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CROLIXA REPUBLICAN. Z jraafls UrUspaprr: . '. JOBiiirNTiNa Neatly executed at this office, on new tirz and on'moderafe terms, '' , .-f. v M: VOTES TO " JiV.u Llanll.i. i riles!:;: r ' Ciwadars,"';" Horse-Bills, . " Cards, vr?v i, Blank Deeds,: r; V Hand-EilIs, Sale-Bills, 'Labels, And. all kinds SirkfU, ask. yorniNO rruT u wot Kiarrr sBJnr TO VOTlUXa . THAT IS WRONO.: Jackson. - of LINCOLNTON, N -C., JUNE 2sf. 1849. BT VOLUME L NUMBER 28. ,ounty, and Superior" Court' and Ma gistrate's and Constable's Blanks. ' 4 9 . (T1A 'ROT IKF A TOPI TM WAN. : Ifcij - ...'i,I'.-. II , , , I" .1 m t 4, CAROLINA REPUBLICAN- fjfciaf prt'.Jiyt ' to RcpUi- 1: nfnroIatojT.I, C FMPAV, JUNE 22, 1S49. NEW PROSPECTUS ':. or Til k " CAROLIX.! IlErUDLICAIYi rtunto at . LixroL.vrox, X. C, t:Tcmi to STATr-RioitTf, . Sclthxs I.vrntm, Itu- ? . TlO EOVCATIO, AOM r " ctxTTitt, LrrrxA- ' , Tea tie lut six tacnths, the subscriber t" Lis been publishing tie Carctiaa Repulli !. cx3t at 12,00 per annum ; rod although it tj mm low, if not kwvr than the generality of Fouthera Wetklic of equal ilxe, jet it dr-. cu'-ation, eow.caly about Mtnr hundred, is V -'not, in the epiuioa of the undersigned, njal to iU nwriu. ' . . oi me caki ocMMCits u mem cx- terjtr patroexgr, is the crpetiLka of Vwt Wr jhtffrt with tuUxripttufi list nam- Unngcaony t&cvisandJ enabliar tberabliah- er to a5ord a Uiljoe tmver at CKr rot. LAX A TtAft, and, at that, to realize larjc rrcu. This appeals to the pelets of oar people who Jo not choose to pay t2,00 (jt aSulLtra paper, when they can gjt a "orth- , era cne for half the tn-ooey. Thvy do not rt rt? xt that by sapportin tbune papcr, they aid in th gradual drwetnira!-n of the dog ' taaa of Aho!itiocln which is undcrnrom " c: ttltt'jtu ; an whiclt, if unchctrkoi, will render tho tcautiful South the " pera- r3t .aboo cl ut7fdcr, aaarriiy, pjvcrty, taiscry, a&i wrvtcholnes. T Ts aaknJgwJ, wka ajouiTel lor . t?V ia the ocrJi ta umlerstaxxl the na , tare cf tke crosade again! Soathern right, t ty J rlaeaf, anj by tialnts of r tk5?r1it, a Soothen wait, with all his lift-1 Tn mapatlfkw Iwrnj Itt wet with hm f rMe, neat to his gI, he loved his prod Sthera brtthrco; and attracted by the ' l'"?" to hi, death he eallc . . t 'the Heir of L.un to his bedside, and thus htalui of U-e lxatoo, be has prnmnerrtl I ,,te lo u:m. c ftettled with hit family at Litieolnton, having i vr4tMl t-T fl.'Tk'.tc M tifM s; ! w?tt ii?n Le fUMTMS la the sen ice of t! prfo-rIes cf IVpolljeaaliiJ, as taasUt br la. i ;Jei.-rjo, the faihcr of Acierieaa lXtajcracy i 1 V .t - 1 the SisUn anl the prescrvanoo of boath- era ri'ta, bat, the tbarongU cdoeatjn of tthcnaiof tW pxp!e, anl sotn:Uiori fo ta iatn!:8t p-pular will. i m- i i -ti . . l e i r m i l- i rA Mm r will riiTTimi 1. 1 I I . r rii . : will not shrink frocj expsiiojjtbe dangerous ' doctrines of Federalism, loel up under the prcteaso cf a f nvpartj organixation hiviar na ar principles, it will, in no i eas", iavad tlw sanctity of private life, nor J " cuke, traralled for person al attacks npon I ialividaalJ, farUicr tiaa is necessary to uis-1 V-. rabi'cU of tabUc interest with which j ; tLj standi eooaected. . I a txw of the coco petition of the Noaxit- XX DottAE N'rwararras referred to, the Halr3edt rt lying opoo the South to sustain bla, has uUtertained to enter the Hit, and con-Uts- with them npon their own system, for th pal as of victory, asking only to be placed -xpota aa caal footing with his Northern "yctrapttiter. ;' JI propose- to publish the Cacolixa ILwraucAJ at oxk DotXAm a txar, ix AtVA5CX, with the perfect knowledge that 'to enable hiia to do so, without pecuniary ' aacriSce, a Tery larg! acceAicn to his sub acriptioo Et ia iveocasary. The appeal b tsa-ia to the South to sustain their own (DoLLAft Nrwirartm; and the publisher fcL"dr himself to renewed, exertions to r'i an mtrooars Laat mar bo bestow- l upon hia- . The improvement U pa j. wl be eomaieasuraie to the support it rreeirral - ' Desiria to txtsnd HkS usefulnsss of the RepuUicaa as faA pwmlile, the nnderwga rl ha made thia ripotion ia the spirit of j-a'-ritiimhrpiog 'that ft gtneroo public will Bvt with hold aa adetiate rewa.rd. V Wt3 will not pve Oxk Dollak to ea trni this Soathera caterprise? Who, tlocgh Le differ froca the editor, ta politics, 4. xa not tee taeritecocgh ia this undertaking to c-er a rrseroca asaistaae? Whatdemo- . . . mm 5 . - . lr. Let n.3l Lk!entlr A-cnenil. aJJrajioe t land, when you I 'Yuclfto lh noJrtaodir.r, n.ih:r than to , h?d vo" a. lun,U;c' " i r .i ' iii . , ailv auacnng lr t ti pass cf the reader; an-1 wlule it i . - . , W . (V mm-m 1 g T . : . ; ; . '. ; ' v' - tD lil in Lulklm" on ft rarer, ft ibis --: o.