The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-15


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When Gen. Ts,loJs presented 10 the country
candidate fSr the PRESIDENCY. the ears al the people
were stunned with complaints thai me wisss Of the exist
ing Executive had Influenced N dangerous degree the
deliberations Of Congress- and told that i Gen.
Taylor should be elected this rrss, aba.e would be at
once conecied-for he would confne himself strictly
10 executive duties leaving the national legislature free and
unrammeled BY his influence. Those who ndited Gen.
era Tay los elecioneeIng epsss went far 10 cay
Ina, the reign Of prescription shovd be over and iAa,
the power Of removal and appointment shopld not be
employed 10 shape the legislation Of the country
But rs soon as General Taylor installed. the work
OF pro- c,iption was commenced. The iisi plea ~, 10
justify this course was. that the officers removed were
uniaLfuI, dishonest or incompetent This plea had 70
be withdrawn speedily, account OF the popular repro
baton Of the governmental attempt 10 brand the chafac
ers Of upright and faithful citizens Then The idea Of
equalization was brought forward; but all equality
left far behind By the vndctveness OF The cabafor
he axe OF prescription welded rapidly, that In
short time large States could be named in which the
power OF appointment and removal had reached nearly
every federal Office whose emolumen,s were worth
having.
Busthis is not ALL The pledge made not only by Gen.
al Ix Ia
mself which bound him not 10 interfere with the legis
laive branch OF the government has been openly and
shameIessly violated Whenever perplexing question
has come up, and the Executive lis controlling caba
has been called upon to state its opinions plainly and
explicitly, the public has been told that General Taylor
would not interfere that would be improper Tor him 10
influence the action Of Congress-. and that he would
transcend the limits Of his legitimate executive functions
" making known his sentiments Yet. what is the fact
Even before he took the oath Of Office he employed MIR
Seward TO defeat the proposition OF Mr.. Walker
to quiet the whole question. II is not our purpose
to go into all the instances in which this skukng
and evasye non commalism was praciised. There Is
one instance, however. which we cannot omit TO
notice, nasmuch as refers to the conduct OF the ad
nnistraon with reference the all absobing question
d the day and in noticing that is needless for
eople OF the whole country II needless for TO tell
how General Taylor avoided and evaded the Wmo
'rovso during the canvass-or how his friends In the
South represented him true to southern rights and
southern interests while his friends in the North repre-
sened him to be The fast friend OF the Proviso Nor II
necessary that we should again tell how, since his in
.uguraiion his organs have eyaded every effort that
vas calculated to induce him to declare his sent-
nents on the plea that he ought not to commit him
,elf on legislative questions, or on propositions which
| must come before Congress; nor how his cabinet
sought TO avoid the Wilmot Proviso by sending in
rigung agents 10 the Territories, in order TO induce
hem to frame State constitutions and apply for ad-
mission into the Union The cabinet has not only been
guilty OF all these things, but all its power and inu.
snce-now confined to the spois, which il distributes in
the shape of Offices, patronage. and claims-havs been
,rought bear in order to shape and control the egsa
ION OF Congress- These influences have been marshaed
ind arayed against the Adjustment OF the Committee oil
Thirteen and support and sustain the deceu and dan
,erous recommendations Of the California message II
reports from reliable be believed. the Pres
lenl-Geaeral Zachary Taylorhas been induced by the
men who surround him break through his usual 81
ence and discourse eloquenty in favor Of his policy
Il action II the Washington correspondent OF the
New York Express-a Taylor paper-is entitled 10 Gre.
Ience. Taylor whig congressional committee have had
formal conference with Mr. Clayton, in order to break
Town the Adjustment And il letter bearing the sgn
manual OF General Taylor himself affords any index Of
he Presidents action, he is busy engaged in interfering
sith the Legislation Of Congress, by using the power
II his executive influence. lie wrote TO gentle
in Patterson New Jersey that II be were the Pres
dent his own opinions would not be matter Of interes,
" importance But now we find him engaged in wri.
ing. not private letter 10 his private friends. but public
to public meetings. containing not only his thanks
ior their kind expressions towards himself, but for the
kindness they have shown TO representative in Con-
,ress Is this denied Then beg leave TO call at
ention to the following letter from General Taylo 10
| H. A. Coolidge. esq, Of New York. I,runs thus as
we find it in The Republic:
| WASHINGTON, May H. 1880.
Srns have acknow ledge your favor Of the instant
tho proceedings Of meeting held ~ Cazenovs
IN the 7h Instant concurrence In the speech o
Mr. Dner. In support oil The line OF policy by
the the subject OF slavery. am deeply In
ebed citizens OF Cazenovia for the ressons Of
,nfdence and which this occasion has ELECTED
AID for the approval which they Rave given TO the
Il OF their able representative In Congress.
| am, sir, very respectfully,
Your obediept servnrt.
II 1s T. TAYLOR.
Now we ask, is this not interference with legsla
tive propositions before Congessl Is not direct proc
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