Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-03-08
THE PRESIDENT.

was proclaimed the President of the |
creates, Republic that has ever had an
existence.
Unutored in the intrigues and arts of
designing politicians, his country has
called him from station rendered Illus
trious by his noble deeds, and the hero,
the patriot, and the soldier, have all
now centered and united in one, and
the civilized world turns 10 gaze on
ZACHARY TAYLOR, the President.
In this new character, il will be now
our pleasing duty TO regard him. That
he will be fully equal 10 the task i'm
posed upon him by his con6ding coun-
trymen, we have not the slightest doubt.
That broad platform on which he
stands, is the same foundation tha,
holds thousands of his fellow-citizcns
who are alike untrammeled by the ties
and obligations of mere party. Claim
ing then, for the President, such disin.
teiested patriotism, our readers will
pardon us if we, in our opinion, anti
cipate, somewhat the course that he
will lay down for the government of
his actions, in the practical operations
of the noble principles, which have, in
another sphere SO uptly characterized
his every act. Therefore the views ex.
pressed in his inaugural address, will,
we conceive, clearly indicate the NOR.
al elevation of the author. If we mis-
take not the man, that document will
be such a model in its expostions Of
what should be the duty of an Execu-
tive, that it will ever after, stand as a
monument of the triumph of correct
principles. AS President of the PEG.
pie, and not of party, he will be un-
trammelled by mere party schemes.
In the bestowal of the patronage of
the government, he will regard as the
first essential in the character Of appli-
cants, the possession Of a strictly moral
private character, combined with fit.
ness and qualification for the Office.
Those who have been honest and a,ten-
tive to the discharge Of the duties of
their office, he will no, prescribe for
mere opinions sake. But to the trick
stors and meddling office-holders will
be visited without mercy, the strong
arm of Executive power, until there
shall be meted ou. to all such, just and
merited retribution. The cringing and
fawning sycophant will meet with the
like fate; for the honest hearted old SOL
der will hardly brook that craven
spirit, which would stoop to sacrifice
of opinion merely for the sake of office.
On the subject of the veto power,
the doctrines of The President will
coincide with his opinions, as ex-
plicilly stated in his first letter TO Capt.
Allison. The powers an duties of an
executive under the constitution, will
be so clearly defined, and his practice
will so nearly accord with his precepts,
that public opinion will be forced, with
few exceptions, to acknowledge the
business of his conclusions. On this
great and absorbing question, we are
directly at issue with our political OPP
ponents, and the aboured defence of
the frequent exercise of this power by
the late President, in his last annual
message, has fallen very far short Of
convincing the American people, that
he position of Gen. Taylor on this sub
iect is wrong. We are well convinced
that they cannot, by any system of sPe,
cial pleading, be brought to believe
otherwise. than that it is contrary TO
} the spirit of our constitution, that the
, legislative department of our govern.
ment should, in its practical operation
lie made completely subservient TO that
of the Executive. The so frequent
abuse of this power, by the late incum-
bent, has not, however, been without
its resulting good, in awaking the pub
lie mind TO a sense of their danger, and
the consequent adoption ofsound views
on the subject. We do not object to
the existence of this power in the con-
s,ilution, as we do to that total disre-
gard of the will of the majority of the
people, which has prompted the late
President, TO the rejection of laws
merely because they conhicted with
his private opinion on the subject As
an illustration of the position assumed
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