The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-22
General Taylor and his Cabinet.

The wing journals are beginning to discuss the
dement's of the cabinet all other having
failed 10 account for the repeated disasters Of the
party in the recent elections. IL Is amusing to
compare their conflicting opinions. Some of them,
especially those organs enjoying good share OF
The cabinet advertising, blindly, or obediently,
maintain its nfalhbllity, and hold 1t up as the
model cabinet; and that its policy is destined TO
redeem all the errors of loco.ocoism for quarter
Of century past, and only terminate In po-
litical millennium OF this class of the whig press
The leaders are the organs at Washington, and
their country satellites give but the sicky rehec-
lion Of their eulogies. The course Of the indepen.
dent press has compelled these organs and their
echoes to take up the. defence Of the cabinet, and
It's miserable medley of antiques and bunders in
our foreign and domestic policy And among the
political curiosities Of the day, the most funny of
all is, that Massa Greeley, of the Tribune, should
.et himself up as the rightul and legitimate advo-
cate of "the President and his cabinet" 1t IS a
piece ofthe coolest sort of mpudence; but, from the
affected gravity of his defence, it calls for passing
notice. In recent article, the Fourier organ I'M
deriakes the ridiculous task of proving that the
independent press (evlden,ly referring especial
ly to the Nee York HeraidD, had no material
therefore entitled TO no possible credit for the
result. The whole merit belongs to the wing con.
vention and the wing party. Assumptions so bald
and untenable scarcely need reply. 1t was the
"independen, press" and the independent men,
OF all parties, that forced the nomination of Gene
raj Taylo upon the whig convention, and compel.
led our socialist cstemporary, after many wry faces,
and considerable hard swearing, to swallow
the dose The independent press first brough, ont,
General Taylor. 1t was his independent position,
rs laid down in his Allison and other letters, that
secured him the support of independent men, and
elected him; for If any candidate Of the wings
could have been elected BY the wing party, it was
Henry Clay. Ii was the fact that the wings could
not rely upon their own strength-the fact that
Henry Clay could only get the wing vote-it was the
necessity Of a name which would make draft
upon the democratic ranks, that secured the nomi-
nation OF General Tay or. lie was elected as
candidate pledged to independent policy
yledged not TO "lend himself 10 party schemes, ,
and TO that policy he stands committed 10 thu
country.
The delectable organ of the "bloody reds" ad
mts for the cabinet "that the selection of il.
members might have been considerably improv
cd" and does not discuss the propriety of re tain.
ing the present cabinet to the close of the admins
iraion" Nor do we discuss any such thing We
simply discuss the propriety of change, the pre-
sent old hunkers Of the cabinet having proved
themselves utterly incompetent to meet the Just
expectations Of the country. Massa Greeley, how
ever is not to be bamboozled by the cutlery Of the
''inderendent press" against Clayton. Ewing, Col.
lamer Seward, and other con frtrcs Of the cabinet
lie sees through the milestone. lie declares to the
best ofhis knowledge and beef that the object
of this outory Is to "Ty erze the whs party
Not quite so fact. The ob ect Of the independent
press, and the independent supporters OF cold
Zaok," is not to Tylerlze but to Tay lorze the adj
ministTsuun. The omlssion OF a single letter makes
al the difference IN the world Taylorrzs ~ the
word; end the Allison letters and the Inaugural de-
fine us n~snipg To be sure, ia order to Tay orize
the government, you must 1ylerze the cabinet,
Thy appointing new set,) but in that opera
non even the hired mourners would soon " wipe
ihsir weeping eyes" Thus much for Mlssa
Greeley.
But the Washington organs and their Fourier
ally, have not alone the independent press" to
sntwer. There is mutny in the ranks. The ex
,osure Of the foles and tricks Of the cabinet, fais
q response, not only in the elections, but IA the
admissions Of leading wing journals. A conspi-
ucy is SAID to exist among the wings Of Con Gress
&c effect change in the cabinet, aud all the signs
from all quarters give color to the report. Even
our sn,iable contemporary Of Wall street, whose
Iorbearsnce aud msgnsnmiy to the cabinet since
his failure IN foreign mission, are an example of
charity and forgiveness only to be found ia the
life Of ST. Paul, even Col webb pleads guilty, aad
thus accounts for the results Of the late elecons-
~. hat t..kt. -
ths question so.iy in It's party aspect and in tnst
vi,w q " bszerd nothing In aging that, VA the
sLoie history OF parties IN the tnlted states never
has there been such total squssderng Of patrcnage
without the slightest prospect 81 respng rut tfem it
seby the party nov Ia po~er From Nsinet 20 Lod'ai
W bssr sp,.r.al complaint that the recipien = ~
Office have Gned up the subordinate plsaes Ia their
eiit With their sous Dspnsws brothers aud family con
Ietions of every concei, able degree Of consanguny
without the slightest regard to party confederation
and sucb believe y less the fscb although
speak only from hesrsey
Now far be IL from US 70 cbars, tia, the public has
suffered from this preceding On the contrary. We
DO not ooubt but the public gauer BY the
adopted for the public oicsr whp thus calls his aid
bs iums date family, not only knows their 6tues for
their several stations but IL resp usbe for 10 good
sordust and will insure faithful otscharge OF their
cti.e duties but while tae puOls IS mus bsue-
btt,d snd the business OF the government crtaiu u
L. betr discharged by this systefn oi nepo'ism, no
s.Sthle shut his eyes 20 its ruioous effects
npon the party which suffers its practice u costs the
srdor dsmpsns the 1esl aud paralyEes the seu9n q
The sfcent lsborsrs "a the patty ana when the h9ut
contest errves they are not found aoofiug usns
ct TIE pos end defcst aud the sheu. of victory from
The rsnks % ther opponents are TIE veiy nAiufa con
sequence"
Just so The nepotism Of the home policy il
frankly confessed. The results are satisfactorily
explained Patriotic men, whose services ,hou
have secured respect-men distinguished for their
achievements in battles on land and sst-uen re.
spect,d by al Parties, for their ability and success
IN their Official statons-have been disp ,crd, 10