The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-15
The Disgraceful Spectacle.

enemy prostrated he induced by the brave and gen
erous men by whom he surrounded to stop the
carnage and extend the defeated the Offices of kind
ness and humanity Such conduct graceful TO
the hero the victory glorious II was worthy OF
the chivarous and generous soldier, and received the
applause of the vrtuous and the good everywhere.
Then it was supposed that such menorious conduct
was dictated by Gene raj Taylos humane and gen.
erous nature.
But what spectacle does he exhibit after the civic vic
tory which he has portion of his own fellow
counuymen! Does he treat them with forbearance and
mercy, Notwithstanding they opposed him at the ballot
box as they had right by the laws of their country
to do' Let the hundreds, nay thousands of his fel-
low. citizens prescribed and driven from Office per.
haps to pecuniary ruin, and their families to beggary,
during the two short months OF his administration,
answer Never was such relentless prescription prac.
tised by any President, any administration in the
name of President has been witnessed since he came
into power. And who the prescribed! They are Of
the patriotic party-the democracy of the countrywide
supported the in which he fought and won his
way to the presidency; many of them. the soldiers who
stood by his SIDE and shed their blood upon the very bat
tie fields which have ven him all his renown And at
whose ins,gation they prescribed By the very
who taitorousy espoused the and became the al
lies OF Mexico in that OF which General Taylor, by
the indulgence of the democratic party, one of the
heroes.
When fighting the battles OF his country, Gen Taylor
exhibited the nobest virtues OF the soldier and the finest
traits of humanity Now, Notwithstanding the most SOL
pledges to the contrary he becomes the revengefu
despot and the ruthless proscber of his countymen who
hated him. but the party which had opposed their
try but which, for the most selfish purposes, supported
him for the Office to which he aspired How such dis
crepancy OF conduct be accounted for We hesitate
not TO say, only upon the hypothesis of The imbe
cility and incapacity of General Taylor We speak for
freemen, and in the spri, of freeman and we feel
bound to declare honest impressions in relation to
this we'll to all other subjects We therefore hest
tate TO say, that this discrepancy of conduct the
part OF General Taylor the head of army and the
bead of the whg party be accounted for only the
hypothesis OF his ncapacity for the place which he
pies. Then, he surrounded by brave, chivarous,
and generous men, they assisted aud enabled him to
win glory for himself and to preserve il by noble and
allied deeds after had been Now, he is surround.
ed by low minded unprncpled, and shameless poiti-
cians who intent only revengng themselves upon
their enemies and seizing upon the spois OF victory"
which they owe to the measures and policy of the very
men whom, in General Tayor's name they devoting
to political prescription and osracsm.
Do General Taylo and the personal friends by whom
he is surrounded, and who should have regard for his
future reputation aer themselves with the belief that
such Of conduct that which he now pursu.
ing will not provoke the disgust and aversion of the
American people, Does he and do they, 0atter them.
selves with the belief that his personal popularity 80
deeply grounded in the hearts of his countrymen that
cannot be shaken undermined Do they believe his
aures green that they wther upon
his brow! VI so, we tell them it is fatal delusion
The American people love honor truth, integrity and
consistency, well vaIor, bravery, and humani-
ty; and they will permit their great office of
the presidency-thc most exalted Office which mortal
man occupy because it represents the majesty of
the peope-we say they will permit that great
office to be dishonored and disgraced by wanton
disregard and violation OF the very pledges and prom
ises which the incumbent made in order to attain it,
1t matters not whether those pledges and promises were
unwsely wisely made, whether former Presidents
have pursued the which Gen. Taylor has
with regard to removals Those are not the questions
Its the great question of political veracty for which he
is arragned before the American people, and for which
he must answer.
When the American people elected Gen. Taylor to the
PesloehCy they uiu NOT Imagine that the high functions
Of the Office to be repudiaed by him. and delegated
to erocious and proscrpve Ewing, or tortuous and
INSCRIPTIONS Coamer, aided by such political profit.
gate Fitz Henry Warren They hattered themsel yes
with the belief that General Taylor himself would ex-
ecute the great and responsible duties OF his high Of
fee. They now begin to see that they have
been deuded and deceived, and to repair the error
which they have committed, by rebuking at the ballot.
boxes the man whom they delighted to honor, but who
has betrayed them to their enemies. We say to Gen
Taylor and his inscriptions advisers that this voice
from the ballotbox will become more and more potent
1t already speaks their doom and they will 60 out of
their high places the most thoroughly broken down and
dsgraced administration that has yet held power in
this republic. Although believe. if vote were now
taken, that they would be Overwhelmingly beaten in the
country we also believe they stronger this moment
than they will be at any time hereafter the end of their
career, which will surely terminate on the Sd of March
1853.
DEATH OF VETERAN roLrricIAN.-Thc Newport Daily
News OF the llh tho decease Of Pcarce
long and widely known active and prominent politi.
ctnn The offices he has held are attorney general of
Rhode Island United States district attorney for the same
member OF Congress, and member of the convention to
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