The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-02-23


this day, in person, upon the scene Of hi
new labors. His approach to the city, found
ed by WAsHINcroS, has been triumpha
march. His passage through the countr,
has been saluted by the afectionate accla
nations Of a grateful and an admiring peo
pie. He has been received, at every stop
ping place, by the ground-swell of the pop
olar heart, overlooking with just tributes Q
praise to his heroic fame. He has respond
ed to the manifestations Of these feelings
in words full Of wisdom, full Of gratitude ant
full OF JUNCTION.
The whole country, men Of every possi-
bic shade Of thinking, are looking to his adj
ministration Of the Office of President, with
an anxiety unparalleled in the history of hui
man affairs, for the subject-matter has gone be-
You'd the control Of the brain-it is now in
possession Of the heart, and men are viewing
it through the medium Of their feelings
And yet the anxiety which prevails, does not
appear to be the anxiety Of doubt, Of fear.
II rather seems to be the anxiety OF certain
ty, an anxiousness to realize the promised
benefits, which it feels certain will flow from
his administration The first step in his adj
ministration has been taken. 1t comes up
to, if il does not go beyond, the public ex-
pectation The satisfaction felt everywhere
BY the appointment Of Mr.. CLAYTos to the
department of Foreign Affairs, only serves
to sharpen the public anxiety to know who
will be his associates We bespeak, in adj
vance, the public appreciation of the selec-
tionofthese gentlemenfor when has ZACHARY
TAYLOR ever erred in his judgment Of men :
The general feeling Of the country is, that
the new administration will be successful
one This feeling is shared in even more
largely by his political opponents, than by
those who voted for him, because the for
mer fear the consequences Of success. They
do not want it to succeed They want it to
tail, because upon its failure rest their hopes
Of coming into power in 1853, And per-
feet success, we fear, is not desired even by
all the prominent men among those who
voted for him; but in this we may be mista-
ken, and we hope we shall be. The chief
element Of opposition to the new administra-
ton, will, therefore, be the desire of those
opposed to it, that it should fail This desire
will beget the modes Of attack calculated to
produce the wished for effect. The success
Of these attacks will depend upon the policy
of the administration. Its friends know and
feel that the desire and the attacks of the
opposition will fail Of effect, for the simple
reason, that President TAYLOR will admin
lister the Office for the good Of the whole
country and mol to promote the interests Of
party. And that he will do so and can do so,
the history of his forty years. experience in
public affairs is an ample guarantee.
There is another public servant, who will
make his personal appearance, to-day, in the
city OF Washington, whose counsels Of yore
have been tested BY experience to be the
fruit of matured wisdom-we mean the VICE
President ELECT. He comes to take the
seat honored by long line Of ilustrous men,
and though in the present state Of parties in
the Senate chamber, few or no occasions
may arise for the exercise Of his excellent
judgment upon public questions, the Senate
itself will lose nothing by his advent to the
Of that body.
Old and honorable public servants men,
whose fidelity to duty we can bear testimo-
ny to, however much we may be opposed to
heir political views ARE going off the pub
lie stage and nav and equally honorable ones
are coming on. The Presidential year is
drawing rapidly to a close and new one IS
about to begin. Whatever may have been
the errors Of the retiring administration,
whatever their faults, their sins, they have
had stormy era Of it, and they leave their
places, having done much good forthe coun-
try, il they have done much harm to it, A
new administration is about to succeed il in
the direction Of public affairs, under new
principles Of action, and, as we believe,
principles better calculated to advance con-
stitutional liberty. Having full faith in the
integrity, wisdom, purity and firmness Of
ZACHARY TAYLOR, we predict Tor his ad-
ministration career Of glory and success,
that win earn for it, in history, name and
fame, that win never be forgotten, for the
good OF which it will be the author.
Up5n Mr. Clayton win fall the fearful responsible
ity Of organizing new cabinet for the different de
partments, and Of course, 10 a great degree, III,
views, the removals. appointments, &c, &c, O.
each Departmental Hash Union, (Dsn.,) FAB. q.
This will be very unpleasant news, we