The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-01

JAS. F. FOSS.
We shall publish the news in an EXTRA HERALD,
Immediately after it is received.
General Tnylor's POlicy-What is 1t to be!
In the columns of one of our contemporaries, In
Wall street.-the Courier aud Enqurcr-we find
very pregnant article, sngularly enough published
on the day with ours of yesterday, Intimating
= similar necessity for the administration at WASH
ington TO prepare and bring forth their general
policy, both on foreign and domestic afTairs-a
cessity to which we particularly alluded In our re-
marks Of yesterday. In making some observations,
rather uncompmentary-an unjustly 80, we think
upon the accession of Mr.. Edmund Burke, late
Commissioner of Patents, co-editor of the Union
"a journal that certainly needed the infusion of
some practical common sense-we find the follow
ing remarks, which pregnant with meaning at
this period in the history of General Taylor's ad-
ministraton:-
The accession Of Mr Burke to the Union signifies
nothing, probably but that he of place and
sought chance to make war upon those Who put him
for calling attention to the fact that the admins
traton Is doomed to encounter as fierce and relentless
opposition as the government has ever known. 1t
will do to sleep in the belief that moderation Is
hereafter to rule the politics Of the country. The OPP
position has not been inactive for moment since the
last Presidential contest, will they their
erions fer moment until the next. The success they
have had thus far is highly encouraging II it continues
uninterrupted they win control both branches ofCon
gress. And what will follow, remains to be seen;
One thing il certain locofoco activity must be met
by some other weapon than inert passive confidence
and hope. There must be an administrative policy
clear comprehensive adapted to the wants OF the coun
try. and cchoipg the public sentiment. The govern
ment must be conducted upon some plan-shaped to
attain some certain definite end and fitted to meet the
wishes and the views Of the great body of the admins
tration party throughout t . Union
Party efforts can be relaxed on one side only when
a~aA fhan has ha fAllU fAr
the wings to repoe their aurels, while the enemy
remains in the field They may enjoy their victory
Sor a time thereby but they only become more easily
the prey of their foes at the next encounter
The singular identity between the opinions thus
expressed by the Courier and Enquirer and those
presented in our own columns yesterday, might al
most be regarded species of circumstantlal
evidence tending to prove a common origin, al
though nothing could be farther from the truth
than such supposition. Indeed this unity of SEN
tanent Is quite natural All intelligent minds,
possessing the comprehensiveness and the activity
of statesman and politician of more than the
mere "spois" seeking order, must view the adj
ADMINISTRATION of General Taylor, and its relations to
the other political elements of the country, in pre-
clsely the same light in which they have been pre-
scented in our columns, and by our contemporary
There can be no doubt that General Taylor and
his administration are doomed to encounter as
fierce and relentless an opposition as any govern
ment in this country has heretofore been called
upon to meet. That opposition has been preparing
for the contest ever since the election in last No
vember. 1t must always be borne in mind that the
election of General Taylor was not whg triumph
1t gave no evidence of change in puolic opinion
favorable to the progress or ascendancy of wing
principles 1t was the result Of the great populari-
y of General Taylor himself, and temporary dis
union of the democratic party The old democra-
cy, although apparently broken and divided on
great sectional question, yet presents sufficient
points of union and possesses sufficient power of
cohesion to carry on formidable, and It may be
successful, war against General Taylor and his adj
mnstration before an other Presidential election.
Such being the existing state of affairs with re-
gard to the administration, and the paltry squab-
bes about the "spoils" being now nearly at end,
it becomes most important and necessary for Ge-
neral Taylor and his cabinet to adopt an
administrative policy suited to the age and
the circumstances of the country. An abne-
CATION OF the powers entrusted to them by the
constitution, would subject the administration
to the derision and contempt of the country The
revival OF the old wing issues" bank" extreme
"tariff," and other similar measures-will not pass
current at the presen, day. The state of the coun-
try very different from that in which it has been
placed at any other period since the formation of
the government. Its foreign and domestic policy
must be moulded so as TO correspond with the
new duties, the new position, and the great re-
sponsibilities which are now thrown upon the
United States now of the greatest powers of the
civilized world. The narrow, limited, barterng,
counting-h house, Wall street mode of conducting
the great affairs of mighty people, will not an
swer In the present wonderful age, which has
wrought such mighty changes.
We agree, therefore, with contemporary,
that there must be can administrative policy,
PLAIN, clear, and comprehensive, adapted to the
wants Of the country, and echoing the public sem
fiment." What is that policy to be Has our
contemporary any idea undisclosed in such an Inn
portant matter7 He is decided enough in his de-
ciaration Of the necessity for the adoption Of a
cer'am policy Is he prepared to point out the way
An which the necessity is to be metz We have
formed some conceptions on the subject and shall
NOT hesitate TO place them before the cabinet and
ths country, to take their chance with those of
other advisers. Will our contemporary venture
upon similar unbosomlng Of himsel7 There are
no secrets m popular government Statesman