The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-13
Opinion. Of some OF the Pres. on the Iaau-


Opinions Of some OF the Press ON the Iaau-
| gurai Message OF President Taylor.
[Frem the Concord, IN. HI Patriot, (dsm March
| IL ID truly most remarkable document; 1t Is
sun generts- like nothing ever before seen, heard
Of, or imagined. IL is SIMPLY Short string of
| words, bupgngiy put together, wholly devoid of
| any sense or meaning. IL is emphatIcay original;
and unlike everything else original, there Is no
danger OF It's ever being paglarZed. Comment
upon what II contains would be talking of nsthlng,
TOR there Is nothing In 1t. Ii Is silly inslpid, COM
mon place, made up OF uameaniBg generi lities,
shallow absurdlties. and awk ward non. commlttal-
Ism. IL contains not one single indication OF What
his course Is 10 be- or what principles will govern
hls adminIst alton If anything can be uttered
from II, that inference must be drawn from what Is
not In H. TOR there Is net an idea in 1t OF sufficient
strength 20 sustain an inference. But from what IS
not said, We may safely infer that Gen Taylor Is 10
be mere automaton, perfect man of straw, to be
used, moved, and directed by his cablLet THIS
idea was promulgated tor and by him before his
election, and this course will best SUIT his suppor-
ters HIS cabinet will be made up OF bitter violent
and ultra federal politicians, and to them the destl
MES OF the country are 20 be committed for four
years, without the restraining and controlling n-
nuenCe oil an off1cer chosen by the people 10 adj
minister their government and protect their rights
and interest
From the Portland Argus (dsm) }, March71
The lnaueura We have read with care and in
The General enters upon no details, but enuncates
broad principles upon which ne shall act. These
principles are democratic; and II the new Pfesl-
dent shall faithfully act up to them, the whole
country Will be rocked with wing indignation
meetings. Whether he will have the courage and
the strength successfully to the mighty fede-
raj Influences that press upon him, remains to be
seen. For the good OF our common country, we
earnestly hope he may. II is neither our pleasure
or intention 10 be fsctlous. "Principes not menu
now and always. II Gen. Taylor shall adhere to
the principles he avOws we shall be most ready to
accord him and them our support but ii otherwise,
han ball 10.
people in opposition to his administration. From
this inaugural, the "ultra" wings will CLEAN but
little comfort No encouragement is given them,
even by implication, that the old Issues will be re-
federalism sustained. A national bank, a proec.
tive tariff repeal of the Sub-lressury, general pro-
scripton-what shall be done with them for the
next tour years? Senator Clay must whet his
swOrdfOr an onslaught
From the Rochester Advertiser March, ~
This Is PLAIN, simple, unpre tending document.
1t is not-for anything contained IN it--particu-
lally obnoxious to objection 1t deals in generali-
ties almost as vaguely as any klngy speech. Ii it
foreshadows any particular policy it Is certainly
rather OF wing character. This may perhaps be
inferred as much from Its reference TO the Judicial
constructions OF the constitution, and to the prac-
hce OF the earlier Presidents under il, from any
other fact. The language used by HIM In this con-
nectlon Is rather such as belongs to the wing vO-
cabulaIy, and has a sort of meaning antagOnlstic
TO the democratic doctrne In regard to the veto
III.
Taylcr has before declared IN regard to the relative
duties OF the President and the Legislative branches
OF the government We should INFER that Gen.
Taylor means to exercise the veto power only to
prevent the passage of laws clearly unconstitution.
al; and that in determining the question OF the
constltutionauty OF any law, he will acquiesce in
such construction OF the constitution as shall have
been adopted by the courts or previous Presidents,
entirely independent Of his own opinion on. the
subject In this view there is error of principle,
if the Presidents essentially a part of the law
making power. II he is not, why Is his signature
to all laws required by the constitution? Prece-
dents are well in the courts, and should there be
followed, and In all places they should be respect
ed-but we cannot admit that the President or
either mouse OF Congress, IS bound authoritlvely
by precedents or by judicial decisions.
The inaugural is more remarkable for what is
omitted in 1t, than tor what It contains. II Is en-
tirely nOn-cOmmittal upon almost every question
Of public interest. Perhaps 1t may be inferred
from it that the President Is in favor OF harbor and
river lmprOvements-buti that be 80, his opinions
on this question are very guardedly lntlmated.
He SAYS no more than Mr.. Polk often SAID or
might say, "that he should study to recommend
such constitutional measures to Congress as may
be necessary to improve rivers and harbOrs."
Even in this guarded way-thls is about the
only affirmative measure OF special public interest
at the present time, OF which Gen. Taylor pro-
Jesse to be in favor, aside from those common
place topics in respect to which diversity OF
opinion can scarcely exist. We confess we have
our fears that he will turn out a wing after all
though possibly NOT an ultra wing. His cabinet,
however, certainly has nothing about it at all
equivocal. ALI its members are decided, strong,
ultra wings. His chief cabinet officer, Mr.. Clay
ton, Is a tariff wing in the highest degree. All
the other members Of the cabinet have been Uni
ted States Bank men, high tariff mcn-all OppO-
nents of the independent Treasury. With such
cabinet, we can hardly see how he can keep his
promise not to be an ultra wing. But we shall
soon see.