The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-10
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
presidential HalIuelna,lon.

Presidential Naturalization
We have long neglected to copy the declaration which,
il Is alleged General Taylor made during has late visit to
Richmond with regard 10 the faithful execution OF his
pledges, under the expectation that 1t would be dsasow
ed BY his personal and confidential organ, although i
appeared in the National Integencer Knowing that all
the speeches appearing in Gen. Taylors and atirib
utsd to him. except the old stereoyped containing the
remark that the officers and soldiers won the battles"
were the manufacture OF friendly editors and reporters
we took il for granted that the remarks respecting his
pledges were also mere fabrcaons. and would be hon.
orally dsavowed by the General through the Republic
The statements put into his mouth with regard TO the
faithful redemption Of his pledges, utterly al
variance with the facts and monstrous, that felt
that General Taylor could not have uttered Them
and that he would not permit them to 30 forth to the
people truth sanctioned by his silence But have
been disappointed. He has neither retracted nor dis
owned them. and therefore we have right to assume
that he adopts Them even il he did not utter them View
ing the alleged speech alluded 10 having his approba
ton and endorsement, copy 1t into columns, to be
preserved as a matter OF history. 1t is as follows:
Reference has been ads the pledges which be-
fore my election that in my countrymen should
fit elevate to the chief ,nagistracy, would be the
the President OF party here that was sincere in
my expressions Of uhwilngness to be made candidate
for the Office for which believed, said the experience
and qualifications OF whose whole life had been spent
mine had almost exclusively the active duties of the
field and the camp unequal and insufficient Mycoun-
trymen fiji TO take was, without any efforts of
mine induce them do and, though have been
cused in quarters with having violated in my admin
stration, the pledge which alusion has been made,
here that was SINCERE making H. and have been
since, and think may claim hays been successful in my
efforts redeem il in all respects. shall continue act
upon 1t in the discharge of my Official dnes and in is
spirit well in ODE dience my official OATH shall,
far have the power, mantn the constitution OF the
Union under all circumstances and to the last extremity
Adopting the foregoing speech by silent assent as his
own, General Taylor stands before his counrymen in
the attitude Of affirming that he has faithfully redeemed
all the pledges which he made previous to his election
In view OF the notorious fact that every pledge which he
made and which his partisans made for him. HAS BEEN
VIOLATED this declaration will sartle and surprise the
American people II be accounted for only upon two
supposons first that General Taylor is aborng under
some morbid mental halucination or, second, that he
has resolved to abash and break down the truth by
bold and intrepid denial of tia denial under the orcum
stances, SO bold and intrepid actually to shock and
petrfy the understandings Of common We prefer
the most charitable construction and ascrbe this strange
and remarkable declaration Of General Taylor to
morbid hallucinaon OF mind, unconscious gno-
Of the doings Of his cabinet equally pabe and de-
plorable This is the humane and charitable con-
struction. the whole world gill concede. And on
the hypothesis that General Taylor does not, in fact
know what has been done by his cabinet in his name,
account for many OF the strange that have
occurred under his administration. We very readily
conceive how General Taylor. who imagnes he has
redeemed his pledges. has peni,ted himself to be re-
duced the rank OF equal in his cabinet with his Sec
rstares how he has bsen voted down in that concave
how he has been induced consent that all executive
busness-particuarly that relating to appointments
should first pass through the hands OF the heads OF de-
partments, thereby aforng almost unlimited opportunity
for imposition upon him; and how he has thus permitted
the presidential Office TO be degraded in his name
The condition Of things in the administrative depart.
ment Of the government is truly melancholy and mori
flying to the American people. In consequence OF the
total ignorance OF public affairs and OF the first principles
OF governmental science the part OF Gen. Taylor, and
his want OF knowledge of men, his administration has
proved to be total failure The party which elevated ii
to power are hardly willing to recognise it. In
Congress it is poweress and impotent Its only cham
pions are the weakest and least influential members OF
either body and il is the object of rdcule and derson
by its opponents II certainly viii neither promote the
welfare nor the reputation Of the republic But it
will serve one purpose, believe, efectually 1t will
convince the American people OF the supreme folly Of
electing to the hishes, Office in their gifl-THE
MOST CONSPICUOUS STATION ALL THE woRLD-THE
CHIEF MAGIsrRAcy OF TWENTY MILLIONS OF FtEE
propLr-a man whose previous life ard education. and
whose moderate capacities, have rendered him utterly
incompetent 10 discharge the duties Of that office.
The constitution designed that the President should be
the actual head Of the government, and that his mind
should direct and supeiniend its operations 1t
intended to elect one that high Office that he might
enjoy its dignity and emolumenis while caba ire
sponsble to the people, ruled in bis name. Such foes
and absurdes practised only in monarches, where
weak and imbecile recognised as the heads
Of great nations They disgraceul in republics, and,
IL persisted in. will end in their downfall and ruin
Justice 20 Northern Democracy.
The Louisville (Ky.) Democrat--one Of the ablest pa.