The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-16


II is evident, from the columns Of the Republic,
that our late article upon the President and his
executive power has sensibly touched the somnosu
dignity of our courteous neighbor. 1t wakes quite
wrothy and deals in hard namea and lltempered in.
situations as freely as il II had not the exalted Office 10
perform Of the special court journal. We sorry
see this fdgey ebullion for il only renders our coism
pory ridiculous, and beays its conscious weakness
the cause il supports.
We take the liberty Of suggesting to our neighbor
that II 1t could prove every denunciaion 1t makes
against us to be well mered THAT would be defence
OF The cabinet, or justification of the President Had be
moi better turn his attention to this point He will have
his hands full But what is the substantial groundwork
OF his agumeni Why, two positions are assumed
They are /. That the President is in fact President,
and the members Of the cabinet are confined within their
legitimate sphere O. That the Republic has denied ibs
truth Of The charge that the President has SURRENDERED
the executive functions OF his Office, in great measure
10 his cabinet-votes with them is outyoed often, and
is in reality only asupenumeray member Of that su
gust body OF septemvs Our to the FIRST Of these
assumptions briefly is that is untrue and can be proven
10 be So by the most incontroverbe testimony, at any
time. whenever Congress. or any other tribunal will
enter upon the investigation
We hold ourselves ready to prove BY witnesses as re-
spectacle and worthy Of credit any member Of the
cabinet that General Taylor has repeatedly told persons
he had desired their appointment to oces-bad voted
for them in cabinet meetings, and been overued; that
he has told other applicants for Office to make their aP
pcaions to the members Of the csbinetto take ihen
papers Of recommendation TO them that he did not med
die with those things and again. he has told others 70
refer the cabinet to him for their standing and character
Those were not instances OF little places in the exclusive
patronage Of the cabinet, but such Offices as inc res
dent was bound in duty and selfrespec to appoint -
much for the first Of the Rspubes grauiious assunF
tons.
Now, rs to the second, we meant ana me iaea =
clearly conveyed that these charges had never been oena
in such amode as to give authority to the negaion Inc
loose declamslory flourish Of the Rspsbis is Of no
vaue II ba. shown itself capable Of denying or ahim'
inc ANYTHING LIE, the President himself or some one
soeat;nr for him. deny in the face Of the facts above
stated. and we shall then know what the assertion
worth We do not consider the members OF the cabinet
far less the Republic competent credible witnesses
this affaf They are TOO deeply involved--the iempn
ton to eqsvocate is too songto eniitle their sia'e.
ments to credit; hut whether worth much or ite NOV
even the cabinet has venturcd plead NOT gully lnu.
dsspaed into .thn air all this labored defence
this cabinet usurpaon word Of sober truth crusne'
10 The dust We reitease our previous charges. DEFY
All efforts 10 weaken them, and hold ourselves answer
able to the nation for their fairness and inef jus'
We would not Intentionally do wrong 10 the ffesoea'
90 far from IT, we expose his weakness WIN regret V'
under high sense Of duty to our country