New-York daily tribune., 1849-08-08
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Tennessee.
The state Of Tennesses was among me earllsf
and roo,, vebsneot in forwarding the nomination
NJ Ger. T.ylor 70 the Presidency @ herce vas
-, ore, a., hi. selection that District Delegates
,bo.sn q. Clay men aDd personally prefsrrins sr
cl.v we're constrained 70 vote against their own
CONVICTIONS IN the PHILADELPHIA Convection her
vote II that gathering Yves cas-, sold Tor Gen Isy
lor CT every ballot.
Gen. Taylor is elected, Tennessee having gwen
hin her vote by over SiI TnOUiaBd majority. Her
popular ,1frage 10 nis behalf u higher than ate
svercAst Tor anybody else, even her own jackson.
Gan. T.y.or has entered upon the duties thus
gned him, bat has tngs fsr had no opportunity u
develop MS line Of policy nor 70 make much i'm
pressi0B either way on the public mIEd q :ne
country He considering, preparing, maturing
saggsstions 70 be submitted % the People through
taeir Representatives at the meeting Of the new
Congress next November. Mesnane Tennessee
informs him in substance that sbe expects, sesres
nim and his Csbine. 70 DO nothing Dot execute the
laws az they exist or may be modified. She helps
choose Wing President by lsrge msjority, and
then sands hostile Congressional Delegation -
tie that Prssidents hands and prevent hs dong
ANYTHING DIR Franklin, IL is well known, was
Averse b. our prevalent American usage Of having
,wo branches " Legislature, prefsrriug the
French plan Of single chamber. He remarked
that the idss OF forming a Legislature oi two
Houses, supervising and checking each ether re-
minded him vivdy Of Dutchmsn who having
1oired bis wagon on boggy road. bitohed q span
n af.T md vi cd mn N0f
---Ths Tenneaeeans seem % have not dIssmilsr
plan Of carrying a Government.
We write in explanation not in souow Such
fluctuations are among the necesssry incidents oi
Free Institutions They are not to be complained
Of, but endured The Wbig party, being bat
loose and cssusl aggregation Of independent
thinkers is especially subject 70 them Had 1t
the January instinct, tie Spartan discipline Of It's
.Dtagonist il would be less exposed on this side.
But its members cOhere and struggle only 80 long
10 the necessity for 80 doing Is manifest 70 ZACH
individual mind. Having won signa victory,
they Weld 10 the sense Of exhaustion, and forget
that another effort can be necessary. Feuds and
heart burnDgs follow the dspensston Of once
sectional and local jesousies attain unwouted
prominence. The result 10, that the President Of
their choice grasps but broken scePter, and be
Administration IL abused for not doing whnt 70
was never empowered TO do.
We only ask tn People to see these things
and make allowance for them. II was the
last aggravation Of Hebrew bondage when the
Egyptians refused them straw, yet insisted on
their making their fill stint Of brick the same rs
before II the People choose 10 relieve the new
Administration and It's supporters from all resPonsi
bity with respect TO the Legislative policy Of the
Government, very well. Bot would 1t be night 10
expect them with hostile House n well as Sen
ate, 10 effect important aud bsnefcent changes 10
our public policy, and blame them or affect disap-
pon.ment If they did not Answer csndidly--it
is all We require.
We had certainly hoped for different state oi
things-we will not yet despair Of It Bat =.
through Whis supinenes. or disoord ooncurnns
with the superior activity aud secret organization
ofthe Opposition. Tennessee hes chosen niue Loco
Focos TO Congress as the Telegraph iatimstes, u
Shigay probable that the House vii be .ost
True. il need not be-s desperate effort % toe
States yet 70 choose may save it-bu; the chances
are on ths, side Should the less welcome pros
psct be ghus realized, II will bot the more become
the Adniuisu alton 70 suggest such changes - oar
National policy and legislation az are calculated 70
nerve the arm q Lsbor-,o dflse universally the
blessings OF Improvement ard better knos ledge
and practice of toe Grts Of lfda'ty and Peace
Should hostile Congress Do empowered and im
peleS - reyec, aud defeAi those sugge'tions, the
responsibility will not resi with the Adminisua
tion nor with ia faithful supporters There may
be momentsry delusion and disappointment but ia
time al will be seen In the true lisht Let Us be
patient and faithful