Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-05-04


under any possible emergency.
Complaints OF the course pursued by the PREsI-
DENT and the CABINET are not confined to the De-
Snocratic papers. The Wing papers seem to COM
plain that the PRESIDENT does not keep the Wing
party in Congress in a perfect state OF discipline
and subordnation.
Il has long been said, by the Wing party, that
from the accession of Gen. Jackson to the Presi-
dency our Government has taken wide departure
from its true theory, and that Executive influence,
Executive patronage, Executive dctation and Exc
.cutve veto had resolved the Government into the
one-man power, and almost annihilated the Legsla-
ture. Congress, under Democratic auspices, had
ceased to be what it was intended to be under the
Constitution, the independent and only legitimate
organ for the expression Of the public will.
To check this course, to correct this great evil,
TO bring back our Government to It's true theory,
was avowedly one great object sought in the cleo
ton Of Gen. TAYLOR. That the Executive should
keep within its own orbit combining ITSELF TO giving
Congress official information of the state of the
country, recommending proper measures and exer-
cising the veto power only to prevent encroach-
ments on the Executive, and check hasty and I'M
constitutional legislation, are principles which were
all fully presented by Gen. TAYLOR, and sustained
by his election. Since his election, the PRESIDENT
has con(ormed his conduct to these principles He
has not by himself or by his Ministers attempted
to influence the action of the individual members
of Congress by solicitation, promises, appoint
ments, or menace. This, surely, should not be
matter of complaint by the Wing party. The Pre-
sident and his Ministers have laid before Congress
a full statement of the condition Of the country
and the state Of the several Departments of the
Government. The President has recommended
such measures as in his view required for the
country; and there has been on his part no dis
guise, suppression, concealmen 1t now rests
entirely with Congress to proceed in the business
of legislation.
No doubt any member of Congress desiring fur
Their information from any branch of the Executive,
will, on request, be frankly and cheerfuly supplied
with it; but, if the Executive seek consultations
and hold particular intimacy with particular Mem
bers it gives offence 10 others and furnishes occa-
sion to charge the President with disregarding the
principles avowed in his election, by not leaving
Congress and its members unbiased and ndepen-
dent. This, however correct, does not appear to
be satisfactory to all the Wing party, and some
seem disposed to complain that the party is not
schooled, dictated to, and dragooned into obedience
and subordination by Gen. TAYLOR in the same
manner as was condemned by the Wings in the
opposite party.
1t is now stated in sundry Wing papers, through
their correspondents from Washington in some
cases, and in others by their Editors that there is
want of cordially and concert between the Cabi.
ne, and the Wing Members of Congress that the
Cabinet is isolated, inaccessible, and does not con-
suit the Wing members. This is regarded as a
cause of complaint or charge against the Cabinet
and no doubt was so intended by those whe have
instgated i, and by those who have put it forth.
The desire among the Wing members for con-
sultation with the Cabinet is almost exclusively as
20 appointments TO office; and il is obvious that, il
such consultations are courted by the Cabinet, il
must be with view to follow out the advice SO
obtained To seek, and then disregard advice
would be justly considered offensive. Now, as to
counting and following such advice, there are OBJ.
staces entirely insurmountable by the Executive
and correction of which exists only with the
party, and perhaps is an inherent and incurable
condition of the party itself. 1t may be as well
distinctly stated as disguised; and it is this: A
part of the Wing party insists an indiscrminate
and entire prescription and change in the officers Of
the Government while another part utterly opposes
this as wrong in ITSELF and inconsistent with hi9
professions. Again: Whenever any appointment
is TO be made, there is. in the Wing party, an un
compromising controversy prosecuted, as to wha
State shall have it, what section Of the State anc
what class Of he various subdivisions of the party
in the different States. No advice can be procured
which is not thus conflicting and no appointment
can be made but would be unsatisfactory to The
greatest number; and hence they complain tina
their advice and influence is not sought and follow
ed by President or Cabinet. This is caught up by
WING papers, and is repeated and even made mat
Ter OF complaint and charge against The Executive
byprofessed friends. Even the New York :. Courier
and Enquirer" Of the 26lh instant presents il in This