The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-20

with remarks and sn,ed tina, he President OF the
United states-he President of wings dem.crats, and
AZ that stage Of The subject the stated that they
expected to pc prepared 70 produce seEsss' n GSSsss
head the office under. We stated that we dd not
know but that had called On the Secretary o. the Home
department and he not In He then directed rs |"
call him again with proof in wti,ig 10 as The Com
missioner could have chance 10 defend b'%ie
One of the committee appointed by the meeting
And what light is thrown this dark subject by the
statement Sufficient, il seems to me- if il be worthy OF
the least cedence place the conduct Of President Tay
lor IN an unenvabe point of view. Ii representa- MN
directing acts to be performed that not perform
he is less mindful than he ought to be of his directions,
declarations, and promises; or that his will and wishes
either dsegaded controlled BY his advisers, who
him as powerful but passive instrument for the
accomplishment of their own sinister purposes View
ed in either point Of light, he is equally yulnsrabe to
censare, and should receive it without stunt from the
people, for if the President of their choice can impose
upon them with impunity-,can say, and not dolcan
PROMISE and not performed what use are his decaa
tons and promises to them and what must be the effect
Of such conduct On the minds and morals OF the millions
Will ii not have tendency to open wide the flood gates
of immortality, in spite of the efforts OF the wise and good
to keep them closed Most certainly i wills permitted
bate il in the strongest manner They should let Gen.
Taylor know by actions, the meaning OF which cannot
be doubted, that his pledges and promises when candl
date for the presidency and his conduct since he obtained
by their permission, must harmonZe, or they will heap
upon him mountains of rebuke; Nor is the peoples duty
less important in relation TO this other matter HENCE
they should probe it TO the bottpm-should know all
about iii and il fully APPEARS when thorough investi.
CATION is made, that the Chief Magistrate of this great
republic passive instrument in the hands OF corrupt
politicians for the accomplishment of their own projects
of ambition and selfaggrandizement the Illuminating tact
should be speedily proclaimed throughout the land, 80
that timely and effective demonstration OF popular aver
sion and adherence OF such state OF things can be duly
made.
When the old soldier was candidate for the presi.
dency little did believe, If he came into power, that his
course OF policy ITO say the least of W would be so strange
and crooked. believed that would be straight for,
ward, regardless OF consciousness and that he would
manifest the same fearessness at washington IN dong
the battle fields of Mexico. believed he was man oil
much frmness and decision of character, and elected
President OF the United States would b Is fully and
he al Buena Vista. believed he was Too honest,
too firm and unyiedng to be made tool OF by design
ing men 10, under any a0S n
sparngy upon those who had the audacty even to at
tempt taking such liberties with him. believed all this
and believed it sincerely and firmly But facts, strong
and unmslak able, have forced upon the painful
vction that my belief baseless and that Gen. lay.
lo the candidate, and Gen Taylor the President, are not
Candidate made fair promises that General Taylor The
President broke them that Gen Taylor the candidate
was to be no-party Presdent-the President Of the
american enemy ol and nnst;ca
that Gen. Taylor the President is the President OF the
wing party more than of the American people-the in
strument Of that party for evil more than for goodthe
friend of proscrpiionhe enemy OF right and usce-the
friend OF wrong and injustice.
also forced to the conviction, by the strong nlu-
of facts that General Taylor has permitted unprn
ciped and designing organize in this city court
OF scandal presided by high tunctionares OF this
government, in which the victims OF prescription are Sc
cIetly charged with offences highly Injurious to their
characters condemned and decaptaed without their
knowledge, and without being permitted to open their
mouths, or lift pen in their defence.
r-nba dCy
disposed of and in way too, that the judges OF King
Jamess star chamber court in the penitude of their
dacous tyranny, would have been ashamed OF. But,
thank Heaven the existence Of such dctcstable estab
shment must be shor, the people Of this great repub
lie are too just in their sentiments and too democratic in
their feelings, TO permit the nuisance long to remain Its
present appearances truly cheering In every part OF
our widely extended country, the democracy conscious
Of their strength and Disguised at the nrsheods con-
duct of theft servants al Washington Fastening to
the rescue, and demonstrating their power most satsfac
tory to the enemies of oppresson-nost fearfuy to its
friends
This noble democracy have already spoken out in old
Connecticut and in the Old Dominion, in language that
cannot be misunderstood In those States the ballot
boxes have already told the whole storyand told it in
the right way In due time they will tell the same
story, in the same way in other States, until the victory
Of the zeal people is complete from Maine to Texas
am accused q being the enemy and opprssso5 Of the
from the said and industrious workiIgmen. who hon
esty obtain their bread by the sweat Of theft brows or
COeS from the lcentOuS, ndOent, ana degraded Win
ions of rapacous individuals who have waxed fat upon
the spos of labor Doubtless the latter portion are my
accNsers
Hdt what is ry position in featidn to the great pro
ducng class of this republic? Let facts determine this
matter. Many years ago was the avowel friend and
advocate of the equal rights and best interests OF the
ductve laborers In 1881 published newspaper de-
voted to the vndicaton of those rights and interests
From early life to the present moment my strongest de-
SIZES have been for the speedy destruction Of oppression
the world over-for the highest elevation Of labor in the
scale of coIse9ueneeor the welfare, comfort prosper
ty and happiness of the labofers everywhere.
These desires based convictions that the vitality
and durability Of free institutions OF government are es
sentay dependent On the condition Of productive labor
II be degraded =f Il be brought to the oo,stoo Of
capital, and made its abject dependant then will such
nomnay free and democratic, be practically savish and
astocrac and the ballot box, the scepre OF the peoples
sovereignty will become most potent instrument IN the
hands OF the nioneyed power, of msrule and oppression
With these convictions l came to Washington, firmly
resolved, come veal come VIDE, 10 make my official
position as favorable possible to the elevation oil labor
therefore determined have the public work under my
fetal to the labofes. The day-work system there
fore preferred by the contract SYSTEM, and was
adopted 1t was however, obvious, that the dayswofk
system could successfully compete with the contract
system, unless the labor performed under the former
could, in every respect be executed with the ceerl
ty and economy that it could under the latter. In
word, that the workers would do much work for the
government, within given the as they would for
contractor II this could be done, and done efectially
then the day-work system, being equally eco
nomcal and efficient as the other, would be placed
out of harms way, far beyond the reach Of competi-
ton, and the working people would securely possess
and enjoy its benefits. therefore endeavored to I'M