The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-03-14
DAILY NATIONAL WHIG.
WASHINGTON, d. c.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH IA, 1879
BITING AT A FILE.

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ing, in misrepresenting It, but with all their
efforts, they make no headway, they are
biting at a file.
The Uaion Of yesterday deyotes two col
umns to this pleasant occupation what y
lacks in its own efforts il makes up by ex-
tracts from other opposition journals
The motiye,that influences these critics IN
their exceptions TO the inaugural, is too
plain not to be seen. II pervades every
word they utter. II is manifest determine
alton to find fault with and to condemn every
act Of the Administration, nOlens roiens, with
view TO break it down.
But, the labor Of these industrious critics
does not promise the least success so far. -
The exceptions they have taken are utterly
untenable. They consist Of bold assertions
and inconclusive arguments These are
mixed up with miserable attempts at coarse
wit and plenteous supply Of abuse.
The Union has lust discovered, that the
inaugural is like speech of the Monarch OF
Great Britain, on coming to the throne, and
undertakes to run parallel between the two.
Its failure to establish the parallelism is
amusing in the extreme.
But the attempt to make the inaugural
like unto an English Monarch's coronation
speech, furnishes the Union with an occa-
sion to lecture the people Of the United
States, upon the inprudence they have been
guilty Of, in electing ZACHARY TAYLOR TO
the Presidency. As the people have seen
fit to disregard the lectures Of the Union, on
this subject, beloIe the election, il is hardly
worth while to detain the reader with the
vindcation Of them, at this late day, for act
ing as they did.
The Union insists, that the President,
in his inaugural abandons the duty which
the Constitution imposes upon him, Of APP
proping the bills that shall be presented to
him for signature, or Of returning them to
Congress, 10 case Of non-approval. All the
facts are in direct contradictiction to this as
,ertion, and they who make the assertion
know it. The President has never said,
never intmated, that he would abandon any
duty required Of him by the Constitution. -
All that he has said, is, that he would not
abuse the duties imposed upon him by the
Constitution and the laws, that he would
faithfully discharge them according to the
obvions intent Of the Constitution and the
laws, and their Interpretation by the judicial
authority.
The New Hampshire Patriot pronouncss
the Inaugural ga short string Of words, being
" bunglingly put together, wholly devoid Of
"any sense or me aiming" This criticism comes
" from a paper that has been spending the
last tour years in lauding TO the skies the
long strings Of words that have emanated
from Mr.. Polk! This fact is answer sufh-
Gent to the justice Of the criticism 1t is
no wonder, that journal which could see
sense or meaning in any Of Mr. Folks
messages, cannot appreciate the inimitable
message of Gen Taylor!
The Mem London Democrat says, that
the Inaugural is short but not siDeet. We
have no doubt Of the sincerity Of this crit
icism. A mouth, that has been accustomed
to the use Of diluted molasses and water, can
have very poor estimate Of pure honey.
Such is the case with the Democrat. II
has been so much used to the dilutions Of
Po!kism, that il regards the concentrations
Of Taylorism as bitter compound.
The New York Globe asserts, that the
Inaugural is neither mule nor jackass, but a
sort Of hybrid. A paper that is neither
Democrat nor Wing, as the Globe is, but
Free Soil, would very naturally regard
every thing that comes within the scope of
its vision as hybrid, being hybrid itself.
One could not expect any other criticism
than this, from sucha hybrid journal.
The Trenton Daily Neps pounces down
upon the word fidelity in the Inaugural, and
argues, that, as the words, "to the Constr
tution," are left out, il must mean fidelity
to the PMg party, which the President
means, when he enumerates it as qualifi-
cation for office. The Ncps would certainly
deserve patent for this discovery, were it
not, that it Judges the President by the Dem
ocratc rule, which requires fidelity TO the
Democratic party to b, an essential qualf-
cation for office under democratic dynasty.
Indeed, it was the sole qualification under
Mr. Polk.
The Wdrenton Va. Flag, closes the ex-
tracts Of the Union against the Inaugural,
and denonnces it, because Of its non-comnlii-
fafsm While we do not question the skill
Of the Flag in Judging Of what non-comnpit-
ahsm is, seeing that it belongs to non COM
initial party, we cannot praise its perception
in awarding this judgment Of President Tay-
lor's Inaugural II is comminai, from the
first word to the last. 1t commits the Pres
ident to just administration Of the laws,
which is far more than ever any Presidents
Inaugural has done, since Adams day