The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-05


mount interests o. hs country, and which they sosmay
demand"
Ia letter dated At Baton Rouge. January as is4s.
he says: N
in conasxion with this responsible oce (he presidency
long a. they continue 70 uss Il i~epsadsst party dis
tinctions"
Ia extract No. the President says he win not yield
himself to party schemes" Now, name scheme
TO which the President has not and will not yield him
self and that Is, the great pedominatnE scheme OF the
OF g aiss aaay
forms BY clamor and abuse. The realization OF this
scheme lies very the democratic heart OF the coun-
President had In his mind when he made this declaration
And then Il will be observed that in extract No. 3 he
again to the subject OF pledges. and would
impossible for him TO write paragraph OF four lines
without eschewing all such obligations
Well sir, the President undoubtedly at time said
(vde extracts above) that be would not be mere party
senator draws from that That when he should reach the
presidency, he would be noparty president that he
would take no ground; connect himself with no party
sympathize with no portion OF our fellow. citizens and
would expect none to sympathize with him. Now, de-
sire TO ask in all candor what expression Of the views
oil the President, in regard to the position in which he
chose to stand before the public as candidate has to do
with his conduct after he comes into Office Is it fair is
It ngenuoue to seize hold OF expression which related
merely to his position candidate, and undertake TO
infer from that an obligation to administer the presdea
tal Office in particular ways After ALL Mr. President,
this is only another form Of asserting that he would not
give pledges He knew perfectly well that to consent to
become the candidate for the presidency Of any party
would involve pledge and very high pledge, too;
and never heard OF but in the history OF this
country Il do not choose to name him here,l who did
mol feel the binding obligation Of that pledge Sir il any
accepts the nomination OF any party, and goes in
consequence TO the head of this government ne is bound
by the very highest Of all obligation to admnisate that
government in general conformity with the views OF
those whe elevate him to the presidential Office; and
say hisha been acknowledged BY every President who
has held that Office from 1889 down to the present day.
with single exception constituting very remarkable
case OF perhdy in the civil history OF this country in
my Judgment not less infamous than the perdy which
marked military annals at early day The Pres
ident understood this very we'll He knew that il he
scented to become the candidate OF the wing party he
would come under the obligation q pledges and the lam
whatever.
passages from this same class OF letters. in which the
President said that he would not elected, lend himself
to party schemes, and would be the President OF the
people
l. In letter dated Monterey, July 30, ls47 he said
Should ever occupy the White House. i. mus, be by
the move OF the people, and by no act
Chief Magistrate Of the country spsdgsd
what hsse Sa o asd = ne
~atio~. and not Of q party"
q In letter dated at Baton Rouge February ~, ls4s,
he says:
Should be elected to that Office, 1.-THE presidency,l
claim the right 70 look 10 the constitution and 10 the high
interest Of common country and not to the principles Of
a party for my rule OF action"
g. In letter dated at Baton Rouge, May /, ls4s he
says:
must be permitted to add, that they have with
much confidence placed my name before the country
aefio~ Of pisdsss from my.s shall serve them humbIy as
and NOT Party rreslds"f n The event al
city to promote the election Of Gen. Cass Of September
81 lS4s, the following view oil this part Of Gen. Tayos
correspondence:
Its emnently ridiculous speak OF candidate being
dent OF the whole country. Why, Presidents oath OF
Sice settles that masrpsry candidate or no party cand
In General Tayor's letters means just nothing at ALL
This suppose appeared about the same time in the
Union. Then, when the object was 10 defeat Gen. Tay
lor the declaration referred to meant us nothing at
ALL but now when the object is 10 Islander and abuse
him, II means great deal
Mr.. Polk. in his inaugural address, held similar Ian
Although in country the Chief Magistrate must al
most Of necessity Dc chosen by party and stand pledged
should not be the President Of party only bu, Of the
whole people Of the United States While he
laws with impartial hand srnks from proper re-
sPonsbiliy and faithfully carries in the executive de-
parment OF the government the principles and policy Of
that have differed with him in opn.
ion entitled the full and free OF their opinions
and Judgments and that the rights of all entitled to
spect and regard"
Nothing in any OF the letters of President Taylor can
be stronger than this and yet Mr. Polk was las will ap.
pear hereae by far the proscrpve President that
has hitherto administered this government The whole
argument OF the honorable can be diverted 10
faith.
come now 10 the last OF the series of extracts to be
produced from the letters, in which the President
declared himself TO be whig and TO sympathize with
that great party in principle and opinion
l. In letter dated at Monterey, July 81, 1916, he
says:
although politician having always held myself aloof
from the clamors OF party politics. whig and shall
ever be devoted In individual opinion the prime pies OF
thatpary."
In letter dated at Monterey, August 3, ls47, he
says:
any way with the same, IL was well known all with
whom Mixed both wings and democrats, (for had no
concealment In the mater) that decidedly In
Of Mr. Gays election, and would prefer seeing him
more 20 AZ time than myself Independent OF his great
talents and long experience in government
svcws and those OF the wings, for the part
,hose ~ Ny a. regards political matters, TO
He then adds that he was reared in Mr. Jefersons M
hcal creed and opinions in matters of State and Rad
never lost sight OF them, conforming thereto az near a.
circumstances would permit
O. In letter dated at Baton Rouge, Feb 70, ls4s he
says;
al have hesitation in stating have stated on for
mer occasions, that chig, fhongh ultra owe
and that have desire conceal this fact from any
ton Of the people Of the United States"
& In his first Allison letter, dated at Baton Rouge, April
"a, 1s4s, he says;
reitsrae what have often said am Mig but Not
an ultra schg elected, would be President
n IN ndo inf