The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-06
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auspices. Its nominal head, General Taylor. in conse
quence Of the splendid victories achieved by the army
under his command in Mexico his disayowa Of all par
tisan eudices. and his pledges against the prescription
Of the democratic party. came into Office with the friend
y sympathies Of all parties in his favor His own po
cal supporters were, Of course, esopped from all oppo
son to him. because they had endorsed all his pledges.
and had everything hope from his election The dem
ocratc party not personally hostile to him the
contrary they entertained towards him feeling Of kind
ness and regard because he had fought with them in
patriotic against the Mexicans on their soil,
while they had taken Of the allies Of Mexico at
home and because he had solemnly pledged himself not
to be partisan President and not to prescribe his po
cal opponents for difference Of opinion. He thus
had il in his power if he had possessed ordinary shrewd
and sagacy, make himself personally the most
popular President since the day Of Andrew Jackson and
his administration Of the most acceptable to the
people, The federass, upon the issues presented in the
election by themselves had no claims upon him to give
them the Offices. carry out their party principles
Yet in the very face of all these promises and pledges
he threw himself into the hands OF the most ultra OF the
federal leaders, and has shown himself to be the
proscrptye and bitter federal President since the days OF
John Adams the first He has not only reckessy repu-
dated the promises and pledges which he made to the
American people. but he has sinned against the virtues
Of gratitude and patriotism He has remorseessly pro-
scrbcd the party whose kindness and generosity be
all his military success and the presidency ITSELF
and has allied himself with the party who gave ad and
comfort the public enemy against whom he and the
brave under his command contending upon the
field Of battle This public exhibition of his ingrati-
tude and this outrage upon patriotism excited the dis
trust and strong aversion OF the entire democratic party
Of the Union and left him entirely without its support
any further than the supreme interests Of the country
make il necessary and proper for them to give il.
Thus did Gen. Taylor himself and his admins
traon from all sympathy support from the democratic
rarty Nor has he been much successful with his
own party. He committed, in the FIRST place. great error
in the construction OF his cabinet II neither the
choice nor had the confidence Of the leaders and
minds OF the federal party; and its whole
and policy have only tended to confirm the suspicious
and distrust Of its own friends II has committed
bunder upon blunder, thus disgracing itself and the
country in both its foreign and domestic policy It has,
in its whole course, exhibited most remarkable want Of
common sense and ordinary sagacity. Instead Of
sultng the leading Of the federal party the cabinet
attempted 10 rely upon its untried and feeble capa-
city manage the affairs Of the nation; and. while it
repealed the counses of its ables political friends took
to its bosom set Of obscure satellites who had dis
tnguished themselves only in the most vulgar and
prncpled system Of eectoneeng practsed in this
county. Such men as Truman Smith and Fitz Henry
Warren. never heard Of BEFORE became prominent stars
in the galaxy Of wing statesmen; while such men as
Messp Webster, Clay. Berrien. Mangum, and others
men eminent for their intellectual abilities and their ex.
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OF intimate confidence and consultation by the cabinet
And what has been the result Before the people, the
administration defeated and Frustrated in the first
six months OF its spectacle unexamped in the
history Of this country In the conflict which waged
with the democratic party in the elections of the last
mer and autumn il overhrown and routed. In the
encounter ed with the personal popularity Of Gen.
Taylor as to deprive his Of all its prestige, and its
supporters became "dsmoraiized" 10 military phrase
which signifies the disincnaton and refusal Of troops
submit to necessary and wholesome discipline Such
the condition OF the administration when called TO
confront Congress- And whats spectacle does present
in that body Who its leaders in the Senate And
who stand up for il in the House OF Representatives.
Where are the great lights of the federal party in the
Senator They are not on the democratic side. They
are still true 10 their party principles, but they not
the advocates and defenders Of the Taylor administration
any further than fidelity to their party principles compels
them be- They do not rush to its support and defence
con amore when is asiIed, they would II they had
any real respect for it. But. the contrary the defence
OF the administration is left to such gentlemen as Mr.
Truman Smith and Mr.. Seward. Mr.. Smith is the
Achilles Of the administration in the Senaie-or,
rather. all the Achilles which it has in that body
and the truly able men-MesMs Webster. Ber-
rien, and othersook coolly and laugh to see how
the work is done and certainly is done in manner
esistiby ridiculous and provocative Of laughter 1--we
may Judge from what have already witnessed IN the
senate, we think we may safely affirm that the admins
traon has buvery few cordial supporters in that body
and we are not aware that it has many more in the
House. ee ts t1t8f \
The measures which the cabinet proposed in the annual
ssage seem to have fallen sllborn from that docu-
ment We hear but little response to them from any re-
spectacle number Of members in either House. And ~
to the plan Of General Taylor proposed In his California
message, with regard to the Territories. seems to have
been epudiated BY everybody apusre. impractcsbe.
and dangerous scheme. Mr. Clay has openly repudated