The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-12-22

pointed by the OF both parties Rumor speaks OF
some plan which will be proposed for the organization Of
the House But wait for the official developments Of
the committee ITSELF which viii probably be reported to-
day
Gen. Taylor's Position.The Unity Of the wing Party
must be Preserved.
We have had occasion heretofore to contrast the frank
and manly candor Of the late nsous Hero of the Her
mtage with the dark, snuous SILENT and deceitful con-
duct OF the present occupant Of the presidential chair
The former all rankness candor, and generous con-
6dence in his counrymen. He had nothing TO conceal.
either for himself his friends He had made no double
pledges to prevent the exposure Of which demanded his
silence He had permitted his friends to make none for
him, nor to misrepesent his true sentiments, opinions,
and intentions to any portion OF his counrymen on any
subject His heart was upon his brow, and any man
might read it. He felt, too, the responsibilities OF his
station He knew that he was elected by the greatest
OF all constituencies. the people Of the United States
whose aggregate national opinion he bound to re-
spec and to whom he held himself accountable for his
public conduct Heidi not take refuge in logged silence
from the responsibilities of his position nor endeavor to
skuk from and get clear Of them BY pretending that the
representatives OF the people and the States Congress
the sole opponents Of the popular will and the only
persons accountable to the people for the successful adj
minisraton Of the government Andrew Jackson sconed
dupcity and deceit He scorned to practise it himself.
and he abhoned it in others. He never made promises
which he did not fulfill permitted others to falsely and
deceuly pledge him TO opposite opinions and courses,
in order to get votes for the presidency No Andrew
Jackson would have suffered martyrdom upon the
before he would have been guilty Of such conduct him.
SELF or been privy to it in others. -
But Zachary Taylor, in all these things, is the very re-
verse Of Andrew jackson. He has made promises which
he has only failed to redeem ut openly violated He
has permitted others to misrepesen him in one or the
other OF the great sections OF the Unen He has permit
ted himself to be accessory TO fraud upon the people,
the consequences Of which are now to be seen in the
decentralization of public opinion and the imminent dam
gers which mpend overhis country, and which he does
nothing 10 avert II is this hypocrisy and this decep
ton, which he has permitted 10 be practised in his
name, that now shut his mouth and seal il in
dumb and obstinate silence Ii is TO conceal the criminal
fasehood which his followers either at the North the
South, imposed upon the people in relation 10 his opin
ions and course upon the slavery question, that he
keeps mute This is the real motive, is substan-
italy acknowledged by his organ Bht to avoid the re-
sponsbiliiy OF such fragrant conduct in the nominal
Chief Magistrate of the United States proceeding from
such fragrant motive the organ of the cabinet procaims
to the people that it is to preserve the integrity Of The
trhig party That have doubt is the true
because if the General should speak upon the subject Of
the Wmot Provso or should be compelled to show his
hands, the criminal and shameful fraud pranised upon
the people by his followers would be exposed, and the
integrity Of the wing party would indeed be destroyed.
The leaders Of the wing party the perlous prec-
pice upon which their hypocrisy and duplcy have
placed them Like trembling cuprts they stand upon the
verge Of destruction, hoping, from the silence Of their
chief that they may avoid detection and exposure Con-
ssous Of guilt they fearto speak but trust that for
tunaie event may turn up which will open an avenue for
their escape and thus them from the gulf Of nfamy
which yawns before them. And hence they impose
silence upon their simple and Incapable President
Hence they persuade him to stultfy HIMSELF by inducing
him to believe that he has no other duties TO perform,
except to sign the commissions Of persons appointed to
Office by the cabinet, and 10 receve his salary Every
other duty he has been persuaded to put off, either upon
the cabinet upon Congress II any proof OF the
fact were wanting the leading article Of the cabinet or
gan Of yesterday supplies it.
Now, who doubts that the conduct OF General Taylor
and his supporters in the late presidential has
produced the state OF things in the country and at the
Capitol, which causes go much concern and anxiety in
the minds Of the people in every section Of the Union
What other results could possibly have OF such
eachery to truth and such recreancy honor, The
leaders Of the wing party guilty Of in the late pes
dental electon AT the South, they represented their
candidate TO be an opponent Of the Wilmot Proviso
and at the North, they represented and pledged him
to be the How could such fraud in the event
of success, fail TO bring peril upon them and upon
the country Would not the wings Of the South
be obliged, in their action in Congress- TO stand by the
pledges which they made to the people in behalf OF Gen
Taylor' And would not the wings Of the North be
compelled TO stand by the pledges which they made
And, unless the issue could be avoided by nesse,
sratagem, lucky accident what could possibly result
from such conduct except collision and explosion 1t
is upon the Of further sraagem and trick the
happening Of some accident, that "the integrity Of the
wing party depends. Truly, the condition Of that party
is perlous in the extreme, but not perous than