The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-28

NUN.
war; hence the coalition bewssn free.soilism and the
administration hence those insidious assaults upon
Mr. Clay and Mr. Webster; and hence the concerted
movements Of the Washington Rspubic the organ Of the
cabinet and Of The Albany Evening Journal the organ
Of Mr.. VIM. H. Seward, The men who now style
themselves the wing party can see nothing but wreck
and ruin before them if nonacton is abandoned and
satisfactory adjustment is obtained; and they have set
their ban dogs on Mr. Clay and Mr.. Webster, because
they wish to see peace and tranquility restored. The
coalition cares nothing for the country patriotic purpo
SEES weigh nothing in its balances and although the ma
ton may be driven the verge Of civil war, yet the
ation not provided carry out its selfish and
reasonable purposes. The administration overhrown
and dsgaced Good avert their eyes, or look upon
Ii with contempt In its miserable weakness It seeks
eagerly any alliance and assistance, and none but the
abandoned and deprayed' will permit its embraces. FL
fects have but produced their natural results The no
party movement was conceived in fraud II succeeded
in obtaining power by fraudulent Practices and its natu
raj end is to die mseraby among the worthless and de-
graded
Let us not be mistaken. Our opinions have shifted
about the administration, because they themselves have
shifted in their course When Mr. Marshall addressed
the House of Representatives, we have doubt that
Gen TAYLOR had changed the views he had expressed in
the California message We understood Mr.. Marshall 10
saw that Gen. Taylor was for settling the whole ques-
ton at once, by giving territorial governments without
the Wilmot Proviso, 10 Utah and New Mexico. We
have no doubt that he understood General Taylor
When Mr. Truman Smith subsequently addressed the
Senate, the vane OF the weathercock had shifted
round and Gen. Taylor had been again persuaded by
designing men to adopt the plan OF action There
was once time when, we have no doubt, the Presl-
dent impressed Mr. Toombs with the belief that he should
throw the weight OF Executive influence into the scale
Of action and adjustment Subsequently, we have as little
doubt the wind has shifted, and Mr.. Toombs has
reasons to be indignant at the shutting policy which the
cabinet has persuaded the President to adopt A few
days since General Taylor declared he wanted the ex
citement ulled by settlement OF the whole question
Within the last twenty-four hours he has declared
his extraordinary opinion that California must be admit
ted as State without organization of territorial gov
ernments and on pretence still more extraordinary,
that the adoption Of territorial organization would but
increase the agitation Of the country How any man
who has the slightest petenson to the character OF
statesman can adopt SO ridiculous paradox is imposs
bic to But the fact is, General Taylor has no such
preensions He has, unfortunately for his country as
well as for himself not the slightest pretension, not
single trait Of the statesman about him. He is cypher
in his own cabinet He knows his own mind, we
repeat for our-andtwenty hours together He has
opinions Of his own. He is acameleon, to reflect the
colors Of the objects that surround him. He has con-
dence in HIMSELF and trusts to others for his opinions
And, more unfortunate still. the men who surround him
are unable to advise him, and some Of them are
prompted TO deceive him.
Hence his friends are now telling him to fall back on
his California message, and to denounce the combination
of California, and Utah, and New Mexico in the same
bill hence the nsdious attacks by certain wing presses
on MIR. Clay; hence the opposition that was made in
some OF the wing presses to the compromise committee
and hence the denuncation that to expect OF any
scheme OF compromise which is founded on combined
BILL The moment such bill is reported by the committee
war will be made upon it in the Senate. When i
passes that body the war will be revived in the House
of Representatives Efforts will be made to defeat it, BY
attempting to separate California from the Territories
We shall see this desperate effort made by the free sellers
and the Taylor wings. They will lead on the van and
attempt to defeat all generous compromise and the settle
ment of the whole question They will try to fan the
fame OF agitation by keeping il OPEN We trust we
shall never any ultra discontinued politician in any
other section OF the country combining with these ee-
menis for the purpose Of denying peace to dis
traced country The OF this city grossly deceves
u.s. ii the select committee will not propose, by strong
majority compromise which is calculated to settle the
whole controversy fair, conciliaoy, and honorable
principles II the free-soers oppose it. let them do
II the supple Taylor wings fall into the opposition, let
n, - n A. IN
never be sweled by any element OF different descrip
ton.
Removals from once.
6nd tho Iolloxvou letter of the