The North-Carolina standard., 1845-05-28
THE REGISTER ON PRESCRIPTION

THE REGISTER ON PRESCRIPTION.
The Register of yesterday says "'The Polk
guilotine is in active operation, taking off the
heads of the ofice.holders. Age, worth, faithful
ness, in the discharge of duties, gpa unEeqaited
services in defence of the country have no eon-
sderation or weight with Polk TbePelk gull
Iotine indeed Has the Register, forgotten the
boast made by Mr.. Granger in the House :of
Representatives, that in less time than month be
had prescribed fifteen hundred deputy Postunasers,
and that. had he remained in Office be woaId have
added two thousand more to the list of victims ?
Has the Editor forgotten MIR. Clayis promise to
his followers at Lexington; that when he went in'
To mower he would leave but one democrat 10 of
fee as monument of Wing mercyq Truly the
poisoncd cup is coming back to Whig IlpsL No
democrat denies that Mr.: Polk IS making refneT:
ais He is turning out Wings and Tylerites, who
brought their powers into conflict with the free:
dom of elections, and putting in their places capa-
ble and faithful democrats. This he was bound
10 do-this he Is doing-and This he will continue
to do. But he is not prescribing. He found in
office many persons who, were either corrupt OF
incompetent, and, without passing any judgment
upon their opinions as fteemen, he dispensed and
is dispensing with their services, and filing up
their places with such as he brlieues will approve
themselves faithful and competent public servants
And is this to be denounced as an ofence9 Is
Chief Magistrate elected to take care of the
public funds, and to administer the laws rigidly
and righteousls, to be condemned and dennunced
because he asserts and EXERCISES the liberty o
choosing hisrown agents, aud Of putting into prac
tice the saIutary rule of rotation m ofice2 Are
we to have a democratic President, democratic
House and Senate, a democratic people, and at The
same time IKAis subordinate ofieers2 Is the
agent to differ in opinion and in practice with the
principal, in the very matters in which the latter
gives nstructions2 We tell the Register in time
that this cry of prescription, intended, as we now
clearly sec, by his whole party aralfyipg point
against the democrats in l848, aoiH not do, -. -.
The Register will frankly admit, we are sure;
whatever the course ofthe ADMINISTRATION has
been and may be, that North Carolina democrats
are too proud to put 10 claim for office at the
hands of the Federal Government If of1ce-s
rendered them, they may take-it3 6Rt they :'ei4
not ask for IT, If patronage is dispensed, they
may observe-the channels into which IT flows !;
but they sUiH not eIamOr for It, If North Caro-
lima gets but a pitifuI ten thousand dollars for
a fort OF 80, or the rebuilding Of Mint from
reluctant Congress-she willta it; but she will
not play the part of '' Oliver asking for more" !"
If the administration does right-ond she has the
fullest confidence in it-she will support it, hearth
ly and zealously; but she wili'never suffer base
love for the dollars to taint the fountains OF her
honest patriotism. Thls-this Is the chief and
shining glory of Nonh Carolina. She lives is
the Union and By the Union Out of it, she'loeks
for nothing but fire and sword, and the deep.
strong rage of unappeasable anarchy and faetion'
With her present relations 10 her sister Common
weahs she is satisfi'd and she=witl do nothing,
now or hereafter, in any way or by any means, to
disturb that Union, o. TO embarrass It's just and
faithful administration.
Hold on. Mr.. Register, while longer Three
years is a long period ia which 10 utter cry of
prescription which has nothing of truth or rea-
son to sustain it, Remember fe40l