Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-07-05


so--nothing of the kind occurred will
him. If q man wanted an office, "Go to
, Clayton, Crawford, Preston, Meredith
Ewing, &c, was his prompt reply; and
if these applicants bothered him any more
after seeing the proper head ola Depart,
ment, then General Taylor's simple and
final response was, "Go to the devil y
He soon found himself quite at his ease,
as much so as at Baton Rouge, and more
so than at the head Of volunteer army.
He liked his berth. He could take his
nice walks OH Pennsylvania Avenue and
feel conscious that he was the President,
and that every body he met knew it and
admired him. lie had his salary of $780,
600 yearto draw, which he liked very
much. Then the hoar of receiving, in
the morning, was pleasant time, and the
evening receptions, shaking hands With
the pretty girls, kept his blood in circu-
lation. In The morning he could go and
take 4 look at old Whitley and then at
Jenny Maher's productions, which are
scattered abont the Presidents grounds
He finally came to the conclusion that
the Presidency was nice berth, by no
means inconvcnicnt, and, on the whole,
he preferred it to private life His mill
tary predecessors, Washington and Jack
son, had held the Office for eight wears,
and he saw no reason why he should not
follow their example, and he didn't care
who knew it.
No sooner had the cabinet ascertained
what was passing in the old Generals
mind, than they conceded as unit in his
views. Congress were about to meet,
and they instantly changed their tactics.
No sooner had plans for the settlement of
the slavery difficulties been mootcd in the
two houses, than the cabinet showed their
hand. They united with the abolilionsts
in opposing any plan, save the one they
had suggested through the President, viz:
to admit California by herself, with all
her impcr(cctions and unconstitutional
mode Of becoming State, and let all the |
other questions take care of themselves. |
Ia other words TO leave them open as
capital for the next Presidential campaign
for they saw, that if such patriotic men
as Clay, Cuss, and the other leaders of |
the two old parties could settle all the
vcXed questions, the political chances of
Gen Taylor would be at an end, as of
course, the old parties would rally under
their old war cries, and take up again their
favoriio leaders. More recently they got
rid of the old and tried editor Of the Re
public to make room for new men, who
would adopt and carry out the views of
the cabinet, which they are doing most
ferociously, and which Mr. Built would
not consent to do. TO cffectually oppose
Mr Clay's Bill Of Compromise, which,
but for the cabinet, would have passed |
weeks ago, they entered into open alliance
with the aboliionists and free soiers of
the North, who were in favor of the ad-
mission of California by herself, as it
would DC n gain 10 their cause, but who
were and are deadly opposed to the for
ming of new territories unless with the
Wi!mot proviso attached, and would even
prefer that the territories should not be
made under any circumstances now, but
be left open to keep up the abolition and
free soil agitation in the North for some
time to come.
Foreign Claims or Portrayal and Hay.
TITLE Galphin, Chickasaw, and othcr
Domestic Cluim$.-Wc have received
advices that Mr.. Clayton and the Portu-
guesc minister are at loggcrheads, and
that it is not at all improbable but that
the latter may speedily be furnished with
his passport, and that the President may
be induced TO send in war message, in
reference to poor, broken-down Por, ,ugal.
What is it all about? will be asked bv
thousands of the American people. 1t
is all about little or nothing. The Amce-
lean Government are claiming some $40
or $4,000 from the Portuguese, for the
destruction of a privatcer namedr the
General Armstrong, and that is about all.
Mr.. Clayton becomes very patriotic
and very belligerent. He knows that all
our just claims against Portugal were
promptly paid for the spoliations commit.
ted in 1914, and yet he rakes up this
$4,000 doubtful claim, which was in
CURED at the same time, by the destruc-
ton of half privatecr and probably
half piratical vessel--the General Arm
strong! What folly! What absurdity!
What humbug!
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