The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-12-20
MR.. GARRETT DAVIS, OF KENTUCKY.

In the Inteligencer of the 10Th, is a card from
Mr.. Garret Davis, of the House Of Represen-
tatives, containing the following passage:
"But such is the present abused and atrocous state
Of things in our Government an Administration
without patriotism principles, and weak it is
wicked as the only means Of bringing to itself any
succor puts up office and place almost at public
ton. As matter of course few but the disqualified,
the worthless and the prohgate bid in such concern
Ii any subordinate should, by design chance, give
information to member of Congress which might
lead TO the exposure correction of the evils thus
troduced he would be certain, if known, to fall
der the heaviest displeasure Of his superior The
heads Of bureaus and many of the clerks could, from
their experience at any time afford Congress the in
fUrmnti0n necessary ~ place the Departments upon
the best footing of efficiency and economy, where
cry officer would get conpeten: salary, and would
earn i, and yet the threatening vengeance of the
President and his heads Of Departments awes them
from rendering this service to their country 1t no.
orous here, and is susceptible Of judicial vertical
ton, that those officers whose daily employments
make them familiar with abuses and corruption
dare not at the price Of heir bread bring them to
the light"
Mr.. Garret Davis, of Kentucky, has evident
ly undertaken an office for which he is not duly
qualified He thinks he can bring the Admins
tration into disrepute, and fix upon it damning
charges merely by liberal use Of abusive epi
thets. To enable him to do this, he has made
choice selection from the vocabulary of the
beargarden, and bestowed much study on
the editorials of ultra Wing newspapers. He has
evidently profited by his labors, and bids
fair TO surpass his teachers. He is like
y 20 have the same success which Mey
have had in moulding and influencing public
opinion witness the late elections In the
present instance he has overshot his mark so
far, that the public will scarcely believe that he
aimed at it. He has published, under his own
name what friend at our elbow pronounces an
atrocous libel, on large number of men, many
of whom are gentlemen of high character and
accomplished education, and all of whom, so
far as we are informed or believe, are quite as
worthy of respect and confidence as MI Gar
ret Davis, of Kentucky.
We will not be so uncharitable to suppose
that Mr.. Garet Davis does not believe what he
has stated is true we do not doubt that the
fault is in his intellect rather than in his feel
ngs for although his feelings are undoubtedly
exceedingly bitter yet we can scarcely suppose
that his own self-respect would permit him to
be such. We presume that Mr. Davis's too
great readiness TO believe any statement,
unfavorable to the Admins tration, has made
him the dupe of loafers about tow n of whom
there are some hundreds, who are watching the
public offices, and are using every effort to turn
out the present clerks, in order TO increase their
own chances of getting their places. Mr.. Davis
Is the right sort of man 10 be played upon by
such fellows but he ought TO have Lad wit
enough not TO permit himself 10 be quite so
grossly duped as in the present instance
We now tell Mr.. Garret Davis that his
statement, so far as ii involves the President,
the heads of Departments, the chiefs of bureaus.
or the clerks in the Departments, is destitute of
all truth and justice in every particular We
defy him TO the proof, and he must stand brand
ed with the consequences, unless he pro-
duces it.
1t is amusing TO watch the twists and turns of
Mr.. Garret Davis, Of Kentucky.
In the opinion of MIR. Garret Davis of Ken
lucky, the Departments have not no1o single
good clerk, since the Secretary Of War was sol
corrupt as 10 eject Mr.. Sylvester Does the
sympathy OF Mr.. Garet Davis, of Kentucky,
embrace only those who violate all decency, in |
whispering false and scandalous charges against
those who employ and trust them7 Whoever
can furnish food, however coarse and revolving.
TO the vltiated appeIites of those to whom the
abuse Of the Administration is the richest feast.
is readily accepted, it would seem, as a man of
ruth and honor