The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-28
BEWARE OF THE GREED-EYED MON
STER.
------"Trifles light as air
Are, to the Jealous, confirmation strong


As proof Of holy writ"
We have seen in private letters, as well as in the
public prints, suspicious expressed that the present
administration is favoring portion Of the repub-
lcan party, at the expense of another Sometimes
jealous friend Of Mr.. Calhoun suspects Mr. Polk
of leaning towards tho friends of Mr.. Van Buren,
Sometimes the Van Buren, men suspect him of lean
ing towards Mr.. Calhoun. An officer is removed then
some ofthe overeaous friends cry out at because
he is Calhoun man." Then some applicant applies
unsuccessuly for Office; he and his friends raise the
clamor that he is in vain recommended by the Van
Buren, men, and that the administration is leaning
towards Calhounism. Passing over these superHu-
Gus and improper classifcations of the republican
party according to the names Of certain distin-
guished men, we deny at once that there is any
foundation for any such suspicious in regard
to the motives and course which are idly as
cribed to the administration. Mr.. Polk is in Office
but for four years. He positively disclaims sec
ond term. What interest, then, has he TO give
away the Offices of the government to this or that
man--to this or that section-for the purpose Of
serving himself, or of favoring successor! He
was elected by all--he must be supported by ALL
His true policy is to do equal and exact Justice by
all; TO favor none; to court none; to satisfy all by
his justice; to offend none by his partially We
know that this has been his course; and that he
means to pursue it. With these impressions
the correctness of which, we pledge whatever Of
character we may possess--we lay before our read
ers an admirable communication from gentleman
in this city, than whom none better understands tho
views Of the administration, or ihe interests Of the
republican party.
TO the Editor Of the Union:
Notwithstanding your repeated intention to
know no chques," some Of your republican friends
seem determined that you shall know them, and
recognise not only their existence, but their power
No'c It is insisted you bound heert and SOUL to
the fortunes of Mr.. Calhoun, and anon you are
denounced as "a vertable sold Hunker," plotting
treason for the statesman Of Underwood. In vain
you protest otherwise, both for yourself and for the
President: you are told that facts deny your proes
sions ana that the Presidents partially is too mani
fest to be doubted And thus you are so strangely
set over, at the same time, from each division to its
opposte. that, were II not that you have safe
inner gulae 70 arect you, you must frequently lose
are yourself or somebody else. hasty "observa-
tlon," however, cannot fail to show you not only
your own position, but also the peculiar difficulties
OF PRESIDENT who strives among too jealous friends
10 hold the balance even, when each Of them would
like to see 1t incline lille towards his own wishes
and aspirations To be suspected by both, does it
not indicate Partially to neither,
We have read, on the same day, the censure,ln
New York, of Mr.. McLane's late appointments
England, and its approval in South Carolina; while
tnese States seem TO reverse their positions when
they speak Of the new collector in New York, Mr.
Lawrence. Any man who ,ciH, can extend this List
OF pros and cons, and satisfy himself, we think that
President Polk selects his officers not from one
clique or another, but from the whole democratic
| party.
But the charleston Mercury still gives wing to
the unfounded suspicious Of its friends A letter
writer from New York devotes a column to prov.
the Van Buren, bent of the new administration, ana
the Mercury allows him prominent place for his
labor 1t is useless to quote it entire, but we can.
not help noticing one or two of his charges. ihey
Indicate the credulity of a jealous man, and ns
hard Judgment of discontinued man. First rakns
open the ashes of the last Baltimore convention, ana
attribut,ng Mr.. Van Buren's defeat to the friends
Mr. Calhoun, he claims that this cause sought
justice or gratitude prevailed to enlist flor the latter
the cordial sympathy and support of Mr. PoE
and then he proceeds TO charge the administrator
with general prescription Of Mr.. Calhoun's nOrn
ern friends. SLOW happens it, he asks, "thai mo-
only are all Mr.. Calhoun's friends removed TOu
ONCE, but not one of them at the North nas
yet been found worthy Of an appointment" ~.
answer to this question is, that such thing ~
n"PPoheu. Canouh men, IN large numpeisi III.
moment hold office at the North; and in some OF wv
States 1t is subject of actual complaint that mey
receive more than their share of presidential favor
Ihe writer speaks of Massachusetts,. Does y
know Mr.. Rantoul, the United States district auo
ney there. or Marshal Barnes, of similar PREF
ences' He talks of New Hampshire. Does mu n.
lieve Mr.. Woodbury. without consideration q.
speaks Of Maine. Does he know her United oAs
marshal and half her collectorsi Let him mqun'
carefully, and he will see how he has been mlsTT
formed in this natter and little cool reflection WI
convince him, we hope, that he has too hastily us
his inaccurate information. He cites nineteen ~.
! in New Hampshire Of officers removed tor p'A