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General Taylor and his Picdges-The Wing Party
&8As Responsible.
Mr. Truman Smith, in the course of his late unique
and comca speech in defence Of General Taylor against
the charge Of alsifyng the pledges which he made to
the American people, in order to induce them to bestow
upon him their suages for the Office Of President, in
vokes the wing senators to the rescue. alleging
that was as much trial Of the wing party il Of
General Taylor, and therefore they should rally 10 the
defence Of the General. In this belief Mr.. Smith is
right Ii is as much trial Of the leaders Of the whig
pable wsnton and premediaed violation Of their solemn
promises to the American people, It is Of General Tay
Tor for the violation Of his personal pledges That is the
issue. and Mr.. Smith has correctly stated it
During the last twenty years, the leaders OF the wing
party have been denouncng the removal Of from
Office by democratic presidents. Among those who have
made such denunciations in the Senate are Messrs.
Webster, Clay. Clayton, and Thomas Ewing. These
gentlemen not only denounced the policy Of removals.
but they contended that the President had no right
under the constitution. to remove a person from
Office without the consent and permission Of the
Senate. which body, they commended, possessed con-
current jurisdiction the subject with the Presi
dent We might fill columns with extracts from the
speeches Of wing members and politicians upon this point
but will content ourselves with copying from the
journals Of the Senate the following resolutions offered
in that body by Thomas Ewing the Secretary Of the In.
terror, in January, 1892
Rssogsd. That the practice Of reoving public officers
by the Presidents for other purpose than that OF
ing faithful execution OF the laws, hasas the spirit Of
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posed vacancy In any office by the removal OF
prior incumbent unless such prior incumbent shall appear
10 have been removed forsuficent
Such were the doctrines Of the present Secretary OF the
INTERIOR Thomas Ewing forth seriously in the form
ofresoluons the Senate Of the United States and these
doctrines assented to and advocated by the leaders
Of the wing party in the Senate including Messrs Clay
Clayton, the late John Holmes. Of Maine, and the party
generally Thus these leaders and the whg party
generally committed against removals from Office except
for sufficient cause, UPON PRINCIPLE
They also denounced what they called political proscrp
ton a. wrong policy and for the last twenty years pre-
vous to the installation Of the present administration.
these leaders Of the wing party and the wing press
stanty affirmed that Of the great objects which they
had in view. in getting possession Of the government
was to .proscribe prescription" This was the motto
upon their banners in $780, has evernce been, until
they happened by unexpected turn Of good luck,
attain the object Of their longing desires.
They have obtained possession Of the government and
have been guilty of the most ruthless and sweeping pro-
scrption that has ever been known in the political history
Of this country As party, they have violated all their
solemn pledges and assurances the American people
speeding removals from Office; and it is for this viola
ton Of honor truth. and principle that we arnign the
leaders Of the wing party at the bar Of the country for
trial Gen. Taylor is responsible personally for the viola
ton Of his solemn Pledges which will soon be conceded
to be the most extraordinary and most astounding dsre
gard Of pghted faith before witnessed by the Amer
lean people. a
But he finds apology in the previous history OF his
fe and the new and unexpected circumstances in which
he placed on his accession to the presidency He
every knows, and his letters prove, man OF
very limited education. very limited experience in public
affairs, and very limited natural capacities. For forty
years he had lived in the camp and the field, OBJ
scure and almost unknown, until the current of
events and fortutous circumstances placed him at the
head Of Of the columns Of invasion in the late war
with Mexico; and being surrounded as he was, by the
most skful officers, and the brayest men whom the
world has ever seen, his army bound to be vcior
Gus; and being the commander by regular promotion,
the glory Of all the splendid achievements OF the army
clustered around his head The halo OF glory which
surrounded him was not however, an emanation from
himself, but the combined brilliancy of every mans
bravery and every mans achievements the army con-
centrated upon him, and illustrating him as the hero and
victor Of the well-fought fields which their skill and
prowess was under such circumstances that he
was brought forward for the presidency And knowing
little Of political aairs, is not strange that like
Titlebat Titmouse in the story he promised every.
thing everybody" He seemed not to be in the least
conscious Of the difficulties which would attend the per.
Torrance OF his promises
By the faith reposed by the American people in those
promises, he succeeded in attaining the object Of his
political aspirations and became President OF the United
States in name. But being wholly unacquainied with
the FIRST duties oil craftsmanship, he was necessarily
obliged repose the exercise Of all his executive pow.
ers in the hands OF his cabinet. And being thus de-.
pendent upon them, in his weakness and dependence,
we conscienously believe he was persuaded into the
violation oil his plghted word 10 the American people