The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-22

afford to offend the powerful influences conferred in the
hands Of Ewing and Collamer Every fact connected
with the proceedings of the cabinet which has transpired
proves that he has made common cause with them.
That he and they along with the Secretary of the Treas
ury vote with and sustain each other and stand shoulder
= to shoulder in the cabinet
The Argument of the Republic, that the three south
ern members of the cabinet, with General Taylor's
assistance can counerbalance the of Ewing Col
lame Meredith, and Clayton, is futile and untenal
Bile. If General Taylor does. as we verify believe,
from information derived from wing sources vote upon
An equality with the members of his cabinet that cir
cumslance is OF itself great evil. and an utter aban
donmen OF the high duties imposed upon him by the con-
sh'nlion 1t makes the cabinet the President, and it
places in the chair of the Chief Magistrate an rrespons
bic cabal, composed, with but one exception, of men
unknown to the peope-of men whom the people have
not elected, and who not responsible the people
Surely then, IT is answer TO complaints of the
wrongful and unjust in which the cabinet is com.
posed to say that the dangers which appehend may
be avefed by radical change in the presidential office
and an utter abandonment by the President OF the high
dulles imposed upon him by the constitution But this
rs no, all The heads of departments have large powers
and great patronage inrsted 10 their discretion inde
pendent of cabinet controls and in those matters OF
sufficient Importance TO require cabinet consultations the
representations of the heads of the departments to which
they respectively belong have great weight. In
matters pertaining to the Department of the INTERIOR Mr.
Ewings representations must be powerful and In mat.
tes pertaining to The General Post Office, Mr. Collame
voice must be powerful, no matter how the cabinet
deliberations conducted aud its decisions arrived at
for the other members Of the cabinet are forced to rely
upon them for information TO guide them The dangers
which we appfeheni are not of a wariike nature and
they cannot be warded off by the army under Mr. Craw-
ford or the navy under Mr. Preston They are of an
other and more dangerous character Intrigue-cor-
ruption-a bending OF the high powers Of the govern
men 10 serve the usss and the purposes of dangerous
iactons,-ihese things to be feared Than an =
army with banners for they sfe the voice of the peo
ple they 'aint the public morality, they the seeds
bitterness and strife. and they weaken the bonds of our
Union Ii is not for the Republic to frame hypothetical
arguments about the abolition tendencies of the cabinet
and make suggestions as to the position of Gen Tay-
or relative to the great question which is now pending
1t is the defender Of the party in power 1t is in tie
confidence of Gen Taylor, and it should state facts and
not deal in deductions from premises still more
vague. Why does not the Republic come out at once
and say whether Gen Taylor allows the members of the
cabinet 10 vote on equality with himself whether
il has not overruled him and voted him down Why
does not the Republic state whether Mr. Ewing, Mr.
Coamer, and Mr. Meredith do not receive the aid of Mr.
Clayton' Why does ii not state the views of Gen
Taylor the Wimot Professionalism he susians the
North supports the South Why does ii give the
views of the administration this important question
1t must be able TO answer althese questions definitely
Why, then, does it not do So 1t cnce and cease its
laborious arguments and its nice distinctions 1t
willing enough to put in for the vote OF the Mis-
sissippi valley, by holding up the seductive features
of river and harbor bill. Why. then, does shrink
back from the Wmot Provso, and trust to nice de-
ductons founded on hypothetical premses' It's course
is suspicious at the best With all due Difference, we
must say that we place but little confidence in the argu
mentative statements Of any man when he has the power
10 clear 10 all mystery and all uncertainty BY
plain and explicit declaration. Let u.s. then, have that
declaration. The country will be content with nothing
else. The people of the Sou,h--of the Norh--of the
whole Union, have been irded with long enough by the
friends Of General Taylor One portion OF the country
has been duped and deceived by monstrous fraud-a
fraud which continues TO dipe and deceive Ii the truth
is not told, the people will understand why is with
held. They will know, too, how to appreciate party
which obtained power by dishonest practices and now
fears to meet the Indignation which its conduct has SO
Justly provoked.