The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-10

If Henry Clay had been the federal candidate for thu
presidency in ls4s, he would have unfured his banner
boldly to the breeze He would have referred to his
speeches TOR his profession and to his votes for his prac
Above all, he would have scorned to deceive the
people, by processing party moderation which would
have caused him to be laughed at by the whole country
His election would have given birth TO administration
which, no matter how INSCRIPTIONS or violent, would moi
have astonished any portion OF his fellow citizens.
The great secret of the defeat OF Mr. Clay the Ma
tional convention, in June last was the apprehension
everywhere entertained by his wing friends that his
character too bold and his opinions too well known
His nomination would have been new endorsement OF his
manly and extreme parsanship; and il believed that
the democratic feelings OF the people were too marked
and notorious to make probable that they would affirm
the embodiment OF federalism itself.
Hence the candid partisan was compelled to give way
10 the yelled neural-the manly statesman to the silent
nomneethe leader to the led-the controller to the
troled-the wing to the noParty man. Democrats were
allured by promises of moderation in all things; and
people, always grateful to those who their country
only too ready to believe the pledge often repeat
ed and constantly amplifed that Gen. Tayor-in the
language of Mr. Crittenden-" had fought side by side
a, Buena Vista and Mexico. with democrats and wings
and that he hated and loathed prescription = while to
sustain this pledge they quoted the avowa OF the General
himself haze enemies to punish and no friends to
reuard." The scheme succeeded Such promises. aided
by the glitter OF military glory, and the advertised mod
banner of democracy went temporarily down.
The administration thus commended to the people, has
already furnished slckening commentary upon Its own
unpovoked and unsolicited promises by career OF the
basest political prohigacy and despera ton The modea.
ton proered aud pledged the country has been fol-
lowed by INSCRIPTIONS and proscriptive violence,
sparng neither age condition No services however
disng ushed-no poverty however pitiablethe soldier
that fought at Bregewater, at New Orleans Monterey
Buena Vista, at Chaputepec-the aged citizen whose
unpreendng character would have been appeal against
prescription anywhere-all, all swept down with a
greedy and remorseess vengeance, that shows how
foul is the caumny that announced the faith of General
Taylor to be nvioabe and how false the heart that de-
clared his moderation to be principle OF his policy in
stead of an expedient to humbug and deceive.
What complain Of then, is not the act of removing
democrats but the deliberate violation of the solemn
obligations voluntarily entered into by General Tay or
1t is the fraud fastened upon the President and his
advisers that wish to hold up before the country 1t
is to let the country the humiating and disgraceu
spectacle that General Tay lors administration occupies
And above ALL is to show that the democracy
solved hold him to his pledges and to apply his
own tests to his own selections -Pennsyluantan