The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-24
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our neighbor, "and il will dissolve Of itself,
at no distant day" The Union is utterly at
sea on this subject. It appreciates neither
the position of the President nor Of his cabi-
net II has no conception whatever Of the
bond which unites the cabinet as public men,
to the President and among themselves.
That bond Is, the determination to do their
duty, in such a manner as to best promote
the public good. This is Gen. TAYLoR's
sole object, and in this he is sustained by
his able cabinet, heart, hand, and soul. We
tell the Union, that there is not single ele-
ment Of dissolution in the cabinet Of Gen.
Taylor, SO that It may save its breath on
this point
- Because General TAYLOR promised
the nation that he would not be party
President, if elected to the Chief Magistracy
Of the Republic, the Democrats, who as a
party opposed his election, contend, that
they have a right to require at his hands a
performance of his promise, in regard to
themselves. Now, we deny that they pos
sess any such right. The promise was made
to the whole nation, It is true, but the Demo-
Gratis as party rejected it. Il takes two
parties to enter into compact. Gen. TAYLOR
proposed, the Democrats declined acc eptance.
No compact, therefore, was entered into be-
tween him and them Nor did they leave
the matter in such state, that an implied
compact could be, claimed by them; they
not only openly and expressly rcpudiated
General TAyLoR's proposition, but they en-
tered into compact with another man, upon
the condition, that If elected, he would be
a party-President. The Democratic party,
therefore, are not in court. There is no
privity existing between them and him. 1t
was their voluntary act that separated him
and them. There being no relation Of pri-
witty between General TAYLOR and the
Democrats, as party, there cann,t be any
subsisting right in them to cali upon him to
do for them, what they refused to accept at
his hands in advance Of the election.
But, let US admit for moment that they
have right 10 call upon General TAYLOR
to make good his promise to be no-party
President, SO far as they are concerned. In
what manner would they expect him to ex-
ecuteot this promise' They win answer, he
should not know any difference between
Wing and Democrat, in the bestowal Of
Office. But another question arises, TO what
extent is this indifference to party to be car
ried Z in what proportion shall the two great
parties Of the country be represented in the
public Offices The settlement Of this ques-
zion disposes Of this whole yexed subject.
It is obvious, we think, that the electoral
body of the United States is very nearly
divided between Wings and Democrats.
Even allowing what the Democrats claim,
that they have the majority on the popular
vote, that majority is so small, that It is all
most imperceptible, if compared with the
whole number Of votes thrown on both sides.
In the contest between Clay and Polk, the
entire vote Of each State was, perhaps,
drawn out. The Democratic majority on
that occasion may be expressed by the for
mula Of w. "a d. 0ooool = l. For all
practical purposes, therefore, the electoral
body may be considered as equally divided
between the two great parties Of Wings and
Democrats. This being the case, the die
tates Of equity would require that the Offices
ahould be equally divided between the two
great parties of the country, in respect to
numbers, rank, and salary.
Now, in what condition did Gen., TAY-
LoR find the public Offices, when he came
into power' There are, in round numbers,
fifty thousand federal offices. They were
filed on the 4th Of March last, according TO
the most reliable estimates, in the proportion
Of 1900 to 4s,50O that is, there were
1900 Wings in the United States Offices,
throughout the entire land, to 800 Dem
ocrats. But, admitting this to be too close
calculation for the precise truth, we are
ready to admit that there were 5000 Wings
in the public employ to $4,000 Democrats.
So much in regard to their numerical pro-
portion. In relation to rank and salary, the
disparity was still wider, Nearly all the
high Offices in the country, were in the hands
of the Democrats during Mr.. PoLK's adj
ministration. A careful estimate gives the
Democrats and Wings, the Salaries in the
proportion Of twenty-five to four. As this
calculation may be considered by Democrats
an extravagant one, we are ready to assign
them the utmost they can claim, namely,
twenty to nine With these data before
him, is il not evident, that our no-party
President, even according to the showing Of
those who claim that they have right to
call on Gen. TAYLOR to perform his prom