The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-03-28
DAILY NATIONAL WING.
WASHINGTON, ID. C.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. MARCH %, 1879
AND PERsuAsIONs'

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WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH %, lsl9.
THnEATESINGs AND PERsUAsIONs.
We are exceedingly amused at the tao
tics Of the opposition papers, in their efforts
to induce Gen. Taylor to turn his back upon
his promises not to prescribe his fellow-citi-
zens, either in or out Of office, because Of
their political opinions.
One class Of them INDUCES in threaten
ings and defes the President to remove any
oiIice-hoder at his peril. 1t bids him be-
ware what he does, on pain Of its displea-
sure. 1t tells him that it is his duty to ex-
clude every man from office who does not
agree with the doctrines and practices Of the
last administration. II scolds him and abuses
him, for not reappointing to office all the
Democratic officers whose terms have re-
Gently expired. 1t calls upon the people te
be avenged Oh the administration for reius-
ing to prescribe Wings in distributing the
recent appointments. Prescription, with
this class Of papers, means prescription when
applied to opponents Of the administration,
but when applied to its friends, It is pro-
scribing prescription. In other words, It
calls upon Gen Taylor to perpetuaie the
rule Of the last dynasty, so far as the pub
/ lie officers are concerned, and it assumes to
threaten him with itsvengeance, unless he Will
consent 10 do so. II he will keep in Office all
the Democrats now in and put in none but
Democrats in all the places now filled by
Wings, then will il magnanimously agree
that the old Hero keeps his promises not to
prescribe for political opinions sake !!
| Another class uses gentle persuaslons, Is
fully persuaded that the President will keep
his promises, not TO prescribe men for their
political opinions, fatters him Tor his bravery
and honesty, and glori6es him for the pos
session Of all the virtues known to humanity /;
but the condition is inexorably thrust IN, that
he is only deserving to have all these pretty
things said of him, if he will keep in office
every Democrat now in, and put out all the
Wings who are left to make room for his
opponents. The most remarkable example
Of the persuasive and clarifying system Of
tactics, that has met our eye, is commune
cation signed " Democrat" in yesterdays
Union. The whole object Of the article is
to induce Gen Taylor TO turn his back on
his promises not to prescribe men for politi-
cal opinions sake--that is, TO induce him to
prescribe Wings and to exempt Democrats
from prescription. A more unprncipled at
tempt at mystiiying the question, we have
not seen any where. One would suppose
that it was some ardent Wing, who was ar
guing in favor Of prescribing proscription--an
argument that Wing would have right to
use, but which a Democrat has no pretence
Of right TO use We certainly can commend
ouropponents for the possession ofimpudence,
in degree that would not have done Satan
himself discredit on his mission against the
innocence Of man
The gist Of the doctrine, now preached
by the Democratic opposition press, in rela-
ton to the distribution Of Office, by the adj
ministration, is, that il is Gen Taylor's du-
ty not to inquire into the capacity, integrity
and fidelity of those now in Office, il they be
Democrats, but to retain them all without
further question, else the President will be
guilty of violating his pledges against pro-
scription; but, if the incumbent be a Wing,
that then it is the duty Of the Administration
to institute judicial inquiry into his fitness,
integrity and fidelity, and no matter how the
investigation shall evcntuate, to dismiss him
at once and put in his place Democrat,
because he is a Democrat! Any other course,
no matter how Just, will be condemned by
the opposition, and the President will be
held up, as he now is, as violator Of his
word-as dishonest man. The dishonesty
and the violation Of truth, which the opposi-
ton seeks TO fasten upon the President, it
viii be seen from this exposition of its doc
trines, are branded upon its own brow in
letters that cannot be obiterated.
! But no threatenings, no persuasions will
move the President from his position. He
will prescribe no man for political opinions
sake. lie has already demonstrated this fact
by his practice. That practice corresponds
with the doctrines and practice of Mr.. JEFF
ferson in his letter published in the National
Wing Of yesterday, and we again commend
that letter TO the study Of all the opposition
press.
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@3-Thc Philadelphia Pennsylvania has
the lmpudence to claim the retention Of the
Postmaster at Baltimore, because he made
speeches during the canvass in favor Of Gen.