-r - promuc toLe? . Tliere are none tbero can be? none. We. therefore, flatter ourselves that every Y:lT tuioded roan within oui tphcrc, will tte our Dollar Paper; and that before th crA of the Tear, not lens than two or three thousand names will be added to ocr abeription list. J. M. JTEWSON. One Dollar a vcar, in advance. Two Dollars, if ebargt-d. We aik liberal men all over Western Carolina to act as oar o gents. Ji'M 15, 1849. THE HEIR OF LINN. nr WM. J. SNELLINO. There is a beautiful a Beoteh Ballad by this title as I ever saw in my life; but it made a very strong impression on me. As the bal lad is not to be found, I will endeavor to tell the itory in Uain prose : The Iurd of LitrtT, in Galwav, was one of the richest landed proprietors in Scotland. Resides the hinds and dwelling, he had flocks and herds and good store of gold. Moreover, he was a man of frugal and parsimonious, dispositioivto that the men of Galway avoid- I ed his company, and the vrholc country side I cried uLainc on him. VerertlwlM. his nencs grew ana increased to a migdty sum, ma WM Mbng wbat heaps of trea- TliC Lcird of Linn did not marry till late ia life, and his wife died wi'biu a year after their mirriage. Hb left him one child, a on, who was the joy aud plague nf his ex istence. TltAugh naturally of a noble and generous temper, ho was wild, reckless, and extravagant. Seeing and hearing his father ridiculctt every day for his miserly temper and baVtts, he reeved at all eveuts not to be like him, and -pent all he could lay his hands upt n anvng low at.l diwlute com panions tn drinking and riotous living. So true it is that one extreme often produces the other. It was in vain that bis father nnfvt rated wiib hin ; ho only grew worse a bx? grew older and older. At lat the Lurd of Linn lay on his death bed. He had out-lived all his near rcbtioni, antJ hc w frim-K M that he was oWiz- cd to leave all bis substance to his son and My son, when my lips are cold in death, and my tonpu siut hi the grave, I know how it will Uj with you. You will spend all the substance of vour ancestors, and all tire gM I gt together, in dissipation anJ wih extravagance. evcrthclcsa. I do n .t to live a bejyrir. Th:rvf)rc give heed to my only dying commind, and if you dwrvg-iri it. way a Cihcr's dying curse dmg to you. Yni know the upper chamber of iut huc in Kippletringan. It is now lock ed' up, aud I Lwe thrown the key into the . a .v Uh.n VvHi have Iut both gold and wc i"t a friend wno will and when you are actu- a enm to aiTCaw our d xir open, aul you will 6nd a certain relief, but if you open the room before the time, I say again may a father's curse cling to you." With these" words the old man fell back and expired. The Heir of linn did not grieve long fr hi rorcnt. He soon after threw open his nouse t all earners. Ilis xorcsts icu oe the axe, his chimney were always neatn ' Muokmg. a hundred men sat uaiiv at uis board and he bought him horses and bounds ' and lent money without counting to his dis ; solute companions. H feasted and drank 1 and gambled ; and, as if he could not get rid of his substance fa?t enough in all these ways, J took no care of his affairs, but gave up the mi kb nee of them to a bailiff or steward named John 01 Scales, wno was a auavc anu a notorious usurer. John cheated his roas ter in various wy$, and put more than half his rents and money into his own pocket. At last what the Heir of Linn's father had forseen came to pass. His money was all gone, and he had no means of keeping up his excesses except by selling his lands ; but there was no one rich enough to buy o.. 1 ; them except John of Scales, and every one knew how he came br His money, me ronn Iird wx in a desperate want of each j lo MJ yxs gaming debts, and was moreover j heated with wine, when this unjust steward offered to buy to buy his estate, it was a nam . . m . 