The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-02


sension in their ranks The camor OF their pari'
sans is becoming already great and the Populations
who Aockng to Washington strong that the Gen
eal will find impossible 10 Withstand the gathering tor
rent Such is the condition of gentleman who was not
contenled with the laures that bloomed upon his brow
but aspred to political position with which he is,
fortunately, altogether rnacquanted How is the ad
ministration to avoid both horns of the dilemma But
such is the natural consequence of the in which
the President selected by his friends and to his
own lips are now commended the professions which his
own letters contained during the canvass.
The alternative to which he is now reduced is 80
strongly set forth by other democratic papers, that we
must be excused for uanspantns the two following ad
ditional articles to our columns:
From the Albany Argus.
"PnoscRrroN This, in a party sense is a word of
peculiar Specification In its general application, any act
by which assault injury brought upon one opn
IONS sake would be prescription But the OF pc.
cal opponents by parties avowing the doctrine party
rewards and panishmens ought be regarded
demned such Nor do any general political sense
denounce complain Of the removal of political friend
from office When parties stand broadly upon their dis
dncive issues, aud determn aton carry
party aims, II has been nearly nvarabe rule of polt-
cal warfare in this country TO appoint friends office, and,
II need be, TO opponents.
Whenever they have held the power such has been
general practice Of the wing party Honorable and credit
able exceptions there certainly have been in the history OF
both parties but rule of action, both have acknow
ssssd 1Ss w si%d f. In ssHy we
They have pretended to "proscrbe prescription" Those
w he ns
oil Gov Marcy ITO the vctor betons the spos" "a decla-
as less as an approved party rule than as fac,
and politicians They proessed egard il the essence
ton In ali their political homres this was declared to be
distinctive and odous feature of ocoiocoism, wn,ch
they could not tor moment adopt and VIZ called
Mr. Folk eaie in, by no meSs disavowng application;
and 80 far as he was called in many acted
upon H. But snch was not the son OF General Taylor
he assumed to stand upon other and entirely different
ule OF action He assumed to have party ties ob.ga-
lions nor indeed any party friends, as such He volun
to Iyow .na. &c had no party he Was
recognise only honesty capacity and adey the great
Convention by which he was nominated declined % ODER
for him or Tor themselves any distinctive political prnci
Sess sn
ceived the votes Of many who partisans who
in OF an eraa sort of mieadm, fancicd but never real,
change, o wnon a" psyi.m and app3ihueh and
And herein consists the difference between the present
and previous administrations is answer to say that
any other rule Is An mpracticaby and that, now the
election is over Gen Taylor n"a adopt. in the practical!
p sSstss ~' Hsnes
the iaacy of the ingenious and skidl argument and Illus
of its elaborate ARTICLES contends that because
General Jaskscn, and M Van Barren, and Mr. Polk APP
spells hqeoa Any compan, ,Sa, Gem ' Taylor o
p.d of those who opposed his Certainly any
due efforts to retain office any complaints tina the pres
which characterized other administrations, would be alto
gether without force, had assumed up differ
ent and opposite standard and condemn and epudiae
the position il now assumes for itself
A.. matter Of taste ;, certainly we should no, complain
oral rule of action, BIO the administration what may The
only difference is, that while il frankly, the
OenOunCes il.
Two results Will come of tho sweeping changes
party spirit be ex,inguihcd and an ideal period Of
exclusive regard to capacity and fidelity established, will
publicly they have hitherto protested eschew the
diclum that ito the viciors belong the spois"
| ssusertes IN. W Telegraph
A No PARTY PsEslpEsr When Zachary Taylor became
candidate for the Office OF President OF the United States,
he the positive and unequvoca
IN the Of his election that exalted station, he would
not be the President OF paTy but OF the pso and wod
administer the government after the of the earlier
Presidents Throughout the whole campaign he maintain.
ed the position assumed by him its commencement and
invariably on AL occasions made the same profession OF
nopartyIsm This il be doubted, secured for him
the votes OF democrats, and the result all
know was his election the Office which he a-pred
In his inaugural address he repeated, full
tent it is true, bnt part his former declarations. In
references to the appong power vested in him by the
ed shall make honesty capacity and fidelity ndispensa
Bile prerequisites to the disposal Of office and absence OF
removal" Now, what do wnessl In the official acts
of his thus far have those PROMISES been
evident that all the promises and professions of Ger
Taylor, previous to his election and the OF his
auguraon were OF tho hypocrtical character, and
that he has throughout played the part of demagosue
no less than that OF dssembcr His official warrant
the assertion OF tue many proofs, will offer few
In the selection oil his cabinet hive the conclu
sive evidence OF his hostility the democratic
prncp PIES Instead OF calling around him, Is many sur
posed he would after all his professions effect
more dstngu shed for talent and woh than politicians
he selected his advisers and to aid in the
OF the government but those who had
themselves among the bitter unrelenting fei
era whig politicians OF the Union, and, predicted
as soon the appointment OF cabinet officers became
known, no sooner they into office han the
OF decapitaton commenced upon democratic office
holders As the schinery could be got opera
ton the put in Hion, and has from that
time TO the present been vigorously applied the necks
oil the democratic incumbents. proscr ptive ad
And though some wing editors may be impatient the
delay in some particular cases. others bot the
full operation of the guIoine. Washing ton correspond
cut OF wing paper its readers that the work
etnbnon and reformation going rapidly that
siderable number OF removals and appointments
made to day, and 1t Is well ID
pairing; that Mr. Warren the head OF the appointing
bureau In the Post Ollie Department. is doing his work
thoroughly, exPediiiously and neatly that the number
new appointments during the presen, month will of
be much larger than during tho last because Mr..
Warren has his hand in and is in tho way ascertain
more speedily than frst Such is the work going on
under the admnistra of "second Washington who
declared repeatedly that he would never be the President
OF party, but of the people, and that he had friends
| reward nor enemies to punish.
1 Int .t,lrn .,Iu.. ..-f IL