The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-05-24

ClI HluNO ouo oRpi'S -~'Ee .
period. But there 10 an opposition of
faction. caused BY other impulses, which
| is neitherhigh. minded nor honorable. and
without excuse or palIialion.
By the spontaneous action of the peo.
Pile, aroused by sense of generosity for
public services well.performed and long
continued, Gen. Taylor was chosen as
the Chief Magistrate OF the Union, a
post for which he has been found signal
ly qualified. Actuated by sincere de-
sire to perform the duties of his station
well and faithfully, lie has called around
him men of ability, integrity aid worth,
all of whom are Iaboring with their might
for the prosperity and horror of the coun-
try end the welfare of its citizens. In
the administration of affairs they have
found it necessary to employ agents,
some OF whom have been appointed OF
their own knowledge of their fitness and
capability, others through the advice and
influence of the Administration.
Unhappily for an Administration, Out
fortunately for the country, there are
fewer Offices to be disposed of than there
are applicants for office, and many of
these disappointed aspirants, who in
their own opinions have the strongest
claims 70: place and power, consider
themselves sighted and neglected be-
cause the President and his Cabinet have
seen proper to make other selections,
and they array themselves in opposition,
finding fault with almost every act of a
Cabinet officer or a subordinate, in hopes
that the President will be inundated
and induced to make a change for their
benefit and profit.
Others there are, who had an iJea that
when Gen. Taylor was made President,
they might by tho profer of services and
under the guisc of friendship, guide,
control and shape his Administration as
best suited their own views of public
policy aud the conduct Of public affairs
Learning, as they soon did, that Gen
Taylor was tie President, and not dar.
ing to attack him, they feign opposition
to his Cabinet and join the disappointed
aspirants in their faclious opposilion.-
Not openly, but secretly, they strive tc
create dlssensions and cause divisions
thus adding strength to the opposition
and doing all they can to destroy the
confidence Of the people in the Admin
istration.
THESE men are continually watching
gvety movement oflhe President aud his
!. Cabinet, and whenever they see posi-
bic chance of gaining adherants TO their
party, They take one sided view of the
conduct Of public affairs and do their IT.
most to weaken the confde nee of the
President i'll his Cabinet officers. In
stead Of assuming manly and honora.
BILE stand towards the Administration
:. Supporting it when they can consistently
and placing themselves in a position
where they cah give advice when neces
sary; they stard aloof, in hostile atti
tude. thus preventing the confidence
which ought to exist between different
departments Of the Government. anG
weakening TO great extent the efforts
of those who have d slhtete desire Il
strengthen and iiaiiitaii the Admins
tration and thus give a proper direction
10 the conduct of public affairs.
The people have no sympathy will
these men. They are Wings from prin
| ciple - Wings because they think the pol
icy Of that party best adapted to the
wants of the country and the prosperity
of its citizens, and their support of al
l honest Administration is not controlled
by the disposition of public patronage
! br weakened by envy or personal feel
+ ihg.
When Gen. Taylor assumed the con
tfol Of public affairs, it was his deter
tnina,ion to shape tile policy of the coun
try for The good of the whole people
IRRESPECTIVE of party or sections. Tha
he wodld disappoint some in his seec
t :i6ns of Cabinet and Subordinate officers
. was to be expected; but that this was I
cause for them to artay themselves in
hostile attitude to his administrators;
cannot be shown. unless they convince
, the people that they had peculiar an,
sole claims upon the offices of The coun
;; try. 1t is matter Of pride, however, L
the true friends of Gen. Taylor, the Viii
party and the country, that amid all thi
f din of factious opposition, he is as firm
and umwavering as upon the day he re
ceiSed the despatch from Santa Anna re
duesting him to surrender, and that h
has The fortitude, now as then, to resis