1 x case : but, after much discussion, he agreed nnon the barrain. "Give me your gold, god John of Scales, lands shall be vours forever." said the Hair of Linn. Then John counted down the rood red ! nd a hard harrain his master had of it. For every pound that John agreed the land was well worth three. The but money went Eke the first, and iha Heir of Lina was a berrar. He first mt ta tha house that had once beer bis own but now bcloogd to John of Scales, to seek some relief. He looked into the mdjw nf the treat bann netting halh but there was no feasting going on in it. The c. rmt. tha dinner table was taken u v , . - was desolate and- dismal. M Here's sorry cheer," said the Heir of Utrn John would not, give him a penny, bnt told him to go to the friends he had spent his money upon foolishly. He did so, but it did no good. Some pretended set to kaow kiwi, and not one would lend him a far thing, or even offr him a dinner So he wandered about forlorn and hungry for two days, for work he could notj and to beg he was ashamed. At last, in his' extreme mis ery, hc bethought himself of bis father dy ing words. " I have not sold the old house iu Kippletringan yet," said he, " fbr no one would bur it. I. will bo and break open the upper chamber. My father told me I would find relief there, and prehaps be meant trea- sore, If it suouid prove so, 1 Will tx a wi ser man tnan l was. and not waste u upon w . knaves.. To the house, then, he went and broke the chamber door open. He founcT relief in deed. There was nothing in the room ex cepting a high stool, aud directly over it, a halter hanging frm a hook m the ceiling, He looked up and read these words: "Ah, graceless wretch and wanton fool! You are ruined forever. This is the only. relief for those who waste their patrimony as you have done. Be bold, then put the hal ter round vour neck, jump from the stool, and save your family the disgrace of ending a becrcar, cry excellent council' raid the Heir of Liun. "and as I must either hanir or starve, I think I'll take my father's advice and hang. It is the shorter death of the two.' So he mounted, fastened the halter round hU neck, and kicked the stool from under him. Rut the heir of Linn was not to die so. Tlie board into which the book was driven piva way with his weight and he fell on the floor with a shower of gold coin rattling about his cars. I will not say that he felt no pain in his neck the next day, but at the mo ment he certainly lelt dokc. Joy rushed into his heart like a torrent, at seeing him self rescued from death and beggary. The space between the ceiling ind the roof con tained an enormous treasure. On the up per side ' of the board from which he had thought to supend .himself, was fastened a letter addressed to him, he hastily tore it i it open ana reaa as ioikws: 44 My dear son, 'I know your character, and no expostulation oi advice can wean yon from the desperate course you are pur suing. Nothing but misery sharper than death can work the cure on you. If, there fore, your misfortunes and sufferings should be so grcvious that you prefer death to their nn.limni.. z-ll 1 nut P-kIiIiT Ml T t r them gain. You have made the trial, take my goiu, reuecui your ion a, auu uecoiuu a wiso aud better man.' The Heir of linn did not leave the spot without putting up a prayer to Heaven for the sjuI of a parent whe admirable wis dom hail di.covered the menus of raising him from beggary and despair to affluence, and of weaning him from the follies and vi- ccs which had disgraced his character. To evince his gratitude hc resolved to amend his life from that day forward and become all a fhor' heart could vri.-li. But first be thought he would make one more trial of the faUe friends on whom he had wxsted bis time, his substance, and his character. He therefore kept his newly dis covered wealth a secret uutil hc heard that John of Scales was to give a great entertain ment, and that all the lords and ladies of Gal way would be there. When the Heir of Linn entered his fa ther's hall, it was crowded with richly dress ed gentry, but ho was in beggar's rags. He appealed to the charity of the company, say inir he was starvine. To one he said, "You have feasted at my board a tnousana times will you deny me the crumbs that fall from your own? ' To another, " 1 gave a fair steed and trappings," to a third, "I lent . i j. 1 K .l you a tUOUSana pounas, auu ucut aaax-u you to