The Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1843-1852, 1849-06-28
From The Charleston Mercury.
The Ad,ninIstrntion nnd Mr.. Car

Vhc AomsmestrnttOn und mr. C0IlaONn.
3 A year ago. the people Of tie South were calf
ed upon, urged and cntreated. in the name Of the
great question which inyolves. their interest and
their safety forget their party ,fini,ics, aud
unite inthc suPport Of that candidate for tho Pre-
sideucy who was one Of themselves: whom thew 3
could trust in as devoted friend whose inter
ests aud feelings all identified with thriss.
who. let him come short as he might of their
standard on other and inferior questions was sure
TO be right on The greet issue involvine the inde
pendence and equality in the Union Of The South.
|srn SteSes. itSyas this appeal which ELECTED Gcal
fTaylor1o the P&,sdenc y--an d ppcal yvkcb ors ~
never TO have been made without better assuran-
ces. and the bitter consequences of which are now
to iaii equally upon those who yielded to il, and
'hose VINO raised the'r unavailing voices against
trusting to implied pledges. where explicit ones
wero refused. w y. sfa5jsss sps1 -t-'E
From the time Of tie election until NOW. the
history of the Presidents opinions las been +.
| blank. Apparently. indeed, the only moments
when he ever indulged in political opinions were
those curious hts OF inspiration commemorated by
his letters to Capt. Alison and either the fine
frenzy has never revisited him since tho election
was settled. or his communications with that n,ys-
FERROUS relative have been made under an inpencs
trable veil of secrecy. IF Captain Alison has
| received any more letters from his distinguished
correspondent, the public are not the wiser for IL.
The inaugural itself was,a blank save in that ono
1
so systematically spd shenelsssly violated from
the moment i, vas gives. IN - 3, 80 -
For passing popularity, eierss Tsylo} had beer,
fortunate IN being tho 10 s,e order of time TO
win fresh and bri!s;s a. ,oil.iasy fame. For en-
during rePuiatton. ne Was, fortunate, in that his
victories were ipdecisives in character. meagre in
results, and humble in the display Of military skill
compared with those which followed under o,ber
leaders. The tide of his military popularity last.
ed just long enough to carry him into the Presi.
dencyi and that greater tide Of fame, crowned
with the .honors OF other and more illustrious
ohleha'ns, came to swallow up its predecessor.
just at the moment that the people yof the United
States bad submitted to the conviction that except
| ing his Elaine and merits as soldier Gen. Tavior
had not solitary title distinction nor a SOLITARY
quality rcdeeming him from the common herd of
| men. by common consent, ,he seems To have
dropped out OF remembrance--bis enemies not
caring to treat him game w0fthths exueuditure
! oi power and shot. and his friends wisely Judging
fh&S the raspeSsahilty af she;s chief -eould oIy
nc secured, like that of the Grand Lama, by keen
ting him in darkness, aud surrounainp him with
silence. Save by here and there an individual
with whom sycoPhancy was blind passion, and
babbing an uncomfortable disease, Gen. TayIo,
has scarcely been mentioned Ly his fri.nds since
hts Induction into Office. The Presidency itself
has seemed as msch a blank as the ;political opp
i IONS OF the incumbent 1t has been asserted in.
deed, that he has been allowed vote in the
Cabinet hut as no effects could ever be traced
suon an infnence the state ment 10 10 great need of
But if the people Of tie South were left TO con.
lecture whether they had elected a man or a
shadow to the Presidency, they were allowe, M
snch privilege OF doubt as te the character of the
ADMINISTRATION they had placed in power. It
was no, only WhiE in the elessss party sense, to
bed supported tpp. Taylps s. Ia ,s,.o,s'
snse. and spi,sse Yha t,,sts H., a
Il ueserted iher old snL faithful ieajey E,r = ~. ,.e
Il man bat u became very soon manifest. ,b., ,h,
y ony s'rcng aud active spirits in the Cabi,e,,L,
men VINO constituted its soui-+if soul i bod, and
! Executive. weretwo Nar,kssu men, who .,ooJ
oy eier own pGal'c snd repeated ayowals.o on. the
very verge OF downright aboliiionisto sfpI,;s !.
!raiya charnng result, of teiectins 6fs~s ~ ,ho
Presidency merely because he was sia re holder !
we have been in no haste to draw these con.
cus'ons tn reference to the present adnnis
and have desired that they shonld oIa;nIv 49,,
their hands before we undertook to characters.
,heir game. Perhaps, too, it would hardly have
been fair 10 take the Indications OF the N.,;o,.l
lnteiifgencer and the National Wbip as reveis. !.
lions OF the opinions or designs those in power,
hese papers were understood not to be- fauoa.
ties, and neither Of them destined 10 an m. a;a.
Of Court journal. A new paper wa. IN he o.,.S1
l!shed fresh and green, like the President, M.
!. a'Icai studies. whict, having no back Ges MA
which it could be rasped. no pas, cbaracter n,
maintain" no PLEDGES to make good. thus offered
itself SIMPLE mass OF dcugb,to be fashioned in
whatever shape the wisdom and stupidity of IN,
Administrator might fancy, This paper has bee n
established. 1t is understood to be the organ. M,
is called "The Republic" ~
On the third day Of its existence, and the frs,
OF ns disclosures in article entitled Z" Aloa,;-
aad Pacific Railroad" this authoratve and chosen
representative of the Taylor Administrator.
makes the following comment upon Mr. Calboun's .
recently published letter declining to attend the
Memphis Convention .ysseeS Soss5 = ''iNN-,'''' 80
10 the committee making the preparations
for this convention, Mr.. Calhoun has addte..ed n
letter. which We copy below a, part Of the his.
!ory OF the times. We cannot. however, permis
1t to appear without expressing our deep and sim
cere regret that this gentleman should lose no or.
caslon. however inappropriate. to throw nut sns-
gestons conceived in spirit of hostile 10 ,iIe
perpetui,y of the Union" .-s''
Noone can read this paragraph. wi,hou, see;n,
by its own light, as it were, That tho Ren.hT.