The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-30
The Republic.


When the FIRST number OF the new organ of the admin
istralion issued, intended, as suitable
time had elapsed TO review some of the features of its
Prospectus and 10 call attention to some of the state
mens IN its first leading article Other matters perhaps
of more Importance have prevented the performance of
this task until the present time.
The most prominent feature both of the Prospectus
and of the first 'leader" of the Republic, which may well
be regarded article, is the effort which is made to
erect platform for General Taylor and an post faeo
attempt to place him upon prior to the election OF last
November. RIdcule OF platforms and pledges, which
the wing party INDUCED in freely during the last
vass turns out to have been the trick attempted by the
fox that had lost his graceful appendage, mentioned
in the well known fable of Esop, and, like everything
which emanaed from the whig party il was merely a
deception and nothing MORE intended tickle the public
ear and win the votes of the people But pass that
for the important purpose of examining the plan
of the wing PLATFORM and the materials used by the
organ in its construction II out with the statement
that he principles upon whieh the present adnnisra
ton came INTO polcer are Embodied in letter qsrien
by its distinguished chief pending The last presidential
election, and knoarn throughout the canunss as the
first Allison letter." The country will doubtless be
oiced to know, that the present administration did
into power certain definite principles although the
friends of General Taylor carefully concealed them from
the eyes OF the people. Those principles to be dis
covered and identified by the process observed by the
Republic, by discarding from our view all the let
tiers of General Taylor, except the first letter ad-
dressed by him TO Captain J. S. Allison, and by
scrutiAzing that document with the eye of faith
faith in military chietains-in the hero of God
abhorred warm the living energy of obsolete ideasn
Pao Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Monterey, and Buena
Visa--and in the doctrine that ignorance is bliss in
Chief Magistrate of this great nation The first Allison
letter is vague and uncertain, well adapted for the shift
ing platform of variable whgery The letter of Captain
Allison, to which it preends TO be reply, might shed
some light upon il; but that production to be
tirely imaginary No one but GenaRl Taylor pretends
ever have it, Perhaps the old soldier dreamed
dream, and in the night had vision, which pre-
pared him for the return of his a,dde-camp from his
consultations with the wing sachems-Messrs. Crten.
den, Clayton, and Truman Smith. But be this as it
may we are forced to rely upon the Republics
mentary on the Allison text That text commences as
follows
First reiterate what have often said i a wing,
but ultra wing. If elected, would not be the
President of party. wond endeavor Independent
of party domination. ! should feel bound administer
This declaration amounts to but little The phrase 81
whig, but not ultra whg," has never been ex
planned IT has been laughed at by whigs and Taylor
wings; by democrats and Taylor democrats as a vague
and unmeaning expression. emasculaed OF all vgor by
the many contradictory statements of General Taylor
hmself-such as his declaration that he was ignorant of
the questions which had divided parties that he would
not be party President and that he would annex to the
6 Az l.
be permitted maintain the position of independence of
all parties Even the wing leaders assembled in Phila-
depha considered that the first article in the Allison let
ter profession of faith was words-mere words This
is admitted even by the Republic, for that paper says
that without the statement made by Judge Saunders,
|" General Taylor pould not hare received the noniaa-
from" This statement of Judge Saunders, framed in
cordance with the views of the Louisiana delegation,
under general authority to represent General Taylor in
the convention and directly contralcted by letter adj
dressed by him the editors of the Richmond Republican
made him true, genuine, unadulteraed unqualified
wing, without his knowledge consent, and in despite
of himself He had said TO Dr. Delony that he was gno-
of party questons he had said TO Mr. Bronson that he
would be party President; and he had said TO O. p
Baldwin and Robert II Gaaher that he lcould not
change his position ohdralc his from the canrass
whoever might be the the National Contention
either of The whig or democratic pary This latter dec
laraton made but two days before the Allison plat
form erected; yet, then Gen Taylor not wing
enough for the wing leaders The Allison platform was
July erected the 22d of April, lS4s-the platform
which the Republic now worshps as the perfection Of
political workmanship. Still there something want
ing, in order TO obtain the endorsement of the PhiIade
phia Convention. Judge Saunders on behalf of the
Louisiana delegation. supplied all deficiencies. by stating,
after few bubbles and distinctions too nice for vulgar
comprehension, that Gen. Taylor considered his friends
would cheerfuy acques in the withdrawal of his
name, and that he would hail with entire satisfaction the
nomination of any other but himself General Taylor,
speaking for himself Messrs Baldwin and Gallaher,
had said directly the reverse; but that made differ
ence. The Louisiana delegation knew what about
1t knew that General Taylors nomination even-to say
nothing of his electon-was hopeless, without decla
ration OF allegiance to PARTY; and they made it for him,
accompanying with the following piece of quaint hui
nor which cannot be sufficiently admired
"lN MAKING ANNOUNCEMENT THE DELEGATION Lou.
tsANA WISH DISTINCTLY UNDERSTOOD
Wolves NO INCONSISTENCY PART GENERAL TAY.
LoR."
30 much for the first principle of the Allison platform,
with the Saunders addition The second item contains
according to the Republic, "the leading idea" of the
whole That leading idea, expressed by the Republic,
is "rHE EMANCIPATION CONGRESS FROM THE RIcoRs