repay me; and so on to tne rest of the company. lut instead oi rcineniDer- ing his favors, they reviled him and called him spendthrift, beggar, and ail manner oi vile names. Some said it was a shame that such a wretched object should be suffered to come among them, and one to whom more than all the rest his purse had always been open, caueu on me K-rtaui. w iwm out of doors. But one man took his part. It was Mas ter llichard Lackland, a poor younger son of a wcalthr rentleraan. He stood up and said: "I never ate at the board of the Heir of Linn. I never rode his horses or shared his purse, or received favor from him to the 1n a fartliinc. But vrhat then? He was a worthy gentleman when he had means I have twelve cold nobles, and that is all 1 own in the world, and there are six of them, at the service of the man whose hand was never shut to the poor. And aa I am a gen- gcntleman, no one shall lay a nnger on him while I wear ft sword. ' A glad man was the Heir of linn, to find one man worthy to r- his friend. He took the six nobles, and advanced towards John of Scales, who was tnain at- tha end of the hall fttired in mrtreous anoarel. "You. at least,' said the neir of Linn, "ought to relieve my necessities, for you are crow.a rich upon my ruin, and I gave you a good bargain of my land. away, and all f Then Johti of Scales began lo revile him and td declare that he had given much more for tfie lands than they were worth;-, for ; he did not like to be reminded of his ' extortion before so" much goodly company. 'Nay aaid he to the Heir of . Linn, 1 . a 1 s . . -w you wyi Dnt retara me bait ot wnat l paid for. your father s estate, you shall have back again.' Perhaps I will find friends who will lend me the sum, said the lieir of Iinn. There fore pre me a promise under your hand and seal, and I wi)l see what can be done, John of Scales knew that few people of tiro country had so much money, even if it were a common tnirur to lend money to bei.ar, and he had just seen what-.reliance is to be placed on friends in such a case".' He had not the least idea that the Heir of Linn would ever be owner of " a hundredth part of the sum. He therefore called for pen and ink and paper, and sat down before the company and wrote the promise, and right sooffingly gave it to bis former master. Then the Heir of Linn strode to the win dow and opened it, and took a bugle from his tattered garbardine, and blew it till the joints and rafters shook with the din. Pre sently a fair troop of servants rode up, well armed and mounted, leading a mule with them, laden with treasure. They dismount ed, and brought the bags of gold into the hall. . "My father's land is my own again!' cried the Heir of Linn, joyously, and before the company had recovered from their as tonishment, he had counted down to John of Scales the just sum he had agreed to take. Then turning to his servants, said : "Scourge me this viper out of the house of Linn with dog whips And it was done. The company then crowded a round him congratulating him on receiving his patri mony, and excusing their own neglect and ingratitude. Rut he said to them; "Caitiffs, slavee, dogs, begone ! Pollute the floor of my house no longer. If ye enter my grounds in, I will have the servants loose the hounds upon you V To Master Lackland he said, "Come to my arms, come to my house, and share with the Hair of Linn in all things.' And the Hair of Linn became another man, and was an ornament to nis countrv and a blessing to his tenants. Should ire JZncourage the Northern Press? When we consider the hostile attitude tJie North has assumed towards us and our institutions, the question forces itself upon us, should we encourage their prints that are the vehicles through which we are to be insulted. We know it is rather a difficult task to convince a great many amongst us of the impropriety of such a course, from the fact that we may be regarded selfish in this matter, and that these prints are afforded cheaper than those published in our own and. And again that it is too much the . i ' i 1 ! 