The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-19

General T.yIor's Cabinet.
Never history has National cabinet retired. moi
only with such On utter lack OF sympathy and respect
but with such calm but condemnation II not indg
nant feeling as the last We say this not ~ the
spirit OF party, because whoever may succeed they will
be wings; but there shades OF difference between
them, there between elevation and mediocrty day
light aid darkness Contrasting this cabinet with their
predecessors whatever may have been the party in
nation has felt itself disgraced by their deeds Of commits
sion omission, and their general policy. The details
are too recent Tor recapluaon at the present lime But
glance will be out OF place. General Taylor. a
brave old soldier and honest hearted man, bu, utterly m
experienced in public affairs and unac9uainted with pub
he men, by impulse called 10 the executive char
Ills first selection OF cabinet was disappointed by non
acceptance He then selected with exception or two
political tyros and experimentaliss. The good General
confessed his want of administrative qualities. and placed
conhdngy his presidential reputation and the interests
OF the country in their saekeeping, according 10 the
spective department Of each But they potulcaty De-
trayed him. partly from ignorance and the want OF the
high attributes OF real statesmen, and partly IRON design
and made him chow shall the mildes form Of ex
preston the regret of the people at large, who loved
him personally for his military services and the Pay OF
his heart but who could not help seeing that his lame and
reputation as President given prey to spoilers
They constituted themselves, as soon as he was warm IN
his seat into REGENCY, 80 Odious to the American peo
pie They made him, either unknowngly to himself OF
by dnt OF specious representations OF political necessity
violate the promises he had made IN the lace OF the ma
on-thus casting personal obloquy upon thousands o.
honest and pure mencoong his friends and heating his
political enemies They have blundered in our foreign
relations, being either too soon or too late, with peu
lance and without dignity of manner and finally sur
rendering the substance. which has enabled English
plenipotenary to stigmatze ,osnk government
thus afording reason for foreign insult, which, applied
to the administration, might have been correct but to the
people and their representatives was absurdly wrong
They adopted crude and antquated theory the doc
rine which involves the finances. protection OF home
industry, the revenue and the general domestic policy
which the experience of the day has caused to sink be
low even the dignity OF notice in national councils
Their ability get along with the ways and means has
been the result OF the system of their predecessors which
they would have destroyed They have been extrava
CANT in general, and wanting in order to details The
Post Office Department has been made guotine office
and that of the Interior retiracy for pensoniss Con
ary law and the delicacy of conduct which should
belong TO the cabinet officer. they haze permitted him 10
pocket money from the public pursehe direct participants
expressly guilty, and the indirect permitting officers con
victed of gross negligence. We need hardly say,
fer to the Galphn frauds ct I'd genus 0e In regard
which pregnant comparisons of facts in the eign
of divers of the monarchs of England might be made
but which were then venal, being according to custom
bu, not suited times institutions But, worst o
ALL they have displayed unity comprehensive plan
recommend their President. upon the absorbing ques
ton of slavery, enable him take the initiative
and present platform OF compromise and settlement the
usual effect of which would have been to have quietet
the land They have tucked to circumstances and ex-
pedients without polar star guide If, then, the
dismissal shall be ordered, this cabinet will retire iron
Office a unit,
80 Unwept unhonored, and unsung."