The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-31


pledged to vote for the nominees of the
Administration party as Senators. 1t is
also said that the delegate from Butler
county is pledged to vote for the Admin
istration candidates. If this be the case,
there will be tie vote ON that question in
the Legislature
Party Abuse-The President OF the People.
Various publications have appeared in
the Opposition journals teeming with abuse
Of the President of the United States, with
invocations of the spirit of party in oppo-
sition to the administration Of the govern
ment. The publications so characterized
commenced in the Union before General
TAYLOR was inaugurated as President Of
the United States, and have been continued
ever since.
The editors of the Union profess to be
great lovers Of the people, guardians of the
Constitution, jealous patriots. Professions
against facts are of no avail. A patriot
regulates his conduct in public affairs by
the love OF his country, not by selfish mo-
tives. He does nothing from resentment,
malice, or ill-will; propagates no false
alarms of dangerous counseis and usurpa-
tons to disturb the public happiness, or
destroy good order, but refers every thing
| to the general welfare.
The abuse showered by the Union and
its contributors on General TAYLOR. is so
| rancorous, coarse, unreasonable, and IL
centious, that it can be accounted only as
the bowling rage Of partisans maddened
by disappointment, and Conforming the
voice of the people by whom he was con-
stitutionally elected.
Editors of newspapers, by such outpour-
ings against the Chief Magistrate, display
neither courage nor patriotism. No cou-
rage, because there is no danger; there is
illegal punishmentfo for such insolence; the
liberty of the press is too precious to be
put in jeopardy by any act of Congress
protesting not to abridge the freedom of
the press, but only to punish sedition; the
mendacity and RIGHTEOUSNESS of the press
is best punished by the moral sense and
condemnation of the public. No patriot
ism, for it tends to the subversion of good
order, and to encourage wickedness in the
land by lessening the respect due to the
| authorities entrusted to administer the Con-
| stitution and the laws
General TAYLOR, upon whom such abuse
has been so prodigally, rancorously, and
unscrupulously poured from the phials of
party wrath, in all his domestic and social
relations, in all his private and public
transactions, through long series of years,
stands without reproach. His public SER
vices, his ion-hearted valor in the battles
of his country, his brilliant victories, and,
the battle once ended, his lamb-like ten
derness, have attracted the admiration of
the civilized world, and given additional
splendor to our country's fame.
But who are these flaming patriots, who,
by violent censures, without dignity, mod
Grafton, or proof, have undertaken to ira
duce the good name and honesty of Gene
raj TAYLoR'
They are practised news writer's, used
hands at that business, old cunning stagers
upon the political theatre, skilful prompters
in party maneuvre, learned in the art,
trade, and mystery OF political pseudolo-
gy, or the art of telling the people sal
utary falsehoods for some good end" The
good of that end is to be determined by
the artists themselves, which may be either
I" useful" whereby to buy or sell stocks
or make other speculations, or sell their
wares to greater advantage; or "sweet,"
to crafty revenge; or honorable" to
serve their party. By study and familiar
practice in this trade, they have become
insensible to shame and Indifferent to truth !;
have acquired the faculty of changing
their hue Qike chamelons) according to
circumstances, so that they can readily
consort and consolidate with the Dorrites,
and with the Old Hunkers, Barnburners,
and Free-Soilers, if they can unite them
selves upon any platform-especially if
they, being northern men, will only pro-
fess southern principles, as did the man
of Undertook; they have attained certain
qualities by which they can confidently
assert to-day what they intend to contra
dict as soon as it shall be expedient; can
fearless affirm what they know they must
recant; can manufacture, in their own
shop, public sentiment for any city, dis
trict, or State, send it by post to CORE
spondent, to be endorsed and sent back
by return mail; can write letters to them
selves from Taylor Wings or Taylor Dem
ocrats, from Maine, Mississippi, Arkan-
sas or elsewhere; in short are, in reality,
suited with HENRY WoTToN's jocular de-