1 case that we are prone to Deneve mmgs brought from a distance better than those at home. No one can deny the fact upon com parison, that the news nepers of the South are conducted with as much ability as those of the North; true they are not so cheap, but give us the same amount of subscription and this will most assuredly by the case. It is a matter of surprise when we look into the different post offices around us, to see the number of Northern papers that find their way into the hands of Southern readers papers too which overlook no opportunity to villify and denounce us, and whose only recommendation is a weekly love tale, the sickly production of some visionary idler, or seutimental school girl. We have known very intelligent men amongst us to discon tinue their subscriptions to papers published in this State that were every way worthy of patronage to subscribe for some overgrown. Northern weekly because it was anorded cheaper. Should this be the case at the present time when insult alter insult has been heaped upon us by these prints? The press of the .North is the great power that has wrought the repid and important change upon the question of abolition that has taken place within the last few years in this country. It has groaned under the weight of villainous publications that have covered the land as a flood doing secretly their work of mischief, and undermining the very Constitution itself. Under the name and garb of philanthropy, appeals have been made t6 the people to shake off the sin of slavery, a thing offensive both to God and man. Where these have failed, resort has been had to carricature aud insult, and the Southern master represented as the veriest tyrant upon the earth, holding over his down-trodden slave the rod reeking with his blood. Nor has this system of injustice and insult yet abated one jot, but our calumnia tors are as zealous as ever in endeavoring to prejudice the world against us. Argument the mqst eonyincin and remonstrance have alike been expended in vain by the South ; and now there is nothing left us but to oppose' to this fell spirit the most determned resistance and non-intersouree. . Shall we then continue to read their v.njt nniliw ttw ATiatinn ctnt nf Viin cm and with our funds, furnish, them the means to still insult us 7 It is high time we were looking to the matter, and that we should begin to consider our means of redress and defence. Abbeville Banner, THE 3I0RAL QUESTION INVOLA ED'IN THE BREACH BY GEN. TAYLOR OF HIS PLEDGES. Before General Taylor received the nomi- nation of the whig convention at Philadel- phia, he voluntarily and of his own free will the United States in relation to the course xuuu ijjc luauniug w mg pcujio J i which he would pursue in the administration of the office of President, in the event of his election. In his various letters he says : In no case can I permit myself to be the candidate of anu party, or yield myself to party schemes. Letter Jo James W. laylor. xcill not be the candidate of any party or clique', and sliould tne nation at large seek to place me in the chair of the chief magistracy, the good of all forties and the difference of opinion. lie liates, loathe pro national good would be my great and absorb- scription. He loves the free, indepen ing aim Letter to a citizen of Lansingburg, Should I ever occupy the V hite House, it must be by the spontaneous move of the people, and by no act of mine, so that I could go . into the ofiice untrammelled, and be the Chief Magistrate of the peo ple, AND NOT OF A PARTY. Letter to La- ward Delony. If I ever fill that office, it must be untram melled with party obligations or interests of any kind, and under none but those which the constitution and the high interests of the T O i-.rirm. n lnvo y- c--f oAwiomoltf rX paIawi T 1 T LMKaiu o.u iaic uiuot Dvuyuoiy xava ovagiaauaj i demand. Juettor to I'eter &fcen amim. . I am not willing to be he candidate of any , ; party, to pledge myself to any political creed save tnat wnicn springs directly irom tne i. iai i .a .1 i constitution, and the best and paramount interests of the country, and which they solemnly demand. If elected to the Presi dential office it must be without any agency of my own, (it will be at variance with my most cherished aspirations:) and to those duties I must go untrammelled by party pledges of every character Letter to J. A. Birkey. Should I ever occupy the White House, it must be by the spontaneous move of the peo- pie, and by no act of mine, so tliat I could enter upon the duties appertaining to the Chief Magistrate of the country untrammelled and unpledged