Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-06-27
From The Charleston Mercury.
THE ADMINISTRATIONS AND MIR.
oar H0T1N

the name Of the great question which in.
wolves their interest aud their safety, 10
forget their party aitinilitics. aud unite in
The support Of that candidate for the Presl-
dency who was one of themselves; whom
lhey could trust in as devoted friend
whose Interests and feelings we're all iden-
ti6eI with theirs; who, let him come short
ma he might OF their standard on other and
inferior questions. was sure 10 be right on
the great issue involving the independence
and equality in the Union Of the Southern
States. Il was this appeal which elected
General Taylor to the Presidcncy-an APP
peal which ought never 10 have been made
without better assurances. and the bitter
consequences of which are now to laH
equally upon those who yielded to it, and
those who raised their uuava'ling voices
against trusting TO implied pledges, where
explicit ones were refused.
From the time of The election unIil now
the history of The Presidents opinions has
been a blank. Apparently, indeed, The
only moments when he ever INDUCED in
political opinions were those curious fits Of
iuspira,ion commemorated by his letters 10
Capt. Alison; and either the fiue frenzy
has never revisited him since the election
was settled. or his communications with
tha, mysterious relative have been made
under an impenetrable veil of secrecy. If
Capt. Alison has received any moro let
tiers from his distinguished correspondent,
the public are not the wiser for it. The
inaugural itself was blank, savo in that
one pledge against party prescription
which has been so Systematically and
shamelessly violated from The moment it
was given.
For passing popularity, Gen. Taylor
had been fortunate in being The first in The
order of time, 10 win fresh and brilliant
military fame. For enduring reputation.
he was unfortunate, in that his victories
were iudecisive in character, meagrc in
results. aud humble in the display Of mills
tary skill, compared with those which
followed under other leaders. The tide Of
his military popularity lasted just long
enough 10 carry him into the Presidency;
and that greater tide Of fame, crowned
with the honors of other and more Illus
lrious chicftains, came to swallow u7 lis
predecessor, just a, the nomeuI that the
people of the United States had submitted
to The conviction that. excepting his claims
and merits as soldier, Gen. Taylor had
not solitary title 10 distinction, hor soil
tary quality redeemiug him from the COM
mon herd OF men. BY common consent,
lie seems to have dropped out Of remem.
enemies not caring to treat
him as game worth The expenditure Of
powder and shot, aad his friends wisely
judging, ,ha, The respectabiity of their
chief fcpuld only be secured. like that of The
Grand Lama, by keeping him in darkness,
and surrounding him with silence. Save
hy bere.aud there an individual, with whom
sycophancy was blind passion, aud blub-
biog an. n.uncoutrollable disease, Gen. Tay.
forshas scarcely been mentioned by his
friends siuce his Introduction into Office.
The Presidency itself has seemed as much
ablank,, as the political opinions Of The IN
cumbent. 1t has been asserted indeed,
that he has been allowed vote in the
Cabinet; bu, rs no effects could ever be
traced to such an influence, the statement
is in great need of confirmation.
But If the people Of The South were left
to conjecture whether they had elected q
man or shadow to The Presidency, they
were allowed no such privilege Of doubt
as 10 the character Of The Administration
they had placed in power. il was MOI
Wing in The closest party sense. to the ex-
clusion of all that large body Of men who
had supported Gen. Taylor from personal
preference, and to secure whose support,
the Wings had deserted their old and faith
ful leader for new man, but it became
very soon manifest, lha. The only strong
and active spirits in the Cabinet-the men
who constituted its soul-if soul it had,
aud who we're 10 give character and di.
recrion 10 The Executive, were Northern
men, who Stood, by their own public and
repea,cd avowals, on the very verge Of
downright Aboliionism. This is truly a
charming resul, of elec,nS man TO the
Presidency merely because he ~ as slave.
holder!
We have been in no haste TO draw these
conclusions in reference to The present Ad-
aud have desired that they
should plainly show their hands before we
undertook to characterize their game. Per-
haps, too, it wonld have been hardly fair
10 take the indications of the National In
and The National Wing Us reve-
|a,ions of The opinions or designs Of lhuse
in power. The papers were understood
not 10 be favorites, and neither Of them
destined to fill the Office of Court JOURNAL.
new paper was 10 be established, fresh
and green. like the Presidents political
studies, which, having no back files with
which i, could be raspcd. no past charac-
ter TO maintain. no pledges to make good,
hus offered itself simple mass Of dough,
10 be fashioned in whatever shape the
wisdom or stupidity Of the Administration
might fancy. This paper has been estab.
lished. 1t is understood to he the organ,
anG is called-.The Republic"
On the third day Of its existence, and
The first Of its disclosures, in an article
entitled ".itlantic and Pacific Railroad"
This authoritative and chosen representa-.
live Of the Taylor Administration. makes
The following comment upon Mr.. Calhoun's
recently published letter declining TO at
Tend .he Memphis Convention:
ITO the committee making the prrpara.
lions for this convention. Mr.. Calhoun has