The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-27


Day by day, proofs accumulate, all tending to show
dent of the United States, although nomnay performed
byGen Taylor, in fact executed in his name by his
cabinet We have heretofore shown that Gen Taylor
had at the instigaon of the willy and INSCRIPTIONS
by whom he has been surrounded from the very day
which he consented 10 be candidate for the office,
abdcated the duties imposed upon him bV the constitution
connection seith the legislation of Congress. They
persuaded him TO repudate the veto power, and thus
throw the momenous interests and affairs of this great
republic the mercy of majority in Congress, RESPONSE
BILE only the small constituencies of their districts but
not the great body of the nation Thus did his ad-
vsers persuade him to relieve himself from all response
blity and all trouble on account of his duties in
ion with legislation.
The next step to induce Gen. Taylor TO relieve
himself Of the duties and responsibilities Of The appointing
po,ger The arch and Inscriptions men into who's,
hands he has thrown himself, blind and willing instru
ment accomplished this step in the grand scheme of sub
verng the presidential office by imposing upon him the
belief that it not the duty of the President to trouble
himself about appointments; that all appointments which
ii was the duty of the President to make should be sub
United TO the cabinet whose dec9on should be conclu
sve and the person designated by that concave should b
commissioned by the Presidents and that all minor APP
ponmens whose commissions did not require the sigma
ure of the President should be made by the heads OF
departments themselves Hence Gen. Taylor per-
suaded to adopt the rule never to receive an application
for Office, but to require it to be made through some men,
Der of The cabinet And thus, by this cunning device OF
the managers of Gen Taylor, all applications for
Office brought before the cabinet, who decided them
by majority vote, the General counting but one; and
thus the appointing power virtually repudated by
him, thereby relieving himself from the annoyance OF
Office seekers the labor of examining their respective
claims and the entire responsibility of appointments.
The next step in the scheme of the cunning and I'M
scrupulous men surrounding General Taylor in and out
OF the cabinet to degrade the President OF the United
States into State pageant, like Queen Victoria,
virtually without power and without responsibility, was
induce him TO believe that Difference his cabinet
required that he should, at is official meetings reduce
himself to equality wih lis members and all ques-
tons coming before it, TO count himself but a single
member of the board, having more voice power
than any other one OF the eight who, with himself
sliluted the cabinet council
That General Taylor has repudiated the veto power
that he has virtually abdca,ed the appointing power;
that he has reduced himself to an equality with the
members of the cabinet in all votes taken in that body,
presume will not now be denied by any of his sup
porters who have the of knowing the facts The
proofs of these facts exist in the letters of the General
before his election, his declarations snce the numerous
statements Of the wing press and wing letter writer's and
various other circumstances too TO be men
toned, many of which we have referred to heretofore
But there of the official acts done in the name
of the Presl strange and anomalOus cd
with the name and previous history Of General Taylor
as to be accounted for on other supposon than that
he is in the hands of caba regency, who use him,
poses and designs. One of those circumstances is the
removal Of soliisrs-sodiers who not only fought
bravey and served their country faithfully in the war of
1912, but in the Mexican war; Buena Vista even; the
very and battle which made Gen Taylor President
and under the of whose name, illustrated by the
glorious achievements of that war. the wing party al
though tainted with the gangrene of moral treason fraud
ulently slid into power. Such men, patriots whom
all true friends of their country honored and revered and
whom all administrations have spared have the most
shameful manner, been hunted down and driven from
Office in the of Gen. Taylor Now, who can beepe
that Gen. Taylor does these infamous acts? And if he
guilty of such sacrifice of brave mea who will not
say that he is unworthy of the respect Of the ,neanes
American czeR' No; Gen. Taylor does not commit
such ourages upon patriotism and decency He cannot
knowingly be guilty Of prescribing these poor men, who
have like him self offered their lives and shed their blood
for their country, by his side, and to make him
President Such deeds of infamy are not committed
knowingly by General Taylor, but done in his
name by the INSCRIPTIONS by whom he is surround
ed--the who have opposed their country in two
bitter, relentless, unceasng haers OF every
nan who has had the courage and the patriotism
10 take up arms in defence of his country These
the who guilty of such disgracefu wicked
acts, which bring odum and infamy upon neral
Taylor's own name, and discretIt upon the gov
eminent of this great and generous republic. But,
although the advisers OF these acts OF nfamy in and ont
Of the cabinet primarily the of them and will
be held responsible for them by indignant and out
ragged people, General Taylor himself cannot escape the
disgrace of permitting them to be done his name and
through the exercise of the power with which he has
been clothed for higher and nober purposes This dis
graceful prescription of brave soldiers who have served
heir country in war, however is the strongest corob-
orative proof that General Taylor has permitted himself
10 be Invested OF the functions of his high Office and has
thrown himself into the of his cabinet, body of
men created by himself irresponsible TO the people, and
who are Thus abusing the power which necessity has
compelled him TO conhde to Them to the scandal of him
ielf and the discredit of his country.
Another strong corroboative proof that General Taylor
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