beyond what I have previously stated as regards, the constitution ; so that I could be the lcsident of the nation, and not of a partu. Letter to Cv L. nilcox and others. I need hardly add, that I cannot in any case permit myself to be brought before the people exclusively by any of the politicul parties tliatnow so unfortunately divide the country, as their .candidate for this office. Letter to S. F. Bronson. I shall offer no active opposition to the use of my name in connexion with this res ponsible office, as long as tJtey continue to use it thus independent of party distinctions. Letter to William M. Murphy and others. In being thus nominated, I must insist on the condition and m y position on this point is immutable that I should not be brought forward by them as the candidaie of their party, or considered as the exponent of their party doctrines. -Letter to Peter Skcn Smith. I have no private purposes to accomplish no party projects to build up no enemies to punish nothinn to serve but my country. If elected, I would not be the mere President of a party. I would endea vor to act independent of party domination. I should feel bound to administer the govern ment untrammelled by party schemes. First Allison letter. Such were . the pledges and assurances which General Taylor made to the American people when he was soliciting from them the favor of being considered as a candidate for the high office to which he has been ele vated. He had then been proposed as a candi date for the Presidency by various persons and cliques representing nearly every shade of political opinion, and including democrats, i whigs, native Americans and others. His position in the army and his long service on the frontiers had in a measure abstracted him from the arena of polities; and so little interest . had he taken in political affairs, that, according to his own admission, he had not exercised the right of suffrage for nearly forty years. That portion of the people, therefore, who were inclined to reward him with high civic honors for his military ser vices; and who desired that an end should be put to the violence and asperity of poli tical strife by which the country had been so long agitated, and who believed that such an object could be gained by the election of General Taylor, had a right to take him at his word, and to confide in his professions that he was not a party man, and would, if he were elected, be the President of the whole people, and administer the govern mint for the good of the whole, and not for the benefit of party. And it was under such circumstances, and with these pledges before them, that the del egates of the- whig convention at Philadel phia nominated hhxu As the leaders of the whirr nartv then acknowledged, its favorite (j M. w o : . measures had been overthrown, its' principles had become obsolete, and its great cham pam, who had for more than a quarter of a century represented the principles of that party, and borne ha flag gallantly and heroi cally npon every battle-field in defeat or vic tory, had become so odious to the American people that there was no possibility of his success if he were nominated. Iheretore, by nominating Gen.: Taylor under such cir cumstances, the leaders' of the old whig party virtually abandoned their old principles and associations, and cave in their adhesion to the no-party platform which had .been laid down by their candidate, and especially did they subscribe to and confirm his nledfrea 1 uiuu IUC oUOJCCt OI DTOSCIipUOn. ABO, IU conformity wftlt this view of the subject, Mr. Crittenden, who had been the chief intriguer by which Mr. Clay was overthrown and deposed from his old position at the head of the whig party, and General Tavlor euoscn its standard bearer, made the follow- mg declaration m a sneech at Pittsburir on I his return home jto Kentucky : ' - He rGeneral Tatlorl W a mwl m,i whig, but he tc& vroscrihe no tiiW Vnr DENT UTTERANCE of opinion. He has and democrats on the commanded wfiics field of battle--has witnessed their patriotic devotion and invincible courage while stand ing together, shoulder to shoulder has seen them fight, bleed, and die together; and God forbid e slxoxdd proscribe any man on account of a difference of political senti - - i. - - . . m ments.. He woqld as soon think ( said the speaker; oi running irom