The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-19

In is now quite evident that systematic, deter
mined attempt 10 to bc made TO break down the ed
under way and though Il were pure as The angels
10 heaveH.n To this end, the Washington Union Is
devoting all Its energies; and with this view, coali-
lions and amalgamatons are going on 10 every state
In which they can be effected. A little while will
show l. has come 70 pass that three locoiocos
and only one wing have been elected 10 Congress,
from Connecticut, a State which had united wing
delegation 10 the last Congress and why II has been
that the Old Hunkers and Barnburners alias Free
sellers, have been able unite upon the same candi
date for Mayor In the city OF New York twill also
explain how II L., that the organ Of the old Hunkers
and South Carolina party at Washngton--ih The Union
and Of the anti slavery party at New York--thc
Ersaiag Post-nlike concur IN Systematic attacks
upon the Administration: the one, because Of the
manner In which certain offices have been filled and
thu other because 81 assumed and imputed motives
In Gen. Taylors desiring tho establishment Of
sort Of legal government In California, instead OF
thar Of tho 6owieknfc and ofthe revolver FIJI
The game oil thu Washington Union is bold one
II hopes by fulse and unworthy charges 10 deter the
President from making wholesome changes In tho
incumbents OF Office throughout the country II
hopes to keep its trained bands-the slaves and sti-
pendiaries of Locofocoism--in Office 10 the exclusion
Of better men, and with the design Of thwartlng The
Administration In every attempt TO improve the con-
dition public aairs. IL trusts TO this system when
the proper time shall como, TO overthrow Gsn. Tay-
lor, and to bring Locofocosm again into the ascen
dency. WoudiI not be the prelliest game In tho
world for the Locofocos, IT, by bullying and threaten
Ing the President they could induce him TO retain in
place. and re-appoin all the obnoxious holders
who have grown proud and insolent under twenty
years lease Of place and power, and who ara, for
this reason, the better prepared for opposition =
Would II mol be glorious contamination Tor theIn
Ut the same time that they were enjoying the fruits
OF bic generosity, In the retention Of office, they
could, steal.hiy but surely, stab him TO the hear
by plotting 10 bring his Administration into disrc
pute and conniying at It's overthrow Yet this Is
the game of the Washington Union, and this will
b. the game OF every Locofoco paper In the country
II is the system of tactics cunnngy devised TO make
the first onslaught on the Administration.
As yet, Gen. Taylor has made no rcmovals-he
has prescribed nobodyyet the cry is already heard,
tho "guillotine Is at work." another head off,
the first martyr-and we are told Of greedy Office.
hunters and, more preposierous STILL that Mr.. Polk
who never spared Wing in Office or appointed one
10 pllce, was not a"proscriptive President" Let
the Union rail on Let the office-holders groan as
piteously us they may, If Gen. Taylor Is true TO
himself and 10 the conn.Tyf he 10 dcsiious Of sue
cessful Administration, at the extremities as well
In the centre Of the Republichc will suffer the In
cumbents Of Office to retire with the end Of their
terms Of service. He will fill their places with COM
petent men--Whigs, and II need be, Democrats--
but taking who are likely to betray the great
cause Of which he 10 the exponent For twenty odd
years tho offices have been In possession Of the Lo-
cofocos, and they have never been known TO stay
their hands from immolating Wing SO they should
DO allowed TO retire from service which they have
always prosttuted, and which they would again
pervert II they could thereby destroy Gen. Taylor In
the estimation ard the uffecllons Of the people.