The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-11

from the English press, which the wing press this
side of the Atlantic has lavshed upon it, Indeed the
similarity of tone be mistaken It's -commttal
brevity to give the pleasure to the subjects
of Queen Victoria which it communicates TO the devo-
tees OF availability in the United States But this
committal brevity has occasioned the difficulties
among its English as it did among its American admirers.
The London Times does regard the address of Gen.
Taylor pedging him to the protective system II says
"Gen. Taylor at least. though tied to the pord, suf-
GENTLY guards himself from being supposed TO advo-
cate the thing commonly understood by protection. "
The London Standard-the Tory organ-takes diff
ferent view of this matter, which is the only portion
of the address that refers TO any system OF public policy
That paper says
The very able and statesmanke address of the Pes
dent of the United States, General Taylor, Is most Inn
portant document and ught this engage the
particular attention of our rulers and induce them
withdraw their anBrsh destructive navigation la ws
bill. 1t is quite clear, have all along stated that
ample protection all native industry is henceorward
be the law and the rule and the very proper law and rule
of the United States. These States quite right Our
business and duty is to adopt the sams Our
dominons, like theirs, produce everything that we can
possibly require and protection, by reasonable revenue
duties, the proper take the prosperity
of ali the great interests of this country, and in fact OF the
whole British empire.
much satisfaction in placing before readers the follow
ing of letter from wenfomed and disinterest
ed source received by the present mail Ga the norma
ton conveyed place the most implicit reliance. To
this add the of the committee of Congress-
pointed consider the memorials and petitions
from the State Of Pennsyv and other places in refer
the existing tariff and the distress it has occasion
ed, together with the alterations which considered
cessary afford relief and to give adequate protection TO
all American interests. 1t document of import
anc nj q
entertained by American free trade House of Rep
resen,atves Our worthy friends, the Chamber of Com
of Manchester whom have often honestly
counseed in vain had better attend 10 the facts which
now placed before them If proposed high per
ages necessary in the lightly taxed United States for the
protection their industry how much higher ought
such be-nay, must such ben hghytaxed Great Brit
ain, where fourth part OF the annual income is paid in
necessary taxation
The Standard without doubt takes the correct view
of the opinions of the new administration but it does
rely upon the address entirely for its instruction 1t looks
other of information, and very properly too,
for the language of General Taylor vague and enigmat
ca, and may anything or nothing. We are not
surprised that the English press is pleased with it. The
people of England do not understand our institutions,
and they seem obstinatey determined not understand
them. They are acquainted with the brief addresses
which ministers put into the mouth of the sovereign
the English government is institution, and it is hered
tary Birth, and not sound views OF public policy, con-
fers the kingy office; and there is not much proprey
in expecting that the royal speech should satisfy the pub
lie the which the government intends to pur
sue But in England, where ideas of ''dvine right
and doctrines OF "mpcit obedience" prevail,
sideration is paid to the people The minister's por
OF Them always in Parliament and. being there
they consider themselves bound to answer from time
to time, such questions may be propounded to them
relative to the plans and intentions of the government
whenever they do without injury to the public
interests With member Of the administration
occupy seat in either branch of Congress- and our
Chief Magistrate is elected the exponent of certain
views of public policy He is not the State, part OF
the State He is but trustee to administer the peoples
government; and he is all times amenable to them
for his public acts. The people have right to be
informed of the political opinions of those who ask
their suffrages, and they have right to know the
manner in which their government is to be conducted
No inaugural address annual message, therefore, de
any compliment, no matter what qualities 1t may
possess, unless it informs the people of those things
which the people have right to know. No matter how
brief it may be matter how elegantly its sentences
may be framed, il had as well been written If il
fails to give this information plainly and explicitly
That General Taylors inaugural failed in this particular
deny Its admirers, both in this country and
in England, prove this fact when they take different
views of its doctrines As to the important matter Of
protection the Standard is right, and the Times is wrong
The vague language of the inaugural has been explained
by circumstances 1t has been explained by the compo
son of the cabinet, and by the explicit declaration Of
General Taylor, made to Mr. Riddle, of Pittsburg, few
days ago The people of Pittsburg desire protection, ant
General Taylor is said to have given them, through MIR
Riddle, information which he did not vouchsae tt
the people of the whole country when they were anx
ously expecting it, on the 9Th of March.
We have given an extract from the Standard. W.
also repubsh the remarks of the Liverpool Times anC
of the London Times called forth by the inaugural W.
would call the attention of our wing readers-o those
who through sunshine and through storm have served
faithfully under the banners of the whig party, an,
struggled manfully for the success of wing principes-
the which the London Times gives for approyn,
the inaugural. We mistake them much if they wisl
that the President should be "neutra man." And w
would also call attention to the last paragraph of thu
article from the London Times, which the wing pres
remembers 10 omit in its geanings from the English pa
pers Certainly it does not appear in the National Intel
ligencer of yesterday. We presume this omission wa
made in the wing press of New York before it re
peatcd in Washington
From the Liverpool Times
The bret, temperate, but eloquent inaugural address
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