The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-19

the last ballot he wanted only Uos to be elected
The wings finally succeeded in adjournng the House,
and laying over the election until another day.
Stealing a system or Policy. and skalkIng from It's
Defence.
few days since, we alluded to the new system OF
policy adopted by the cabinet and Swallowed forth
through the columns Of its organ, with regard to the
territorial question. That policy, il we understand II
fully, is the policy Of neutrality-suspicious. The cabinet
organ asserts that is General Taylors plan for settling
the territorial controversy and that il distinctly i'm
bodied in the message, although nobody perceived it
before it was pointed out by General TayloPs own
paper We have noticed limitations from other quarters
that such scheme that indicated by General Taylors
chosen and confidential organ about to be presented
Congress by the General rather by the cabinet in his
Many OF the letter writers have also alluded to it.
We observed in the Baltimore Patriot OF Thursday eve
ming letter shadowing forth such schemes and yes
erday the New York Express contained letter, commu-
nicated to it by telegraph in which find the following
paragraph:
An important is attached to this forthcoming
sage--viz that the President will communicate his views
in reference the subject of slavery in the Territories and
gress, with the admission of California claiming
be State, and the awaiting OF the time for other Terrific
res with sufficient population be Sateswhch shall of
themselves, States, determine their
slavery.
Here, then, is the plan distinctly set forth is the
writer says, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES or Nos-AcrIoN." So
far the non-inervention by Congress, the nation
al Executive, with the subject Of slavery in the
territories is concerned, it is precisely the same as
that promulgated by General Cass in the Nicholson
letter II is the plan Of policy proposed by General Cass
nj ado hy Tovlo h,
the cabinet in his But the mode Of carrying into
practical effect proposed by General Cass and that which
it is said will be proposed by General Taylor are very
different The former took the manly, honorable and
staesmanke ground OF proposing territorial governments
for the Territories excluding all reference to the sub
ect of slavery, by which the question of its existence
or non existence, would have been left to the Su-
preme Court and the action and decision Of the people,
when they should form constitutions preparatory to
their admission into the Union as States. This policy
would secure safety and protection to the Territories and
peace and tranquility to the Union. This, repeat was
the manly, honorable, and statesmanke policy which
would have been pursued the event OF the election of
General Cass, and which, we do not hesitate to say
should now be pursued
But what does General Taylor the cabinet in his
name, propose TO do II the limitations which have
been given out by his confidential organ, and by the letter
writers in the employment and pay of the administration,
are to be credited he proposes to seize upon and lake TO
himself Gen. Cass's policy Of Intervention, whi he
proposes 10 enforce by The nonaetion of Congrssby de-
serng the Territories, and leaving their people without
any sort of government except such they may them.
selves establish, until they form constitutions and apply
for admission into the Union.
Such is the shrewd and statesmanlke plan for dis
posing OF the territorial question, which is about to be
proposed by the cabinet in the OF General Taylor
They seize the principle proposed by General Cass, but
they cravenly shrink from the means by which can
be made eectual in practice Such is the disreputabe
conduct Of the Taylor administration. To avoid the
posure Of the frauds by which they attained power and
the hope OF rescung the country from the dangers and
perls which their misconduct has brought upon it, and
also in the hope Of saving their party organization,
they resort to the pitiful and contemplate expcdeni
which they have Swallowed forth through their organs
We invoke the people Of the UDsted States 10 con-
template this dsreputable spectacle which the Taylor
cabinet presents in reference to the great question which
is now fearfully agating the Unon-to ponder upon
the abjectness OF political degradation which permits the
cabinet to appropriate TO itself the policy Of It's dstn
gnished but defeated rival, without the courage man
ness and honesty, carry il into practice Such is the
dsgmcefu spectacle which the cabinet will present to the
American people, il II takes the course indicated by its
confidential organs.
The proposition is, 10 adopt General Casss principle OF
and the Of enforcing TO
be the sosAcros OF Congress-n other words. the de-
lberae deserlion OF the people OF the Territories,
der to avoid the Wmoi Proviso. II is a scheme in
character with the fragrant and shameful expeden,s
by which the present administration obtained pow.
err Il is 10 be classed with the false psetences
the solemn pledges made with intent OF being vio-
lated, the hypocrisy, the assimilation, the deccp.
ton, and the fraud, practised in the presidential can.
vass by the leaders Of the party now in power-w,h
this exception, that il has not the ingenuity nor the
adroness Of the expedients which have mentioned
II is, indeed childish, puerle contemplate project IN
worthy OF men pretending TO be saiesmcn who are
chage with the solemn and heavy responsibility OF ad.
the government OF twenty millions OF people
THIS plan commits Gsaerdi Taylor and hs cabinet 10
NE principle Of RECOMMENDATIONS Suppose that Con-
yress does not choose to carry out by NON AcrioS
suppose that body proceeds pass BILL establishing tor
ioral governments for all the Territories, containing the
Wmot Proviso, and thus nerfees with the principle OF
nom intervention to which General Taylor Is committed
what them Will he veto itl Or will he permit his
scheme Of to be overturned for the OF
veto Is his plan to be Recommendation to Con-
yressl Or is il to be system OF policy to be sustained