Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-05-04

ngton, that aspiration worthy of Washington. II
vas ennenty patriotic 10 desire that tbs party euds which
lad 80 violently agitated the country long should be al
ayad. Al the head of his little army i'm Mexico and little
KHeo political scs, he did declare his intention, though
Whig not 10 become party candidate and that, as the
people had taken him up they alone should settle the qufs
ion OF his candidacy but after his return home and as time
wore while he found and devoted friends every
not be content that the people should have their way be
was compelled either to Withdraw altogether, and thus dsap
point the wishes Of devoted friends, modify his
first determination The Senator from Maine states, and
states ruy that he finds the evidence OF change Of position
IN the second Alison letter. Now, what the change 10
dca:ed in that letter Why, simply, that, though Whg,
and to party yet thai he was not party can
ddae In the strict ohat denomination His meaning
that be not far party candidate that if elected Presi
dent he would be bound to conform to the dctaon OF
party upon any exgency in public affairs that might arise
that nc would administer the according to his
own judgment, enlightened from every within bi,
reach This the true meaning and import Of the
second Alison letter. Nothing that Tanspred at the Pha
Aslfhia Convention changed his position !: .n.. asDeci
There was an avowal made by his Louisiana friends a
that Convention III regard TO 81 change
of men and Of measures of Government which mani.
tested strong Wing sentiment and he declared himself ready
to abide by the decision of that Convention, whether he
would be acanddae not but be accepted every nomna
ton rendered to him, and he still declined to be considered
party candidates and therefore failed give satisfaction to
numerous Wings of that Convention and deny that Gen.
ed in the second Alison letter. The honorable Senator has
pointed to the fact that Whg platform laid down by
the Philadelphia Convention. And why it not laid down
1t is sucnt to say that the Convention did not
consider that General Taylor would regard their authority
prescribe his urse upon any subjects they did not consider
that they had the before them who would submit party
dctaon vnture to say that General Taylor does no,
consider that By party candidate, in the in
which those tes understood throughout the country
that he is bow party President though elected by the
Wing party tpugh seldom with him upon
such subjects And give leaveto say Mr. Presden that
any man, of any solid preenons to distinction, lets himself
down very muc when he processes his willingness to sub
scribe whatever doctrine policy any number Of bis friends
may think prop to lay down for his guidance believe the
practice Of the Democratic party is that their candidate shall
square himself by the rules laid down by the Convention
which nomna him. and that this requsion is Vigorously
enforced Thas precisely what General Taylor would
consent to. Heesoutey and to the last refused 10 pledge
himself to any particular system of Administrative policy.
After all that h been said against General Taylor by the
Senator from Mlne-aer all the abuse which has been Ia
Wished upon mby the Democratic ournasaer all that has
been said agan the Whig party, for taking up and eecing
him to the Presidency, will that Senator deny that the De-
mocra,c party seriously contemplated his nomination, and
that probby only not done because General Taylor
avowed hmsefa Whg e...%'.. VI. ..
Mr. BR1eHr in his seat. He was the last man would
have thought oftakng up. ... ..s.'
Mr.. Bell Nevertheless it was announced by the prin
cpa organ of e party, the Washington Union, and such
thing never thought Of by the Democratic party thei
their organ is npt reliable sheet.
Mr.. BRADBtRr. think the Senator must be mistaken.
Mr.. BELL. think cannot be mistaken. | certainl,
have the statement in the Union that Gen. Taylor wou
probably have received the nomination Of the democratic party
but for his declaration that he was Wing. Will the Sena
tor deny that after Gen. Taylor received the nomination
the Wing Convention at Philadelphia that it was forthwith
announced in the Washington Uon and reechoed in tn
two three hundred democratic journals of the country, tina
General Taylor had become party candidates that he wa
the Wing candidate that he would be procrpive in hi
policy eeced that all his professions of moderation mean
nothing all And If this be how could the people hav
been deceived by General Taylors professions Was tn
honorable Senator deceived @..
Mr. BRADBURY. will say that the declarations did no
deceive although there many that they did deceive
Mr. BELL. Well, will not press that point But vii
say that General Taylor lost Wing than gane
the Democratic side in consequence Of his not being
sdered thorough party candidate.
Mr. SEWARD. At least forty to one in the State of New
York. ".
Mr. BELL The Senator from New York saws "forty t.
one in that State and have little doubt that every Stat
Of the Union General Taylor lost many Whg votes
gained Democratic But will my friend from Main
allow ask him one other question, and will he
me frankly Would he have been disappointed if Gene
raj Taylor had made no removals. Whether fact he die
desire that Genral Taylor should be proscrptiye in hi
policy, and turn out the Democrats right and left
Mr.. BRABBuRI. That would be rejection upon thu
persons removed my State. The gentlemen who have
been turned be OF honesty, capacity
and fidelity, and regretted to see them turned out.
Mr.. BEIL But desire to know whether the honorable
Senator end his leading friends of the Democratic party wout
not have been greatly disappointed General Taylor had fail
ed to make removals Of Democrats from office
Mr.. BRADBURY. have given any thought to tha
subject
Mr. BELL will not press my friend upon that point.
is delicate subject, and have right expect an answer
Will the honorable Senator deny that the Democrats OF whom
he speaks having been turned out of office in his State
had been active ntermeddlers in elections believe from
the general practice of the Democratic administrations IN the
twenty years. Of putting into Office those who were expect
ed 10 be most serviceabe in elections that Gen. Taylor nigh
with perfect safety, and in accordance with his principles
have turned every oicehoder in the Northern States
They had been put in by the Democratic party and
oco active partsans. So far this policy Of requiring h
active service of oceholders carried during Gen. Jackson
administration, that remember Ohio in which ont
Jackson postmaster turned and another put the
express ground that he better Jackson and more
Influential in elections than his predecessor And repea
that General Taylor might, with little risk of violating biz
principles, have turned the whole corps Of ocehode
North; not in the South and Southwest In those
tons office holders not uniformly active patans.
Of the popuous counties of Tennessee there is
Democratic postmaster for example, who cannot be removed
upon the principle ,ped by the present Administration
though the Wings who hold that the principle upon which
removals made should be the both parties, think
great hardship
The Senator from Maine has adverel to doctrine a1-
vanced by jefferson republcanthe equalization of the
public Offices between the paresone which the present
Administration may consider sound and insists that it has
been regarded in the removals made by General Taylor The
State Of Tennessee has been referred TO by the Senator among
others evidence Of the truth of this allegation. should
like to know who it that gave the Senator the norna
tion he relies upon in regard removals in that State
Mr.. BRADRURT. 1t a member of Congress from that
State.
Mr.. BELL. No matter not disposed to question the
general correctness of the statement Most OF the important
Offices in that State have been changedsome upon removals