a iuexican j 1: . e , r . Thus did the distinguished leader of the Taylor party recognise and reaffirm, in lan- Al - 1, - 1 " i 1 .1 juac tut; uiust ejauressive auu DOinteu. tlift pledges oi tieneral Javlor. mrticularlv in L y J I mJ T reference to procrjption. And these nledges of their candidate: confirmed by the delibcr- . .. . . .. .. ate and solemn; declaration of their chief tac- tician, were also recognised by the advocates of the election of General ' Taylor, in the press and upon the rostrum, and proclaimed everywhere as the ground on which the government would be administered in the event of his election. The people confided in those plegdes. j They were made as they supposed, by a frank and honest old soldier who would scorn to violate them, and they x tr i : j! n nr ii 'i'-. . uwieveu iu lueui. iueu ui ail uurues SUD- ported Gen. Taylor, and he was elected Then came the ! test of those pledges" in the actionof Gen.ijTaylor as President, f It is true, when he entered upon the duties of his office, he surrounded himself with a cab- ' inet, several of whom were known to be whigs of the most, ultra and procriptive stamp. Yet it was believed that the integ rity and firmness of Gen Taylor would re strain any attempt to resuscitate the policy which' it was alleged had been condemed by his election.! And this belief was con firmed in the milids of many by the follow ing pregnant paragraph upon the subject of appointments and removals contained in hi inaugural address? So far as it isi possible to be informed, shall make honesty, capacity, and fdelity in- dispensable prequisites for Hie bestowal of office; and the absence of either of these qual ities shall be deenied sufficient cause for he moval.Gen. Taylor's Inaugural - Here was a reiteration of his former pled ges upon the subject of proscription. "Hon esty, capacity, aiid fidelity," he declared should be the testjf which he would apply to persons appointed to ofiice; and the absence of these qualities jCmly would be considered good cause for retioval. Now, will it bei pretended by any honora ble and highminded man belonging to the party of Geri Taylor, that he was not. most solemnly pledged jto his countrymen, and in the presence of Heaven,' against proscription for opinion's sake? And will it be denied that, by means of .these pledges and profes sions, thus disarming the oposition of many democrats, and attaching others to his cause who felt grateful for his military services in Mexico will it Jte denied, we again ask, that by means of such pledges and rpromi- ' ees' on the part of Gen. Taylor and his friends he succeeded in the election? We think this will not be denied by any of the ' friends of Gen. Taylor who are imbued with just sentiments of truth and honor, what ever may be said j upon the subject by quib bling petifoggers in politics, or unprincipled' partisans, who hang, like jackalls, about the rear of successful; armies, intent only upon seizing me spous ot victory. We think no honest man will pretend that "these pledges were made to the wider nartv onlr or to those of alii parties who voted, for General Taylor. They were made in the face of the world, to the whole American people. They we're made also to democrats. as tne letter oi uen.il ay lor to lieorge Lip pard esq., written after his nomination by '' the Philadelphia Convention, clearly shows. In that letter he teitterated the declaration, I am NOT a Party candidate, and if elected, I shall NOT BE THE PHESI DENT OF A PARTY, but the Pesident of the whole j people. By no evasion, quibbling, or subterfuge can these pledges of General Taylor be denied or evaded. They compromit him as a man of honor and as a tnan of veracity t and he cannot evade their obligation. 4 i Now, how have these pledges been re- deemed ? By the most sweeping and rath - less proscription of democratic office-holders that the country jhas ever witnessed, which. stUl progress and bids fair not to stop as ; long as single democrat is in office.' And will it be- denied that all pledges of General Taylor have been' most recklessly and wan tonly violated ? And ean this violation of solemn professions made to the American people on the miserable and f dishonorable " pretexts, both inHhemselves untrue that the" , i- -r.;-L,;... -y r ' ....... . i - iv.'-i---''?. -M'i--''i-V ' i 1 ' 1.