The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-09-12
TIE ADMINISTER iT,ON.

man a trN" pa!rlH WI" w. "'H~ "' "'' '''>
of nolitiral con!ncl ali selfish az n''r'H'ri III"
lives, 50 far as this can II" d"ar hv h"'n ma
turc and sn.h man, wa"n"r''t t"nh"' Is {"
priceless value 10 his cnrnry and generation.
w. hay. ahS,aincd lrnrr in'nginG IN an,
derouatory comments Hn''m wen. fHf'"r'-
Will, ,.,r,v f.,linns have rafrs'i i,any bryomd
the point nr strict d"c"rn;:i. We have h''' II ID
be our dn,y TO give lhr Pr''>'a''i aud hIsFH"'.
net lair play. The remarks w' make now are
induced solely ly the party ran'"r am v'""'c'
,;venoss which have marked ;h"lr progress ~
the fac. Of Cen Taylnr's "wn rr"'"Ss'oH< ana
voluntary pledges; and we w""ld c'>"1"w /"
rho AN, 50, iho, we are ariuatpd bY any rn"iirr>
CONTRARY ~ those which believe Il to ht ia"
Iu,v of every man to pnS>cS<--lhr desire 70 up
hold correr, principr<, ard Ia rrrrnvr> as Tar as
wr are able. the ,rickrrv and chariasAnIsm used
no, l., elect Cen Tavior President, hui to raise
mere traders in politics. parry irade's, and wire
pulers to place and power,
The Administration ut Gen. Taylor. for the
sir months ,ha, i, has directed the affairs OF
State, has placed 'h" D"r;ocralic press and the
expnnents If Democratic principles in position
which has required them /" exercise large
amosn7 of iorbrarance. When III" n"mina'I"n
of ;he Whig Convention al Ph'iadr!phla was an
uo,nced to the county. even ,h' opponents "i
the pa,,v nominating were constrained, from
what they knew Of Gen. Tayl"r'> ch:raclrr as
,n officer. to admi, that he might possibly make
y good chief Magistrate. Many ot The Demo-
cratic party were actually $" lar'na'rd with the
nomiua,ion that, Notwithstanding his avnwa OF
being Wing, they cast their votes tor him.
The INQUIRY is natural, how men 50 strongly
wetled to the cardinal principles "t Republican,
ism. POLITICALLY reared and educated III he
nemocraic school. could easily abandon
,bs;r ,r;nc;,l.s. and even temporarily t"rsakn
The pary to whom these principles bound them
in strong allegiance The answer Is al hand
they had faith in the profcssed moderation "t
the nominee. They did not thi"k they were
abandoning their glorious prncpnS by ad'ng
in the election of a man who declared he would
meyer he the President %! a patty. They did
not think they were political ren"gacrs hy e'r.
vatiuo to the Presidency a man WHO declared
that the only prerequisite h" should require OF
tb,sc to whom he should en,rnSt III" Offices 1t
Government, would he "hnnrsty, capacity and
fdeltv." They thought that G"n' Taylor. hy
some mysterious process. could so anasamate
old federal doctrines with Democratic principles
that in him would be the embodiment oi true
ua,rio,-,ha, the leaven of Democracy, which
a believed entered into any p"ira opinions
he may have held, would ira'"n ih' An"l'
hmm. and thus give the United States P'"<i
dent such as il haC not h""n her privilege I"
enjoy since Washington. li""ce lh" III" n'"a"'
to be complimentary at fr>r. hnt nov supreme.
;ly ridiculous. ns the .srconh Wa>hing"n.' an!
.many honest mrn thnnght they wrr" not rob
'bnc their party of their good uan". ct d"<"r;al.
fiug those principles that nam" r"prr<"n'S. wh""
!ihey assumed new party c"gn"'n"n-'h"
'raylCr Democrats. II is unnecessary os'r
..hey we're decr;vrd--ihr whole country is de
.ceiyed .no1 possibly through. Gen. TniI"rS per
<ss,>sl detection TO his prd-"> "r pr"i"S>'"n>.
Eu, by the miserable party chican"rr "i his
.counsellors aud Cabinet, We writ" M, of til"
administration in anger, but in sorrow. We
tIecl mortified that the s'ccrsslni candnia'" Tor
,,he hghes, office has brru haired from h'S l"liy
and honorable position. so frankly and MY
:avowrd by him during he canvass; ana that
dnslead of being the PrrSII"nt "t III" people,
he most solemnly and uneqnlv"raI'y declared
BE would br, he has hrcom" IN" NEST plant ~
s,ru.npnt of party cliqn" that has ever occn'
pied the executive oihcr.
Our evidence To sustain Us in This position is
unfortunately most ahundart. His tabh"t
we ask any honest Wing or Taylor democrat.
does it embrace such men a> they expected ""i'
TayIor would invite 10 share his administration.
We would ak them, lurlhrr has there ever
been, in the history of this country, aS little
talent, ability, and craftsmanship in the Cah
ne, any former President? Are they nnt-
the most ufthem-ihe most un<rrupuIous parII'
sans tha, have ever occupied such Il position!
Let the records of the Post Office and Home
nan,r,m,nts answer Hcn-''hnnPSt, capable
and faithful officers"-havr been hurled from
their places with most unb!nShlng cilr"nrry,
an! with an unparalleled want "fdrcrncy, diS.
elimination or justice. We don't bc'ic2c G"n.
TuylOr knouS one 1.-THE Of the bitter party pro.
scriplion which is rapidly ncrnnua'ng con-
dernnalion upon his Administration. bn' ihlS
is not all. We have noticed, and 50 will have
any honest observer Of public affairs, that men
in prominent Offices, about to be removed, have
invariably been previously proclaimed as un.
worthy, dishonest. or iahhless Officers Insult
and defamation of character have in too many
instances accompanied the honest man thrust
out from his laburs and iEis only 10 furnish Tie
men in power with a shadow Of pr"'"s, for re.
,noval Ii is useless TO chronicle the case.
Again. inlhe selection of his avowed and
recognised organ. General Taylor ha>gIv"n
evidence of n wo(ul want of good sense. But
his Cabinet. we suppose, rr>ponsihl" for this
ALSO The Washington Republic. from lis com
mencement, has been nothing more than par.
~ sheet-rerailing party slang, and thai not Of
standard equal TO nIn'-'e"th< OF III" party
presses in the country. IT. editorial columns
present strong contrast. IN point al dignity. I"
those of the National inte!liSenrcr, and Il s'ilI
greater one in pon, Of talent and ability !" the
organ of Democracy-ihc Washington Union.