The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-30

could never be the President of "a party" The
same declaration was reiterated by his prominent
friends and supporters, in Congress- and out Of it
and in the inaugural address, the seal was affixed
in the most solemn manner, in the face of heaven
and congregated thousands, to this annunciation
of the great cardinal principles on which the new
administration was to be conducted. II was not
to build up any party-lt was not to bestow favors
upon any party-lt was not to supply the hungry
maws of any party, that General Taylor was elect
ed by the people of the United States. Mono
no. General Taylor was not placed in the Presi-
dental chair for the purpose of aiding selfish oq4es
of politicians, whether in the cabinet, or out of it,
The people of the United States have looked tor
a great national administration under General
Taylor Somehow or other, they begin to be OPP
pressed by anxious forebodings that that they are
to be disappointed. The course pursued in rela-
ton to removals and appointments, has not in
creased the public confidence. But we do not fear
for the issue. We have, indeed, greatly mistaken
the character of the man, if the President do not
himself now look narrowly into the conduct Of pub
lie affairs, and at once check any influence tending
to convert his administration into mere party ad
ministraton. These grandioquent appeals about
the nationality of the wing party-and the excel
lence of the wing party-and the morality of the
wing party-and the surprising purity and glory of
the wing party, which appear in the Courier and
Enquirer, are all stuff and rubbish-idle fanfaro-
nade-deslgned to throw dust in the eyes of the
President. Nationality of the wing "party," or
of any 'party,' indeed the purity of 'party !'-
the patriotism of "partyr' Ball.
Just in this very way was the popularity of Gen.
Jackson converted by "party," to its own base
uses. Just IN this very way was the public conf.
! dence abused in that memorable instance. What
were the results Let the defalcaons, and corrup-
tons, and iniquitles, and iniamies of Van Burens
administration and that which succeeded it, tell the
story. Now, are we to have the same melancholy
spectacle again presented! Is Gen. Taylor to
be made the stalking-horse of corrupt politl-
clans Is an administration, ushered In under such
favorable auspices, and amid the acclamatlons of
the people, to be made the administration of
party"-that is to say, is it to be made the admit
nstraton of band of needy, unprincpled, grasp
ing, wretched political Adventures, who pirate
about "Amencan INTERESTS Z" the platform of the
constitution and "the enduring good Of all Sec
tons of the country" but whose patriotism is
whited sepuchre, full of dead mems bones Day
by day, the great masses of the people look with
growing anxiety for solution of these all impor-
tant questions. Is General Taylor to be the Presi-
dent Of "party," or Is he to be the President of
the people That is the question. Our faith is
mistaken in the man at the head of the govern
ment. The hour steals on apace in which he must
abide the decisive test. Meanwhile, we exclalm
with the Hebrew seer" Waterman, what of the
night what of the night 70
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MIsMAsAaEMENr OF THE Posr OFFICE DEPART
MENr-We have adverted already to the numerous
Al oC Al Do.t
| Office Department, which are made in all quarters.
II appears that the department itself cries pee
cap,," and confesses its deliaquencles. We have
received the following document, which is quite
| significant
/ Posr OrrIcE DEPARTMENT,
| APPOINTMENT OrrIcE, July 20, 1s4s
ss in
the corrective applied to prevent the recurrence OF
such in future The postmaster in this city
his office, the ground that the Office was In
much confusion, in consequence Of repairs which were
being made in the internal arrangements Of the
Very i ffPs nRSh ySu w,A IsiN
! I'd Asst Postmaster General.
! JAMES GoEpoN BENNETT, Esq, New York.
( Now, this Is quite amusing. A very funny sort
( of repairing which puts everything into " confu-
/ sionr' Cave Johnson was turned out for incom-
! potency and Mr.. Coamer was put in not to create
"coniusion," but to produce order and efficiency.
He makes a wrctched beginning. Indeed, in the
present instance, we can hardly avoid the conclu-
ssn, that the blunder was the result Of design.
''Repars,' forsooth!
This state of things can't last ling. The manage
msnt fthe Post Office Department is IN wreichcd
| condition We have before us bundle of our
! papers of Sunday week, which was mailed for
Fishkil, In this State, on that day, and was taken
4 cut Of the New York Post Office on Wednesday
/ last. This is one fact out Of many. We have
much more to cay on this subject
TIE Nrws FROM VESrzuELA.-In yesterdays
Herald we published some most interesting news
from Venezuela, which was received VIA Curacao.
We have every reason TO believe that il was cor
rect IN all its Details and that General Pacz has
again raised his standard in Venezuela, with the
intention Of deposng the Monagas government by
force How far he will succeed in this attempt
remains 10 be seen; but if the people are unani-
nous in tieirdesire for his triumph as the accounts
from Curacao have always represented them to be,
We should think he will have very easy task to
perform.
Meantime; il must be remembered that the part
Of the coast on which he landed is considerable
distance from Laguyra, Porto Cabello and Caracas,
where the principal struggle will have to take
place, and ne will have considerable fighting to do
with the government forces before reaching there.
Mona IT, dsccto, the legal Presidcnt-the choice
/ Of the people; and though he may have lost much
OF his popularity since his election, he still retains
the advantage Of Paez in being on his own ground,
surrounded by all the facilities which his position
as chief magistrate afford him in the way Of rais-
ing troops, money &c, though, to tel the truth.
the Last mentioned article suspect must be pretty
scarce with both parties. f..
! The crisis in Venezuelan affairs is now ap-
preaching Now or never is the time for Paez to
succeed A. failure now, and his party will be
completely broken. We await with much interest
the arrival Of further news from Venezuela. Peace
is what that unhappy country requires; and which,
ever party WINS she cannot fail to be the gamer by
the cessation Of those Disturbances which have