The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-11

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what day may bring forth. We cannot, there
fore, but be amazed, when we read the confident
allegations and predictions OF special cores
pondent' of the Baltimore american. If we can
believe him, there are some times which can
never change, and some men. Horace tells his
friend TO order wine, ointments and roses, whilst
opportunity, and age, and the black threads of the
three sisters, permit their enjoyment; for the day
will come when he must leave the lawns, and
mansion, and villa watered by the yellow
Tiber, and his heir will enter into possession of
his piled-up wealth. But If we are TO credit our
syeciat correspondent, there are men living, on
whom such advice would be thrown away. No
need exists for them to preserve an equal mind in
adverse fortunes, nor in better days temper free
from the insolence ofprosperity. They are insured
through. Come what may-physcally morally
ntellectually-they are warranted not to die nor
change during General Taylor's administrations
Read and wonder.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON, May Q, 1850.
Since I last had this pleasure many months have
elapsed and the cabinet of Gen Taylor whose disso-
luton predicted with much certainty last fall
nounced at the time to be utterly baseless-sti con
tinue in power Recently, however, renewed and the
most desperate efforts have been made by the oppo-
stion and disappointed partsans and whose efforts
by means abated to bring about displacement
Of the cabinet but all such exertions, ali such
tempts, have not only proved to be vain, but have
recoiled upon the heads Of the assailants and dis
contents Gen Taylor, in civil life, his opponents
have by this time discovered, is no more to be
driven from his proprety, seduced from the per-
formance Of high duties when he has taken his posi-
tion than he in military lite to be turned from
auadruple his own force. And now tell his oppo.
nents, Of whatever shade, hue, or character, that
wherever he will be, there will they be and
boldly predict that not only will the present and
ture efforts to the bonds OF fidelity and affection
between General Taylor and the members of his cabi
net end in discontinue to the ntermeddlers
ed and all opponents but that General Taylor will
60 on to the end Of his administration with the able
and uprQht statesmen who now enlOy his confidence
in high and deserved degree as his constitutional
advisers And In making this prediction, know what
parties Of whom l speak. They have but pur-
pose in view, in the administration of public af-
laws, and the duties assigned to them by the
constitution and the laws. There is, and there
has been, perfect harmony between General
points Of policy and the sole purpose Of General
Taylor is to his ONCE with fidelity and to the
best of his ability and his cabinet agree with him upon
this point they will continue to be- they have been
UNIT. There is no one point-I speak what know
upon which they can differ among themselves or
impossibty of the relations of these faithful counsel
lors and statesmen with their usrious chief being
rage of the opposition, by the evil eye pretended
friendship Of the dscontents. General Taylor knows
high road to ultimate and hence he heeds not
the complaints denunciations Of the politicians the
path of whose interests and ambition the VERY RIGID
performance of his duty constantly liable to cross
and does constantly Having done his duty faith
fully he fears the verdict Of his counrymen who
reign will In these sentiments his cabinet cordially
coincide; and hence, too bond Of official union that
Is indissoluble"
Now, without consulting member of the cabi-
net the subject, we venture to say that there is
not a gentleman connected with il who would not
repudiate and condemn this publication. We
cannot, therefore, but most deeply and sincerely
lament that such paragraphs as the above have
been scattered broadcast through the press, by
xxb IN the cabinet
members of il, have induced the public to believe
that the sources of their inspiration were under
stood. The motives of these writers are good, no
doubt and their zeal is laudabe; but we fear that
their zeal sometimes outruns their discretion. For
when such paragraphs as the foregoing appear IN
letters which denounce members OF Congress for
soliciting Offices, and then swindlng the admins
tration by not swallowing its measures whoie-or
which throw out limitations that if compromise
bill is carried through the House of Representa-
tives it will be through the influence OF bribery
who can wonder that the patience of men IL some-
rance. cameiiiLe though they may be, .aanIa
sink under the accumulated burden!
Our readers cannot fail to observe the extraordi-
nary tone and temper Of the letter we have quoted,
and its assumption TO speak for every member of
the cabinet. And what is the nature and effect OF
the communication, stripped Of its verbiagc I'M
yelled, il purports to disclose combination or
net, to adhere to President Taylor, under any and
all circumstances, reckless OF consequences and
without regard TO public exigencies or agtatons.
To him they will be sun-nowers, though they may
become hemlock and nighishade and cypress to all
the rest of the country. General Taylor having
selected his cabinet" the letter in effect says sit
becomes his high duty ito keep them in place,
(rather than in yotrer) If the world comes TO an
end; and he'll do his high duty. IL is soandaium
magWafum to say one word against a member OF
the cabinet; and every one who does, will be de-
nounced a disappointed partisan, soured office
seeker, intermeddler in matters that do not con-
Germ him, and one of OUR opponents. As General
Taylor means TO do his duty, and his cabinet mean
to do the same, II IN impossible that they should
ever do wrong thing, or an unwise thing, and
quite impossible that they should ever differ on
any point under heaven. All the complaints that
are circulated are in consequence Of General Tay-
Ior's having had to disappoint INSCRIPTIONS men in
the rigid performance Of his duty.
Such is the letter, done into plain English, and
what we desire to know is, who may be the " L. y
who speaks in such arrogant and insolent tone, and
who dares thus confidently TO predict, and menace,
and denounce. Cannot the writer see that such
menaces and predictions, made at the moment
when, at his request, the conduct OF one cabi-
net minister is under the investigation of a commit
tee Of Congress, are in the last degree injurious TO
President TAYLOR, and injurious to the WIG
cause and the country Can the mouths OF men
be stopped, their pens arrested at such moment,
and manifesto made Of :" Love me, love my dog, y
as the condition of loyalty and the test OF political
slegiancel
The idea that General TAYLOR has made enemies
duy is amazing. The writer would have us be-
ieve that the General is a stem and truculent man.
exercising his functions with "rigdity' that
causes complaints. We have never heard the ilrs
syllable Of complaint against the President from
WBIG-never the first syllable. The pretence
that any such complaints exist ~ unioundcd, and
il is not the rigid, or the rry rigid performance OF
duty, that leads TO complaints from sensible or
honest men. Complaints spring from other causes:
II Congress represents public sentiment, and all
men have not turned rogues within twclvemonth,
widespread discontents among wing friends OF the
administration have existed, and do exist, which
no man, who n not a parasite, sycoPhant or
fool, will venture TO deny. They who seek to
persuade President Taylor that the complaints
springing from these discontents are levclled at
him, are false counsellors. The limitations Of
those who seek 10 persuade him that WING gentle
men who differ from his cabinet or himself in mat
tiers OF policy, are actuated by PERSONAL induce
ments, are scandalous and false They who pre-
tend to be his friends and seek TO cure these dis
contents and differences by such nostrums as they
are now administering through certain WIG jour
mails, will lind that the disease will only fatten on
the remedy, or that the remedy will only engender
a more aggravated disease.
Therefore IN IL that ma ar indcnendent WhiU iour-