The daily union., 1852-07-08
The Military Hurrah.

It would seem that the whig party is not easily DIS
couaged by the failure Of its experiments They elected
General Taylor on military hLrrah. His administra-
on, existing less than years, broke down the whg
party twenty five States out OF tbirtyone and
that it has closed and passed into history, it is not
regarded by any considerable portion OF the American
people respectable administration. Its policy, indeed
was abandoned by his in Office, who owed his
power mainly 10 the military enthusiasm which elected
General Taylor.
Yet the worst charge, perhaps against the wings in
the Taylor canvass was,s that their whole proceeding
was a cheat and fraud Their purpose plainly to
pu, utter civil incompetency into the presidential chair,
and to accomplish this by complete abjuraton of po
ca opinion No one could charge that General Taylor
believed much that wrong; for upon his own show
ing no one could understand tAa, he believed much Of
anything in regard TO the pubic policy OF the country
He boas,ed that he had given political vote be
refused to state that he had formed political opinion
In this view OF his case. it could not be alleged against
him that he bad many political to unearn The chief
lesson dervabe from the wreched failure OF bis admnis
traon would be that that successful generalshp
is to be taken giving in itself any evidence of ade
quate civil capacity fill the presidency The most OBJ
vous consequence OF the Taylor and admins.
traon, viewed in this light 10 bring into discfed
the mere military hurrah.
Bat, in the nomination OF General Scott the wings
have given evidence that they cannot learn this
lesson. They have taken up military candidate
who has considerable portion OF the personal popu-
lary OF General Taylor They have, moreover, taken
up a military who, in so far as he has re.
corded his opinions upon civil affairs, has 10 every
case failed to place on record single popular sent
ment He is fully and chiefly committed to every
one of those issues which the American people, during
the las, ten or fifteen years have most emphaicay con-
demned. General Scott is bank man. lie is bank
ruptbl man. He is for distributing the proceeds OF the
public lands He is in favor OF virtually abolishing the
veto power By his long cherished convictions he is In
favor Of repeal OF the naturalization laws with pro.
vso recently inserted that every foreigner who will serve
year in the army shall have the rights Of citizenship
forthwith.
Now few wings be found who will deny that such
record as this in presidential candidate is worse than
no record at all Indeed, chief edor, OF the Scott
organs at this time is TO keep all General Scotrs favone
and recorded political opinions wholly out OF sight II is
part OF their case that the views OF their candidate
obsoie ideas" But in this they forget that they
able to show t1a 10 regard TO civil matters he
tned any opinions which not obsolete They forget,
too that they cannot show that he has himself
brought TO regard his opinions obsolete As bis record
s,srus he still adheres TO them; ana II may take his
word for il, he has no thought OF giving them up.
In this view Of General SCOTS case he certainly stands
in worse position before the people than General Tay.
lor There is less be hoped for from his adminstra-
ton. II will be long job for the wings to diseniangle
General Scott from his unfortunate and condemned CON-
mmen,s before they touch the task of shaping for his
administration a sound or salutsry policy.
As to the general line OF policy traced out in General
Seotrs letter accepting the whg nomination. with the
resolutions annexed" find that his first step will be
to break up the existing system OF the country
by the substitution OF specific for ad psiorem duties and
bis second step will be 10 launch into an unlimited sys
tenn Of internal improvements by the general govern
ment Considering that the present administration
though prevented BY want OF power in Congress
from carrying out, fully they would like
the depletion OF the treasury under the name OF
internal improvemenis-have yet failed to get along
with much less than hftyhve millions for the yearly
current expenses OF the government, we can un.
derstand something OF the load Of taxation which
would press upon the people in the even, Of the election
OF an administration thus pledged to 20 it's length upon
the internal Improvement doctrine To this mus, be
added the consideration that by the substitution OF specific
for cd potors duties this burden Of taxation would be
made to press heaviest upon those classes Of the