Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-10-12
From the Washington Union.
THE VERDICT OF THE PEOPLE.


called into requisition.
.a-. From the Washington Union
THE VERDICT OF THE PEOPLE.
We publish below a table showing the
number of members which were elected to the
next Congress before, and the number elected
since, Gen. Taylor came into power. 1t will
be seen that one hundred and thirty-seue1
members were elected before the 4th of March,
of whom eighty-tsCo were Wings, and only
ffy. fre were Democrats. The same inf1u-
ences which conspired to elect Gen. Taylor
defeated the Democratic candidates for Con-
gress. Districts, and even States, which had
been firm in many trying contest, gave way
before the divisions in the Democratic ranks,
and were seduced by the glare of military re-
nown and led by fraudulent promises and false
professions to sustain the Wing candidates
for Congress, while they sustained the Wing
ticket for the Presidency. So great was the
Wing predominance. that when General Tay-
lor was inaugurated the Democrats had given
up all hopes of the next House of Represen-
tatives.
On the 4th of March, General Taylor took
the oath of Office, and called around him his
cabinet advisers. Immediately the illusion
Uanashed! 1t became apparent to all that the
Hero of the Rio Grande was not equal to the
duties of his office. Contrary 10 the expecta-
tons of his friends, he pursued the course of
non-commi!talism in his inaugural address.
and, with want of that frankness which
should characterize soldier, he failed 10 ex-
plain 10 the people the principles on which
he would conduct the peoples government
1t soon became apparent, ALSO that his inca.
pacity and inexperience forced him to surren.
der his high duties into the hands OF an ire
sponsible cabal, composed of men most o.
whom were without distinction as statesmen
narrow and contracted in their views, and bit
ter and vindictive in their feelings. These
gentlemen had no regard for the pledges anc
promises which General Taylor had made
They trampled them under foot, like the in
sensible dust under their heels; and, disregar
ding their official duties, they built up sys
tenn of party prescription more searching ant
sanguinary than any that ever afflicted on
country. Not only were honest and faithful
and capable officers dismissed from employ
ment, but, without regard to the public inter
ests, inexperienced and incompetent men Were
called 10 the public service in order to receive
their reward for their party allegiance. Th'
victors, quarreling over the spoils, united il
denouncing every species of opposition; ant
the powers of the government were employed
TO blacken the regulations of those who oppo
sed them. Whenever the hand of the Execu
tive was seen, nefficiency, injustice, and ba
faith were apparentin its ministrations. 1t wa
not long before the dlspleasure of the peopl
became manifest. Most of the Taylor Demo
Gratis who had been 6uped into the support o
Gen. TAYLOR, came back again 10 the Demo
cratic banner.
The victory in Connecticut, and the grow
ing weakness of the administration, gave som
hopes of preventing an effective Wing major
ity in the next House. The cruel and unprin
cipled vindictiveness of the cabal continued
The Wings sustained an extermlnating defea
in Virginia, and then the administration foun
that it might lose the House of Representatives
Every effort was made which power and pat
ronage could make, to prevent such result
Then they called upon their insidious and bu
sy agents to assist them. They had no Hel
: cules TO help them in their distresses but the
called upon Truman Smith, with all his e1
perience and all his arts in the campaign {
1S48, to issue his circulars, to employ h
frank, TO distribute the Wing fund. and to sen
his ministers of darkness over the land. BI
disaster continued to follow disaster, until no.
, there are strong hopes that the Democrat
Will COntTOl UOll OIdHCucS vi INC ueAI SOI
gress Since the 4th of March eightyJf,
members have been elected, .ffy.fve of whoI
} are Democrats, and only thirty are Wings
Elections are yet to be held in Louisiana all
Mississippi. Those two States are entitled
eight members. The Democrats will certain
ly carry six of the eight; and we have assu
ances which lead US to hope that we will Cal
ry all four in Mississippi, and perhaps all for
in Louisiana But conceding two members
: the two States to the Wings, and the ne,
l House will then stand:
DEMOCRATS 116, WINGS ia.
If we secure one gain in Mississippi, "
shall have four majority in the House. tn
vacancy in Massachusetts will not probabl
e be filled; and the vacancy in Virginia will
without doubt, be filled by Democrat; an
the Wings will not be able to control eith'
branch OF the next Congress. No party, fusf
l ed with recent victory, has ever met such IT
7 verses as those which have visited the VIII
: party since the fourth of March. No Pres
6 dent has ever been confronted by such TO
midable opposition as that which is arraye
against Gen. Taylor. We trust that the le
+ son will not be lost on those who betray II
, confidence and trfe with the good sense
u the people, 1t is time for General Taylor
a pause in the career which he is pursuing F.;
IT cease his prescription; to remember his pledE
3 es; and to redeem his promises and to loo
: to his own glory and the happiness OF b
country, rather than to the dictation of II
l. irresponsible cabal which rules his counsel
Y Members elected beforeI Members elected san
n the 4th Of March. the 4th of March.