The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-07-20
THE UNION.

And again. the Secretary Of Stats avowsd that the Tsy
lor party was ssompossd Of democrais aaturaiised e
zsns natpe citizens and hgs r thus still further carry
ing out the idea that Gen. Taylor WAS notwithstanding
his nomination by the wing convention at Philadelphia
the no party candidate that he the candidate Of all
parties and consequently, that il he elected, it
would be the triumph Of the people Of all parties and not
ofthe wing party. BklCaA M 4tt (
But farther on the Secretary declared that General
Taylor if elected to the presidency, would not be the
tool Of a party-that he WiH be The PRESIDENT OF
THE PEOPLE-that he has enemies to punish, and
friends to repard-hat ghls he s0iA do has duty in
removing corrupt, incompetent, unfaitfM men from
office, he uM NOT be NE supporter Of the INFAMOUS
SYSTEM OF PRESCRIPTION WHICH DlSTRlB.
UTES THE PUBLIC OFFICES OF THE COUNTRY
AS THE SPOILS OF VICTORY" ss
Now, what is the plain import OF these pledges thus
given by Mr. Clayton in behalf Of General Taylor after
he had been nominated by the whig convention II is.
that General Taylor would not be party President
that he would not in the disposition OF the Offices make
any difference between democrats and wings that he
would prescribe nobody for differing with him in political
opinion; and that be would remove none except those
who dishonest incompetent and unfaithful Such,
in substance, were the pledges made by Mr.. John M
Clayton, in the name and behalf Of General Taylor after
he had become. as his followers and apologists now
alege. the party candidate Of the wings
Now, how have these pledges been construed and kept
by Gen. Taylor and this same Mr.. Clayton, who put
them FORTH and upon whom, according to his own
fession devolves the chief business Of appointments
Let see. In his letter to the wing committee Of Will
mngton, he dsapows the hoie Of them. He says, in sub
stance that the victory achieved in the election not
the victory OF all parties, but exclusively Of the wings
and its benefits to the wings, the party that
"has been excluded from office for nearly toenty gears;
and that he is engaged from fourteen sixteen hours
each day in doing shee justice" to that party He. and
those with whom he is connected in the cabinet, are
ultra wings, and they appoint to office none but ultra
wings They have made Gen Taylor the stool of par
ty" "to punish his enemies and reward his friends and
to prescribe and democrats from Office because
they democrats. He has not only removed the dis
honest, incompetent, and unfathful If there any
such in Office, but thousands upon thousands OF honest
faithful, and competent men, for other cause but their
opinions In short, Gen. Taylor has been induced to
carry. out the 'nfamous system of prescription" 10
greater extent than has been pactsed by any nay
by all preceding administrations. Thus have all the
pledges Of Mr. John M Clayton, TO induce the people to
vote for Gen. Taylor put forth after he nominated
by the WING national convention, been grossly and un-
blushngly falsfed.
The case therefore, stands thus. After the nominal
lion, and before the election Mr. Clayton pledged Gen
Taylor be the President Of the people, and not Of
party. He invited democrats and men of all parties to
support his election. He assured them that Gen. Tay.
lor would know no difference between his counrymen
on account OF former party divisions that he not
pledged even to carry out wing principles and wing
measures; and that he TO only the dshon-
est incompetent and unfaithfu BY these pledges and
thousands OF democrats were induced to vote
for General Taylor, through cose potes alone he obtain
ed has election.
All these pledges have been falslfed by Gen. Taylor,
acting under the advice Of Mr. Clayton and his compeers
in the cabinets and thus has huge and gross fraud been
prac,sed through his and their agency upon the Amer
can people.
What is the sentence which all honest should,
and PASS upon such conduct! We give il in Mr.
Clayton's words, taken also from his speech OF
the 5h Of July. 1913, and to which he certainly cannot
object: at5
"7s pariofsm Of politicians which eryodes in DE
CEPTIVE PARTY PLEDGES, 10 umdsystood 10 Be. a,
DR. Johnsoa defines Il, THE LAST REFUGE OF A
scoUNDREL.'"