emergencies that have ever arisen In our history -
Men OF tried integrity too and unswelying devotion
Ia their principles whose names viii never die ont
Of the memory aud who DO not aspire To, or desire
political rowardsi men whose highest reward is the
OF duty, performed 10 their country
men OF vast experience and ripe wisdom. We re-
ioice that il " So for NC feel that while II Il So the
Union will always rally around Il noble host OF
defenders II Is The counsel, and assistance and CO
operation Of oil these men, that General Taylor will
need during the period Of his administration wheh-
er they shine conspicuous IN the Cabinet or labor In
humble devotedness. ! Is not alone the galaxy Of
talent and patriotism in General Tayior's Cabinet
that will send the memory Of his administration far
down In history but 4 is tho ialthlnluess Of IN
broken ranks Of true hearted Wings In every posi-
iion In the forum and the fied, IN the Cabinet and
the Workshop These form the assistance wo may
offer the new administration with no fear Of dsap
pointment but rather with every assurance Of their
necessity and vslus.