The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-11

during his career will molly advance the great
Of human freedom and trust that his term oil office
will be marked by the greatest triumph which can attend
the chief magistrate OF great counuy-he triumph OF Tor
eign and domestic peace.
The public notice given, warning foreigners from the
mining grounds of California being part of the lands and
territories of the United States is considered step OF very
questionable policy We very much doubt its efficacy !
indeed think will be found impossible TO be acted
upon The Regiansntes de Nineia the mining laws which
regulated working of the Spanish American mines
wisest and most liberal code OF laws framed
They invited competition and any man who chose TO
work mne not previously in work by some one else
was at liberty do The American government should
adopt similar policy, unless they wish promote
Cling to incacuabe extent To attempt TO guard the
mines California by standing army OF hy thousand
men, would be like guarding the moon from the wolves"
As the gold does make its appearance in Europe
in any quantity people begin to have more rational notions
upon the subject of the new discoveries
From the London Timesl
The inaugural message OF President Taylor viii not fail
excite a certain Of admiration II does nat appeal
to warmes sympathies Of an Engshmanf 1t does not
possess that 5emi-tragic with which regal Europe
listens and solemn declarations OF her princes
it is of which immensely IN favor oil
the American republic. Across the Atlantic every
thing changed There youthful empire, with rapid
Embarrassing population and whole world before it, is
bounding regions and new shores Political am
biton mercantile rivalry, and jealousy OF classes and oil
creeds subdned before the ardor of race OF which
wealth in every form is the prize The chosen leader OF
people addresses great company of adventures, start
ed such enterprise the world never yet saw
His topics duty and hope His tone, and the very
yhm of his sentences remind oi the delverer leading
his armies into a long promised land
The distinctive features General Taylos address
his renuncatops of all party ties his reference 10 the
traditions and the early edents of the Union, his pacific
aims and the impariiay he desires maintain between
the various branches OF industry and wealth Such profess
sons easily made but President more en-
make he either by the circumstances OF his cleo
ton or by his known character. The exaggeration,
tha b,rau eof
United States has afforded nexhanstibe materials of satire
the European has gone good way towards ell
ectng The late election the result OF
amcable and wise compromise. The merits of the man,
proved in difficult and protracted and as farther
illustrated in what may call most genemanly can
vass showed him to be the person in whom all parties could
without loss OF cred. standing IL is, in fact the
peculiar position of the American President be the arbi-
and umpire of that unparalleled federation The same
policy which has placed the Capitol in neutral district,
belonging State, the river witch divides the north
ern from the southern Sates-lhe agricultural from the
acknowledgements that the occupant of the 'White
House" should be peculiarly neutral man.
The language of the address is that which, in the United
States, has long been associated with the "whg' policy
Ii cordial adherence the existing practice of
the Executive and value for those who have acquitted
themselves well in the service Of the Union but parcu
ary reliance that method and guide by which alone
the integrity and indemnity Of constitutions is preserved
For part believe that both in politics and in
laws there "a much less interval between the Union and
the mother country than is generally assumed Ii the
rule of the first President give up more than the
cesses of independent and republican organization
absolutely required To this wise abstinence from grau
Innovation may be ascrbed stability which has
prised the whole world and which promises last for ages
still Even in the midst of revolution and civil
war; when it necessary the natural tie between
the mother State and the colony with the strongest
and the most strenuous determination, then
found men, and they the leaders of the movement, who
could the infant stand in the old paths and
who could proclaim the oracular warning Antiquam
In ba,.y nF
policy recognise at the pledge of
hence, and OF abiding sympathes with the parent State.
OF late years the ''whigs" other words the conserva
ves of the Union, have been passing through the
political phase the conservatives of this country They
have been ardent Proectonis is unnecessary here
fight again battle thoroughly decided in this
try, will assume at that the enlightened
"whgs' Of the New World will longer conound ports
with Innovations and suppose bales of foreign produce in
ected with revolutionary principles We have doubt they
rapidly throwing Off this error especially that
Pacific opening its shores their prise and telling
them that there for all in this world General Tay-
or least though tied the toord, suic ieny guatds
himself from being supposed to advocate the thing
monty understood by "proection." The declaration OF
mParality through his address. He appeals his
election by the body of the people, and his previous
assurance that his administration poud be devoted to the
ccare Of the phoe country, and the support of any
particular section merely toc interest - appeal which
he could hardly carry out by enrchng few cities New
England at the expense of all the portions of the Union
When therefore, the General says cit shall be my study
recommend such constitutional the Congress
as may be necessary and encourage
and protection TO the great interests OF agriculture
merce and manufactures" will suppose that he
means policy which must certainly encourage and pro.
manufacture at the expense the other wide
y lated with it. He only intend course which
viii equally encourage all by opening every possible ave-
nue. to the general increase of the national resources
Charge Guatemala.