Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1849-07-30
Want Of Confidence.

We know ofno instance on record, in the his
tory OF our government when a want of conf
dence was beginning to be felt in an admins
tration so newly installed into power, and that
too, among members of its own party. Whethe,
it arises from the fact that Old lack is known te
be incompetent to the discharge Of his duties, OF
that he is surrounded by cabal who shape o.
pinions for the no-party President, we are una.
bic to say. When, too, has it happened, so ear.
ly in the administration of the 'man Of the PEG.
ple," (who lacks near 100000 votes of being
their choice that instead of having large ma
jority OF supporters in Congress, it cannot GER
tainly count on having more than bare MAORI
ty, and may not have that. But let us furnish
the reader with little Wing evidence, as to the
want of confidence. A correspondent of the
N. York Mirror, an original Taylor paper, says
"The Secretary of the Navy and the Post
master General, as well as the Secretary of State,
are unpopular with our own party. Collamer is
charged with roughness and uncouthness of man.
ners, Clayton with duplicity, and Preston with
want of real regard for the service. Against
Clayton combination of the Wing press is al
ready at work. He will feel it in every quarter,
and he has felt it already.
81 conclude with the remark made to me by
one of the most eminent, prominent and noble
minded Wings in this city-a man of fortune,
who wants nothing, and yet has, from the start,
done more for Gen. Taylor than all the Maxwells,
Halls and Kings Of the United States: This adj
ministration, which helped to success will 90
to the devil faster than any other we ever had
We supposed we were throwing off those con-
temptible influences which so long controlled us.
We find them creeping in at every hole and cor
ner, and Gen. Taylor made by his abominable
the pledges which we re-assered for him. did
not work for this This is no sketch of fancy.
1t is the feeling here"
The Philadelphia Daily News publishes a
couple of resolutions 'adopted at large and
enthusiastic meeting of the Wing citizens of the
Fourth Ward, Moyamensing," on the appoint
ment Of the new Collector at Philadelphia, to
the following effect
Resolved, That in the actions & appointments
OF VIM. d. Lewis, since his appointment as Col
ector, we can discover no true general Wing
principle, no heightened embodiment of the will
and motives of the great whig party, but having
adopted policy suicidcal to the cause: acting
timidly, indecisively, and proving himself the
dupe of the ambitious and designing; imbeciIe,
incapable and unfit for holding an Office SO i'm
portant under the Administration.
Resolved, That we forthwith withdraw our
individual support and influence from the State
and National Administration, till such time as
the Wing party becomes completely renovated
and the Rulers can present official servants wor-
thy of our confidence and esteem.
Hear now what Mr.. Collins Lee, one of
the great men Of the Wing party says:
sMr. Collins Lee, of Baltimore, respectable
lawyer, wanted the appointment of postmaster
of his city, and submitted letters in support Of
his pretensions. Gen. lor after perusing them
expressed himself satisfied with his claims to he
appointment, and virtually promised to confer it
upon him. The day following, the appointment
was announced as given to sanother. Mr.. Lee,
unaccustomed to such duplicity, immediately
sought an audience with Gen. Taylor, and asked
an explanation OF this extraordinary change in
destination OF the appointment Gen. Taylor,
the President of the United States and constitu-
tional head of twenty five millions of freemen,
did not blush to admit, in substance that he was
mere automaton in the hands of his cabinet!
sSir,o replied the imbecile and ignorant old man,
81 did all could for you 1 Uoted for gjoat, but
Mr.. johnson out voted me at the council boa7dn
Surrendering according to his own admission
seven votes to the unconstitutional and danger
GUS regency, which he has installed into power
and reserving but one vote for himself, he has
in effect abdicated, from incompetency and ig-
norance, powers which the constitution confded
to him alone, and converted the Presidential of
flee into Regency of seven cabinet officers, in
vested with all the powers of government In
stead of being the head of the government, exer-
cising with prudence and care the pow ers of his
exalted office, he has become, either from taste
or imbecility, the tail of an irresponsible regen-
cy, who adopt measures against his acishes and
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